Anyone here waiting for the PC version?

[PimpinPenguin]

Just wondering who here is waiting for the inevitable PC version. I am waiting, not though choice i don't have a console :(. Just hope i can avoid all the spoilers. I hope some of you will get the PC version otherwise i will end up multiplaying by myself.

[Qonfused]

It's going to be hard to avoid spoilers if you're waiting for the PC version. I think I've already been spoilered, but I'm hoping it was a harmless joke.

[PimpinPenguin]

I know, i bet i get the game spoiled by the end of the week. Ohwell hopefully i'll forget the spoilers before the game comes out.

[TheAntipop]

I haven't seen a single spoiler yet, but I managed to tear myself away from the Achievement list way before I managed to when I was browsing the Bioshock ones. Still, I expected to see or hear something quite major by now but obviously not. Quite odd considering the amount of sites I've been to to watch live streams with annoying chat boxes next to them.

[Kadayi]

I'm holding out for the PC release (I just don't have the time to commit to multiple formats). I doubt any word will come out about that until after Rockstar have delivered on the 360 DLC this Autumn in case it damages sales though. I'd expect to see GTA IV available Nov/Dec (certainly before Christmas), though I suspect the system specs will be quite considerable.

[Lokizen]

Definitely waiting for the pc release, though in a different thread, there was a quote from Rockstar that they doubt there will be
a pc release, and now I can't find that thread...

It will come out, R* will lose a large PC fanbase and profits otherwise...

[Gorgon]

Yep, count me in, I got it already for the 360, I hate playing the mp without mouse and keyboard.

[Kadayi]

Definitely waiting for the pc release, though in a different thread, there was a quote from Rockstar that they doubt there will be
a pc release, and now I can't find that thread...

It will come out, R* will lose a large PC fanbase and profits otherwise...

That quote was one of those 'a friend of a friend of a friend, whose next door neighbour lives in Edinburgh said' situations. Until Dan Houser himself says 'I don't want your money PC gamers!!!' I'd take it with a pinch of salt. ;)

[Lokizen]

/grabs pinch of salt...

Thanks Kadayi!

[StardogChampion]

That quote was one of those 'a friend of a friend of a friend, whose next door neighbour lives in Edinburgh said' situations. Until Dan Houser himself says 'I don't want your money PC gamers!!!' I'd take it with a pinch of salt. ;)
I live in Edinburgh... Leith isn't very far from me. I think that's where all the geeky coding is done, so they'd be the ones working on a port if there was one. I think they're all on holiday just now though.

[FishBulb]

Yah, I'm waiting. The only reason I was annoyed by the original delay was because that meant pushing back the PC version.

And that quote was posted by me, but after a bit more digging around that site, it's only a little over a month old, so it's 99% likely it's all BS. So the only thing that's got me worried is the system specs. Most likely it'll be similar to the specs for Assassin's Creed.

[The Monkey]

I don't own a console, nor do i play on buying one, so I'm waiting for the PC version.

[taviow]

I don't own a console, so I'm waiting.

[Lucid]

Yeah, I'm waiting for the PC version.

Until then, a few of my friends have bought the game... And I've already played a bit of the multiplayer.

It's a helluva lot better than SA-MP, I'll tell you that.

[taviow]

Of course it is \o/
I'm just afraid of spoilers. Reviews say the story is very good this time. :O

[Remus]

Just wondering who here is waiting for the inevitable PC version. I am waiting, not though choice i don't have a console :(. Just hope i can avoid all the spoilers. I hope some of you will get the PC version otherwise i will end up multiplaying by myself.

Yep I'm also waiting for the PC version. I'm not to bothered if I see any spoiler around here or elsewhere, I've never played a GTA game for the story, just to do random stuff in the city.

Now while I'm waiting all I need to know from the people that have played it is if it's better than Vice City (the last GTA I've played).

[Raziaar]

Well you best hope there is eventually a PC version... because right now Rockstar has said there are absolutely no plans for a PC version.

[el Chi]

Source?
It'd seem like a fairly silly decision, because that'd be a whole f*ckload of money they'd be missing out on there.

Also, as for the specs being similar to Assassin's Creed: I (tentatively) doubt it.
Sure, GTA4 looks great and is enormous yadda yadda yadda, but one of the reasons AC's min specs were so high is because Ubisoft are absolutely f*cking rubbish at converting their games to PC.
Compare the awful chug-fest Splinter Cell: Double Agent on the PC was to, say, BioShock. Both ran on similar tech but BioShock looked better and ran like a greased weasel.

We'll see.

I'm holding out for the PC release (I just don't have the time to commit to multiple formats). I doubt any word will come out about that until after Rockstar have delivered on the 360 DLC this Autumn in case it damages sales though. I'd expect to see GTA IV available Nov/Dec (certainly before Christmas), though I suspect the system specs will be quite considerable.
Nice to see someone's got their speculation pants on ;)

[Gorgon]

someone need to confirm this:

http://gamerush.zoomshare.com/files/news/002570_GTA_IV_for_PC_coming_November_30.htm

[FishBulb]

As much as I'd like a late November release, it seems almost too good to be true.

[Trevelyan]

If I ever was to think about buying any of the series for the PC, a hand held controller would be a must for me. I can't play driving games without them, & even though the driving controls are fairly rudimentary on GTA, I can't hack it on the keyboard. Maybe it's out of habit, but it lends itself so well to a controller imo.

Saying that though, additional content would lend itself well to a PC release. The mods & such would possibly develop in a different way to how they might on the Xbox too (though I am completely ignorant about the Xbox online & how it may work).

I'm buying a console just to play it (& I want to play MGS4 too, so a PS3 I think) & wouldn't have been tempted by the PC release if it had happened at the same time (unless $ was a problem, which it's not in my case :angel:)

[Evo]

Im waiting for the PC version, gotta fix my PC so can't afford a console as well!

[Shakermaker]

Holding out for the PC version as well. I don't own a console, because my hands can't handle controllers. Mouse + keyboard ftw.

[CptStern]

Holding out for the PC version as well. I don't own a console, because my hands can't handle controllers. Mouse + keyboard ftw.

? I know you're a man but ...

http://agencytart.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/lobsterhands.png

;)

[Kadayi]

Well you best hope there is eventually a PC version... because right now Rockstar has said there are absolutely no plans for a PC version.

Let's have some legitimate news source on that one, because personally given there's probably about 3 - 4 million unit sales (?120 -160 million) to be made off a PC release, even with piracy I'm more than skeptical that Rockstar, and more importantly Take 2 and their shareholders, in this time of ever impending financial depression would happily forgo that kind of money. If HL2 cost Valve 40 million to make, I suspect GTA IV was probably double that cost to Rockstar. Even with the big opening weekend I doubt they've actually made a profit yet on sales given the huge amount they've spend on advertising as well. Ultimately they will make a gain for sure, but when your spending the kind of money they undoubtedly have, your not going to pass up on any potential markets unless your CEO is off the rails.

[Laivasse]

The specs are a worry for me also, but I can't see them being much more demanding than other console ports like Bioshock, etc. surely?

[Kadayi]

The specs are a worry for me also, but I can't see them being much more demanding than other console ports like Bioshock, etc. surely?

I'd of thought at the most it will be as demanding as Assassins Creed spec wise, which was pretty high end IIRC.

[^Th0mas^]

To be correct:

GTA SAN ANDREAS WAS RELEASED 25 OCTOBER 2004
GTA SAN ANDREAS PC VERSION ANOUNCED 16 DECEMBER 2004

= 52 DAYS WAIT DAYS FROM PS2 RELEASE

GTA VICE CITY WAS RELEASED 08 NOVEMBER 2002
GTA VICE CITY PC VERSION ANOUNCED 14 FEBUARY

= 98 DAYS WAIT FROM PS2 RELEASE

Now we need to wait for GTA IV

[Kadayi]

What you have to also account for though is that Rockstar have some obligations to Microsoft over exclusive downloadable content for Autumn, and it's unlikely they are going to announce a PC release before then as it might have a detrimental effect upon XBL sales of the DLC with people holding out for a more rounded PC version instead. Before Christmas for sure, but probably announced in September.

[Javert]

I'm getting it for the PC, which will be superior to both console versions in graphics, control, multi-player, and content.

Good things come to those who wait. :)

[TheAntipop]

Beyond fantastic things already came to those who waited for today.

See you in 7 to 8 months!

[Krynn72]

Ill wait for the PC version unless I can afford a console before then.

[Nemesis6]

Beyond fantastic things already came to those who waited for today.

See you in 7 to 8 months!

But... we're waiting for a console port. Big oxymoron there.

[chu]

I will wait for PC even though I have a perfectly good 360 sitting on my floor right over there which I refuse to ever play again out of spite. I will be selling it shortly.

[Mikael Grizzly]

Beyond fantastic things already came to those who waited for today.

See you in 7 to 8 months!

Thanks for betatesting the game for us. Remember to complain about bugs to Rockstar, okay?

[TwwIX]

I Am not waiting for the PC version and i never have.
But once it comes out i usually use the console version towards its purchase though.
The PC versions have always been superior and with the addition of multiplayer in this installment, you can expect to see some great online mods for it.

[el Chi]

in this time of ever impending financial depression
*el Chi explodes*
I'd of thought at the most it will be as demanding as Assassins Creed spec wise, which was pretty high end IIRC.Once again: Ubisoft suck at ports to PC. Rockstar are actually a competent (to say the least) development house.

[Evo]

Got a mini-update regarding that German retailer listing on the blog ;)

[el Chi]

Got a mini-update regarding that German retailer listing on the blog ;)

For the PC version or am I being silly?

[Evo]

The PC version Mr. Chi =]

[FishBulb]

For the PC version or am I being silly?
Yes, click on Evo's sig.

Nothing surprising, I guess. Wish R* would stop dicking us around and just tell us.

PS Is it just me or is GTAF dead?

[Evo]

Gtaf?

[FishBulb]

GTAForums. And nvm, it's back up. Server overload most likely.

[PimpinPenguin]

I guess we will have to wait around a month before Rockstar says when it's coming out, they've done that with all the other GTAs. It would be great to have GTA 4 on Steam.

[Azner]

Im waiting, but then it would be a wee bit of a problem for me to get the game in this country i think.

[VirusType2]

I'm definitely getting it on PC. In the mean time, I may get a used 360 from a friend of mine.. but I don't know if I'll ever pay $60 for a game. I don't know when I ever have. I know games cost more to make these days, but they sell a hell of a lot more than they used to - in fact, in recent years, video games have overtaken movies and music. $60 for a game is just unreasonable in my little opinion.

[FishBulb]

Pfft, $60? When and if it comes out on PC, it'll be $100 RRP here. If I'm lucky, it might be ~$90 at JB or Big W.

[VirusType2]

damn. So don't you guys often order it from here then? Besides, don't they censor some stuff there?

[FishBulb]

Well, before, the AUD-USD exchange rate was very low so that's why prices are almost double, but now it's almost the same so I'm guessing there's lot of overseas orders right now (for PC anyway, console games require PAL so only from UK or NZ).

I'm not sure about every other game but IV is censored here because of our lack of R rating for games. Though I heard it's just a fixed camera for the hooker sex or something?

So, all in all, Australia sucks for gamers.

[phantomdesign]

Also holding out ofr the PC version.

[WhiteZero]

Not good news, but not directly bad news either:
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=188021
Rockstar's UK arm has handed CVG a "no comment" in response to reports that a PC version of GTA IV will release toward the end of the year.

[Tyguy]

I dont see it coming to PC...might be a LOOOOONG wait in that case

[TheAntipop]

Thanks for betatesting the game for us. Remember to complain about bugs to Rockstar, okay?

I'd love to stay and chat about this more but I'm too busy enjoying GRAND THEFT AUTO 4 right now. Check you later!

[Warbie]

I'd love to stay and chat about this more but I'm too busy enjoying GRAND THEFT AUTO 4 right now. Check you later!

:cheers:

[FishBulb]

Interesting read from IGN: Will GTA IV Come to the PC? (http://au.pc.ign.com/articles/871/871415p1.html)
There are obviously things that the PC version should and probably will offer. Things like higher resolutions, better graphics, faster load times since everything can get installed on the drive, and the benefits of mouse and keyboard. To sound like a PC fanboy, I'd like to take to see GTA IV on my 8800GTX, which is a helluva lot more powerful than the graphics chips in the PS3 and the Xbox 360.

[Ennui]

December 13th?

http://gamesweasel.com/blog/news/gta-iv-pc-release-date/

Someone with a copy of GTAIV please check the manual's last page and see if this is true!

[Hectic Glenn]

I can't believe they'd post that as a story based on a blog response, that's hardly concrete proof, especially from someone who doesn't know what a capital letter is. e.g...
i havent played it yet cuz i dont get a 360 until 4 pm today so..
I checked the last page of my 360 manual for GTAIV...nothing but customer support for Rockstar and TakeTwo + warranty info. No dates over here, I truly hope other versions differ or that blog really is crazy...

[PaoloM]

6 months for the PC version of Mass Effect. Let's see if GTA IV PC is going to come out in Q4 2008. I think so.

[Mikael Grizzly]

I'd love to stay and chat about this more but I'm too busy enjoying GRAND THEFT AUTO 4 right now. Check you later!

As I said, betatest it to the fullest. I'll wait for the proper release.

[TheAntipop]

Fifteen hours in and no bugs. Man, I sure am enjoying myself, too.

[Ennui]

I sure hope so, to justify all the money you wasted on a 360 + accessories + games that could have been spent on better computer parts ;)

[Raziaar]

As I said, betatest it to the fullest. I'll wait for the proper release.

I'm really not noticing many bugs at all. Only the occasional lighting/texture one, and that's suuuuuper rare.

A couple annoyances, like every time I go over a certain toll booth, there's a chopper flying overhead towards Alqonguin. Every single time. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

[TheAntipop]

I sure hope so, to justify all the money you wasted on a 360 + accessories + games that could have been spent on better computer parts ;)

?

I don't want to stray out like this but I gotta correct you here ;)

I'm a Mac owner, for one, so no computer parts for me. However, all the games that are on PC that I like - Bioshock, Mass Effect and COD4 - are on 360, so that's a given why I own a 360. I prefer to play said games from the comfort of my couch with no hassle, upgrading or awkward things happening such as crashings or patches (I believe Bioshock for the PC had a few problems)

Not to mention that my favorite online game is Halo 3, one which isn't out for the PC, no? Also, a good 12 of my closest friends play Halo 3 and COD4 on the 360 so why would I want a PC when I've no one to play with?

GTA4 isn't out for the PC for another 6 to 8 months, or maybe not at all... why would I want to wait when I can play it now? Why would I want to wait when I can play it in a very high graphical performance with no need to upgrade or any other tedious stuff that I can't be bothered to do? Why wait to play it with no one when I can - and actually am - playing it with a good lot of my best friends?

I can't for the life of me think of any exclusives on the PC that appeal to me, either. Like it or lump it, Halo 3 is the deciding factor for which platform I play on - I love it's online play that much - but even if it wasn't out for either, I'd play the PC titles available to the 360 actually on my 360 for reasons stated above.

So... no, it's not money ''wasted'', because my 360 cost me 200 quid or so and so far I've enjoy immensely a good 10 titles whereas on the PC... shit, I'd play Battlefield 2: Project Reality and that'd be it. Great game aye but I prefer to get a little more out of my money.

I know our opinions on the platforms differ but please try to refrain from judging wrongly of me when you don't appear to know my own prefrences of the platforms. ;)

(I don't mean to be an ass, of course. Just saying.)

[Kadayi]

A couple annoyances, like every time I go over a certain toll booth, there's a chopper flying overhead towards Alqonguin. Every single time. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

They are watching you Raz, they know the what you've been upto. Their just waiting for the right moment to swoop in and send you upstate ;)

[Dalamari]

They are watching you Raz, they know the what you've been upto. Their just waiting for the right moment to swoop in and send you upstate ;)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-Mt3_ScrefQ

[Kadayi]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-Mt3_ScrefQ

On the money and SHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittt!!!! Clay Davis is in that clip as well ;) Double + good

Also Antipop I think Ennui is getting his wires crossed and mistook you for Hectic Glen (who did buy a 360 for GTAIV).

[-Psy-]

I bought a 360 for GTA4 but I also got it to enjoy other games like PGR4 and Forza. :P

[TheAntipop]

On the money and SHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittt!!!! Clay Davis is in that clip as well ;) Double + good

Also Antipop I think Ennui is getting his wires crossed and mistook you for Hectic Glen (who did buy a 360 for GTAIV).

Oh, I hope so. I feel pretty bad for taking it a bit too seriously now that I think about it. :(

[Gargantou]

The gun is good, the Penis, I mean PC, is bad.