Sony grabs Ghostbusters as a timed exclusive in Europe

Sony has grabbed the rights to publish Ghostbusters: The Video Game in Europe. This means the game will be first coming to PS3 and PS2 on June 19, along with a PSP outing in the “autumn,” before it comes to both Wii and 360.

Atari president Jim Wilson have confirmed this deal will be Euro only in a chat with GameIndustry. biz, which means US gamers will not be affected, and get all releases simultaneously.

“The Sony Computer Entertainment partnership is exclusive to Europe, Atari is going to be publishing on all platforms in the US on June 16,” Wilson told GI.biz.

“We assessed the situation of the Ghostbusters franchise in Europe and saw that a united partnership with Sony was the best approach to maximise the long-term value of the franchise. We have an opportunity here to have first-party support behind such a significant franchise and the opportunity to then go back and publish the other SKUs later on.”

Atari are still planning to release the other versions of the game in Europe, which they will publish themselves, but have told VG247 that “[they’re] still waiting on official dates,”