Rockstar is holding back GTA: Episodes from Liberty City for both PlayStation 3 and PC for an extra two weeks due to last minute changes to the game’s radio, television and internet content (you know, like, the best and funniest part of the game). In a word, what we’re dealing with is censorship.
It seems the new DLC has hit a snag with either Sony Europe, and probably one or two of the continent’s more conservative ratings boards. Unfortunately, Rockstar doesn’t want to publish different versions of the game, so all of us, South Africa included, will have to suffer the delay so the whole world gets to play the same game with each other online. Both episodes, The Ballad of Gay Tony and The Lost and Damned, will be available for download on 16 April.
The delay (and its cause) hints that GTA fans are in for a really subversive experience, which is good. On the other hand, no one will get to see the objectionable material, which is bad. We sure do love good radio.
