[PC] Grand Theft Auto IV

The first PC screenshots have been released. Also the news is that along with the new multiplayer stuff the PC version will have the expected goodies and also a few new stuff.

Up to 2560x1600.
Longer draw distance.
Better lighting.
New animations.
New textures and higher resolution.
TiVo-like 30 seconds of replay; can edit with different camera angles and publish to Rockstar portal.
Because of PC's HDD, LoD will stream faster and reduce the pop-in effect of the consoles.

man a lot of the textures really blow in high rez!
 
Wow - the replay is a very nice addition. So many hilarious moments in the game that would be great viewing a second time.
 
Well I will only move onto PC version once I get 1000/1000 in 360 version. That way I can save up in the meantime as it is almost impossible to get every single achievement. Looks awesome without filters though.
 
uh oh. i checked out amazon and ebgames and their pre-orders ship on DECEMBER 2nd!!!

anyone hear of a delay? still Nov date at rockstart website.

hmm.
 
Two weeks ago when I went to buy Warhead, the counter jockey at my local GameStop said the same thing. *shrug* I will say this: I was very much looking forward to the next installment of GTA on the PC, but after Yahtzee's review of Saints Row 2, it makes me think I would like SR2 better than GTA-IV anyhow.

Anyone have any thoughts on that?
 
Two weeks ago when I went to buy Warhead, the counter jockey at my local GameStop said the same thing. *shrug* I will say this: I was very much looking forward to the next installment of GTA on the PC, but after Yahtzee's review of Saints Row 2, it makes me think I would like SR2 better than GTA-IV anyhow.

Anyone have any thoughts on that?

I'll definatly still be picking GTA4 up because SA was probably the best game i've ever played. That said, I do love that style of game so SR2 is a definate possibility for me - later.

Right now there are way too many amazing games to play so a short delay in GTA4 is probably a good thing!
 
I'll certainly agree with that: Warhead, Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, GTA-IV, there's lots to love right now in the PC gaming arena :)
 
didn't SR2 suffer from bad control problems (console port)...and was a more frenetic style of gameplay than GTA's?

Well, since it's not even out yet (and isn't supposed to be for another two months I believe) then ... uh... we probably don't know yet :)
 
Well, since it's not even out yet (and isn't supposed to be for another two months I believe) then ... uh... we probably don't know yet :)

True... and one of the reasons for the delay was supposedly because they were making sure the PC version took advantage of PC controls. (at least thats what the devs said)
 
I hope they keep the controls identical to the 360 version. I'm sure this game will work better on a 360 pad than a key/mouse.

That said, I still hope they make sure it works well with the key/mouse, as long as the core control pad control isn't compromised in any way.
 
I actually have a PS2-esque Logitech joystick that I use for playing my GTA games on the PC. I can't imagine that this would be much different...

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I hope they spend some time on the keyboard+mouse controls. They have for their earlier PC versions, but you never know.
 
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