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GTA 4: PC vs. console – comparative screenshots

PCGH compares screenshots of the PC version – published by Rockstar Games – with official screenshots of the console version.

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MvmntInGrn5718d ago

Based off the shots alone, it looks much "cleaner" as far as edges go and the AA is of course higher. Better draw distance as well.

Looks good, doesn't make the console ones irrelevant or anything. GTAIV will never be the best looking game on PC, even at release since its an open world but it looks nice.

One thing I notice is that far off objects on consoles kind of fade in while far off objects on PC are there but with lower to no AA, I actually like the fading better.

StephanieBBB5718d ago

The ray tracing AKA reflections on the PC is the main thing that I noticed was ALOT better.

JsonHenry5718d ago

I doubt they changed much for the PC version. Other than higher resolutions, MUCH further draw distances (no pop-ins), and better AA effects everything should look almost the exact same.

But the game looked fantastic on the consoles. So of course it is going to look good on the PC as well.

Fishy Fingers5718d ago

StephanieBBB, GTA is using Ray Tracing? I don't think so. You got a link?

Kleptic5718d ago

yeah would love a link for that...ray tracing has turned into one of the least understood terms of gaming technology...

believe me...whenever gaming machines get to the point to truely do real ray tracing in real time...it won't look like GTAIV...it will nearly shatter the 'the uncanny valley'...

the only console game I heard of so far that was rumored (one started by GG developer no less) was Killzone 2...but the question definitely needs further clarification...the game does have some incredibly impressive lighting...but ray tracing in real time is next to impossible even with the PS3's processing power...and if its not impossible, the expense it would have on the rest of the game would be clearly visible...(i.e. no AI...no physics...5 frames per second...etc.)

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THC CELL5718d ago

if this game was ps3 exclusive we would see better then the pc
nuff said

MvmntInGrn5718d ago

I love my PS3 but the PC will ALWAYS have the edge. Now the PS3 could maybe hit a high end PC with a lot of work (See Heavy Rain)but as it stands now the PC is just easier and the hardware updates more frequently.

centrum2k5718d ago

i m not a ps3 haters but pc will alway have better graphic over any consoles.

Cajun Chicken5718d ago

Upgrading your PC to top specs is impossible these days. I gave up during 2004 and started buying consoles instead. I miss Counter Strike and UT2K4, though.
GTAIV will be better on PC because its probably going to have a thriving mod community.

batichon frandy5718d ago

shut up dumb jet
360 got better graphics than ps3
tell me how gta will look better on ps3 punk!

SSCOOLCHEA5718d ago

really who cares . does anyone care about this crappy azz game anymore ? a 10 just wow. what a bunch of followers

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solidt125718d ago

Just to point out. The console screen was taking during the rain while the pc was taking in the sun light so there's a big difference in what you are looking at. But I can tell either way that the PC version looks alot better.

Chubear5718d ago

That was total BS comparison shot.

Kleptic5718d ago

agreed...the comparisons were worse than the par for comparisons...which is saying something...

Vicophine5718d ago

Can't wait to torrent this and support the game

/irony.

kinggeoff5718d ago

when are devs going to realise that for every honest pc gamer, there are a pile of dishonest ones waiting to ruin the fun for everyone

JsonHenry5718d ago

^^

They do know this. But there are so many millions of PC gamers that they still make a profit on the PC product. Imagine what their incomes would be if just a fraction of those pirates actually bought the game. WHOA! Cha-ching!

rroded5718d ago

ya tho i have the console version the mod scene will prob sell me on the pc version all i gatta do is sit back n give em a little time ta work who knows price of the pc version might drop by then. :D

kinggeoff5718d ago

quite similar. nothing to write home about

replay editor is the big difference here

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Mainline Grand Theft Auto trailers ranked from best to worst

As we have all been graced by the release of Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer, we're ranking the best and worst GTA trailers to date.

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purple101134d ago

We be getting these posts All week now lads. Someone noticed a number plate ... Someone noticed a billboard... I can see it now

Just go on YouTube and watch one of the many videos dissecting the whole 1minite 30secs worth.

This site supposed to be for news.

roadkillers134d ago

These updates on N4G are going to ruin whats rest of this site. Unfortunate since I was one of the first members.. The site shows unsecure when i login as well.

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Grand Theft Auto 4 Anniversary: The Beginning of the Age of RAGE

Grand Theft Auto 4 is an important game for Rockstar, not least because it was the first title in the franchise to use the newly created RAGE engine.

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franwex351d ago

Wasn’t the Table Tennis game the first to use RAGE?

isarai351d ago

Was about to say the same, but they do say first "in the franchise" so 🤷

cammers1995351d ago

The fact it hasnt been remastered is insane.

Abear21351d ago

Rage engine made driving on the sidewalk in cinematic slow motion camera a blast

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Fifteen Years On, 'Grand Theft Auto IV' Is Still the Series’ Best

There’s never a bad time to relive its magic, and with rumours of a potential Grand Theft Auto IV remaster making the rounds, why wouldn’t you?

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Machina354d ago

The series' most overhyped and overrated (especially by critics) more like.

Number1TailzFan354d ago

Not sure tbh.. I'd say 3 was the most overrated. It's pretty rough to go back to, it was quite rough even trying it just after Vice City. Lack of humour and vehicles that had the weight of polystyrene with top speeds to match.

VC & the stories games (even LCS) were all fun. I remember there being a lot of praise for GTA 3 on TV and in game mags, saying it was a Dreamcast killer of a game or words to that effect, and honestly after playing it on PC I didn't think it was that special and kind of dull, had the odd moment of fun but hardly anything. I heard they cut online multiplayer at the last moment for PC, shame because it could've made all the difference.

Would've loved to have seen what kind of cartoony GTA style game they could've done on Dreamcast as a competitor, I bet something along the lines of Simpsons Hit & Run would've worked well.

BlackTar187353d ago

@numberz How can the game that defined a generation and was copied by everyone be overrated? Was a asinine comment

seanpitt23353d ago

For me 4 was better than 5 was more realistic and the physics was on another level! 5 was a major let down in that department!

Number1TailzFan353d ago

@blacktar you have your opinion i have mine. I found the game dull, and it is for the most part. It set the foundation for the much superior SA and VC however.

KwietStorm_BLM352d ago

You say GTA III is overrated because it's rough to go back to and rough to play after Vice City. Your entire opinion is in hindsight. Of course it's rough going back to it today. It came out over 20 years ago. That doesn't take away from the fact that it pioneered a lot and was a paradigm shift for a lot of trends in game development today. Vice City in a lot of ways is just a more refined version of III. It was San Andreas that took the big leap forward from a design perspective. If III doesn't release, who knows if the open world genre would be what it is now. How can that be overrated?

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1nsomniac353d ago (Edited 353d ago )

Not at all. My most played game of all time. Truly stunning accomplishment in gaming and with PC graphics mods it just took it to levels beyond anything that came before and possibly even after.

People who moan about it generally tend to be people who played it on under powered consoles and couldn’t handle the more realistic car physics. It was the slightly more realistic approach that made it stand out more. Absolutely love it. In fact I always said Vice city was my favourite of all time. But after going back to the remaster I realised 4 was actually the best.

Profchaos353d ago (Edited 353d ago )

I'm no critic and I consider it the best games in the franchise after recently replaying every entry it's story when paired in conjunction with it's DLC was and still is amazing.

shinoff2183352d ago

Lol. Fun fact. That dlc cost a certain green colored console 50 million for exclusiveness. Un heard of back then. Just to point out the hypocrisy of the 3rd party exclusive agenda going on.

Anyway how the dlc better then the base game by a mile. Lol imo

DigitallyAfflicted352d ago

I've enjoyed gta4 the most from all the others too.

DarXyde353d ago

San Andreas holds a special place in my heart. Honestly, I couldn't get into IV at all. Didn't even finish it. I had some pride in playing it at first because I'm originally a New Yorker, but it just didn't do it for me.

To each their own.

shinoff2183352d ago (Edited 352d ago )

Gta sa for sure. To this day my favorite. My least fav is gta 4 easily. Gta 4 made me feel like the dude in next friday trying to take the cd back talking about i cant get jiggy wit this.

Maybe looking back it would be 3 but 3 did so damn much for gaming in general. . My first gta was of course the top downs so the series has came a long way.

notachance352d ago

Yeah I remembered falling asleep playing the last mission in GTA4.. the most boring protagonist (out of all the voiced protag), and the town is too small.

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-Foxtrot354d ago

Not really

Overrated

Boring

Liberty City despite being a reimagined version for the HD era lacked any variety

Lacked the GTA fun charm overall

Niko was bland compared to past protagonists like Tommy, CJ or Victor

blackblades353d ago (Edited 353d ago )

GTA 2 was the best, lol my only owned GTA game. Vice city was alright when I rented it back then. I cant really say which is the best cause those the only 2 games i played but GTA 2 was fun on PC back in the day. Closes game to it that I enjoyed was SR3 and I dont care what people say. That none serious tone was fun enjoyable.

banger88353d ago

Like hell it is. San Andreas was far better, much more fun and a better game overall.

isarai353d ago

Nah, it's a masterpiece in attention to detail and the amount of immersive systems at play. But it really isn't very fun, ESPECIALLY when compared to the previous games in the series. Like tons of things are just wonky and actively kneecap lots of experimentation, or is just lame. Like why do I take huge damage when falling into water, why can I only stand in very specific large trucks when they are moving but not smaller trucks and vehicles, why is the melee combat such a massive down grade from GTA SA and GTA IV, why is the euphoria nowhere near as reactive, why is being drunk using a rasterized animation of staggering rather than the far more entertaining euphoria GTAIV and RDR used when you were drunk, why do npc vehicles barely react to you popping there tires even at high speed, etc etc.

I've always loved playing around in GTA games world. Like the campaigns are great but the majority of my time was always spent just playing in the open world. Yet GTAV is the only game in the series I never really returned to after beating it, it just lacks that fun factor the others have, I spent more time in GTA SA remastered than GTAV

chicken_in_the_corn353d ago

It's one of my least favourite GTA games. It's clunky, the ai is exploitable, it's far too long and the writing is absolutely awful.

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