marconelly!
Veteran
Nor have they been the only ones after it, before the current contract...
Sony loses GTA exclusivity before next gen
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crystalcube
Newcomer
Teasy said:
Quite right.
Also we have no idea if by end of 2004 GTA remains a big seller as it is now.
Like MGS2 everyone wanted it on Xbox but when it was actually released on Xbox it didn't do as well as expected. Because splinter cell was a bigger thing on Xbox.
Who knows ...Oct 2004 is still a long way away
CaptainHowdy
Regular
"which is why the PC GTA3 supports Xbox-like features like custom MP3 radio stations"
Uhm, am I the only one who thinks this is the funniest thing I have ever read in my life???
newsflash, custom MP3's began on PC, Halflife allowed custom Mp3 soundtracks(as do all Halflife mods), is Halflife an Xbox port too?
GTA for PC was built for PC from the ground up, with a control
and camera scheme that wouldnt work out so well on any console.
the series began on PC, which is why Rockstar continues to show its
support to the PC community.
Uhm, am I the only one who thinks this is the funniest thing I have ever read in my life???
newsflash, custom MP3's began on PC, Halflife allowed custom Mp3 soundtracks(as do all Halflife mods), is Halflife an Xbox port too?
GTA for PC was built for PC from the ground up, with a control
and camera scheme that wouldnt work out so well on any console.
the series began on PC, which is why Rockstar continues to show its
support to the PC community.
DeathKnight
Regular
The GTA3 port for the PC was absolutely atrocious. Not in the actual gameplay area, but the bugginess and extremely poor performance. People actually went through the code and it was really sloppy. I know of at least one guy who was optimizing a couple of files for the gaming community since Rockstar was nowhere to be found with regards to a patch.
crystalcube
Newcomer
CaptainHowdy
Regular
The GTA3 port for the PC was absolutely atrocious. Not in the actual gameplay area, but the bugginess and extremely poor performance. People actually went through the code and it was really sloppy. I know of at least one guy who was optimizing a couple of files for the gaming community since Rockstar was nowhere to be found with regards to a patch.
my friend had a Radeon and a Duron 600, and ran it without any trouble..
the poor performance was at first blamed on the code, but oddly enough, new video card drivers are what wound up making it run smoothly.
my friend had a Radeon and a Duron 600, and ran it without any trouble..
the poor performance was at first blamed on the code, but oddly enough, new video card drivers are what wound up making it run smoothly.
Right, lets not revist the trails/motion blur issue on GTA3 PC.
I mention the MP3 radio station as, well, its become virtually a defacto standard for certain genres of Xbox games, FAR more so than on the PC where you just have Winamp running in the background heh [which virtually nullifies this 'feature' in games anyway imo].
Mention custom MP3 soundtracks to the average gamer, and I'd wager money that the majority would say "oo, Xbox!" rather than "oo, PC!".
Anyways, just speculation on my part. I expect Rockstar was developing an Xbox build in parallel to their PC one before signing the deal with Sony. It would seem that most developers keep PC builds around for debugging purposes and such, not exactly a huge leap to make it Xbox-able (especially with Renderware).
I mention the MP3 radio station as, well, its become virtually a defacto standard for certain genres of Xbox games, FAR more so than on the PC where you just have Winamp running in the background heh [which virtually nullifies this 'feature' in games anyway imo].
Mention custom MP3 soundtracks to the average gamer, and I'd wager money that the majority would say "oo, Xbox!" rather than "oo, PC!".
Anyways, just speculation on my part. I expect Rockstar was developing an Xbox build in parallel to their PC one before signing the deal with Sony. It would seem that most developers keep PC builds around for debugging purposes and such, not exactly a huge leap to make it Xbox-able (especially with Renderware).
Imagine this:
Xbox2 in winter 2005, with Halo: Galaxy Battle Online Another and GTA: Online make-yeah-own Mafia, as exclusive launch games!
Just like casual gamers know Xbox as Playstation X, no harm knowing Xbox2 as Playstation X2! Games sell da consoles! Early birds + money hat$ might just catch the worms for MS this time round.
That is why, Sony must not overly delay PS3 launch imo.
Xbox2 in winter 2005, with Halo: Galaxy Battle Online Another and GTA: Online make-yeah-own Mafia, as exclusive launch games!
Just like casual gamers know Xbox as Playstation X, no harm knowing Xbox2 as Playstation X2! Games sell da consoles! Early birds + money hat$ might just catch the worms for MS this time round.
That is why, Sony must not overly delay PS3 launch imo.
