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[DietRob]

You really think Rockstar cares if the game leaks a week early? That is probably not why they are not going to release a PC version this year, but more because of the fact that PC gamers tend to pirate more and that it has a smaller install base. Besides.. You gotta love the money Sony is handing to them for the marketing of it.

Come on lets not do this.

 

[oxidax]

Am I allowed to post quote about GTA V being pirated? If not, please delete this post.
I took that quote from my country's site, but i guess source is GTAForums.

Quote is:
Okay guys, finally we got a copy of the game. But there have appeared a problem, seems that Rockstar immersed a new protection in disk 2. We have failed compiling a working img file due to some checks on the first layer as we invistigated(Xbox was unable to read). Our team is working on it.. All that concerning disk 1 img it is playable with licensed disk 2. More news after 6PM

Fine. Ill get off the internet until Tuesday.

 

[Rawket Lawnchair]

Real or Fake?

You decide.

Looks like a random Just Cause 2 picture (although that's not the game's radar) with the guy and the parachute pasted on it.

 

[Andrew.]

This will be the safest place to be.

Denied. There's always an asshole out there (yes, even on GAF) that doesn't give a frogs fat ass about ruining everyones good time with a major story spoiler or something. Hell, accounts are made on this forum just to fuck up people's hopes and dreams for upcoming game releases.

Ive seen it happen in the TLOU thread and the Infinite thread. Both of those games were ruined for people on the forum a week or so before release. Trust absolutely no one on here.

 

[ezekial45]

Real or Fake?

You decide.

Fake.

I don't get why people go out of their way to make fakes in situations like this. Are they that starved for attention?

 

[valentine71]

The PS3 is by far the least favorable system to pirate on because of the cost of blu ray discs and burners. The 360 has become relatively easy because of the cheap format and the PC. Well.. The PC has pretty much always been pirating heaven.

On PS3 people play games via HDDs. No disc cost at all. What cost of blu ray and burner you tall about?

 

[Bunta]

This will be the safest place to be.

Safest place is off the internet.

 

[DukeBobby]

Nope.

The side note says around 220 songs have been found, there are still 20 left. Basically another radio station.

God, I hope it's this.

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/GTA-V-Nightride-FM-Feature-Kavinsky-51114.html

 

[Vigilant Gambit]

Come on lets not do this.

Seriously. Piracy tends to be more about convenience and availability than anything else.

At this point, pirating any given game is way more annoying than buying it on Steam. Hence why piracy in any country that doesn't have Steam plummets the second Steam is made available in that country (e.g. Russia).

 

[Wind's Howling]

Come on lets not do this.

No need to feel attacked. I am just stating my opinion on what I feel is the reason why Rockstar is not doing this or that. It is not to be taken as a fact. Never mentioned that once.

On PS3 people play games via HDDs. No disc cost at all. What cost of blu ray and burner you tall about?

I was corrected a page back. No need to keep at it

 

[antitrop]

Denied. There's always an asshole out there (yes, even on GAF) that doesn't give a frogs fat ass about ruining everyones good time with a major story spoiler or something.

Ive seen it happen in the TLOU thread and the Infinite thread. Both of those games were ruined for people on the forum a week or so before release. Trust absolutely no one on here.

Ya, I got hit for Bioshock.

But whatever, it wasn't a big deal. It's kind of hard to ruin the ending of Bioshock Infinite with 1 sentence.

No need to feel attacked. I am just stating my opinion on what I feel is the reason why Rockstar is not doing this or that. It is not to be taken as a fact. Never mentioned that once.

Your opinion is wildly out there.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Once The Last of Us leaked, the GAF OT was the only place I felt safe. And I was never spoiled.

This

 

[MormaPope]

There isn't a PC version at launch because GTA IV felt like a technical betrayal to the PC crowd. Some PC's handle GTA IV well, some or a lot don't. GTA V optimized to the fullest on PC will be amazing, breathtaking even.

It isn't because of pirates, people that pirate will pirate no matter what. At launch or a year later.

 

[Marleyman]

God, I hope it's this.

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/GTA-V-Nightride-FM-Feature-Kavinsky-51114.html

I want this or an EDM station.

 

[antitrop]

There isn't a PC version at launch because GTA IV felt like a technical betrayal to the PC crowd. Some PC's handle GTA IV well, some or a lot don't. GTA V optimized to the fullest on PC will be amazing, breathtaking even.

It isn't because of pirates, people that pirate will pirate no matter what. At launch or a year later.

GTA IV PC came out 6 months after consoles, in December of 08.

 

[QuantumBro]

You really think Rockstar cares if the game leaks a week early? That is probably not why they are not going to release a PC version this year, but more because of the fact that PC gamers tend to pirate more and that it has a smaller install base. Besides.. You gotta love the money Sony is handing to them for the marketing of it.

Hell yeah they do. People who are pirating the game on day one probably weren't going to buy the game in the first place, but people who get a leaked version of the game might not bother buying the game even if they planned to originally.

 

[whogottricked]

The side note says around 220 songs have been found, there are still 20 left. Basically another radio station.

Please be NightRide FM.

 

[Fezzan]

It's unfortunate that no matter how good the game is, GTA 4 will have a higher Metacritic just because GTAV will probably have pop in and framerate problems.

 

[Raven77]

Any word on how many disks the 360 version is?

Also, just in general, any updates or info on which version has the better frame rate, etc? Might be too early for this info I guess.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Safest place is off the internet.

You never know what might happen at launch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x_WUb68RQo

 

[MormaPope]

GTA IV PC came out 6 months after consoles, in December of 08.

I was just listing a random time frame, not the time of GTA console to PC porting.

 

[Cheddahz]

Any word on how many disks the 360 version is?

I thought it was two disks

 

[MCN]

Any word on how many disks the 360 version is?

Two discs, one of which is a mandatory install.

 

[Screaming Meat]

Ya, I got hit for Bioshock.

But whatever, it wasn't a big deal. It's kind of hard to ruin the ending of Bioshock Infinite with 1 sentence.

I had one aspect of it ruined on a completely unrelated Youtube video, still took me by suprise.

 

[Wind's Howling]

Hell yeah they do. People who are pirating the game on day one probably weren't going to buy the game in the first place, but people who get a leaked version of the game might not bother buying the game even if they planned to originally.

I feel, and this is my opinion, that the people who put in the effort to be able to pirate, will not even consider to buy a copy.

 

[Fezzan]

I thought it was two disks

It is.

 

[antitrop]

I was just listing a random time frame, not the time of GTA console to PC porting.

No, I mean that really the only logical justification that you need for GTA V not having a PC port at launch is the precedent of GTA IV not either.

It's not unusual. No need for strange piracy conspiracy theories. I can't understand why people are so concerned.

 

[Bunta]

You never know what might happen at launch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x_WUb68RQo

Unless the UPS man spoils me, I should be good. lol

 

[FairXchange]

Is anyone else crazy like me and debating going for both versions of GTAV on PS3 and Xbox?

 

[Fezzan]

You never know what might happen at launch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x_WUb68RQo

This is why I hate people.

 

[antitrop]

Is anyone else crazy like me and debating going for both versions of GTAV on PS3 and Xbox?

I do have both systems, but no, I can't possibly imagine why I would do that.

 

[.GqueB.]

Fake.

I don't get why people go out of their way to make fakes in situations like this. Are they that starved for attention?

Yes. Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men, just want to watch the internet squirm.

 

[Marleyman]

Is anyone else crazy like me and debating going for both versions of GTAV on PS3 and Xbox?

That makes zero sense.

 

[Andrew.]

Is anyone else crazy like me and debating going for both versions of GTAV on PS3 and Xbox?

What the hell for?

 

[The Albatross]

Makes me wonder if they're beefing up something. Usually when a supported Social Club game is played its added to a person's profile, stat checking and all that. If a journalist plays GTA V and has a Social Club account, an accidental post of GTA V stats and such would be a big goof up.

Agreed -- I think they'd have that under control, probably one of the reasons why they've sent it out to such a small select group of reviewers.

 

[Fezzan]

Is anyone else crazy like me and debating going for both versions of GTAV on PS3 and Xbox?

One of my friends is doing that.
No idea why.

 

[Alienous]

There isn't a PC version at launch because GTA IV felt like a technical betrayal to the PC crowd. Some PC's handle GTA IV well, some or a lot don't. GTA V optimized to the fullest on PC will be amazing, breathtaking even.

It isn't because of pirates, people that pirate will pirate no matter what. At launch or a year later.

My guess? You'll see GTA V on PC before the end of the year.

The probable reason why it isn't coming with the PS3 and 360 versions is because of piracy. Piracy is most prolific on the PC platform, after all. I doubt it has anything to do with performance. Red Dead Redemption was a business decision, and Max Payne 3 shows that the RAGE engine certainly works on PC.

If they delay the PC version by 1-3 months, they can avoid it cutting into their initial sales. Yes, piracy will still occur, but it will have less of an impact.

 

[antitrop]

My guess? You'll see GTA V on PC before the end of the year.

The probable reason why it isn't coming with the PS3 and 360 versions is because of piracy. Piracy is most prolific on the PC platform, after all. I doubt it has anything to do with performance. Red Dead Redemption was a business decision, and Max Payne 3 shows that the RAGE engine certainly works on PC.

If they delay the PC version by 1-3 months, they can avoid it cutting into their initial sales. Yes, piracy will still occur, but it will have less of an impact.

I think you're being overly optimistic.

My guess is next March at the earliest, and it's because of development time, not piracy. Piracy is obviously a concern, but I think you're overestimating the influence of that into the timing of the PC port.

 

[Veggy]

Has anyone grabbed this yet? If not then I'll take it

 

[Mr.Marston]

Is anyone else crazy like me and debating going for both versions of GTAV on PS3 and Xbox?

Most of my friends are getting it on 360 but everyone on GAF seems to be going for the PS3 version. I considered getting both but I think I'll just get the Xbox version.

 

[Wind's Howling]

My guess? You'll see GTA V on PC before the end of the year.

The probable reason why it isn't coming with the PS3 and 360 versions is because of piracy. Piracy is most prolific on the PC platform, after all. I doubt it has anything to do with performance. Red Dead Redemption was a business decision, and Max Payne 3 shows that the RAGE engine certainly works on PC.

If they delay the PC version by 1-3 months, they can avoid it cutting into their initial sales. Yes, piracy will still occur, but it will have less of an impact.

Careful. You are threading on the same ground I was.

 

[QuantumBro]

Has anyone grabbed this yet? If not then I'll take it

Yeah, I've seen someone with it.

 

[Andrew.]

Has anyone grabbed this yet? If not then I'll take it

Thats dreamfalls avatar and has been his avatar since day 1.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

Heh, I forgot all about spoilers. GAF is usually safe, just gotta stay about a page behind the latest posts to account for the short time it takes mods to massacre idiots.

Went and paid this off at lunch today, so I'm all ready for Monday night.

As an aside, apparently Gamestop is now in the obnoxious habit of asking you if you're ready to trade in things you just bought from them. Guy asked me about trading in Dragon's Crown for $30, I told him it's probably the only thing aside from SMTIV this year that will come close to the number of hours I'm going to put into GTAV.

 

[Gaz_RB]

Has anyone grabbed this yet? If not then I'll take it

Dreamfall pretty much has that one sown up

 

[Wind's Howling]

I feel like Monday is going to explode here when people manage to get a copy early.

 

[SuperSah]

I wish I lived close to a distribution center.

I live 50 minutes away from one AND they're dispatching on Saturday.

I could have this come Monday!

 

[Bunta]

I live 50 minutes away from one AND they're dispatching on Saturday.

I could have this come Monday!

You......suck.

 

[Andrew.]

I feel like Monday is going to explode here when people manage to get a copy early.

That's why you make Monday "No GAF Day"

 

[KnockOneOff]

Wink