you clearly have no idea what you are talking about.
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you clearly have no idea what you are talking about.
All of the marketing screenshots and footage were taken on a PC version, so there is that. But with that being said, this was the case with 4 too, all of the promotional screenshots and footage were taken from a version running on the PC, yet they didn't even have the PC versions started on yet. They are a horrible company.
Ages! Hopefully they have learned from their mistakes - It wont be ported either seems as PS4 is same architecture - What is Xbox one?
Snap on the below part
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So far loving the game man, really bring back that SA feeling 
Graphics are bit weak at times (could be playing on 46" TV) but some things just seem hard to spot. Like driving down a road is hard at times.
The size of the map "WOW" just around frank'ins house area is massive. Frame rate feels smooth much better than GTA4.
The more and more I play I just want this on PC so bad.
Graphics are bit weak at times (could be playing on 46" TV) but some things just seem hard to spot. Like driving down a road is hard at times.
The size of the map "WOW" just around frank'ins house area is massive. Frame rate feels smooth much better than GTA4.
The more and more I play I just want this on PC so bad.
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I don't think you realise how games development works. Just because it was developed ON a PC, doesn't mean it has been developed FOR a PC. There'll be completely different code libraries used for a start off, and that's between PS2 and Xbox alone, never mind PC and the next gen consoles. When they come to do the PC and next-gen versions, they'll need to modify huge chunks of code to get them to work. The game core will still be the same, but it's all a matter of translating all of those outputs into something that the platform understands and can process, likewise interpreting anything coming back from the platform to update the core game with.
Proof/evidence?
People misinterpret articles constantly.
The architecture is similar. They're not identical.
That's why i feel it may not come to PC this time around, i don't think people realise the work it takes to actually port a game to PC, it took a year or so for GTA 4, and that was just for porting to PC. This time around there will be 2 new consoles which would surely have more of a priority with a port than PC.
Of course i am probably talking out of my arse, but this makes sense to me.
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Chris Robert mentions @~23 minutes in...There are many other snippets about development in that video but I don't have time to go through it...It's worth watching on a rainy afternoon.
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there will be a PC version, Rockstar aren't that dismissive of PC gaming. It was just never going to be released alongside with the current gen of consoles.
Bloody weather.
Im sure itll come to PC. After watching all the footage being posted up, i realised that I wont be able to live without the game on PC!
Im trying not to get my hopes up though (pessimistic person). Even though all the other games came out between half a year to a year later, no one can be certain so its best I stay upset about it for a while than get my hopes up and then let Rockstar break my heart!
Im trying not to get my hopes up though (pessimistic person). Even though all the other games came out between half a year to a year later, no one can be certain so its best I stay upset about it for a while than get my hopes up and then let Rockstar break my heart!
The hardware will be similar, but the APIs, libraries, will be different...
It's like saying that a game programmed for Windows should be able to run on Linux, because the hardware is the same...
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Just watched someone on twitch fly a jumbo jet into a building. Seems a bit..controversial
Ha ha, link please?
While that's true, I'd happily put money on the fact it's a hell of a lot easier to port a game from Windows to Linux than Windows to PS3. The hardware is a massive step in the right direction for the consumer in my opinion and while it may not be a completely straight forward porting process, it'll be a hell of a lot easier and probably quicker meaning it's a win-win for consumers in the fact they should get better quality ports sooner.
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I never mentioned anything about current gen, i am talking about next gen consoles along side PC. If GTA 4 took around a year to be ported to PC alone, how long would it take to port GTA 5 to both next gen consoles and PC? That's if they even bother to port to next gen consoles at all, but if they are going to port to PC i don't see why not. To me that is a lot of work, so i am sceptical about it being released at all.
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