We mentioned back in June that Microsoft paid Rockstar $50 million to have exclusive rights to GTA IV’s exclusive content, and apparently Rockstar themselves are saying that there specific reason for owning the PS3 version. Microsoft plans to sell the extra episodes via Xbox Live, because quite frankly, they want to see that $50 million again.
“They’re identical games,” Simon continued. “We’re not hardware makers, and we’re not like a pawn between these companies, we try not to be as much as we can. We make great games for people to enjoy on whichever system they want. But I guess if you want the complete experience with the episodes, then yeah, you should buy the 360, I suppose,” Simon said.
Source: GamesRadar