Take-Two interactive, parent company of L.A. Noire publishers Rockstar Games recently published a press release on their website concerning their 2nd quarter financial results. In this release, a table of upcoming games due for release in fiscal 2008 was listed and L.A. Noire only had PS3 listed as it’s platform, while a number of other games listed multiple platforms. Take Two’s fiscal year ends in October, meaning L.A. Noire should be released during or before October 2008.

This PS3 exclusive “confirmation” may not surprise you, as way back in July 2005, Team Bondi orginally announced that the game would be developed “specifically for the PlayStation 3.”
However, more recently in September 2006, another article on IGN mentioned that “publisher representatives have made it a point to list L.A. Noire for ‘next-generation consoles’ and not solely the PS3″.

So while this latest press release contradicts that statement and reverts back to TB’s original intentions, it doesn’t technically serve as “official confirmation”, though it is beginning to look more and more likely that L.A. Noire is indeed only in development for the PlayStation 3. I have contacted developers Team Bondi to see if we can get an official word on which console(s) the game will be released for, and will update this post accordingly if and when I get a response.