The GTA IV is coming out

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:05 am

on tuesday

is anyone planning on it, and for what system? i think i'll pick it up for my 360. as good a time as any to get into the franchise, i guess.

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:21 pm

Depends on what machine I end up buying, but it's definetly something I'll get.

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:33 pm

Maybe I'll get it once the inevitable PC port shows up.

DancemasterGlenn · Post by **DancemasterGlenn** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:59 pm

I'll probably get it eventually got the pc as well, unless I see a huge price drop in consoles at some point before then.

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:16 am

i wonder how long a pc port will take.

it took a year or so for san andreas to go from ps2 to xbox, was there another delay before the pc release?

it's possible that the XNA tookit might make the transition quicker, assuming that's what marketing would want.

DancemasterGlenn · Post by **DancemasterGlenn** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:44 am

Wikipedia is telling me the xbox and pc versions of S.A. dropped together (I guess I'll assume that's true, maybe I'll google harder), so anything's possible. Of course, they'll probably take longer on this one to perfect things like netplay and such.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:34 am

I'd get it if I had one of the two systems. Multiplayer looks very fun.

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:10 pm

Im gettin it , but theres no rush... everyone I know that I'll play it with is playin maximum attack G on PSU

I can get a few days in on it by then , not sure bout the week after my bday... depends on how things go I guess

ZH/Franky · Post by **ZH/Franky** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:04 pm

I'd get it, but I don't have a PS3 nor a 360.
Thing is, I'm not sure whether to get a PS3 or a 360. 360 is no doubt the best choice, but Metal Gear Solid 4 is only coming out on the PS3...
And Final Fantasy XIII...

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:19 am

the choice is yours. and i think nor was a wrong choice. the whole double negative thing.

i'm a few hours in, and loving it. chased down a few guys, went on some dates, got some "warm coffee," rooftop chase complete with building hopping and everything, gunned down some jamaicans, good times.

i've only played the other three briefly, and never got too deep into any of them.

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:19 am

A friend bought the PS3 version. The game doesn't really look that breathtaking, but then again I haven't played it that much. There's one thing, and that it sometimes freezes during cutscenes.

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:51 am

i haven't had that issue, and the fact that each character doesn't look straight out of gears or something is understandable, given the size of the game.

i do like the painted look they put on the textures, though. still, a fun experience

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:05 am

The disc is damaged. Some models don't load and the game crashes constantly.

Worse... It's a fucking import...

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:57 am

corronchilejano wrote:The disc is damaged. Some models don't load and the game crashes constantly.

Worse... It's a fucking import...

I see money woes up ahead.

Gonzo · Post by **Gonzo** » Wed May 07, 2008 6:32 am

I'd love to get GTA4 but I don't have a PS3 or a 360. Also I live in Australia and the censorship laws in this country are rubbish. We have an R18 rating on our movies but our video game rating only goes up to MA15+, which means that any game that goes over that rating is either banned or censored down to MA15+.
I could get it imported in, but that sounds like too much of a hassle and once again, I don't have a PS3 or a 360.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Wed May 07, 2008 7:58 am

Cigar Face wrote:I'd love to get GTA4 but I don't have a PS3 or a 360. Also I live in Australia and the censorship laws in this country are rubbish. We have an R18 rating on our movies but our video game rating only goes up to MA15+, which means that any game that goes over that rating is either banned or censored down to MA15+.

State-mandated media censorship. Eww.

Johan_H · Post by **Johan_H** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:07 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
Cigar Face wrote:I'd love to get GTA4 but I don't have a PS3 or a 360. Also I live in Australia and the censorship laws in this country are rubbish. We have an R18 rating on our movies but our video game rating only goes up to MA15+, which means that any game that goes over that rating is either banned or censored down to MA15+.
State-mandated media censorship. Eww.

Indeed. In a way, that's worse than the situation in Germany.

ZH/Franky · Post by **ZH/Franky** » Wed May 07, 2008 3:45 pm

It doesn't matter about the australia's policy on age ratings for games.

PS3's are region free for gaming. so you could get the japanese version of a game and play it on a european ps3.

and I'm pretty sure there are many sites that ship games worldwide to customers.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Thu May 08, 2008 12:41 am

Franky wrote:It doesn't matter about the australia's policy on age ratings for games.

PS3's are region free for gaming. so you could get the japanese version of a game and play it on a european ps3.

and I'm pretty sure there are many sites that ship games worldwide to customers.

Why would you get the Japanese version? It'll be censored, unlike the US version.

I.S.T. · Post by **I.S.T.** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:11 am

It was an example, doofus.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:43 am

I.S.T. wrote:It was an example, doofus.

It was a poor one.

I.S.T. · Post by **I.S.T.** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:44 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
I.S.T. wrote:It was an example, doofus.
It was a poor one.

Not really. How long has importing japanese games and playing them on your console been one of the holy grails of gaming?

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Thu May 08, 2008 2:04 am

I.S.T. wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:
I.S.T. wrote:It was an example, doofus.
It was a poor one.
Not really. How long has importing japanese games and playing them on your console been one of the holy grails of gaming?

In a thread about GTA?

I.S.T. · Post by **I.S.T.** » Thu May 08, 2008 2:07 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
I.S.T. wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:
I.S.T. wrote:It was an example, doofus.
It was a poor one.
Not really. How long has importing japanese games and playing them on your console been one of the holy grails of gaming?
In a thread about GTA?

It doesn't have to be 100% related to the original topic if it's an example of a broad enough subject, such as importing any game.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Thu May 08, 2008 2:45 am

I.S.T. wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:
I.S.T. wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:
I.S.T. wrote:It was an example, doofus.
It was a poor one.
Not really. How long has importing japanese games and playing them on your console been one of the holy grails of gaming?
In a thread about GTA?
It doesn't have to be 100% related to the original topic if it's an example of a broad enough subject, such as importing any game.

Lacking an example game title, the most logical frame of reference for the example would be GTA4.

Importing the J version of GTA4 would be all kinds of stupid.

It was a poor example, and the point stands.