GTAIV - New Information and Scans(First PS3 Screens)

Hungry for some GTAIV update ? Well you'd be glad to know that gamerscreed have gotten their hands on some scans from a German magazine. Of course we they dont speak German, so someone who does was kind enough to gives out us a quick summary.

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[P4KY B]

LOL

[tehcellownu]

it does seem the ps3 version looks better..i wonder what sony plannin to do with this game...they probaly goin to be announcin it soon ...sony have the upper advantage in big games like this...cuz of blue ray and how powerful the ps3 is..

[airjordan9]

is better!! it seems more realistic compared to the other version!!!

[Crazyglues]

It seems to be just the color is little more soft or something giving it a little more real feel.

Call me crazy but I'm sure the game will be exactly the same, it's kinda like when you look at what happened with the xbox and PS2 version. same game just looked and felt a little more real on PS2

Same thing might happen here, but overall I think the game will be the same, it's just how the systems do lighting and texture different. Same thing happens with Kane & Lynch if you do a side by side.

You can see it. It's probably just because Microsoft has ATI graphics card and the PS3 has Nvidia in it. They handle texture different. But both are good.

I can't wait for the real side by side - this should be interesting. But i'm sure it will be good on either system this is GTAIV were talking about.

[TriggerHappy]

You such a fanboy, they will make the game equal on both systems. They will use two dvds if they must. This is Rockstar we are talking about here!

[TruthHurts]

i`m pretty sure you can`t use 2 disc w/ sandbox games. unless different places are on different disc.

because your constantly streaming the "open world" sandbox off the disc.
i might be wrong, but like i said i`m pretty sure.

[Adamalicious]

I agree - GTA would be the absolute worst game to try and put on 2 discs - you cross a bridge: please insert disc 2 - not cool. If they did that you know how hard the Sony fans, maybe Sony themselves, would mock GTA on the 360?

[PS-Wii-60]

Streaming will have to take place from the hard drive. Isn't that why R* was complaining about developing the game for 360? Because there's people out there without the HD (don't know why but, there is).

Maybe 360 users could install SOME game modules onto the HD?
I say some, 'cause if the game were to use the full 25Gbs from Blu-ray, Premium 360 users still wouldn't have enough storage, even on a completely empty HD.

Which, incidentally, shows why M$ has NOW released the Elite. A larger HD has become essential for future gaming.

Think about it!
Any games developed FOR PS3 (using the full 25Gbs) would be impossible to port over to 360 (barring multiple discs AND 80Gb users).
Suddenly ALL PS3 games will inadvertently become exclusives!!
You know M$ doesn't want that and it makes a strong point that they are ALSO playing a little bit of the "catching up" game in this console war.
It also validates Sony's claim of PS3 being future proof.

You have to think the next big evolution for XBox will be developing games for the HD-DVD format but, of course that's exactly what Sony detractors point out as Sony's biggest flaw: Blu-ray.
Also, M$ has released statements saying they will never develop games for HD-DVD. I guess we'll just have to wait and see but, personally, I think it's inevitable.

Anyhow, I don't know how R* is gonna pull this off just yet but, they will.

[Kleptic]

MS forced them to develop the game assuming the 360 in use would not have a HDD...some future games are rumored not to do that, and have a label along the lines of "HDD required" or something...but with the money MS paid to get GTAIV and the exlusive content, they wanted every 360 owner to be able to play it no matter what...at least according to Rockstar...

that is what Rockstar was saying was a challenge...to create that world without any caching from a single DVD will be a technical marvel...but apperantly they have pulled it off...

[THE TERMINATOR]

What does it mean by "Heft-DVD"?
Could it be that the ps3 version takes advantage of blu-ray, because the 360 doesnt use Hi-def format for games?

[Ghoul]

heft-DVD

is the magazins dvd (videos demos etc.) nothing more

[omfg_111]

this is a quick summerize what u can see in the dvd that is in the magazine! nothing special! ;)

some never seen scenes etc. ... its more hype if u ask me. i dont like this mag!

[TnS]

NeoGAF:
(Note: Some screens in the mag are labelled with "PS3". I don't know if this is true, but if yes, these should be the first screens of the PS3 version)
http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

[Meus Renaissance]

I see no difference I'm sorry.

How can you distinguish between the two?

[Dr Pepper]

I don't see a difference, at least not with these screens.

Is it so unbelievable to think that the two versions will actually look the same?

[Daz]

Fanboys will always say its looks better on my favorite (ps3/360)system
When they look the same from the screens we have seen.

[SilvaSurfa]

Silly me. I just realized I haven't pre-ordered this yet. Going to do that right now. hehe

[IBLEEDBLU]

well we all know that bluray has the space for the whole city and rockstar can use that 2 make this game HUGE! but since its a port once again we PS3 owners will take a kick to the sack and they will properly limit the game because of the 360's DVD9 issue.

but maybe now - i hear that they are making the 360 version on 4 discs - each disc will be a side - so disc one will be north disc 2 will be east etc etc etc....LOL so whenever u want 2 go from north to south the user will need to get up and flip disc lol

true power of the 360 hahahahahah who needs the WiiFit hahahaha

come on xbot get up and go change that disc

**for the tards of the world and on N4G - the 4 disc thing i clearly made up - but i wouldnt be surprised if it was on multi discs - if the game is on one disc then u can say its gonna be a short game...and rockstar will see how garbage the 360 is and will see the benifit of bluray

[DiLeCtioN]

ill definitely buy this game...ill love to see a hot coffee cheat lol, no actually that will be the end of them.

[BlackTigea]

Gta IV is shaping up very well, regardless on wich console, it would be on . Damn I really do want to play the demo of Gta. Gta is a must buy game !

[Numark]

does anyone else realize a lot of that information contradicts information previously stated several times?

[cloud360]

This is a sh*t game. end of story....

[timmyp53]

and will be equally great for the 360 and PS3

[Adamalicious]

I'm sure the game will be good, but I will be disappointed with R* if they, shall we say, "dumb down" the game or rather "size down" the game for 360.

[gnothe1]

that's the crazy thing about people!! they say they hope the developer doesn't DUMB down the game for the 360 as if the 360 is the weaker system, but the PS3 hasn't showed anything to this date that says its stronger than the 360!! the only advantage for the PS3 is space not graphics. until the PS3 PROVES its more powerful, would you guys PLEASE stop stating it as FACT that the PS3 is the most powerful!!

[airforcex]

Gentlemen,

This pictures look dirty. Anyone saying that this looks better than th 360 pics is a moron. This pictures aren't good enough to make comparisons, and because of this the 360 pictures and video look better. Simply bad pictures. About the disc issue; there is no issue. PS3 owners paid $200 more for their system. If 360 owners have to get up to flip a disc, that's not a big deal. Would you really pay $200 dollars more for this? With $200 dollars you could almost buy a Wii; you could buy a PSP, Zune, a bunch of games, etc. etc. My point is that not all can be bad for PS3 owners; Xbox gets downloads. They don't have to get up.

[Lex_Yayo_407]

It was oringinally made for the PS, so it's gonna be better on the PS than 360. Point Blank.

[PS-Wii-60]

but, it was originally developed for and released on PC.

[Devilbringer]

Download the image and upload them here. PLS i cant go to Gamers-creed. i dont know why. ive be glad if someone could upload the image here :)) the one who upload truely deserve some Bubles. pls pls

[DJ]

But it's obvious that Getaway is going to blow this game away from a graphical standpoint; they're obviously not pushing the PS3 hardware at the moment since it would cost way too much to make 2 sets of game content. I actually wonder how they're going to fit this game onto an 8GB DVD though, especially since Rockstar is trying to accomplish so much with this title.

[Devilbringer]

The scans looks really good on the ps3. but im not sure that they look better then the 360. we will need a comparrison for that :)

[UJUSTLOSTONE]

Why does everything have to be a competition ?

Its getting just a little tired. Especially when the competition is about software that hasn't even been out yet.

Heres a thought.

Let Rockstar finish making the game, and for those of you who are interested, play the game for both systems. Interview Rockstar, and find out what the differences are and if they had to cut things from the game due to hardware differences.

As for Me, I will pick this game up for my PS3 and have a GOOD ASS time with this, and OTHER exclusives that come out for my system of choice.

PEACE GAMERS

[BubblesDAVERAGE]

This game seems to look better..but who knows if these are truly ps3 screens..it would be one of the first games that take advantage of the ps3 blu ray tech thats multi platform..i guess time with tell..but i agrree wit all of the gamers on here the game will be great on either system..

Bubbles FOR DAVERAGE

[power of Green]

Not PS3 shots no proof; they came from a mag showing off GTA5 as being for PS3. lol Higher quality pics/scans all the videos/pics have been from poor looking/running video builds. lol

[zonetrooper5]

Sigh..they both look the same, all you fanboys will of course say its better on your console then another. As for the Getway, its a good game but not AAA title, they need to make the gameplay much better, the graphics were very good on the PS2.

[power of Green]

I Think "DJ" is basing his theory off of the "The Getaway E3 2005 PS3 Tech Demo", We'll know soon enough if these are PS3 pics of just better looking scane that were captured better from a magazine showing that GTA5 is for the PS3 is the mag a universal multi plat mag or just a PS3 mag?.

[computer]

Wow, horrible editing, Mercenary.. Look at what you wrote in the preview:
"Of course we they dont speak German, so someone who does was kind enough to gives out us a quick summary."
We they dont speak German????
..to give out us a quick summary????

Anyway, the game does look slightly better in these scans.. a somewhat softer texture or something..

[timmyp53]

i sure dont.. Rockstar would make sure no console was superior.. guyz just enjoy the game.

[Numark]

To anyone who compared or argued about the ps3/360 version of screenshots in this news article, you need to read the following message:

Go outside, get a hold of your life, or do something. it is truly pathetic (and i actually mean pathetic) and sad to be such a fanboy in this news article. Both copies of the game will look nearly identical, the only difference is the 360 version is getting a certain down-loadable content, and ps3 version may possibly get something different. Both games will be awesome. Both games will sell a lot.

[neogeo]

but I remeber rockstar saying they wont dumb down the game for either system. So If 360 is easy to program it may have some benifits.
IF PS3 has more power then it will looks better.
I don't think rockstar cares if one system is weaker. they will max the systems to best play there game.

[Al]

But that's probably because Rocstar never said such BS. The whole claim is just a disgusting case of sour grapes gone rotten (I read that stupid comment, IDBLEED... whatever, DJ). Rockstar will rock on either system pure and simple, so just enjoy those kick-as$ screens and day-dream about how broke you will be in the future.

[ReBurn]

Rockstar will take advantage of the platform the game is on. Even though the story will be exactly the same, they're pretty good about taking advantage of the hardware that the game runs on.

[rareairtone]

please someone tell me where to find the link on the website where the pics are

[AAACE5]

MS released the larger hard drive because there is so much video content, downloadable games and demos and Iptv coming out for the 360! For the most part the larger HDD has nothing to do with the actual games, except for downloadable content.

Most games from the last generation didn't even use up half of the dvd format. In fact, the majority of the games from ps2 and xbox era used less than half the dvd space. I think it was like 2-5% of the games from last gen actually used up an entire dvd, while alot of the others used such little space - they could have probably fit on a regular cd.

Sony mainly used the blu-ray disc so that developers wouldn't have to worry about compression too much, and for writing sloppy code so that developers could fix the problems later, instead of going back to rewrite the bad code - in an attempt to make the ps3 easy to create games for.

If you bought the ps3 in the hopes that it would have extremely long games, or have superior graphics at this time... You were mistaken! They called the ps3 future proof because they are currently blocking most of the systems power, as a safety measure. So when they are ready to up the power, they will release a firmware update that will accelerate the system performance. So the ps3 will be able to do some dramatic things, but if they would allow the system to do such things right now... you wouldn't want to pay the price of the games. At this time, if you were to buy a game for the ps3 using all it's power and disc space... the games would cost in between $75-$100 a game. That's why they are slowly squeezing power out of it, so by the time MS and Nintendo release their next console, the ps3 will still be capable of competing(Future proof)!

I went off subject, sorry!

It doesn't matter which console you own, Gta 4 will be a game worth picking up on either system it just depends on your choice of controller!

[PS-Wii-60]

I realize this isn't a forum for discussing the potential of HD formats but, you do make some interesting points and I felt compelled to comment.

Although it's true that last gen games didn't use the full capacity of DVD9s, this isn't last gen. Developers, most notably Kojima himself, has stated they are taking full advantage of Blu-ray's space and MGS4 WILL BE 25Gbs.

Now, I'll be the first to admit, I'm no tech-head but, even I can understand larger storage formats have the potential to make better games.

Of course they can make games longer, that's a given, even though it's more a secondary feature.

Compression issues aside, formats like HD-DVD and Blu-ray will have storage enough to hold more advanced modules for governing Physics, AI, Lighting, Animations, not to mention more detailed textures etc...

Games using HD formats could potentially be better than ever!
It really comes down to wether or not the hardware can process that much data at once without having a meltdown!
And of course, it also depends on who's developing the game ;)

Saying HD formats can't make games look or play any better, is like saying HD-DVD movies don't look any better than regular DVD9s.

True, using HD format discs won't necessarily improve gaming but, it CAN and eventually will.

BTW, I did agree with you in that GTA4 is a must have no matter what system you play it on, and personally, I prefer the 360 controller.

[PS-Wii-60]

meant to hit reply =/

[Kirderf]

If they are going to make the game smaller, shorter or whatever on the 360, I'm considering to buy a PS3. Obviously the PS3 have a strong future with the blu-ray and it's great storage on those discs. Even if the PS3 haven't shown really some games that are better in graphics, I would prefer games that are long than games that are little better in graphics but short...

[OUMed08]

It really sucks that all the powerful minds at microsoft decided to create a next gen console without a HDD and DVD format. At this point they do have a bigger install base and independant companies such as Rockstar have to cater to MS for monetary reasons. Furthermore, without an HDD and DVD format Rockstar and other developers can't bring the full potential of GTA 4 or other complex games to life. The PS3 is the only true next gen console and we will really begin to see this power as the install base increases in size and independant companies can finally not be limited by the 360 and create games that utilize current technology. And at some point not give a ___ if they alienate MS. Do your self a favor and invest a couple hundred bucs more and get some real value.

[Korosuke]

It's completely the same cuts before released screenshots as Xbox360. I don't think they'd go published exact same cut both console. It's absolutely Xbox360's screenshots. Not PS3's.

[Jdash24]

looks pretty sweet
definetly getting ps3 version