GTA IV to look similar on both platforms
- Posted March 1st, 2008 at 15:15 EDT by
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Next month, Grand Theft Auto IV releases worldwide on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms.The title is pretty much complete with only a bit of polishing left to do before it hits that coveted gold status. Other than that, April 29 cannot get here fast enough.
With the increasing anticipation for the title on both sides, the technical aspects of the game remains a top priority, primarily for PS3 owners who have seen a lot of developers deliver a weaker version of their title for the PS3. With the PS3 version of GTAIV already lacking exclusive downloadable content, the next possible disappointment would be to have a technologically inferior version of the product. Those worries can now be laid to rest as confirmation comes that both the PS3 and 360 versions will run similar to each other at exactly 30FPS. Even with a side by side comparison, there are very little details that show which version is which. The only thing that the PlayStation 3 version lacks is the exclusive episodic content available for the 360, which is something that could hurt the sales of the PS3 installment in the long run.
Grand Theft Auto IV will release in North America on April 28th and an April 29th release in the rest of the main markets such as Japan and Europe.
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AclayPS3
- 3:44pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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Well, I'm glad to hear that both versions will run similar to each other. I really don't see the exclusive downloadable content a big deal because Microsoft paid to have it. Sony could have paid Rockstar millions and millions of dollars for it's own exclusive content, but it's not that important. I would rather have MGS4 as a PS3 exclusive than to have exclusive content for GTA4.
Just now I was thinking why in the world Rockstar games had the release date for GTA4 in late April, but I'm guessing they only did that because Midnight Club Los Angles is coming out in early April, and they don't want to release GTA4 and Midnight Club in the same time frame because the sales for Midnight Club will be affected.
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psycho_mantis |
makaveli_71- 3:49pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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The author of this article is micheal jacksons brother lol.
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liquidghost |
LiquidGhost- 4:04pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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episodic content...????!?!? how the h3ll will that affect ps3 sales? microsoft paid 50mill for episodic content....
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Mattchewie |
Mattchewie- 4:07pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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The funny thing. I can bet you some serious money that those extra episodes are going to be mediorce at best. Take 2 isn't dumb and they know that if they really extend out the story line for one console, it will hurt sales of the other. So IMHO, the exclusive DLC for gta4 won't be worth it and as such I'm encourging my friends that have both systems to keep playing the series on its original console. Most agree with me which is a good sign.
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ykstewart |
Thusgnificent- 4:09pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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I'm still wondering if the dlc for 360 will sell. If the main game is already 100 hrs long. How much more GTA can folks take. I love GTA like the next guy but playing a game for 100 hrs and who knows how long it actually is with re doing failed missions. I think the multiplayer version will be enough for folks. Then you have MGS4, Haze, LBP, and possibly Killzone 2 in the pipeline. Don't think folks would even have time to play two more episodes. Especially if they are as big as vice city and san andreas. Could be a big swing and a miss for Microsoft.
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hush404 |
hush404- 4:27pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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Don't bank on the downloadable content hurting sales. Rockstar has said that the absolute earliest said content would be seen would be mid or lat 2009.
Also, the game will be shipped with a complete story, don't expect to get to the end to see "To be continued... buy the 360 version with downloadable content".
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PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 4:27pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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Good to hear,R* North are really some incredible devs,so i couldn't expect anything less from them,@infernox92
I'm sure we will,remember the episodic content is exclusive,NOT other downloadable contents.
Edit:Hey,i thought MS paid that 50 million as a security,cuz i remember reading somewhere that if the Episodic content doesn't make the 50 million then 2K will have to pay back the rest of it to MS.Don't know if it's true though
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Deusthousand |
Deusthousand- 4:51pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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That will not hurt sales of the game on the 3. Simply because a person who has a 3 but no 3fixme will not buy a crapbox just to play some evtra content that no one knows when it will come out. However, I have both consoles and I have NEVER played a gta on anything ohter than a ps and I plan on keeping that tradition. EDLC will not convince me that Homosoft is the better company and that 3fixme is the better system.
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Psydistix
- 5:16pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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Personally, I do not like to see both versions of multi-platform games between these two particular platforms to automatically be equal. I feel that is cutting the gamers short. Each version should be pushed to the limits of that system. Developers fear putting forth the utmost effort and running the risk of showing favoratism in the eyes of the public if one version is better than the other. Nevertheless, when a consumer purchases such a video game console, they expect the utmost of efforts. I know that it is possibly too early to push both systems to their limits, but making both version identical does not do justice to the consumer's justification of purchasing a certain brand.
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MNAZAL |
Ask if Needed.- 5:48pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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The author of this article is micheal jacksons brother lol."
Haha you're REALLY funny.
Now to talk about the article. What AcalyPS3 is pretty much what I have to say. (S)He gave a valid point and to me, I woudln't really care if there was exclusive content. -
Alpha2
- 6:27pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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Just saying Side by side, someone's eventually going to do a video that finds miniscule problems. Way to go. There's no way anyone is going to let the PS3 version have any leg up over the 36* version if they can find a way, they'll always try to tarnish our version.
As for the DLC it's not going to be fore another year that they see it anyway, and by that time people will have moved on to other games. if it's really already 100 hours long then people will be tired of it for a while or hoping for a full sequel.
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Daz |
miami2399- 7:29pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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Well the episodic content is a download correct? So not every 360 owner gets it. Out of the box they are the same game. R* has also stated that it will be 3 extra missions, so they could be small missions as well. Actually they probably are since M$ has a size limit on downloads for games dont they?
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Raymond1984 |
Yearlinghawk- 7:48pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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they had all this time kept pushing it back pushing it back and still made it wit 30fps that is so weak?
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BC1973
- 8:08pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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After spending a year reading PSU religously every day I have finally got around to registering. So "1st Post" yippee............That's the first and last time I will be saying that. Back to the topic I know someone that works at Rockstar North in Edinburgh and it pains me when I read things like this regarding how both systems are running the same as each other. I know from facts that this game has been a problem for both platforms equally Rockstar North along with pretty much all other devs have struggled with the step up to the next gen consoles, from having such a successful IP on the PS2 the step up has been immense. The reasons for the constant delays have been as suggested the fact that R*N do not want to release an inferior product when so much is relying on it. The guys are working 14 hour shifts to get this game on the shelves in time.
However the main reasons for what I know is down to the multiplayer aspect, this has been causing serious problems at R*N. The team working on this element alone have been told to expect to work at least 3 months after release to solve any problems that may arise after it hitting the shelves.......This to me is my main concern that the game may not be as finished as everyone believes come the end of April. Being a loyal PS fan I am not worried about how this game turns out I just hope MS do not have there eyes on T2 as this could have a major effect on how GTA4 turns out..............Gingo is a legend he out of most speaks the most sense, much respect.
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BC1973
- 10:10pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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Just be grateful you are getting GTA4, if it was down to MS they would have already bought R*N. I know the guys at R*N are concerned at the moment as T2's contract expires on April 30th the day after the release of GTA4 and EA are trying like bears to buy the company so they can own the IP most likely to milk every franchise they can from the license.................Mmmm imagine "GTA 09, GTA 10, GTA 11" you get the idea. Have confidence guys this would not be coming to PS3 unless the guys at R*N thought it was worth it. DLC forget it everyone on Xsucks will be bored by the time that is released as they will be too busy banging on about how amazing Gears2 is.............PS3 is where GTA belongs end of.
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Muzikguy |
Muzikguy- 10:29pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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I hope that the money M$ paid for the episodic content hurts them in the long run. Hopefully not many people pay for the content (as I'm sure it won't be free) and then that will make M$ wise up a bit. I know it's a stretch, but hey why not? Then again if it does end up being free, more power to them. The PS3 will still outsell crashbox3fixme.
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BC1973
- 10:32pm GMT - March 1st, 2008
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Well everyone can speculate but I personally think that Peter Moore jumping ship from MS to EA is just the start of MS's way of buying out the games market. Just look at the purchases of late from EA, Pandemic & Bioware. Now they are trying to buy Take2 where next? I think EA are trying to buy every good dev so they can release (in conjunction with MS) a one format games console, much in the way they have done in the PC market. Big shouts to Apple for standing there ground and at least giving MS a run for there money in PC land, hopefully Sony can replicate in the console wars and stand firm against the greed that MS is.
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