GTA 4 Coming To The PC!
Rockstar has officially confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 4 will be released on the PC!
The release date for North America is 18th November, while us Europeans will have to wait an extra 3 days for it to arrive on the 3rd December 2008. I don’t mind, I’ve waited since April to hear this, so a few more days is nothing!
You might remember me mentioning in my post about digital gaming distribution that I actually managed to buy GTA 4 on the Xbox 360 a few days after release – it was quite task to do that even!
However, since buying it, I’ve tried playing it a few times on the Xbox 360, but have all but given up on it, don’t get me wrong, it’s a great looking game and I really *want* to play it, but the control system using a (cheap) wireless Xbox 360 controller just feels far too unnatural for me when I’ve played the last three GTA games with a mouse and keyboard on the PC.
In the past, the graphics have always been a big improvement over the console version, so with high definition gaming now with us, I thought that I’d be happy playing on the sofa in front of a large screen hi def TV – apparently not! Ultimately it’s the good old trusty PC control system that I need to fully enjoy GTA 4!
I look forward to the PC version of GTA 4 arriving on my doorstep on the 3rd December, until then I think I’ll sell the Xbox 360 version to fund my GTA 4 PC pre-order!
Are you someone like me who prefers the PC version of this or any other games?
New York, NY – August 6, 2008 – Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto IV will be arriving on the PC on November 18th and 21st in North America and Europe, respectively.
“We are very excited to be releasing the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “The whole team is dedicated to bringing an amazing gaming experience to the PC. The game looks and plays beautifully on PC and we can’t wait for people to play it.”
Developed by series creator Rockstar North and set in Liberty City, the latest instalment in the enormously successful Grand Theft Auto series features a painstakingly detailed and life-like city for players to explore; a rich, immersive narrative experience; an original soundtrack highlighting the cultural eclecticism of Liberty City; and newly expanded multiplayer just for the PC.
Source – Rockstar Games
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Comments: 2
12:02 am 16th August, 2008
When it comes to first person shooters, totally. I bought Gears of War for Xbox 360 and I just can’t get anywhere. It’s a nightmare. Keyboard and mouse all the way!
But on the GTA4 front.. I’ve been pleasantly surprised. I felt the same way as you, but it didn’t take long to get the hang of it. Since it has auto-aim / targeting, it’s not really a big deal.
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7:32 pm 21st August, 2008
Long live PC,down with the consoles.
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3:32 pm 28th August, 2008
Finally gta 4 is on the pc i knew they would they did the same sandreas and that came out on pc. Can’t wait!
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12:54 pm 4th September, 2008
Hay guys, do you know where can i buy the GTA 4 PC Beta version
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6:54 pm 15th September, 2008
Of course this is exciting news. Any true gamer and Gta franchise lover will be thrilled. But… Let’s consider some system requirements until they’re revealed to us. If you’re gonna buy the game, you may have to consider a better graphics card if you don’t already have one that more or less gaurantees it will take care of anything that’s thrown at you this year. To me, as long as GTA4 doesn’t surpass the requirements for “Crysis”, I should be fine. Until then, I await like an impatient lion waiting to pounce on that antheloupe that’s been teasing me. “Meat, Meat, Meat!!!”. GO GTA4!!!!!
Comments: 1
5:43 am 4th October, 2008
HELLO
GTA4 on pc is better and on xbox 360 is not too nice because the xbox 360 controllers are not nice pc keyboard mouse
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10:38 am 14th October, 2008
Yea, its so true,i think xbox are made for sport games, i cant imagine playing a FPS on it and even GTA. Keyboard and mouse give you full controll,for me its almost like an extention of my body!
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10:07 am 27th December, 2008
What’s wrong with this game? I can’t bind the mouse buttons? it defaults to MMB when I’m trying to change the melee lock on.. and I can’t bind the RMB to what ever I want it to be…
What a waste of time.
Comments: 1
9:30 am 10th January, 2009
December 4 came and went…….didn’t hear a thing about GTA4
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3:09 pm 21st January, 2009
Will GTA IV come in egypt
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1:56 pm 22nd January, 2009
KTED – has it not already been released in Egypt? I thought it would have been released there along with Europe etc?
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11:44 am 15th November, 2009
Yeah
GTA 4 is a great game.
I played it a long time.
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8:51 am 20th January, 2010
I’ve played it on PS3 and 360, finishing soon after release and was given a Key to the City for completing 100% before the deadline. I want to get it on PC but still need to upgrade first, I generally prefer PC versions of games (especially FPS, I feel that genre doesn’t belong on console) but with GTA games I actually like to play both using a controller and mouse+kbd.
I do like GTA IV, however even though it does improve in large areas as compared to previous titles, like others I feel it lacks due to missing content such as Firefighter, Paramedic etc. and was disappointed with that, although thinking about it perhaps someone has released a mod to include these.
I also heard a rumour that the majority of the original Rockstar North team left after San Andreas (which would actually explain a lot in my mind, especially as now the company seems to be driven to profit, pumping out various titles under the GTA brand, rather than making good games).