▁the ▁console . ▁R ather ▁than ▁publish ▁the ▁game ▁themselves , ▁Fox ▁Inter active ▁opt ed ▁to ▁co - publish ▁with ▁a ▁third ▁party . ▁This ▁move , ▁which ▁industry ▁profession als ▁took ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁that ▁Fox ▁Inter active ▁was ▁in ▁decl ine , ▁resulted ▁in ▁major ▁production ▁del ays . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁officially ▁announced ▁at ▁the ▁Electron ic ▁Entertainment ▁Ex po ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁film ▁project ▁subsequently ▁went ▁forward ▁under ▁director ▁Tim ▁Bur ton ; ▁the ▁film , ▁released ▁as ▁Planet ▁of ▁the ▁A pes ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁had ▁a ▁substantial ly ▁different ▁prem ise ▁and ▁story ▁than ▁the ▁video ▁game . ▁Fox ▁launched ▁a ▁major ▁market ing ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁but ▁release ▁was ▁delayed ▁into ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Despite ▁the ▁long ▁development , ▁the ▁game ▁missed ▁the ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁debut ▁of ▁Tim ▁Bur ton ' s ▁film , ▁though ▁Fox ▁Inter active ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁hoped ▁it ▁would ▁reduce ▁confusion ▁among ▁consum ers ▁expecting ▁a ▁straightforward ▁tie - in . ▁On ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Fox ▁Inter active ▁announced ▁a ▁new ▁co - publish ing ▁partners hip ▁for ▁all ▁its ▁titles ▁with ▁U b iso ft , ▁en abling ▁them ▁to ▁finally ▁release ▁Planet ▁of ▁the ▁A pes . ▁The ▁Play Station ▁version ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0