GTA 5 now expected in early 2012

[Ivan the SoSo]

I just hope they fix the bugs BEFORE they release it....instead of patch after patch

 

[smarteyeball]

I just hope they fix the bugs BEFORE they release it....instead of patch after patch

Yeah - that's not going to happen.

Release game unfinished to meet deadline, then patch and patch and patch.

That's just how it's done these days

 

[AstaLaVista]

As long as the patches fix what is broken and not break what was working... I am all for it but, I am also with smarteyeball, it seems this is the modus vivendus now a days and I, for one, blame us equally. If people would stop and read reviews before they blatantly buy the games just cause, the publishers would make sure the game is finish and polished before they sell it.

 

[sygnus21]

I'm not getting the game as it's not my type but these caught my eye....

. A number of rumors claim that key players on the development team for GTA 5 only have contracts that run through January of 2012, and that is why the game must make a January release deadline

If that's true, then I shudder to think what the released product will be like.

Rushed games are always awesome :sarc:

First, I'd be leery of buying any game where it's "publically rumored" there may be contract issue with the developer. Where’s the support coming from if they don't get contracts resolved? :shock:

This is a perfect storm for a disaster if true - contract issues, a rushed game with lots of bugs, and no support or patch as key personnel are gone

It's not something I would touch, even if it were one of my favorite titles.

I just hope they fix the bugs BEFORE they release it....instead of patch after patch

Yeah - that's not going to happen.

Release game unfinished to meet deadline, then patch and patch and patch.

That's just how it's done these days

Unfortunately this is the business of game companies - use the public as beta testers, let them complain, then throw a patch at em (maybe).

Anyway I'm not going to go into the whole politics of things but I'll just say that if consumers had better rights with regards to software there would be less incentive to rush buggy software to the market.... But there is no easy answer for that, and none to be debated here as it would just hi-jack the thread

At any rate let's hope this whole developer contract issue is just that..... a rumor

My two cents

 

[AstaLaVista]

This is a perfect storm for a disaster if true - contract issues, a rushed game with lots of bugs, and no support or patch as key personnel are gone

Kinda like all the latest Tom Clancy UBIsoft Games... Vegas in particular

 

[biggles1000]

This is a perfect storm for a disaster if true - contract issues, a rushed game with lots of bugs, and no support or patch as key personnel are gone

Kinda like all the latest Tom Clancy UBIsoft Games... Vegas in particular

yeah, i agree with that. they're great fun but a complete mess :/

 

[smarteyeball]

It's not something I would touch, even if it were one of my favorite titles.

Sadly it is and I will

 

[Everlong]

Well the PC version will suffer the most like every other PC game at the moment as it looks like they're gonna be releasing it at the same time as the console gets it if they have this deadline.

 

[biggles1000]

yeah, the problem is that PC games nowadays have such high requirements (well, by my standards ). When you buy a console like the PS3 or Xbox 360, you know that you'll be able to easily run any game released for it. When you buy a PC, unless you get one/build one with amazing specs, you would be in fear that your computer may not run it, or run it with bearable graphics settings. And of course game makers want to go where the most money is. PC games generally have much higher settings than consoles can support, which was great. Sadly, this era seems to be dying for several reasons

 

[AstaLaVista]

When you buy a console like the PS3 or Xbox 360, you know that you'll be able to easily run any game released for it.

I have to disagree with you here, at least, that is not the case as of late... ever since consoles had the ability of going to the internet, all games decline in the sense that they are not completely finished because the publishers knew/know that they can always sell the game and then bring in a huge patch... even if it doesn't fix the game to its completion.

 

[biggles1000]

When you buy a console like the PS3 or Xbox 360, you know that you'll be able to easily run any game released for it.

I have to disagree with you here, at least, that is not the case as of late... ever since consoles had the ability of going to the internet, all games decline in the sense that they are not completely finished because the publishers knew/know that they can always sell the game and then bring in a huge patch... even if it doesn't fix the game to its completion.

yeah, i see your point. for example (with Rockstar ) GTA4 didn't originally have trophies for the PS3, and when the patch came out (AFTER everyone had got bored to death with the game) you had to start a whole new save game to earn trophies :banghead:
and of course there's the infamous Mercenaries 2, which (as far as I know) EA still haven't patched it, as it locks up the console when you try to go online

 

[biggles1000]

been playing Vice City recently
I forgot how much fun it was, and it's still a blast on old machines unlike san andreas... :/ After re-playing it, it has occured to me that it would be quite cool if GTA 5 was set in vice city, but a vice city that's the whole size of Miami. After all, we've come a long was since 2003 with games. From what i've heard, LA Noire and Driver San Fransisco have the whole area of their respective cities, so I don't see how it could be an unrealistic dream

 

[PwnFrnzy]

I am hoping they actually TEST the PC version for Grand Theft Auto V.
The Grand Theft Auto IV version for PC had far too many problems, causing a lot of people to literally go insane due to it not working after initial installation. Another horrible thing is that new copies do not include released patches, making it even that more awful. Let's hope Rockstar Games actually gives their customers the knowledge that the game will work.
I currently play San Andreas since my current PC cannot handle Grand Theft Auto IV, but I use a graphics mod called "ENB-Series" that enhances the visuals to nearly that of Grand Theft Auto IV (light reflections on vehicles, more bloom in lighting, ect.).

 

[biggles1000]

yeah, i definitely agree with you on the patches. If Rockstar want to be considered 'big players', they have to act like it. Releasing a half-done mess of a game and then patch after patch doesn't make it look like they're professional.
you're lucky with San Andreas My laptop can only cope with Vice City (although it's got slow again, which i need to fix). I think what may be a tell-tale sign of my computer not being up to scratch is when the game only draws three types of car model (i had modded most vehicles to their real life counterparts ) so seeing nothing in Los Santos but new york style cabs, 1980s black crown vics and ford pickup trucks, it makes me think 'this is unplayable', along with the game lagging.

 

[jr26]

I've logged 100+ hours into GTA IV and its expansions(PC). I eagerly await some details on GTA V. I was just thinking the other day about cool city's or themes i'd love to see in the new game. GTA V: London... that would be awesome. Maybe a vintage city? Something like Mafia II? I think though if I had to guess it will be back to Vice City.

 

[PwnFrnzy]

In response to Biggles1000, I too have a very heavily modded GTA: San Andreas. Most cars are replaced with fitting counterparts (Sabre -> 1970 Dodge Challenger 440 six-pack; Elegy -> 2009 Dodge Challenger (for the peel-out effect)). Other mods include HQ Lights mod, and the Vegitation Pack mod.
I am able to run the game very well on my XP partion, but sadly if I drive at top speed for too long the game crashes, I think it may be the result of the read/write speeds of mt PATA 500GB Hard Drive.

 

[Ravi5kumar]

I only hope they don't make it a resource hog

Yeah. I also want it not to a resource hog. Or else I have to buy a new gaming desktop:shock:.

 

[biggles1000]

In response to Biggles1000, I too have a very heavily modded GTA: San Andreas. Most cars are replaced with fitting counterparts (Sabre -> 1970 Dodge Challenger 440 six-pack; Elegy -> 2009 Dodge Challenger (for the peel-out effect)). Other mods include HQ Lights mod, and the Vegitation Pack mod.
I am able to run the game very well on my XP partion, but sadly if I drive at top speed for too long the game crashes, I think it may be the result of the read/write speeds of mt PATA 500GB Hard Drive.

Yeah, I hear you with the fitting counterparts bit. I was determined to mod every vehicle in San Andreas for their real life version or as close as I could get. I ended up giving up halfway through (literally halfway through the vehicle list, most standard vehicles had been swapped) as my computer wasn't up to it anymore. You're lucky having a better machine , but yeah, it does seem to crash at odd times. For example, I was racing against a friend of mine (computer next to laptop, same room) with him in a hydra and me in a modded truck with a trailer. The challenge was who could get around the map first (I drive a circular route around the edge, he flies to each corner, lands, takes off). I nearly won, and would have done if I'd taken the highway to San Fierro instead of accidentally going through the desert. The point of that tale is, the game just crashed many times when I was merely cruising along in the truck

 

[hybridfan]

If it has the facial animations seen in L.A. Noire I'll be a happy chap.

 

[bryanhock]

nice i can't wait for it