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Grand Theft Auto V For Modern Platforms Confirmed
jones_supa (887896) writes 'Since the release of the extremely successful Grand Theft Auto V on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, rumors about PC — and later also an Xbox One and PlayStation 4 — version have been floating around. Now it's official: Grand Theft Auto V will be released on Windows PC and Xbox One, in addition to PlayStation 4, this fall, publisher Rockstar Games announced today with a trailer. A post on Rockstar Newswire tells us that the ports will offer visual and technical improvements such as "increased draw distances, finer texture details, denser traffic and enhanced resolutions." All of the new GTA Online content that has been created and released since launch will be available also on the modern platforms. The PC version will exclusively include a video editor to allow players to put together their own clips of in-game action.'
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It's not on SteamOS, and if it's not on SteamOS I don't give a rat's ass
Now I can play a mediocre game with slightly better graphics! Definitely worth $60. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up some shitty first person shooter rehashes while I'm at it.
Hopefully the PC version of GTA5 is nothing like the PC version of GTA4.
There have been a lot of really cool mods for earlier PC versions of GTA, so I'm pretty interested in this. Once it's been cracked, I might even buy it on sale, and install the cracked version.
The lack of draw distance really is a major annoyance in the Xbox 360 version, so a fair number of people probably will rebuy the game. However, the online is extremely limp. It only takes a couple of weeks to do everything worth doing online.
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...still hasn't appeared.
Eight+ months after the game came out, there's still no new single-player content. Why? Because all of their development efforts are going into getting the game onto new consoles.
I understand the business sense of this, but still -- this situation is the exact opposite of what they promised when they released the game. So they make some huge announcements at/before E3, and still there's no mention of it.
A huge chunk of their customer base already has the game for earlier consoles. Why would they buy it for the new one if they've already played all the content?
I'm sure the DLC team are the same people as the port team. One of the biggest-selling games of all time surely couldn't work on two wildly different aspects of the game at a time.
The fact that they're releasing to additional markets that only an idiot would refuse to support 'in the fall' doesn't strike me as 'news', per se.
Was there ever a genuine doubt that they wouldn't have this done by Christmas at the latest?
Or that they wouldn't release on XBox One, PS4, and PC?
Where's the Linux port, now that we have Steambox?
Too bad I'm no longer willing to pay for it and will just snag a torrent instead.
I have no respect for a company which became successful and famous due to a game that was originally designed for the PC (the DOS version of the original GTA), but has now completely forgotten its roots and either releases (a) a shit PC port of their console-focused games (e.g. GTA IV), (b) doesn't release a PC port at all (Red Dead Redemption), or (c) takes their sweet fucking time to release the port at all when they should have had a PC version ready to go at the time the console versions were originally released. And yet gamers rewards these companies treating the fans that made them successful in the first place by giving them the most shit of attention and support. Fuck 'em.
because I got tired of waiting for the mission creator.
Will I, as a PC gamer, be able to play online with my console playing buddies? I will literally throw money at the Rockstar offices over this.
Notes if it's affirmitive. Bags of pennies if it's negative.
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Yeah right... I'm not getting my hopes up, until it's officially announced, it might as well not exist.
I wouldn't be surprised if both Sony and Microsoft are making Rockstar delay the so called PC release for at least another year.
I can dream, can't I?
How about just saying "current gen" or something like that. The Xbox 360 and PS3 are both still "modern" in their capability. The new generation are only incrementally better when you look at it from the broader perspective. You're not comparing them to an NES or Sega Genesis. /Kids these days...
While some of the proposed changes (e.g., better draw distance, more detail, etc.) aim to make the game better on modern hardware, it seems like adding things like "denser traffic" would have the effect of changing the gameplay itself. While denser traffic would certainly make the game's Southern California setting a little bit more realistic, I'm not sure that it would make the game more enjoyable. In particular, it seems like a change of this nature could make some of the game's high-speed chase missions and side events into a big pain in the ass.
The fact that you can do something doesn't necessarily mean that you should.
We're going down, in a spiral to the ground
"Why would they buy it for the new one if they've already played all the content?"
Mods.
Hey, it is not like the title is Duke Nukem! They should be able to release it sooner than the (really bad) follow up to Duke Nukem, that took like decades or something...
I'd like to see this happen to to Burnout: Paradise City, Red Dead Redemrtion and PAIN.
And PLEASE, PLEASE bring Carmageddon and Postal2/3 to the PS4.
I would buy a PS4 for those games.
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... that is redundant on the PS4 anyway.
The summary says "the PC version will exclusively include a video editor to allow players to put together their own clips of in-game action" which isn't needed on the PS4 because it has its own video editor for putting together clips for sharing.
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Playing the hits of 2013 and 2012 with enhanced graphics! And a steal at only $400-500 plus $60 per game.
I didn't know the consumption and hunger for new things was this bad. Playstation 4 and X-Box One are new platforms, but Playstation 3 is not? Is it vintage?
What DLC are you talking about?, They've released a few of them.
Why would they buy it for the new one if they've already played all the content?
Because of the shiny! The shiny damn-it! The SHINY!
Pretty graphics are what make a game awesome - so buy the game anew and get more awesomer graphics! It must be better!
THE SHINY!
They promised new single-player content extending the story of the main game. The DLC they've released so far has all been new weapons and skins for GTA Online.
I understand the business sense of this
No, you obviously dont.
but still -- this situation is the exact opposite of what they promised when they released the game.
Businesses lie to get idiots to give them money.
If they release the most awful pile of crap DLC you'll still jump at it (pre-order too I bet) and try to justify the delay & cost.
If you want them to change how they do things DONT BUY THEIR CRAP, its that simple and you can survive without it.
To play old rehashed upscaled PS3 games.
Because console users by definition have no issue throwing their money away.
...I have to ask: Why is THIS game item worthy of being here? There are so many game related "news" items in the world. The ones that land here are truly mystifying to me. People care about GTA V? I was under the impression that series peaked with "San Andreas". If someone was posting the latest Colossal Cave news, or maybe Daleks, or Rats for the Burroughs B-20, THEN I would understand.
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I was beginning to give up hope. GTA V is one of the most impressive games I've played. Even just wandering around exploring the landscape is damned impressive.
Hopefully Rockstar doesn't mess up the PC version like they did with GTA 4.
And PC gamers by definition have no issue pirating games.
And then you wonder why the developers keep favoring the console versions.
I never looked into it because if it's not on a PC, I'm not interested, but what the hell? They released the #1 game of all time on outdated systems and it doesn't run on the new ones? Why didn't they just spend their hundreds of millions hiring people to stand outside Gamestop with a sign that says "don't buy the PS4 or Xbox One." It'd probably do slightly less damage to console sales than what they actually did. I know, I know, development times and hardware availability and SDK release dates and blah blah blah. That's why they should have just made it for the PC in the first place.
I see no mention of an available upgrade from PS3/XBox360 to PS4/XboxOne like some developers did late last year. Wishful thinking I guess.
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Yes, companies never move developers between teams as priorities shift. Thank you for clearing that up.
I had no idea that they promised to "extend" the story mode. So far, they just released cars and weapons DLC for Story Mode.
The Crew.
Will it really be as open-world as they claim, with the only "walls" being Canada, Mexico and oceans?
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Not everybody needs a $2000 PC. For no more than the price of an Xbox One, you can build a gaming PC. Or did you mean "$2000 PC" in the sense that PC multiplayer tends to be oriented towards LAN instead of same-screen?
Sales mean nothing, it's naive and childish to think they do. All the side objectives and activities in this game are meaningless and you earn nothing for doing them, you'll constantly be missing out on characterization because of the switching mechanic, they seriously just expect you to play this over hyped drivel for the novelty of it. Many cite their faithful rip off of Los Angeles as an endearing element, but that's obviously where most of the budget went. The cops spawn in front of you for too long, the AI aimbots and is just cheaty, the world is too big and too empty for its own good. As a GTA game, this is as far from the standards and concepts set in the real GTA games of the PS2 days.
And I have to ask, who here or anywhere can honestly say that after playing this they were happy with the $60 they spent on this crap? Red Dead Redemption and GTA4 were the very definition of sub-par and betrayal respectively.
What I'm saying is this game sucks and Rockstar have long been as dead as Bioware and it's not up for debate.
Well that seems to be true, where else would you pay for multiplayer, and pay double the price of a release on the PC? A recent example: Watchdogs, on consoles it was $59.99-72.99, on the PC, it went as cheaply as $30(GMG and G2A) for a pre-order.
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Which is different from console gamers how?
I wonder why Zombie Talking points are so popular, whether they are coming from Obamabots or console fanboys.
Do you use SteamOS or just appreciate the Linux port that generally goes along with it? .. or sarcasm?
this was promoted as a game about heists, heavily, and to this day there are only 6!!! SIX!!! in the whole game... they did say there will be more but if i was dumb enough to buy it on console i would be pissed
i got watch dogs for free from piratebay and never looked back, the game is a crappy port and its not really good, played it 4 hours and uninstalled
Try to not take any offense to what I wish to say, but I am posting as AC because there are too many PC Master Race elitists here on Slashdot that will try to scrub what I say. So... here goes my rant:
So, $850? For something that will get outdated in a matter of 2 years or less? On a console, which will run me around $550, at most, with $50 subscription per year for online play, I can play any game ever released for it and any others released in the future for it without any issue. With a PC, I can't do that. And don't try to give this AC a slightly complex solution to this situation that involves ANYTHING to do with running some pre-written code on a guide online in Command Prompt or messing with library, preferences, or registries to get a game to run. Most people are no where near smart enough to deal with that.
On a console, I have little to no need to worry about malware or viruses out there. Console makers are almost Apple-like in their customer support these days. If S*** goes down on a console, you can bet it will get fixed ASAP in a week, not next month like what Microsoft has been doing.
While I can appreciate the ***few*** games out there that truly do need a keyboard and a mouse. For everything else, sitting on my bed or couch with a controller in hand, press the power button and let my worries go free, I would much rather have a limited gaming console than the eventual money pit that will be maintaining a PC for about 7 to 10 years.
That's nice, I've got 49 hours in it and enjoyed the game quite a bit. There was some rather see-through moments in the story, but then again anyone who reads a few books a week would see them coming.
By the way, check your machine for a bitcoin mining trojan yet?
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