petran79
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lol reminded me of the old days....
that game required just one disc for install though. GTA will require all of the discs probably
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Retail copies of GTA5 come on 7 DVD discs
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that game required just one disc for install though. GTA will require all of the discs probably
cleveridea
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way quicker than downloading
plus cool disk art
excite. titan x & 3D vision.
plus cool disk art
excite. titan x & 3D vision.
MrCunningham
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My current PC doesn't even have a Blu-Ray drive. It is one of those things that I keep telling myself that I should buy since they are incredibly cheap. But I haven't had any use for a disc drive outside of installing Windows.
OnionPowder
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I remember buying a brand new PC with unreal tournament 2004 and being amazed by the fact that the box had like 6 CD's in it.
DVD drives are ubiquitous, and cheap, among those who use physical media. Adding unnecessary requirements may lock out potential purchases.
I also don't know what the break even point for manufacturing would be, between using less overall discs against licensing cost for Blu Ray.
Hamster Plugin
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Just redeem the serial key inside the game case on Social Club and you can download the game instead. I do that for many Steam games, buy a physical copy and then just download. I don't even have a DVD drive.
CharmingCharlie
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Personally I like the look of it. I don't understand the hoohah about the number of discs anyway. Once you have all the files installed you don't need the discs again (there is no disk check according to the readme file).
Looks like a pretty cool collection of GTA 5 artwork any GTA fan would want to have and once the game is installed you can put the discs away for prosperity. I would probably go with the disc based version myself and not because i have a crap internet or anything like that but because it would be a cool thing to add to my collection.
Looks like a pretty cool collection of GTA 5 artwork any GTA fan would want to have and once the game is installed you can put the discs away for prosperity. I would probably go with the disc based version myself and not because i have a crap internet or anything like that but because it would be a cool thing to add to my collection.
Femmeworth
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Hope you like the continued presence of compressed audio and cutscenes.
This...makes no sense.
Rushersauce
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Isn't it time for PC games to come in Blu-Ray?
renegade_dewitt
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This is the Apple-way of doing business and I DON'T APPROVE! As others have mentioned, people have bandwidth caps or crappy download speeds necessitating physical content. I am going to keep my DVD/Blu-ray drive for as long as download speeds remain as crappy as they are...
Blu-ray drives aren't the most common thing in modern PCs, pre-built or otherwise. I put one in my build thinking that I would use it, but I might as well not even bought it.
chrominance
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Remember how everyone gave credit to the DVD player in the Playstation 2 for a huge chunk of the console's early sales? And how people did the same for the Blu-Ray player in the PS3 (which also probably helped cement Blu-Ray as the HD disc format of choice)? They're video game consoles, but it turned out a significant number of people bought them because they could play movies relatively cheaply.
Wonder why PCs never really transitioned off DVDs to Blu-Rays? Because actually watching Blu-Ray discs on computers is a fucking nightmare compared to DVDs. The DRM schemes required to make Blu-Rays play are so ridiculous that you basically can't watch movies legitimately unless you a) make sure all your monitors are HDCP-compliant (and physically unplug any monitors that aren't), b) turn off all Aero effects, and c) only ever use the player software bundled with the drive or a more expensive updated version, not the many free options like VLC and Media Player Classic that are widely used. In other words, the primary use for a Blu-Ray player is painful on a PC, and there are few other compelling reasons to own a drive.
That, plus the high cost of recordable media (especially compared to NAS and online backup options), is why Blu-Ray players aren't that common on PCs, and thus why GTA V PC is coming out on seven DVDs.
Wonder why PCs never really transitioned off DVDs to Blu-Rays? Because actually watching Blu-Ray discs on computers is a fucking nightmare compared to DVDs. The DRM schemes required to make Blu-Rays play are so ridiculous that you basically can't watch movies legitimately unless you a) make sure all your monitors are HDCP-compliant (and physically unplug any monitors that aren't), b) turn off all Aero effects, and c) only ever use the player software bundled with the drive or a more expensive updated version, not the many free options like VLC and Media Player Classic that are widely used. In other words, the primary use for a Blu-Ray player is painful on a PC, and there are few other compelling reasons to own a drive.
That, plus the high cost of recordable media (especially compared to NAS and online backup options), is why Blu-Ray players aren't that common on PCs, and thus why GTA V PC is coming out on seven DVDs.
qa_engineer
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see my further posts
PC gaming skipped Blu Ray and went straight to digital downloads. My PC is current and doesn't even have an internal DVD drive, let alone a Blu Ray drive.
Doctor_Thomas
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The more discs, the more game you get.
Psyrgery ES
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Me being a Pc blu-ray drive user feels like im an endagered species or something hah 
Also, people like with crappy download speeds AND who enjoy physical editions like having the games on disc.
But come on, there should be a blurat edition. The same happened with UT2004, most of the world was rocking dvd drives and us europeans got the crappy cds edition
Also, people like with crappy download speeds AND who enjoy physical editions like having the games on disc.
But come on, there should be a blurat edition. The same happened with UT2004, most of the world was rocking dvd drives and us europeans got the crappy cds edition
Maybe he's right....
And I don't have a bluray drive, time to throw my gtx980 in the trashcan.
renegade_dewitt
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Just think...if PC's didn't move from CDs to DVD for physical content, how many discs would GTA V take? Unbelievable....
Prepare yourself.
retail copies, which includes physical and digital, do not activate on Steam.
ThatsMytrunks
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Well shit, now I wanna get a retail copy. Is that the same for the US release?
I don't know one person who's buying the game who has a Blueray drive, and all of those people have more than capable PCs, including myself...
Ha, oh well.. Free is free. I couldn't find another 3rd title for the promotion so I figured why not..
I mean 'free' in that case is a marketing gimmick. I think you mean 30% off.
I think UT 2004 was 5 install discs and 1 play disc.
Ahh, makes sense that it's a few more than UT 2003!
I'm pretty much done with discs for PC games now, although on the other hand I always find PSN slow to download games, I stick with physical copies for playstation consoles. The digital games I do have on PS3 were a nightmare, slow downloads then a lengthy install time.
Daniel Jackson
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Disc art is nice though.
Download on Steam and buy the discs to stick them on your wall
Download on Steam and buy the discs to stick them on your wall
I H8 Memes
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Not true. PC's would have migrated over to blu ray long ago if it werent for digital distribution. Like other in the thread have said, i dont even remember the last time i even used my dvd drive. It's not ever going to happen for PC's.
Not when you're buying the other 2 games at full price regardless.
I'm picking up 2 retail console games, and I'm planning to also get GTAV on Steam.
I still picked up both console games, which would have otherwise been Amazon preorders. I didn't pay for GTAV. Sure, it can also be viewed as 1/3 off the entire purchase, but there is no functional difference. I'll consider it a gimmick when it results in me buying something I don't want.
This was absolutely stressful.
enigmatic_alex44
Whenever a game uses "middleware," I expect mediocrity. Just see how poor TLOU looks.
PC games are still released on DVD? Why?
I don't have a "gaming PC" and even my computer from 2012 has a bluray drive.
I don't have a "gaming PC" and even my computer from 2012 has a bluray drive.
Stereogatari
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The frequency at which most PC gamers use disks is so low, that 40 (correction: cheapest i found at a local store was 70, yikes) for a bluray drive is a waste.
You'd usually have DVD drive lying around, and a decent new one costs about 10.
Robot Pants
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Half-life 2 had like 5 Cd-roms
No wait 5 dvds
Edit: no they had to be cd-roms
No wait 5 dvds
Edit: no they had to be cd-roms
Pre-built most likely.
Phoenix Fang
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Before I clicked on this topic, I wondered if someone was going to post the Xbox 360 MGS4 picture. The 3rd post did not disappoint me.
MrCunningham
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It's 5 CD's.
I still have my original retail version of the Orange Box, which includes Half-Life 2, Episode 1, Episode 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2 on a two disc DVD set.
joeygreco1985
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My GotY Edition (the one that came with CS: Source) was 5 or 6 discs sitting one on top of the other in a fucking spindle, no sleeves even.
No it came on a single DVD - or at least that is all I have
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