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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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MvmntInGrn5726d 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.

StephanieBBB5726d ago

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

JsonHenry5726d 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 Fingers5726d ago

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

Kleptic5725d 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 CELL5726d ago

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

MvmntInGrn5726d 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.

centrum2k5726d ago

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

Cajun Chicken5726d 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 frandy5726d ago

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

SSCOOLCHEA5725d 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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solidt125726d 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.

Chubear5726d ago

That was total BS comparison shot.

Kleptic5725d ago

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

Vicophine5726d ago

Can't wait to torrent this and support the game

/irony.

kinggeoff5726d 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

JsonHenry5726d 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!

rroded5725d 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

kinggeoff5726d ago

quite similar. nothing to write home about

replay editor is the big difference here

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing695h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker5h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing695h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

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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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purple101141d 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.

roadkillers141d 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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franwex358d ago

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

isarai358d ago

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

cammers1995358d ago

The fact it hasnt been remastered is insane.

Abear21358d ago

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