Readers ridicule GTA:LCS for feeble multiplayer mode

By Vladimir Cole

Reader response to Rockstar's announcement that Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
would include multiplayer functionality has received tepid response from Joystiq readers who are for the most part disappointed that the game will only support ad-hoc multiplayer mode.

In other words, players who hope to play GTA:LCS against others will need to be within 50 feet of other PSP
owners who are playing the game at the same time. That's a real bummer for players who were hoping that the game would allow them to fight opponents from all over.

Here are some reader quotes (edited for clarity):

  • "So you need 6 players to be on the same network in the same location? Who the hell knows anybody with a PSP,
    much less 5 people with PSPs, who would conveniently be at the same location at the same time. Get with the times,
    Rockstar." — Jeff

  • "I have no one to play online with close to me. I have one friend in Chicago who lives 5 miles from me; and my
    other friend lives in Baltimore that has a PSP. How are the three of suppose to play this game together?" —
    The1

  • "I don't know anyone with a psp, when do we get true internet play?" — Zachary

  • "Come on. Mulitiplayer these days means online. Not just 2 or 6 players in a room. All with PSPs and all with
    the game. That's a freaking lan party." — Jason

There may be hope yet that a third-party provider will create an easy-to-use matchmaking application that allows players to connect to each other online, but the current third-party offerings (Xlink Kai or Xbox Connect) are reputedly far too difficult for the average Joe to set up and use.

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