Grand Theft Auto IV: Why it'll be better on the PC

Synergized | May 09, 2008 | Blog | PC Playstation 3

Silviu Stahie, a video and PC games editor has written up a blog on five reasons that if Grand Theft Auto IV gets ported to the PC, it will be better than the console reasons. Two of the reasons are that the controls will be much better and how all the bugs from the console versions will be phases out for the PC release. Go to the source to read the three other reasons.

There is a pandemic going around in the world and its called the GTA IV bug. I don't want to be misunderstood, I really liked this latest title from Rockstar but I feel that all the editors in the world, with very few exceptions, are attending group therapy in a brothel. I also don't want to imply there's a black contract between the publishers and all the major gaming sites (maybe that's a good idea for another time) because the purpose of this article is entirely different.

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Ameer | May 10, 2008

While I agree generally, bug fixes is a moot point considering both consoles have the ability to be patched through console online functions.
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Final Blade | May 10, 2008

_{Actually i disagree i think the 360 version will end up at the end superior due to the DLC exclusive content. I don't know or haven't heard if the PC is going to get it or not.

Also lets look at some interesting point, not everyone has the means to play Big games on the PC. Or has Powerful PC's. Take Crysis for example. The graphics and such was touted to blow people away and be a PC game hit. Instead it turned into a mediocre storyline if that, and the gameplay wasn't great as a whole. Sure the graphics was beautiful but thats it. And lets look the horrendous sales of it.

Modding while it can help the PC, doesn't mean the PS3 can't do it either. If i recall UT3 PS3 version can also mod quite a bit, so that point is really moot.
The controls is subject to an opinion really.
And like Ameer said Bugs can be fixed with patches, since they already have. The game is new on consoles, and R* barely said anything about a release date let alone if they're making it for the PC.

But Ameer has stated that they would be stupid to avoid money made from this.

All in all 1 point has been made and its rather null point if that.}
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  Smoke | May 10, 2008
  
  GTA IV doesn't let you mod on the PS3, and the modding on UT3 I guarantee you is nowhere near what you can do with a PC. If you know what you're doing, you can do anything you want in the game. The best example I can think of is playing Vice City online: Pure chaos.
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    Final Blade | May 11, 2008
    
    _{Again that doesn't mean it will never be that way. What if GTA4 as a download or something allows PS3 owners to mod the game like UT3. Maybe it will be a apart of a DLC exclusive thing. Again we don't know R* has in stored for PS3 owners but stating stuff like this when so far nothing been said about a PC version is silly.}
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      ChiroVette | May 18, 2008
      
      Not practical for several reasons, not the least of which being that only large game developers have the developing kits for the PS3 and 360. So modding your console games becomes arduous if not impossible. On a PC, you can simply hack the code, or in the case of GTA, where Rockstar goes out of their way to make them moddable, easily do almost anything you like with the game. You simply can't have this kind of freedom with the console games, at least not to my knowledge.
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      Final Blade | May 18, 2008
      
      _{Actually its not impossible, have you played Unreal Tournament 3 on the PS3?
      
      They allowed us to mod or should i say User created content to make our own stuff, this is what im talking about.}
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Storm | May 10, 2008

True, the PC version of games (preferably single players) do shine more than the console versions. As Smoke mentioned, people jump at the chance to mod and play it how they want, major plus.
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Stainless | May 11, 2008

I agree that the bugs will be fixed, however the general game play will be worse in my opinion. I think the 360 version will end up on top due to, as Final Blade said, the DLC Exclusive Content.