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There was always going to be a PC version. It's just a matter of when.
With the next gen consoles being x86, there is literally no reason not to, and DMA.. I mean Rockstar North... are not stupid
Yep, understand that point as many people would still have the last gen for years after the next gen, however you have the think about which of the gamer profile would be doing that.
The core group will be some of the first to move, these are the people that buy games like GTA.
If you then look at what the first year of 360 + the first year of PS3, you could be looking at 20 million consoles sold in year 1. That is a massive amount if you can get a double dip going which they would be crazy not to. which then leads to a PC version which it appears is underway.
GTA has quite wide appeal though, hence why it sells to well. It appeals just as much to the people who just use their console for FIFA and CoD as it does to do the people who play a variety of games.
Most people who buy PS4s and Xbox Ones will already own a PS3 and/or 360 and will probably have already bought GTA5 too. After paying out for the console, and some next-gen games, I don't think that many people would be keen on buying a game again that they bought and played 6 months or so earlier.
Most people who buy PS4s and Xbox Ones will already own a PS3 and/or 360 and will probably have already bought GTA5 too. After paying out for the console, and some next-gen games, I don't think that many people would be keen on buying a game again that they bought and played 6 months or so earlier.
Any ETA?
its does appeal to more than the core, but its the core that buy the largest chunk of the copies, where mums and dads are happy for their kids to go around shooting people in COD, GTA always seems to be a bigger no no in there eyes. people will have forgotten about the cost of the system as that would have been up to 6 months ago, it would be just like a release of any other game but its GTA
GTA 4 sold about 25 mil over 3 platforms over 4 years, so nice lifetime sales. so given you could be looking at 20 mill next gen consoles in year 1, the maths to business practice starts to make a lot of sense that a next gen version would happen.
Also a large part of the core gamer's will sell up current gen to fund their next gen console which then shuts the door on them playing GTA 5 DLC, which going on RS time scales will be at least 6 months after the base game comes out. There is no way RS will want to miss on those sales & I'm sure they saw a boost in copies sold at the time of each DLC for GTA 4.
Nobody likes a double dip, but look at how many blu rays people have that they also have on dvd, the public will do it and RS know it, a great game will always sell again on a new gen, you only have to look at the amount of double dips with HD remakes that go on to see there is a market for something like this.
Of course some gamers will still have there old system and will get the DLC on that system, but a large chunk will not have that old system and the double dip is aimed at them, if only a 25% of all next gen consoles from year 1 buy the double dip that's an extra 5 mill copies which is a 5th of the total life time sales of GTA 4
Like I said before, I think you're massively over-estimating the number of people who would gladly re-buy a game that they've already got, 1 in 4 is ridiculously high. It's not the same as re-buying a Blu-ray or HD remastered game because there's usually a large gap between purchases in those cases.
Who knows. If they were to announce a next-gen version after release of the current-gen one, I imagine a lot of people will be quite disappointed.
Who knows. If they were to announce a next-gen version after release of the current-gen one, I imagine a lot of people will be quite disappointed.
Unfortunately we all knew he was going for the job and got it and now he has signed some nasty NDA and can't say a dickeybird. We are considering waterboarding him though to get the information we require!
Looking at the size of the game though I seriously doubt they will revamp all the textures and assets for new platforms as the workload would be massive.
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You are wrong. if a game like GTA or COD/FIFA was only available on next gen consoles. it would help sell those consoles by two folds!
If that was the case, they'd be next-gen exclusives, wouldn't they?
It might help selling the consoles, but it wouldn't help selling the games.
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news - gta online unveiled this thursday!
http://www.rockstargames.com/newswi...gameplay-video-previews-coming-this-thur.html
http://www.rockstargames.com/newswi...gameplay-video-previews-coming-this-thur.html
Here we go NDA rubbish again, why even say my mates making it when you cannot get any info on the game, like DG with BF4 all over again.
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I don't mean to get anybody's hopes up, but...
NVIDIA Claims 'Grand Theft Auto 5' Coming To PC This Fall
NVIDIA has been spilling some beans lately. First they confirmed the existence of a Microsoft Surface RT follow up, for which they’re handling processing duties (presumably a Tegra 4). Now, the company has given PC gamers a heaping helping of hope by flat-out stating that Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto V will release for PC this fall.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonev...ms-grand-theft-auto-v-coming-to-pc-this-fall/
NVIDIA has been spilling some beans lately. First they confirmed the existence of a Microsoft Surface RT follow up, for which they’re handling processing duties (presumably a Tegra 4). Now, the company has given PC gamers a heaping helping of hope by flat-out stating that Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto V will release for PC this fall.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonev...ms-grand-theft-auto-v-coming-to-pc-this-fall/
The nvidia thing isnt really confirming a pc release they were just saying ppl in general were upgrading for new games. I think they just said gta 5 because its a big game or that they didnt know it wasnt coming on pc "yet". Still i wouldnt get my hopes up with any of that news.
I mean we "know" as pc gamers it will come, just when is the question. If they follow the usual route it will be mid next year probably.
I mean we "know" as pc gamers it will come, just when is the question. If they follow the usual route it will be mid next year probably.
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