Gaming GTA IV on PC?

[Westside]

I don't see why they wouldn't port it... eventually. Otherwise we have to wait for a PS3 emulator (that would be for a long time).

It may take over 20 years until we have a PS3 emulator. Right now we don't even have a PS2 emulator that works well, and PS3 is MUCH more complex than a PS2.
Hold on, if you have a DS, I believe there is a PS3 emulator for the NDS.

 

[Awdofgum]

And if you have a PSP you can emulate the DS emulating the PS3

 

[ZeWarrior]

rofl. VVoltz, I wouldn't worry about your 8800(GT?) running GTA IV. GTA has never been very demanding. I doubt it would start now. Heck when it comes, I'm betting an 8500 will be able to run it on low. So your 8800 will be fine.

 

[superrob]

I don't see why they wouldn't port it... eventually. Otherwise we have to wait for a PS3 emulator (that would be for a long time).

It may take over 20 years until we have a PS3 emulator. Right now we don't even have a PS2 emulator that works well, and PS3 is MUCH more complex than a PS2.
Hold on, if you have a DS, I believe there is a PS3 emulator for the NDS.

Rofl

Good luck emulating 8 cores @ 3.2Ghz

And a even more extreme graphichs chip.

 

[Westside]

I don't see why they wouldn't port it... eventually. Otherwise we have to wait for a PS3 emulator (that would be for a long time).

It may take over 20 years until we have a PS3 emulator. Right now we don't even have a PS2 emulator that works well, and PS3 is MUCH more complex than a PS2.
Hold on, if you have a DS, I believe there is a PS3 emulator for the NDS.

Rofl

Good luck emulating 8 cores @ 3.2Ghz

And a even more extreme graphichs chip.

I hope you realize I was joking.

ZeWarriorReturns, it's Westside, not VVoltz...

It is a GT card, but I feel guilty, because I only spent $149 on it...

 

[FAST6191]

@superrob That would be 7 cores (8 core machines at similar clocks are relatively well established as we speak and I would be willing to be you could get away with a couple less for some games) and tweaked (albeit greatly) 7XXX series Nvidia card. More than I have right now without question but well within the realms of possibility especially as world+dog seems to be doing the virtualisation thing right now. Hmm wonder if I could network several PS3s and get a PS3 emulator going.....

Back on topic though I can personally wait, unless of course it has a really nice multiplayer over local network (the first game in the series rates with carmageddon, duke3d and early delta force titles when it comes to multiplayer memories).

 

[CockroachMan]

I played all GTA games on PC.. GTA4 should be available later this year..

Liberty/Vice City Stories were probably Sony exclusive.. I think they were PSP exclusive, but didn't sell as expected, so Rockstar decided to make a PS2 version to compensate.. like happened with a lot of PSP games..

 

[ZeWarrior]

My mistake, Westside. I guess I'm going blind.

 

[Mewgia]

I don't see why they wouldn't port it... eventually. Otherwise we have to wait for a PS3 emulator (that would be for a long time).

It may take over 20 years until we have a PS3 emulator. Right now we don't even have a PS2 emulator that works well, and PS3 is MUCH more complex than a PS2.
Hold on, if you have a DS, I believe there is a PS3 emulator for the NDS.

See: http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=780...p;#entry1024847

 

[Westside]

I don't see why they wouldn't port it... eventually. Otherwise we have to wait for a PS3 emulator (that would be for a long time).

It may take over 20 years until we have a PS3 emulator. Right now we don't even have a PS2 emulator that works well, and PS3 is MUCH more complex than a PS2.
Hold on, if you have a DS, I believe there is a PS3 emulator for the NDS.

See: http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=780...p;#entry1024847

That emulator is inefficient and still does not work on MANY MANY games. The point I'm trying to make here is that PS2 emulator is FAR from perfect, we can't even come close to PS3 yet.

 

[Awdofgum]

I don't see a PS3 emulator for another 25 years and it won't even be close to full speed and 35% compatibility.
I also see emulators in general dieing. I don't think people want to bother with all the trouble in future consoles, both home and portable. But then again this was probably said 10 years ago.

 

[Bob Evil]

I find emulation best on machines such as the PC, the GP2X, the new JXD handheld, and the up-coming Pandora ... ya know, machines meant to run emulators ... the new JXD has the finest SNES emulator in existence.

 

[Satangel]

Bad news:

"As for GTA IV coming out on the PC, that's very doubtful as we currently have no plans to develop for the PC. We could only focus our efforts extensively on so many consoles at once, and PC might not see the light of the day."

That was posted on a blog of a Rockstar worker.
I can't find an english site who has posted this news yet, but there are many dutch ones.

 

[Scorpin200]

Yeah right this game will be coming out at the end of the year as it would have been a year if it has come out last as planned, and it's not like it will matter when mafia 2 comes out

 

[Satangel]

I really hope so, I will buy it if it comes for the PC, what would be my first PC game buy in a few years

This game deserves it, and I want that GTA V comes to the PC too

 

[Minox]

Bad news:

"As for GTA IV coming out on the PC, that's very doubtful as we currently have no plans to develop for the PC. We could only focus our efforts extensively on so many consoles at once, and PC might not see the light of the day."

That was posted on a blog of a Rockstar worker.
I can't find an english site who has posted this news yet, but there are many dutch ones.

They usually just develop the console GTAs' first, and after a year or so the Pc-versions come out.

 

[Satangel]

Well, I don't recall they did this with GTA SA.
GTA SA PC was announced before the game came out on the PS2/XBox. AFAIK
And it came about 8 months later (I think)

 

[Timmyhawky]

Can't wait for it. But then I need a new PC. And the more new PC's suck: they always die in 5 years.
I'm using a old 500mhz P3 now, and it has worked perfect for 11 years.

Well, I hope my dad gets himself a new PC so I can use it when this game is released.
GTA rulez

 

[superrob]

Can't wait for it. But then I need a new PC. And the more new PC's suck: they always die in 5 years.
I'm using a old 500mhz P3 now, and it has worked perfect for 11 years.

Well, I hope my dad gets himself a new PC so I can use it when this game is released.
GTA rulez

500Mhz P3 O.o How do you even live with that O.o

 

[Mewgia]

@Satangel: Why would news as important as that be posted by only one (presumably) Ducth worker, if it's an English-speaking company?

Can't wait for it. But then I need a new PC. And the more new PC's suck: they always die in 5 years.
I'm using a old 500mhz P3 now, and it has worked perfect for 11 years.

Well, I hope my dad gets himself a new PC so I can use it when this game is released.
GTA rulez

Since when do PCs die in 5 years?