GTA: Liberty City Stories on PS2

Take Two Interactive have announced their fiscal 2005 financial results, which includes plans to release the previously PSP exclusive Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories onto the PlayStation 2 in the middle of this year.

"Fiscal 2006 Products

Fiscal 2006 first quarter releases included NBA 2K6, NHL 2K6 and Amped 3, all for the Xbox 360 from 2K Sports, with Torino 2006 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC planned for later in the quarter. Expected fiscal 2006 second quarter releases include The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for PC and Xbox 360 from 2K Games; Top Spin 2 for the Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, College Hoops 2K6 for Xbox 360, and Major League Baseball 2K6 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP, and Nintendo GameCube™ from 2K Sports; and Sudoku Fever™ for Game Boy Advance and Hummer Badlands for PlayStation 2 and Xbox from Global Star.

Additional products expected for fiscal 2006 include the newly announced Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories for PlayStation 2, tentatively planned for release in the second quarter, Bully for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, two new titles for the PSP handheld system, including an all-new Grand Theft Auto, a title based on a new brand for the Xbox 360 and a sequel of a Rockstar brand, all from Rockstar Games; The Da Vinci Code, Prey, and 24: The Game from 2K Games; various other sports titles including NBA 2K7 from 2K Sports; and Family Feud for multiple platforms from Global Star."

Also outlining GTA in the financial results was the following paragraph:

"In the fourth quarter, Rockstar released Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories exclusively for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system and The Warriors for the PlayStation2 and the Xbox video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories was the number one selling title for the PSP in the U.S. in October and November as estimated by NPD Funworld. Also in the fourth quarter, Rockstar released Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy for Xbox and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas -Special Edition for PlayStation 2."

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