Grand Theft Auto IV will be arriving for the PC this November. Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC will bringing all the rich, immersive narrative experience found in the console versions, along with newly expanded multiplayer just for the PC.
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.
Now to go rub this in the face of those idiots that shrieked "hurrr, Rockstar don't caer about teh PC no more!"
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It'd be nice. You would think that the PC's would be most suited towards TFU, considering those are the things actually capable of having a dedicated physics calculations card.
Still, I'm not going to whine. My PC doesn't have the cajones to handle it at the resolution or detail that my 360 can, and I'm too cheap to upgrade my machine; even it would be as relatively simple as a new motherboard and processor, and a PSU.
To stay on topic: Yeah, still not going to whine about owning it for the 360, for the same reasons above. Maybe, someday, but for now, I'm content with ze xbox.
Besides, driving on the PC is a nightmare when you don't have an analogue game pad, and I'm too cheap to get an adapter for my controllers.
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Cool. I played it a bit on the 360, and it looks like a lot of fun.
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About time! But crap that is too close to Fallout 3 release. What to do?
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About time! But crap that is too close to Fallout 3 release. What to do?
Pick one, forget the other exists, play in three weeks later.
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About time! But crap that is too close to Fallout 3 release. What to do?
Pick one, forget the other exists, play in three weeks later.
Can't forget. Both are excellent and I want them both but can't quite afford $150 for both.
ASVS('97)/SDN('03)
"Whilst human alchemists refer to the combustion triangle, some of their orcish counterparts see it as more of a hexagon: heat, fuel, air, laughter, screaming, fun." Dawn of the Dragons
About time! But crap that is too close to Fallout 3 release. What to do?
Pick one, forget the other exists, play in three weeks later.
Can't forget. Both are excellent and I want them both but can't quite afford $150 for both.
Your Canadian not Australian, it should be less than 110$ for both unless your buying the ultra-special release versions.
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Anyway, did people seriously expect GTA4 to never come out on PC? PC-only gamers are still forced to wait six months.
We expect year delays(Yah know, post game release drunken party days) not six months, six months is a pleasant surprise.
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I'm honestly surprised. My cousin works in the company that holds rockstar games and she told me that they are not making it for pc.
Also there have been two games, vice city stories and liberty city stories that have not been released on pc.
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ArmorPierce wrote:I'm honestly surprised. My cousin works in the company that holds rockstar games and she told me that they are not making it for pc
They have not made of of the "stories" games for the PC.
OAN:I think what we've all learn today is that your cousin speaks only lies and falsehoods.
"A cult is a religion with no political power." -Tom Wolfe Pardon me for sounding like a dick, but I'm playing the tiniest violin in the world right now-Dalton
The "Stories" games were meant to be PSP exclusive and later ported to the PS2. I'm not surprised they never bothered making those for PC.
But all the past mainline GTA titles have all come out for PC. Are people really that stupid? *waits for Stark to come by and say "yes they are"*
Anyway this'll be neat, even though my current computer hasn't a prayer of playing it. MODS! Personally I'd love to make those spotlights on the police cars work. It's a minor thing I know, but I'd love to see it done (rotatable along the lines of the fire truck's water cannon too).
And I remember (I think it was Rogue 9) mentioning machinima with it on the PC? With the "expanded multiplayer" I'm thinking it's only a matter of time...especially since you can mod the thing on PC.
EDIT: Dumb me, didn't read the OP. Expanded multiplayer indeed.
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The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
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Mr Bean wrote:
Pick one, forget the other exists, play in three weeks later.
Can't forget. Both are excellent and I want them both but can't quite afford $150 for both.
Your Canadian not Australian, it should be less than 110$ for both unless your buying the ultra-special release versions.
I was thinking that both would cost $60 each then add in the 8%PST and the 5%GST.
It would bring it to about $136. Unless of course both games retail at $50 each then I'll save $23. Still pricey.
ASVS('97)/SDN('03)
"Whilst human alchemists refer to the combustion triangle, some of their orcish counterparts see it as more of a hexagon: heat, fuel, air, laughter, screaming, fun." Dawn of the Dragons
I'll say your PC can probably run it if it ran San Andreas, maybe not with everything set to high but should be playable, all of Rockstar's games, though the feel porty, are very well made and properly optimized, i'll expect the same for GTA4.
Enigma wrote:
I was thinking that both would cost $60 each then add in the 8%PST and the 5%GST.
It would bring it to about $136. Unless of course both games retail at $50 each then I'll save $23. Still pricey.
They sell Xbox and PS3 games for 60$, they still sell PC games for 50$, what with it being much cheaper to make discs, no lisences fees or nuffing, heck they get paid by Nvidia to put "way it's meant to be played" on the box.
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I fucking knew it. I'm looking forward to screwing with the Euphoria engine.
Also, I really need to upgrade for this and Fallout 3 (I can run them, just... not well. 3ghz hyperthreaded CPU. It has served me well, but alas, it is now getting a bit long in the tooth. Graphically though, I'm a-ok. 8800 GT 512 FTW.)
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Enigma wrote:
I was thinking that both would cost $60 each then add in the 8%PST and the 5%GST.
It would bring it to about $136. Unless of course both games retail at $50 each then I'll save $23. Still pricey.
They sell Xbox and PS3 games for 60$, they still sell PC games for 50$, what with it being much cheaper to make discs, no lisences fees or nuffing, heck they get paid by Nvidia to put "way it's meant to be played" on the box.
Depends. I quite expect PC versions of Fallout 3 and GTAIV to go $60 once they go retail and stay that way for about a month or two before dropping.
ASVS('97)/SDN('03)
"Whilst human alchemists refer to the combustion triangle, some of their orcish counterparts see it as more of a hexagon: heat, fuel, air, laughter, screaming, fun." Dawn of the Dragons
Enigma wrote:Depends. I quite expect PC versions of Fallout 3 and GTAIV to go $60 once they go retail and stay that way for about a month or two before dropping.
Has this ever happened in the PC gaming market? I have never come across a $60 PC game. I could be wrong, though.
Enigma wrote:Depends. I quite expect PC versions of Fallout 3 and GTAIV to go $60 once they go retail and stay that way for about a month or two before dropping.
Has this ever happened in the PC gaming market? I have never come across a $60 PC game. I could be wrong, though.
Once that I can remember, but I forget title of the game, and it flopped miserably.
Enigma wrote:Depends. I quite expect PC versions of Fallout 3 and GTAIV to go $60 once they go retail and stay that way for about a month or two before dropping.
Has this ever happened in the PC gaming market? I have never come across a $60 PC game. I could be wrong, though.
Once that I can remember, but I forget title of the game, and it flopped miserably.
The Neverhood, probably. (Claymation adventure game by Dreamworks). And it was Awesome.
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Other equally big name games have come out for PC and they weren't $60. I picked up Oblivion on launch day for $40.
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Enigma wrote:Depends. I quite expect PC versions of Fallout 3 and GTAIV to go $60 once they go retail and stay that way for about a month or two before dropping.
Has this ever happened in the PC gaming market? I have never come across a $60 PC game. I could be wrong, though.
Going through the EB website there are a few $60 PC games.
ASVS('97)/SDN('03)
"Whilst human alchemists refer to the combustion triangle, some of their orcish counterparts see it as more of a hexagon: heat, fuel, air, laughter, screaming, fun." Dawn of the Dragons
Block wrote:Once that I can remember, but I forget title of the game, and it flopped miserably.
Maybe Strike Commander or Wing Commander 3 or 4.
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But crap that is too close to Fallout 3 release. What to do?
