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GTA IV dated, confirmed for PC
Author: Joe MartinPublished: 7th August 2008
Grand Theft Auto 4 will be released on the PC in late November this year.
In North America the game will be launching on the 18th of November, whereas the game will be released a few days later in Europe on the 21st.
"It looks and plays beautifully on PC" said Rockstar founder Sam Houser. "We can't wait for people to play it."
The PC version of the game was always on the cards, but had existed only as a rumour even though previous games in the long-running series had all previously made the jump to the PC platform. This is however the first time that the game has been officially confirmed for the PC.
The Grand Theft Auto series has had a controversial history and this latest title is no exception. GTA IV tells the story of illegal immigrant Niko Bellic as he makes a name for himself in the underworld of Liberty City.
GTA IV was released on consoles worldwide on the 29th of April, selling almost 8.5 million copies. In our own bit-tech Grand Theft Auto IV review we gave the game a 9/10 and a recommended award, so we're hopeful of the quality of the PC version.
Do you plan to pick up the PC version of GTA IV, or are you firmly sticking with the console version? Let us know what you think in the forums.
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also ... evidence in a linky?
EDIT: http://www.citydisc.ch/games/detail.cfm?lang=d§ion=pc&art_nr=9483014
30 October oO
Translation : http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citydisc.ch%2Fgames%2Fdetail.cfm%3Flang%3Dd%26section%3Dpc%26art_nr%3D9483014&sl=de&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
http://us.gamespot.com/news/6195509.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0
EDIT: Too late:(
Anyway, yep I'll give GTA IV a go just to see what all the fuss is about.
I jumped with a WOOT for this news :D lets hope for DX10!. ;)
Let's hope for overrated! xD
Yay. I'm excited?
Seriously, pretty much all GTA-PC ports have sucked horribly.
Very nice world and all, but it's so empty, it's just not as fun as the pervious games.
Incredibly overrated IMO :(
I'm looking forward to this, might even get around to playing the game this way!
I might have a second look at it for the pc. If just for the acquaintance of Brucie!
November 18??? too much time until them! So looks like the best games are all coming to a port on PC (shame on Halo 3).
Swallow that Sweeney!
snap, il be interested to see when its available to pre-order from amazon uk or play
hopefully us PC gamers will be able to put a 10x distance mod just like San Andreas. that'd make it look better. PS3 version i've played just lags and feels all foggy.
Although the majority of people (console scum) don't notice it, or just don't understand it - the performance of IV on the consoles is absolute crap. With the exception of when you're staring at a wall, the game consistently runs between 15-25 fps, which for seasoned PC gamers such as myself, is visually unacceptable. Through much optimization, they've pulled off rendering the game just smooth enough so that it' not a slideshow, while rarely surpassing the 30fps mark.
Since the game was released, I've been highly anticipating the PC version so I can finally play it with the framerate and IQ it deserves.
My GTA Dream: IV on a 1080p 120hz FPD... with v-sync. Just think about it.
rofl....QFT!
i guess im not the only one who feels the same or notices the abysmal framerate
im showing my ignorance here but is it not the very highest end of PCs that will out preforme a current gen console?
a cheap 8800GT or 4850 will be able to own console graphics and performance if the developers put their heart to utilising the 4GB PC memory available and shader power.
Lol +1
while true, dont forget that most games are simple 1-1 ports these days and nothing more, which then kills a big part of the advantage the pc has.
if the game engine is customisable enough (like GTA3) we'll see more mods to take advantage of flexibility and power of PC
well, i can respect your decision in having a simpler gaming machine but i personally think that the extra cost which pc's have is well worth it. you've got a larger and better choice of peripherals, cheaper games, you always have the highest end hardware, better controls (mainly for fps's and rts's) and much more mature people who play online so they dont exactly get on your tits with immature comments a la xbox live or psn kids. i'm not bashing/arguing with you, just stating my 2 pence.
anyways, i just hope rockstar nails the car controls, i found it nearly impossible to play vice city with the keyboard for driving. mods would be nice but i dont think thats gonna happen. oh yeah, i hope they bundle that DLC the xbox gets with the pc version:p
We are proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto IV will be arriving for the platform it was birthed
on this November. Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC will feature everything from the acclaimed
original console releases, along with newly expanded multiplayer just for the PC and more.
Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC debuts on November 18th in North America and on
November 21st in Europe. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more details.
www.rockstargames.com/IV
The multiplayer on the XBox is not up to much. The usual max 32 players and to many screaming kiddies. Hopefully we'll get 64 players and better server listings etc.
Here's to living in hope.
gotta love gang warfare on SAMP :)
wasnt it 16 players on the consoles?
I played GTA IV on the XBOX 360 the other day and I feel handicapped when moving around. The controls suck. I think I will never get used to that auto-aim "point in the general direction of the enemy" system and the funny way you move around in the levels.
Give me my keyboard and mouse please!
the storyline is a 1:1 port, but they have to retool the graphics engine to run on a PC. as long as they're playing with the code, they may as well optimize it for computers, and improve the graphics
YEAH! You're right. Damn 64 would be nice. I have the 360 version and the controls online feel really heavy and unwieldy. But maybe I'm just used to playing BF2 with my Logitech MX518!
is a sweet mouse. the right price and performance
Bah... I can hear Rockstar (and some other people) screaming now:
Oh no! somebody PIRATED our code and brought it to Europe on November 18th!
We cannot explain how this COULD happen!
im not that mad into graphics so i dont mind the compramise, and im not happy having to upgrade even if it is only every so often, more hastle that i need from gaming. i do miss rts's tho, alot lol
dunno things just seem simpler on console and dats what i want from gaming
and yeh the people on live are mostly a pain
hell yeah! and expanded multiplayer. this is what PC gaming is about!
(Chase the train anyone?)