The PS2 port version of the game has a number of improvements over the original PSP version of the game, including enhanced graphics, new activities and a new Easter Egg. It was released on PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network on April 2, 2013, but has since been made unavailable. The release dates were Mafor North America and Mafor Europe. On FebruRockstar Games announced plans for a PlayStation 2 release. It had also announced that the game will be released on Novemin Australia. Take-Two Interactive originally announced the title was to be released in North America on Octoand in Europe on October 20, but early in September, there was an announcement stating the game had been delayed for release until October 31 in North America and November 3 in Europe.
The game was developed by Rockstar Leeds, and published and released by Rockstar Games. It is the second Grand Theft Auto game to appear on the PSP system (the first being Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories). Originally released as an exclusive game for the PlayStation Portable, it was later released on the PlayStation 2 console because of its success. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is the sixth and final game (but first chronologically) in the 3D Universe of the Grand Theft Auto series.
