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GTA IV to support 16 players online?

Posted on October 16th, 2007 at 09:48 EDT

According to GamingExcellence.com, Rockstar is planning to incorporate multiplayer modes that support up to 16 players online for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto IV.

The news comes from a recent PlayStation Holiday Preview Event held in Toronto where Rockstar was showing off the new Manhunt sequel. Apparently during a talk with Rockstar, GamingExcellence was revealed all new information on highly anticipated sequel.

New details included:
- Developers testing various plots
- Rockstar has considered having the entire world unlocked for the player at the start
- Rockstar is aiming for a multiplayer component with up to 16 players fighting it out in various multiplayer modes

GTA IV is set to release sometime in early 2008 on PS3 and Xbox 360. Stay tuned for more updates.

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posted 9:53am EDT - October 16th, 2007
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that will be very nice
posted 9:54am EDT - October 16th, 2007
2

The extra time they're taking may very well pay off.

posted 9:59am EDT - October 16th, 2007
3

this game shudnt be released on the crappy 360!

posted 10:12am EDT - October 16th, 2007
4

Blachaze, it would be a horrible marketing mistake for them not to release it on the 360 in the US, since the 360 is the most common next-gen console over here. Take DMC4, for instance. In Europe and Japan, there is no 360 version, because it won't sell. It's all about marketing.

posted 11:07am EDT - October 16th, 2007
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Solstice are you just making crap up about DMC not bein on the 360 in Europe !!

posted 11:47am EDT - October 16th, 2007
6

look people, f**k marketing, xbox 360 sux!!

posted 12:16pm EDT - October 16th, 2007
7

i can't wait!!!!!!!

posted 12:21pm EDT - October 16th, 2007
8

I can get to know the entire world from the start.... Thats so COOL

posted 2:45pm EDT - October 16th, 2007
9

I was gonna say....c'mon, if PSP could have multiplayer for GTA....why not the next gen systems.... that would be so awesome.....it was on PSP(tho it didn't have infrustructure mode available)....

posted 3:42pm EDT - October 16th, 2007
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greate i hope you can kinda create your own crew or clan and can custumize the colors of your clothes and stuff like that to recognize your members sort of like saints row!!

posted 4:39pm EDT - October 16th, 2007
11

Huge open world gameplay is awesome.

posted 4:49pm EDT - October 16th, 2007
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Hope they get the frame rate in order for the ps3 GTA getting jaggy and slow just wouldnt do. It did happen in San Andreas a few times if I recall

posted 5:24pm EDT - October 16th, 2007
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This is going to be awesome though I wonder how smooth it will run? Hope PSU can give more info as it arises.

posted 10:02pm EDT - October 16th, 2007
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Oh good I'm not too late,let me be the first one to say.....SO WHAT!!!!.I am sick of waiting for this game and it blows that the 360 gets extra content....*SIGH*  I'll still buy it on day one cuz i'm such a sucker,DAM YOU ROCKSTAR

posted 11:40pm EDT - October 16th, 2007
15
Not bad but I wonder what type of online games modes they're gonna have.
posted 1:37am EDT - October 17th, 2007
16

wow

posted 12:04pm EDT - October 20th, 2007
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psn id: gingo... that would be awesome and it would be well worth the delay

posted 11:50pm EST - December 22nd, 2007
18

this could very well become the best gta game even better than san andreas

posted 3:42pm EST - January 21st, 2008
19

this will be good if you can go co-op through the missions...ps3id:GLEN-2008

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