Fumanchu said:
Yes Sony own the license rights from buying Columbia Pictures. Still this doesn't change the fact that the game was scheduled for simultaneous multi-platform release, until Sony intervened by buying the publishing rights to release the game in Europe on the Sony consoles first. I'm guessing that instead of Atari paying for licensing fees/royalties that they cut Sony a deal.
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It could have been that the game was delayed because Atari's European publishing arm was being absorbed by Bandai Namco (http://www.edge-online.com/news/namco-bandai-to-swallow-atari-europe ). The article was written May 14, 2009. The game was published in Europe in November 2009 for non-PS platforms, and released in June 2009 in Europe for PS platforms and for NA. Isn't it possible that the game was delayed in EU (due to change of ownership), and Sony offered to publish the PS platform games on time, instead of having them be delayed too? I mean, Ghostbusters wasn't exactly going to be a system seller, and I don't see why Sony would offer money for a timed exclusive. But it could have been worthwhile to pick up publishing rights and get the game released on schedule, instead of delaying it like the other versions.
But by all means, if you have a link showing any evidence that Sony paid to have the other games delayed, show it to me.
