You're wrong. The mods said it's fine. For example:
Oh guys, it's sucks this isn't confirmed for the Wii U, no sale guys, I'm so angry.
You seriously don't see why that's completely different?
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GTAV - Spring 2013, Xbox 360/PS3. Trailer #2 hits on Nov. 14th
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Oh guys, it's sucks this isn't confirmed for the Wii U, no sale guys, I'm so angry.
I'm honestly surprised more publishers don't delay their PC releases.
- Many PC gamers also have consoles, and will double-dip on big titles if the PC release is delayed (see this thread for proof).
- Piracy on the PC is quick and easy compared to most consoles, so delaying the PC release inevitably means delaying easy piracy, which probably helps sales.
But yeah, anyone who thinks GTA V won't eventually show up to PC is crazy. Rockstar knows the market is there.
- Many PC gamers also have consoles, and will double-dip on big titles if the PC release is delayed (see this thread for proof).
- Piracy on the PC is quick and easy compared to most consoles, so delaying the PC release inevitably means delaying easy piracy, which probably helps sales.
But yeah, anyone who thinks GTA V won't eventually show up to PC is crazy. Rockstar knows the market is there.
PC port begging is always going to be around. They get away with the excuse of 'just wanting mod support'. So, sorry Nintendo guys, but they'll always show up in these threads.
lol can we stop bringing up digital if no one's going to bother telling how well it does? it just seems like the most bullshit-i-win argument. 'Valve doesn't release digital sales numbers, but the game publisher company's still around, so it probably sold a billion copies'
lol can we stop bringing up digital if no one's going to bother telling how well it does? it just seems like the most bullshit-i-win argument. 'Valve doesn't release digital sales numbers, but the game publisher company's still around, so it probably sold a billion copies'
Fair enough, but if you really need to play I would assume you probably have a friend with a console, right?
Hence why I made the second post augmenting my stance.
So, are you really arguing that there's a difference between Nintendo fans port begging and PC fans port begging? I certainly hope that's not what you're insinuating.
Yes, that is exactly what I'm insinuating, I thought I was just stating it, but evidently not.
RedAssedApe
Banned
I don't know anyone in real life (i.e. not on GAF) who does this. Most gamers don't have that kind of disposable income or care to own two versions of the same game.
Raptomex
Member
I do. Especially GTA. I will be buying it day 1 for both 360 and PS3. Then again when it releases for PC. I do it every time. I like to keep one unopened as well.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
Every single GTA has been on the PC. How many main line GTA games have their been on Nintendo home systems? Questioning a PC port makes sense, questioning a WiiU port does not going by history of previous games.
So then, you're part of the problem. Got it. At least you're being honest about it. That's really sad.
For everyone else, let's stay consistent, please. Hopefully (as was mentioned earlier) the mods will keep up that level of consistency.
The Albatross
Member
Pretty much exactly where the sane world thought it would land. All other guesses were crazy wishful thinking or strange pessimism.
I think it's really sad you'd be blind to reason, we all have our disappointments.
The history of the franchise of the system doesn't have anything to do with allowing one set of people to port beg and not the other. Every call of Duty game has been on a Nintendo platform except for Modern Warfare 2. When Nintendo fans were port begging for that game for Wii, were we cool with that? I doubt it.
It should be consistent regardless of the game or the platform.
I know a few, but your experiences, mine, and this thread are admittedly all small, biased samples. The piracy argument is a strong one though.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
On the same note, no GTA game in the last 10 years has been day and date on PC and console. So people expecting an announcement today should be similarly out of line.
Certainly true. I don't know if the PC version of 4 was announced the same day as the other two, so I don't know if we should have expected the announcement of a PC SKU today, or later, but either way I expected it to release later.
Must be nice.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
I pointed this out eariler and as someone responded to me the last time a PC version of GTA came out day and date was last century.
Raptomex
Member
It is. And to counter the disposal income comment, I plan ahead and save up for it. So it is actaully nice.
SolidSnakex
Member
GTA4 PC was announced in August 2008 for the PC. That was several months after it was already released on the PS3 and 360.
Death Dealer
Member
Will buy day one for console.
Might double dip down the road for an ICE enhanced GTA V.
I waited for the PC release of SA and never played it on console. I won't make that mistake again. It's not worth waiting.
Might double dip down the road for an ICE enhanced GTA V.
I waited for the PC release of SA and never played it on console. I won't make that mistake again. It's not worth waiting.
Raptomex
Member
Agreed. I'm going to get this on PC day 1 as well but will upgrade my PC a little after so I can have a PC that can handle an icenhancer mod flawlessly.
Yeah, and I have all the current gen consoles too. I just don't want to pay $60 for a game I'd much rather have on my PC. Maybe my attitude will change when it actually releases and the hype convinces me otherwise. But with the trend of all other Rockstar games released lately getting PC ports, this should get the same treatment. It's Grand Theft fucking Auto, their largest IP. Yet Max Payne and L.A. Noire are the title's with PC ports.
Gully State
Member
As long as we get an optimized port that doesn't fuck with mods, I'm okay with any kind of delay within reason.
Raptomex
Member
I agree with this. Rockstar should know better by now. Fans love to mod GTA. Making it easlily moddable should be implemented.
Damn.
PC getting the shaft? PC getting the shaft.
Looks like I'm not playing this until... whenever the PC version comes out.
Yup, pretty much this.
Looks like I'm not playing this until... whenever the PC version comes out.
Yup, pretty much this.
Amazing.
CambriaRising
Member
Seriously Rockstar? Fuck you.
Gully State
Member
Oh and I double dipped on gtaIV. Of course at the time I wasn't sure there'd be a PC version and I eventually picked it up on Steam for like 7 bucks after selling my PS3 copy for like $20.
It doesn't matter. They make a fraction of what they make on consoles. It borders on chump change.
Nabs
Member
#GFWL would probably make this picture perfect.
Ravensmash
Member
Well I guess my hopeful thinking for a late 2012 (lol) release has been dashed, but awesome. I hope R* start ramping up the media soon though, and I'd love to see a few gameplay trailers ala Red Dead/Max Payne 3.
If you were a long time Rockstar fan then surely you'd recognise that a GTA game launching on consoles first is not a new thing, and was the most likely outcome judging on past releases?
Understandable if this was a new thing, but separate releases have been occurring for over a decade now.
If you were a long time Rockstar fan then surely you'd recognise that a GTA game launching on consoles first is not a new thing, and was the most likely outcome judging on past releases?
Understandable if this was a new thing, but separate releases have been occurring for over a decade now.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
To be fair, the majority of AAA PC games at launch are now $60 making more money for publishers.
I think it'll make some splash during E3 next year.
Yvonne Strahovski is that you?
PR
Yvonne Strahovski is that you?
Pfft. Hers is way better.
You'll have to enlighten me. Every AAA PC release I've seen has been $10 less. Every one.
CambriaRising
Member
Yeah, PC gaming is dead.
Call of Duty, Skyrim,
Lol watch this blatant sarcasm go way over this guy's head.
out0v0rder
Member
will wait for the cheapend-IP pc version on sale at $19.99. they made me do this.
All Bethesda/Zenimax games (Rage, Skyrim, Dishonored), Max Payne 3, Blizzard games, COD, big EA games, Bioshock Infinite. Lots more too.
CambriaRising said:
Those were 50.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
StarCraft 2, Battlefield, Black OPs 2. ITT we find out the last time Inorigo played a AAA PC game at launch.
The Albatross
Member
PC version will come out, but anybody who thought for a second that this game would be developed primarily for PC or to take advantage of higher quality on PC is deluding themselves, even more so than the people who seriously thought that GTAV would be a "Fall 2012 release," or that GTA5 was going to be a next gen launch game.
GTA's bread and butter is console. It is a huge console release and has been since GTAIII. While every PC version of the game has been better than the console game, the focus has been on the console first and then porting it to the PC, and then usually patching it shortly there after.
I'm hoping that the game is released on PC, and I'm begging that they not pull a Red Dead Redemption. Even as someone who does not have a PC capable of really appreciating that game, I would have loved the high res screen shots and mods years later. But just as it's so obvious and expected that GTA5 is console-first and console-centric, it seems very obvious to me that it will get a PC release and it will not be like RDR.
They probably just, legitimately, do not know when it's going to hit PC. Hell, right now, we've just gotten a rough estimate of when it will hit consoles ("Spring 2013"), so that they haven't pinned a date for PC or an announcement for PC is no surprise.
GTA's bread and butter is console. It is a huge console release and has been since GTAIII. While every PC version of the game has been better than the console game, the focus has been on the console first and then porting it to the PC, and then usually patching it shortly there after.
I'm hoping that the game is released on PC, and I'm begging that they not pull a Red Dead Redemption. Even as someone who does not have a PC capable of really appreciating that game, I would have loved the high res screen shots and mods years later. But just as it's so obvious and expected that GTA5 is console-first and console-centric, it seems very obvious to me that it will get a PC release and it will not be like RDR.
They probably just, legitimately, do not know when it's going to hit PC. Hell, right now, we've just gotten a rough estimate of when it will hit consoles ("Spring 2013"), so that they haven't pinned a date for PC or an announcement for PC is no surprise.