i bought gta IV yesterday and the intro scene is just awesome, than when i started playing @ night the blur level was high but it was alright. than during the day everything is so much blurred out its not acceptable. the textures the shadows and you can see 50 meters ahead of you and than the whole backrgound is blurred out. than you get the pop out wich is horrible on the npc's and cars. Is it because i am playing on vga( 22" widescreen lcd)?
I have GTA4 on 360 and PS3...........................and the PS3 version is way sharper. I play them both on the same TV in the same resolution.PhilMargera
The PS3 version has a big advantage in Load screens and Drawdistances, mostly due to the HDD Install.
I wonder if installing GTA on 360 would at least help in some regard, I realize teh PS3 version was designed in such a way that the 360 install won't negate it, but it may help the TC.
I do know that if you are running on interlaced mode, TC, you need to switch to Progressive.
well i tried installing it on hdd en no it doesnt help the draw distances considerin installing games on 360 hdd was never possible when gta 4 came out. also im running the game at 1360x768p
Your monitor is not broken, the game is just optimized to work on PS3 and 360. Graphical compromises are made so the game can work decently.Wardemon50
ofcourse its not the monitor but it could've been the vga connection messing up quality, but i really hate that the draw distance is so horrible, guess i just have to live with it.
I have GTA4 on 360 and PS3...........................and the PS3 version is way sharper. I play them both on the same TV in the same resolution.PhilMargera
acually, 360 has a slight advantage is sharpness, but ps3 version doesnt lag nearly as much when i am chased by cops
[QUOTE="PhilMargera"]I have GTA4 on 360 and PS3...........................and the PS3 version is way sharper. I play them both on the same TV in the same resolution.SolidTy
The PS3 version has a big advantage in Load screens and Drawdistances, mostly due to the HDD Install.
I wonder if installing GTA on 360 would at least help in some regard, I realize teh PS3 version was designed in such a way that the 360 install won't negate it, but it may help the TC.
I do know that if you are running on interlaced mode, TC, you need to switch to Progressive.
I don't know what big advantage you are talking about, I have both versions and the difference is neglible. I never noticed anything in the PS3 version that made me say "Wow, this is so much better than the 360 version."
I have GTA4 on 360 and PS3...........................and the PS3 version is way sharper. I play them both on the same TV in the same resolution.PhilMargera
Question, why do you own both for both consoles? just to make your point about the ps3 less biased? because i don't think you really own GTAIV for the 360, or possibly a 360 as well. I will wait till you post pics of your 360 with your copy of GTAIV and something showing your username before i change my mind.
[QUOTE="MotoJ19"] Question, why do you own both for both consoles? just to make your point about the ps3 less biased? because i don't think you really own GTAIV for the 360, or possibly a 360 as well. I will wait till you post pics of your 360 with your copy of GTAIV and something showing your username before i change my mind.It's not unheard of. I bought it on both consoles so that I could play multiplayer with any of my friends, regardless of platform. I then bought it again on PC, to play it again with the enhancements. (I then gave up on the PC version, as Nvidia still hasn't released a non-beta driver for SLI.) So yeah, Rockstar loves me. :D
[QUOTE="BZSIN"]The PS3 version is pretty blurry, too. I never really noticed until I played it in HD. Looks pretty bad IMO.killab2oo5
Same. I sometimes play on my 1024x768 and can't stand the blurriness. Looks nice and clear in 480p though. Yeah, it definitely looked better in SD to me. At first I thought it was because I had my PS3 set to 1080p, so I changed it to 720p but it looked the same. Then I thought it might be because of the resolution of my monitor, but other games run in 720p and look fine on it. I guess it's just there to keep the frame rate up.
The PS3 version is pretty blurry, too. I never really noticed until I played it in HD. Looks pretty bad IMO.BZSIN
yeah both versions arent exactly stunning to look at. The scale is great and all, and the graphics are good, but the game just feels like its chugging along. In online mode, expect fps issues, and the #1 thing that really annoys me about GTAIV is the fact that your guy moves like a tank. It takes him .5sec to react to your commands and .5secs to stop moving. WTF is this? Is this guy walking in molasses!?
It must be something with your monitor or connection. Unless you're mixing up depth of field with "a blurry mess".BioShockOwnz
No, if you play in hd, gta 4 is a mess on the 360. Not just a blurry mess either. If you move the camera around just a bit, it blurrs like no tomorrow. The blurs there to cover up the horrible framerate, since its not there on the pc version. Just like past gta games.
I can't see how people can say this is a technical marvel. Sure, its a huge scope but if the game moves slower than a turtle because of framerate? You can't enjoy that. People say it doesn't effect gameplay, but I died countless times from where the game is just so sluggish. Takes a few seconds for the game to actually register what buttons I press.
The game does look bad, really bad. I hadn't noticed at first, as I am used to GTA's having those issues. Its only when I came back to the gane after playing fallout that I realised how bad it looks.
[QUOTE="sandeep410"]Game lookslike watery washed out graphics on both consoles.Pc version looks far more realastic.DOF_power
But it's still a crappy port. CPUs with less then 3 cores struggle, even if the GPU could do the physics.
I am having no troubles playing this game with my core2duo. It does give u a big warning when u use high settings but actually it deosnt make any big diff to u r FPS
I am having no troubles playing this game with my core2duo. It does give u a big warning when u use high settings but actually it deosnt make any big diff to u r FPSsandeep410
Its pretty blurry anyway. I have the PS3 version and I'm really starting to notice the aliasing. At least the frame rate is smooth though.manicfoot
I thought it was terrible. Then again i play most of my games on Pc so am used to 60fps n0t 20-30. Not tried GTA4 on my PC though, was terrible on my PS3 and refuse to splash more cash on this crap.
[QUOTE="manicfoot"]Its pretty blurry anyway. I have the PS3 version and I'm really starting to notice the aliasing. At least the frame rate is smooth though.Frozzik
I thought it was terrible. Then again i play most of my games on Pc so am used to 60fps n0t 20-30. Not tried GTA4 on my PC though, was terrible on my PS3 and refuse to splash more cash on this crap.
Strange. I didn't notice any significant drops really. Maybe the occasional stutter when a big explosion happens but nothing major. From what I've heard you're best off steering away from the PC version. Massive performance issues apparently.
[QUOTE="manicfoot"]Its pretty blurry anyway. I have the PS3 version and I'm really starting to notice the aliasing. At least the frame rate is smooth though.Frozzik
I thought it was terrible. Then again i play most of my games on Pc so am used to 60fps n0t 20-30. Not tried GTA4 on my PC though, was terrible on my PS3 and refuse to splash more cash on this crap.
Yeah, GTA framerate is pretty low, around the mid 20's. During the night I noticed it runs a LOT smoother though.
i think the roads are a very small tad blurrier in the 360 version and i think the cars in the 360 version are a small bit less jaggy. the animation in the two console versions looks kinda different, i have access to both but i've not played it on 360 a moment longer than 60 minutes so i'm not gonna call it =/. i own the ps3 version. i'd also like to add that they both seem to boot up to your recent save in the same ammount of time, despite the hdd install on ps3.
The game looked much better when it came out, playing it now it seemed graphically meh after seeing games like Dead Space, Fallout, Gears 2 and Far Cry 2.
well i tried installing it on hdd en no it doesnt help the draw distances considerin installing games on 360 hdd was never possible when gta 4 came out. also im running the game at 1360x768ppapi_lekker
Both versions are blurry as hell, it's weird cause at first everyone is like "oh my, this looks terrible" but after an hour or so of playing you stop noticing how terrible the graphics are, take a step back though and it hits you like a tonne of bricks.
i bought gta IV yesterday and the intro scene is just awesome, than when i started playing @ night the blur level was high but it was alright. than during the day everything is so much blurred out its not acceptable. the textures the shadows and you can see 50 meters ahead of you and than the whole backrgound is blurred out. than you get the pop out wich is horrible on the npc's and cars. Is it because i am playing on vga( 22" widescreen lcd)?papi_lekker
It's your monitor, not the system or the game. It sounds as if you monitor has a poor response time and/or is at a poor refresh rate. Most likely it's the response time.
If its option 1, well done System Wars is the place to bash things. :P
If its option 2, wrong board go to PC games board.
dotWithShoes
Why would he go to the PC games board when he's playing on a 360?some body must have edited his post, cos if you look at the original post it clearly says 360 boards.
Actually, if you think it is blurry on 360, you would be thrilled to see the PS3 version, PS3 has a special blur filter all over the screen, looing vastlly less detailed and more blurry
It uses that filter instead of the AA on 360, so 360 gets by miles the crisper version
The game looked much better when it came out, playing it now it seemed graphically meh after seeing games like Dead Space, Fallout, Gears 2 and Far Cry 2.mmirza23
Really? It was the most visually appealing game for me of 2008, and I have Crysis Warhead too.
This thread is ironic in that I just played GTA4 (after a 4 month hiatus) and the game certainly dosent look as good as it did b4 :(Gh0st_Of_0nyx
That's because the code is deteriorating. Most developers use artificial code to extend the life of their product, but Rockstar uses all natural code with no preservatives. This way it tastes fresher when you first get the game, but after a while, the code starts getting moldy and the only thing you can do is throw away the old copy and get a new one hot off the press. :D
Both versions are blurry as hell, it's weird cause at first everyone is like "oh my, this looks terrible" but after an hour or so of playing you stop noticing how terrible the graphics are, take a step back though and it hits you like a tonne of bricks.Brainkiller05
When it effects gameplay, on how fast you can respond, and how much you can see- it does still take its toll. Sure, you CAN get used to it. But you shouldn't have to.
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