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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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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.
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?
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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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.
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"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...
... 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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Indeed, I am really looking forward to GTA5 for PC but it all depends on how awful the DRM is. I skipped GTA4 because of the stupid Rockstar Social Club and driver level DRM bullshit. Come on Rockstar, take my money and don't screw me for being honest.
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The official Rockstar Games announcement video confirms PS4, Xbox One and PC.
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.
To play old rehashed upscaled PS3 games.
Because console users by definition have no issue throwing their money away.
Heh, I sort of wanted to get a PS3, but then I realized that the only stuff I wanted to play on it were the updated versions of PS2 games like Gran Turismo, Burnout, God of War, Shadow of the Colossus, etc. So I decided I didn't really need it.
Maybe I'll pick up a PS3 or three to build a 3-screen wraparound GT6 setup (like I had always been fantasizing about doing with multiple PS2s, but it's too expensive to get monitors equipped with component inputs nowadays, so might as well just go the PS3 route with cheap HDMI LCDs)
...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've got burnout: paradise and quite honestly think it's outright boring. It has no soul, the city lacks pedestrians, it lacks all kinds of shops and businesses, it feels very small, there doesn't appear to be any story at all, even the other cars seem driverless.
And the driving is naff, when the cars lose control it feels 100% arbitrary.
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Indeed, hardware hasn't progressed as much in this latest iteration of consoles and the increase in hardware power doesn't lead to as big a change in graphics as the previous iteration. I think Sony and MS should have waited 2-4 more years before releasing this time round.
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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.
Where's the Linux port, now that we have Steambox?
It's in Gabe Newell's dreams. Check there.
SJW's don't eliminate discrimination. They just expropriate it for themselves.
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.
Saying that there "isn't enough DRM" in GTA is like saying there isn't enough rape in Game of Thrones!
Or, uhhh, PS2/PS3...
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I bought a PS3 specifically for GTAV.
If you gave me a choice between a printer and a giraffe with explosive diarrhoea, i'll get my ladder and my raincoat
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.
It's better to burn out than to fade away
Yes, companies never move developers between teams as priorities shift. Thank you for clearing that up.
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?
Actually at $400, the hardware is a damn good deal.
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Same here...
Worst bit was, i bought it when the release date was Spring 2013. The PS3 died shortly after GTA V came out >_>
If you gave me a choice between a printer and a giraffe with explosive diarrhoea, i'll get my ladder and my raincoat
A good gaming PC is about $850.
$100 for MS Windows license
$150 for a good CPU
$50 for RAM
$80 for a good motherboard
$60 for a good PSU
$80 for a good case
$100 for a SSD
$80 for a magnetic drive (to backup that SSD to)
$150 for a gfx card
Adjust to taste. You could spend up to $250 for a powerful video card, or as little as $100 for a more bargain-side card. CPUs can also be scaled down to an $80 model or up to a $250 model without getting too much out of the sweet spot. The sweet spot for both the CPU and video card is around $150 +/- $25. You get very good bang for the buck at that price point.
If money is truly an issue, go with a 10k RPM SATA drive instead of the SSD. Performance will be good enough for a budget machine.
So you could probably whittle the above down to $650 and still be able to play the latest games at modest frame rates (24-36fps).
Wolde you bothe eate your cake, and have your cake?
But that extra $200 doesnt get me access to Naughty Dog, Incognito, Sucker Punch, That Game Company, Polyphony Digital, Guerilla, Santa Monica Studios.....etc. I have every grade of Steam Machine (good, better, best) and none of them can outright replace the PS4. I consider the machine worth the $400 just on those studios alone. I know the games from those studios are coming so it doesnt bother me that the selection is a 'little' sparse right now.
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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 $30(GMG and G2A) for a pre-order.
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Which is different from console gamers how?
I wonder why Zombie Talking points are so popular, whether they are coming from Obamabots or console fanboys.
this was promoted as a game about heists, heavily, and to this day there are only 6!!! SIX!!! in the whole game... they did say there will be more but if i was dumb enough to buy it on console i would be pissed
i got watch dogs for free from piratebay and never looked back, the game is a crappy port and its not really good, played it 4 hours and uninstalled
you seem to imply that there was a time you were willing to pay for a rockstar pc port - please reconsider, it would have been a mistake - ALWAYS get the torrent first, check if it is worth it, then MAYBE if on sale then you pay, but not more than 10$
Naughty Dog, Incognito, Sucker Punch, That Game Company, Polyphony Digital, Guerilla, Santa Monica Studios each of this title costs or will cost at least 60 bucks so add that up too - on pc the games go from less than that to free
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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