First GTA4 Screenshot?

Probably not, but this screenshot made an appearance on the net today. Leaked screens are very rare, but take a look and decide for yourself. I have attached a larger version in the image section below. Now if this is old I apologize as I have never seen it before myself.

Update: Rockstar says that the screenshot, is a hoax.

[SjaakHaas]

if it is, then it looks like a very early version.

[THELANDSOFSAND]

well, it would be.

[OutLaw]

I really can't tell. When it comes to the information bar, It seems to look like GTA. But unless the next GTA is going to have a female as the main character and by the looks of the vehicles, be in the 50's. I see this as being bogus.

[Lucidmantra]

at least the 70's there is a 77 Nova sitting behind the 57 Bel Air.

and the information bar is huge if it is real i hope they change that. I hate HUDs all up in my view of the game. Go like FN:r3 no HUD. The 360 still has rumble so use a system like on Call Of Cthulluh: Dark Corners of the earth where the rumble is a heart beat and it speeds up as you get injured and the screen reds and blacks out. That game was cool for the way it did stuff without a HUD. It had other problems but that was cool and New-gen to me is no huds... think of new innovative ways to show us our status.

[OutLaw]

Good Eye. I didn't notice that earlier.

[THAMMER1]

I think it is a fake but kinda cool.

[BlackCountryBob]

If it is real then the lead character is a woman and it looks like it is set in Cuba or Miami! maybe it is just a screen of GTA vice city stories for the PSP!

[THAMMER1]

Looks to good for the psp gpu.

[Sphinx]

Is she carrying a mace? GTA4 better look a lot better than that... and who uses a spiked ball on a chain anymore? Gladiators? Knights?

[OutLaw]

She is using a Mace. Also I notice that it looks like a basket of cheese near her.

[Lucidmantra]

that is a 3d map it looks like to me. the buildings are orange.

[OutLaw]

Oh sh!t!! Thats what that is? That damn thing looks like a basket of cheese.

[Lucidmantra]

look at the bigger pic linked right below this post way easier to see it there arew dots on it as waypoints and character position.

[Twist96]

I've seen an alternate, larger version posted on Gamesrader, which seems to be the original.[ http://www.gtablog.com/imag... ]

However, check the filepath link for the image:
http://www.gtablog.com/imag...
Along with some headers for AN UNOFFICAL GTA BLOG WEBSITE? This website hasn't even accounced it on it's frontpage. Seems like the author was instead gonna feed it to other websites.

Incidentally:
http://www.gtablog.com/imag...
Possibly the person responsible.

[Gamer13]

But it does looks ok and graphics looks nice, but im not sure of it.

[THELANDSOFSAND]

this doesn't look like the rage graphic engine to me. so i think its fake or a PSP/last gen game.

[Jak4ever]

Oh heck no. This looks like an N64 Game. No way this is Next Gen, must be bogus.

[Gamer13]

Even if this is a GTA screenshot the game still have more than a year to go before it release in october 2007 so the developers have enough time to get the graphics and gamplay right and even add enough missions and extras.

[MoonDust]

October! Xbox first!

[Grown Folks Talk]

it's 2006 now. comes out on the same day for 360 and ps3.

[FamoAmo]

It comes out Oct. 07 not 06!! Also this screen shot is bogus. Definately not from GTA4!!

[MoonDust]

On October first time it lunches on the Xbox 360 we always had to wait to get it. Sorry about the confusion.

[kingboy]

that don`t look like london..isn`t the next GTA game plot gonna take place in the uk?

[Lucidmantra]

Where did you hear that?

[judesalmon]

It's a photo of a TV screen, so no wonder it doesn't look amazing.

[Fraggerock]

The hud is very interesting. Look at how in the bottom left hand corner the map is now spherical and 3D. Also, the top left hand corner shows code running as if this is just in production. Could possibly be real I think. Anyone judging the graphics is retarded because like the poster before me mentioned, its a low quality picture of someones TV screen.

[Lucidmantra]

Its not that hard to photoshop that stuff if you are good. And those codes are DEBUG code. Yes the map is 3D.. I still think the HUD on the right is way to big and clutters the view of the game world.

[COVER GIRL]

It's humor the pic is making fun of the current generation, all the other games in this genre look twice as better.

[bloop]

Cant see this as being real. I'm really looking forward to seeing the first screnns of GTA4 considering Rockstar are using RAGE, and this doesn't look anything near RAGE to me. I dont thing Rockstar would use a female as lead character either, well I wouldn't anyway. I think the mace is going a bit far too. Plus, a 3d radar???? Its a good idea but I just think that could lead to a lot of problems. If it aint broke, dont fix it. I call bs on this anyway.

[Lucidmantra]

I am pretty sure it is BS also but I disagree with your thoughts about a female character. We will see what they do. It would be a good switch for them to cool down all the naysayers that rockstar is a much of sexist pigs (everyone from conservatives to prostitutes has said this) and stick their middle finger up at everyone saying it also. The mace, whos to say she is not out doing a contract killing or pulled it off a museum wall or off some rich guys den or library wall. It is possible to work many of the things into it. And the RAGE engine as used in Table Tennis was not as outstanding of graphics as like GRAW or what i am seeing in the new Unreal engine. BUT, if this is real then it is very early and probibly a first build without alot of tweeking yet to run around and see how it feels and how basics work. And why is a 3d map a bad thing? maybe you will have to go into buildings and to the top level to find someone or something. There are lots and lots of possibilities.

[bloop]

I just cant see them being able to do as much with a female character. And, yeah, you just cant tell what Rockstar would do so it is possible I guess. I know they've had some crazy weapons in GTA, the dildo for example lol, but I think a mace is just a bit over the top, but as you said again it couldv'e been picked up anywhere, true, but I just dont beleive it. The 3d radar, good concept but flawed in some ways. Obviously the 3d models of surrounding buildings would constantly get in the way. I know they could make them transparent but it would still be a head f#ck. Plus, nav points on higher or lower elevation to your character could be a problem, as could depth perception.

[bloop]

Another thing I just noticed is the player marker is on the edge of the radar (presuming its the white dot as in all the other GTA's). Shouldn't that be in the center of the radar???? Could be annoying trying to make out where your character is with the clutter of buildings etc. surrounding you. Anyway, just a thought.

[Lucidmantra]

I give you 2 agrees bro. I see the player white dot and it is odd. and the clutter you talk abouyt is definately a consideration that i agree with.

[The Real Deal]

NOOOOOOOO

[The Real Deal]

Taking a closer look...it doesn't look like a 360 screen shot of the game. But it does look to be on PAR with a ps3 game.

P.s... Its a joke...lol...its not gta and its not next gen anything folks...maybe psp.

[pRo loGic II]

Nice! body though...

[shotty]

It's something called create a player. You can do it in Saint's Row so you can create a female.

[Lucidmantra]

I seem to remember that they said it was male only once upon a time due to love interests and storylines needing to change so it was male only.

[shotty]

It's something called create a player. You can do it in Saint's Row so you can create a female.

[TBAteam]

Im really growing tired of people pretending RAGE means GTA will look like Table Tennis, RAGE is game engine, that dosnt mean your graphics are going to be amazing simply becuase you are using it. The open source engine cysrstal space looks like garbage, unless alot it added, then it can look like a next gen game.

Also, this was said fake already by rockstar

[PS360PCROCKS]

Your the one with rage buddy, calm down, you sound like your about to blow an O-ring

[Lucidmantra]

actually the ability of the engine does affect the graphics. Why do you think they issue new versions of the Unreal Engine? I get what you are saying it does largely have to do with the artists and the graphic look they are trying to get for the game. I never said RP:TT had crap graphics, they are cool. and it was mostly a test for the RAGE engine anyways that they used and developed in the engine to get under the hood of it on a small scale before they put the GTA universe in it. I know that you could use RAGE to make GTA4, a RTS, a platform gamer, a sports game a arcade game, or any number of games. The programmers and modelers are the major force for what the game looks like though as you say.

The core functionality typically provided by a game engine includes a rendering engine (“renderer”) for 2D or 3D graphics, a physics engine or collision detection, sound, scripting, animation, artificial intelligence, networking, and a scene graph.