Gaming GTA V PC port delayed (again), coming April 14th

Xzi · Feb 25, 2015

gifi4 said:
Yes! Yes!
Pre orders and early access releases are so frustrating. The issue is that people continue to pay for the games (Including me, on occasion) and then publishers realize that they can continue to get away with it.

Edit: Sorry for the double post =(

Early access is really a different case. For every game that stops receiving updates halfway through its development cycle, there's an early access success out there. Usually coming from indie studios who are honestly just trying to get some feedback during the development process. It's a matter of buyer beware, by which I mean everybody should do their research on a developer's track record, the current content in the game, and the content promised for release.

Pre-orders are usually confined to the realm of AAA releases, and thus they're usually modeled and marketed in a ridiculous money-grubbing manner. Where you can spend $20 on an early access product and either end up with something really great or really shitty, pre-orders usually ask you to spend $50 to $60 on a product. They also ask for it as much as a year ahead of time, and you have no greater guarantee of getting a good game.

Jiehfeng · Feb 25, 2015

Since it has been delayed for so long, and tested for so long, I'm pretty sure it'll be well optimized. =D

Jayro · Feb 25, 2015

Margen67 said:
I know it will be for me

Me too. Repacks are the best, usually cutting the games download size down by several gigabytes. :3

Ashtonx · Feb 25, 2015

my guess is they're waiting for a working ps3 emulator, given history of gta ports it might have better performance then actual port

Catastrophic · Feb 25, 2015

Yo Rockstar. Since you're taking so much time releasing GTAV on PC, could you perhaps release Red Dead Redemption on there as well?

Please...?

migles · Feb 25, 2015

Taleweaver said:
You do know that the PS4 and xbone are pretty much stripped PC's, right? I'm no developer, but porting between different platforms is easier than ever. And considering that the game was originally released roughly 1.5 year ago, you're not convincing me they managed to create decent PS3, PS4, xbox360 and xbone versions without even managing anything other than "a poorly optimized mess" on a PC.

i agree
but i don't understand one thing, do they wait to the console versions to be released to start working on the pc?
they already know they will release it for pc (when starting to develop
they could have the finished pc game already and wait until later to annouce the release it at a good date...

gifi4 · Feb 25, 2015

Catastrophic said:
Yo Rockstar. Since you're taking so much time releasing GTAV on PC, could you perhaps release Red Dead Redemption on there as well?

Please...?

I have a PS3 yet never played RDR. Friend, we shall wait for a port or a working (And decent) emulator.

Boy12 · Feb 25, 2015

"Delay Simulator 2015"

Danny600kill · Feb 25, 2015

I think its so they can test Heists online with the consoles as I assume they don't want a repeat of the GTA online release, it means if anything goes wrong on the consoles they can focus their resources on ironing out the bugs before they release the PC version which will have Heists from the beginning

But thats just my guess

As many have said above, if I were to want the PC version (I don't , happy with it on Playstation) I would want a copy that works and not a rushed mess

codezer0 · Feb 26, 2015

So basically it'll be broken out the ass again, but they'll get a free pass on it from the /pcmasterrace crowd because it's GTA and "it started on PC" and mods and shit.

Whatever happened to the days that the 1.0 release could actually be played start to finish properly?

Xzi · Feb 26, 2015

codezer0 said:
So basically it'll be broken out the ass again, but they'll get a free pass on it from the /pcmasterrace crowd because it's GTA and "it started on PC" and mods and shit.

Whatever happened to the days that the 1.0 release could actually be played start to finish properly?

There's certainly no guarantee of that. Ports from X360/PS3 to PC were a much bigger ask than ports from the XOne/PS4. I expect there will still be complaints from people on certain configurations, but it'll be infinitely better than GTA IV at release.

Jiehfeng · Mar 1, 2015

PC Ultra Screenshots

Subtle Demise · Mar 1, 2015

Release dates on games have very little to do with actual completion of the game, debugging, etc. They're probably implementing a new copy protection or the marketing department thought it would sell better at a later date, or both.

Mario92 · Mar 2, 2015

gifi4 said:
I have a PS3 yet never played RDR. Friend, we shall wait for a port or a working (And decent) emulator.

Got it from plus. I hate playing those kind of games on that machine because when they try to make realistic looking graphics it ends up looking really bad and have fucking long loading times. Then it won't even run properly and aiming with sticks ARGHAFS.
I like my PS3, but I hate when games are done like that. Similar to Far Cry 3 which is almost unplayable on that machine IMO.

omgcat · Mar 2, 2015

already played GTAV on the 360 when it came out, not sure if i want to get it again for pc.

Vipera · Mar 2, 2015

ITT: People who fail to understand how the gaming industry works.
Games are getting more and more complex and ambitious as the time goes by, and this takes more time and more people, aka more money. We have this situation:

- If I release a game in time, it will have bugs and people will bitch and moan about it
- if I delay a game in order to fix said bugs, people are going to bitch and moan about it
- if I focus the whole company into one game, people are going to bitch and moan about it. First because I'm working on nothing else, and second because the game will cost more
- if I announce my game years later, people are going to bitch and moan about it

It's a dead end. We keep expecting both time and price to decrease, while it's only fair that they should increase if the game itself is a beast like GTA V. I'm afraid things will get unbearable in 10 years. That, or games will mostly be mobile ones.

sarkwalvein · Mar 2, 2015

Vipera said:
ITT: People who fail to understand how the gaming industry works.
Games are getting more and more complex and ambitious as the time goes by, and this takes more time and more people, aka more money. We have this situation:

- If I release a game in time, it will have bugs and people will bitch and moan about it
- if I delay a game in order to fix said bugs, people are going to bitch and moan about it
- if I focus the whole company into one game, people are going to bitch and moan about it. First because I'm working on nothing else, and second because the game will cost more
- if I announce my game years later, people are going to bitch and moan about it

It's a dead end. We keep expecting both time and price to decrease, while it's only fair that they should increase if the game itself is a beast like GTA V. I'm afraid things will get unbearable in 10 years. That, or games will mostly be mobile ones.

It doesn't seem like a dead end, looking at all those items I see you will just keep playing games you bitch about once and again.

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