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  jmac353 | April 15, 2008
  Any picture on the internet is digital.... just saying.
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    Xenctuary | April 16, 2008
    What if you're viewing it over VGA?
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      jmac353 | April 16, 2008
      *head explodes *
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  Silent Storm | April 15, 2008
  Two. More. Motherfreaking. Weeks.
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  TheBradman1andOnly | April 15, 2008
  How can five screenshots make me 1000% more excited than I already am?
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    Silent Storm | April 16, 2008
    Haha, I know what you mean. I think my excitement is overly saturated already.
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  theundertakergonzo | April 15, 2008
  The screeens look awesome, this game is going to be purely awesome.
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  Ncjpr1993 | April 16, 2008
  I don't think I can wait this long! Well, it's not as bad as waiting for November for Gears 2, or is it?
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  Xenctuary | April 16, 2008
  Shame the graphics are so toned down so much in multiplayer (seen at a couple of the sites). Looks great, though. Really liking the simplicity of the HUD.
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    iLLmatic | April 16, 2008
    Most, if not all games have toned down gfx online, especially ones as big as GTA.
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      jmac353 | April 16, 2008
      Not really. It shouldn't be that way. Graphics are all locally tapped from each persons individual machine. The only thing being sent over those internet cables is movement/position/action information between the player and the environment. Textures and models are all locally drawn, no graphics files are being sent over the internet so there's no reason to degrade the visuals.
      
      The only reason to degrade the visuals is when you're running two instances of the same game split-screen. Like for instance, a recent example, look at Vegas 2. It doesn't look too jaw dropping to begin with but in split-screen it looks down right terrible. The texture resolution is abysmal.
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        Existenz | April 16, 2008
        They are sending graphics files, there is damage and building damage in GTA IV online, thats why it doesn't look as crisp because the game is constantly being updated between the 16 players within the game, which wall is blown out, where bullet holes are, which car has been blown up, where a dead pedstrian will be lying etc... This is not as simple as Unreal Tournament 3 for instance, where the game world is populated with static scenary that is the same for all players, and no unpredictable models, GTA has lots of unpredictability i mean you cannot control pedestrians and you cannot control what their cars do in your online game, there is a hell of a lot of data transfer going on to make GTA IV work online.
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        Ameer | April 16, 2008
        Damage is only a textual indicator. The damage textures are loaded locally. It's akin to an MMO, particularly instances where there are large numbers of online players.
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        jmac353 | April 16, 2008
        Negative existenz. All of those damage things are local. The only thing being sent over the internet is information about that damage, like location and how it's going to affect handling of the car. The damage visually is still all local.
        
        Same with bulletholes. That's a good example actually. Basically what's happening is the internet is telling you, hey xbox360, put a bullethole decal here, here and here. That's it. It's not actually sending the bullethole decal.
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      Xenctuary | April 16, 2008
      Saints Row had the exact same graphics, including your customised character.
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  Armed Rebel | April 16, 2008
  If toned down graphics makes for less lag, then I'm all for it.
  
  Gorgeous HUD though, I love it.
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  Silent Storm | April 16, 2008
  Uh...did anyone else get the Scientology advertisement on the right of the screen?
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  Vito Raliffe | April 16, 2008
  Digging the HUD. Less clutter, and I like the new icons for the weapons.
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    Xenctuary | April 16, 2008
    Agreed. I'm happy about the new weapon icons!
    
    
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  Gamesta100 | April 16, 2008
  When I see new pics of GTA4, I can almost cry because I can't wait for this game.
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  kspiess | April 16, 2008
  GTA4......... 'nuff said.