Grand Theft Auto Xbox 'Double Pack' Explored

Thanks to GameSpy for their brief interview with Rockstar Vienna's managing director over the forthcoming Grand Theft Auto/Vice City 'double pack' for the Xbox, which ships on 4th November. He reveals this conversion of both GTA games has "upped the resolution for HDTV usage, enabling 480p support along with a 16:9 aspect ratio for widescreen TVs", significant other graphical enhancements, including "much higher resolution textures", "specular lighting" and "reflection maps", and best of all, that "...players will also be able to create their own stations and can make multiple soundtracks by ripping their favorite CD's onto the Xbox hard drive. Grand Theft Auto 3 recognizes each soundtrack as a CD that can be changed by the new CD changer."

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The tilting point

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Let's not underestimate the significance of this release - granted it's a dated game, and agreed that most XBox owners have probably played the PC version at least.

The point is GTA3/VC was seen as a killer app for the PS2 and it's availability on XBox will have an impact on console purchase decisions, IMHO. Also, TTWO gets a bundle more of money, which should drive the schedule of GTA4? up

That being said, check out Max Payne 2 and True Crime - Streets of LA - both multi-console for some more awesome gangster-noir riffs in the genre, both also out soon

On another note, do read Jim Thompson's classic novels for a feel of life in the fast lane:)