Liberty City Stories Delayed

Cabelo · 24-10-2005 03:14PM #1

Hey guys, you'll have to wait until next friday. I wouldn't bother importing as it'll take ages and or be incompatible for multiplayer anyway. I know many have said the multi isn't a big deal but I'd far rather be able to than not

No reasons confirmed for delay yet but I'll keep you posted.

Cabelo

RuggieBear · 24-10-2005 03:34PM

maybe their putting the new firmware on it

Ciaran500 · 24-10-2005 03:38PM

Do you have any source?

TheLedge · 24-10-2005 03:58PM

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61386

qz · 24-10-2005 04:05PM

*cries*

monomaniac · 24-10-2005 04:08PM

Maybe this is so they can implement a version checker to ensure everyone is using 2.01 or higher - I've been waiting with baited breath to hear if this will be the case.
Homebrew is fantastic but if forced I'd choose to play GTA.

Cabelo · 24-10-2005 04:17PM

Think about it; I certainly doubt a week would be long enough to change info on a UMD. Doesn't make sense to me. Surely the GTA UMDs were in production long ago. I can't imagine them going straight from factory to shops so quickly. Regardless, I'd say it'd be cracked and available for UMD loaders (to those who legitimately own the game) if you want to play on an older firmware. May take a while but I reckon it'll happen.

Daysha · 24-10-2005 05:48PM

this doesnt make sense. When san andreas was delayed, it was delayed for a week about 1 month beforehand, but what difference can 1 week make when it was meant to come out in 4 days time. Surely all the UMD's are put away in boxes ready to be distributed to europe

shortys94 · 24-10-2005 08:04PM

i really hope its not 2.01 or higher needed for this, what was the most recent game released in ireland for psp? and what version did it need as this would probably be the same as of course the games are all packed up, a week doesnt make that much of a difference does it?

4Xcut · 24-10-2005 09:28PM

Can anyone who knows about this sort of thing tell us how likley it is that it is being delayed to allow a firmware upgrade to be made nessecery. I would have thought this to be incredibly hard so close to the release.

Cabelo · 24-10-2005 10:52PM

I asked one of the bosses (editor of a major games website) and he didst say this, "Probably all this is is shipping but if they started this two weeks ago and just announced the delay now they could well have done the firmware update. The real question is, has 2.01 been around long enough for that to make sense."

Neither of us knew... nobody in the office could remember dates. The thrust, it may be within the boundaries of possibility but not likelihood. Boss seemed to think it could be done though.

Willymuncher · 25-10-2005 12:02AM

Pity, thankfully the US date is still the same, so I can still grab it tomorrow

Tank Top Fever! · 25-10-2005 02:27PM

Looks like it's not delayed after all. Eurogamer may have got a little ahead of themselves.

Cabelo · 25-10-2005 03:58PM

Source, I've been looking at game news all day for work and seen nowt, do link us

Placebo · 25-10-2005 06:55PM

pfffft already leaked.
bummer for rockstar.

i heard psp sales went up once it got hacked etc.
game sales droppin... and droppin

RuggieBear · 25-10-2005 07:05PM

Placebo wrote:

pfffft already leaked.
bummer for rockstar.

i heard psp sales went up once it got hacked etc.
game sales droppin... and droppin

ooh i'd like to see a linkie for that if you can find it pls:)

shortys94 · 25-10-2005 07:32PM

http://www.gtapsp.com/
sorry if anyone has seen this already but i hope that europe is the same as US in that it says on one of the more recent updates on the link that it uses 2.0 or above:) i have 2.0:)
also mp3s are confirmed to be able to be imported, more things in link:)
sorry if this information is already known to a lot of you

qz · 25-10-2005 10:13PM

Tank Top Fever! wrote:

Looks like it's not delayed after all. Eurogamer may have got a little ahead of themselves.

Sourcey please?

Franky Boy · 25-10-2005 10:44PM

Wtf?This whole GTA fiasca is starting to annoy me.If I had to upgrade I think I would tbh.

Placebo · 26-10-2005 08:02AM

PWNAGE

psp updates wrote:

Grand Theft Auto: LCS - Only on 2.00 Firmware

Gtapsp2352351

After multiple emails from users confirming it, we are confident to post that Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories will ONLY work on PSPs running 2.00 firmware. It will not work with SXT version changer, Fastloader, UMD Emulator, No Update UMD Starter, or any other version switcher / workaround type program. Looks like your only choice is to upgrade to 2.00.

Note: to upgrade to 2.00 we strongly suggest that you use our tutorial to upgrade instead of using a UMD or network update, as we are sure that you will be able to downgrade back to 1.50 using our method. To upgrade to 2.00, download the eboot [here], and use it with Sony’s instructions [here].

Keep in mind that you can still use the 2.00 eboot loader to run SOME homebrew on your PSP even with 2.00 firmware. You can check out the details of which homebrew you can run [here].

so u need to update. [APPARENTLY]
no way im updating. But i will have to eventually because i take it sonys gonna take this route.

Cabelo · 26-10-2005 02:54PM

I'm not sure you've caught that... 2.0

Downgrade again whenever you want... it's as easy as a nice big cake. Jeez Placebo, don't make me do all the thinking

Same as playing many UMD movies... upgrading for a week ain't a problem for me; and downgrading all over the place isn't either.

Placebo · 26-10-2005 03:09PM

haha, yeah heard you could upgrade and downgrade, alot of hassel though..

qz · 26-10-2005 08:20PM

Mwa ha ha, never got around to downgrading, and I don't think it'll be happening any time soon

Franky Boy · 26-10-2005 09:02PM

I would rather have GTA than Homebrew.

Placebo · 26-10-2005 09:04PM

Franky Boy wrote:

I would rather have GTA than Homebrew.

goes to show the state of the psp lineup.
dont blame you.

Ciaran500 · 26-10-2005 09:35PM

Placebo wrote:

goes to show the state of the psp lineup.
dont blame you.

That people are prefering to lose homemade games to play real PSP games?

Do you really need to take a dig at the PSP lineup in every thread.

Placebo · 26-10-2005 09:47PM

Ciaran500 wrote:

That people are prefering to lose homemade games to play real PSP games?

Do you really need to take a dig at the PSP lineup in every thread.

haha yes.
homebrew games are awful but there are good homebrew applications being made nearly everyday and on top of that i like to have my games load faster and have more than 1 in my memory stick.

psychooys · 26-10-2005 10:03PM

i already had to update for burnout legends

not a very fun thing to do, but i had to

Cabelo · 27-10-2005 12:45AM

Seriously lads, no issues with upgrade/downgrade whenever, it's a grand old laugh for me so far

techguy · 27-10-2005 10:16AM

Placebo wrote:

PWNAGE
But i will have to eventually because i take it sonys gonna take this route.

But all the new games that come out will get hacked, Im staying put on 1.5 I trust the crackers...

Hakko

Cabelo · 27-10-2005 10:26AM

well said that man; unless there's a 3.0 out soon (because it'll take a major firmware change to mean games literally can't play games without an update) then we're fine. No problems

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