The GTAIV Kickass Hype/Discussion Thread (56k) - KEEP IT HERE OR BE SUSPENDED!

Thanks to everyone who voted in the poll, it got 181 votes! I was expecting like 20 or 30 at most, but 181 is awesome. Looks like people are really excited about destructible environments, which is odd when you think about it.

Anyway, I added a new poll. The new question is a question that gets a minimum of 5 threads a day in SW despite the fact that we've had the question asked a million times and despite the fact that there is a sticky on the game, so I just put it in here to see if it would reduce the number of threads (but I doubt it).

Anyway, vote away! Hey, that rhymes.

Permanently destructible environments sound awesome. It means you can really leave your mark on the city, you know?Jandurin

Stop talking to me.

Anyway, they do sound awesome in one way... but then again, what happens if you leave your mark on a casino or some important section of the environment that you enjoyed visiting! I don't know how they're gonna make it work but hopefully the environments aren't too destructible, if that makes any sense.

I don't know how they're gonna make it work but hopefully the environments aren't too destructible, if that makes any sense. the-very-best

Stop talking to me. the-very-best

I'll go be friends with fuzzy, then.

New batch of screens:

http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/gallery/1482/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV/p1

http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/gallery/1482/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV/p2

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New batch of screens:

http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/gallery/1482/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV/p1

http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/gallery/1482/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV/p2

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EuroMafia

linkified. those look awesome!

[QUOTE="EuroMafia"]

New batch of screens:

http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/gallery/1482/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV/p1

http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/gallery/1482/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV/p2

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shoeman12

linkified. those look awesome!

[QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"]I pre-ordered GTA IV a couple of hours ago at GameStop. I simply asked, "Is GTA IV still available for pre-order"? The reply was "There are plenty left for Xbox 360. All the PlayStation 3 pre-orders are filled". I was going to pre-order it anyway for 360, so no problem there. But then I realized something...at least at my GameStop, it looks like the PS3 version will sell far better than the 360. BlizzardBear

Perhaps...but if that is true then that also means that my GameStop vastly underestimated the demand for the PS3 version.

Perhaps...but if that is true then that also means that my GameStop vastly underestimated the demand for the PS3 version. AvIdGaMeR444

[QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"] Perhaps...but if that is true then that also means that my GameStop vastly underestimated the demand for the PS3 version. Jandurin

No, I was getting the 360 version anyway. I just simply asked the GameStop employee if GTA IV was still available for pre-order. The employee said that there were plenty of GTA pre-orders left for Xbox 360 and none for PS3. I'm just saying that at my specific GameStop, if there are already NO MORE PREORDERS left for the PS3 version, then they vastly underestimated the demand for the PS3 version. I'm saying that for people who want the PS3 version, my GameStop should have had more available. Maybe this is true at other GameStops as well. Does that make sense?

Why's everyone getting the standard edition? Get the Special Edition! It's special!

FYI, Aussies: Target's giving $20 off the game if you preorder. I'm gonna keep saying that so people don't miss it...

New batch of screens:

http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/gallery/1482/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV/p1

http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/gallery/1482/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV/p2

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EuroMafia

Thanks! Adding now...

Some of those screesn make the game look like Manhunt a bit. I hope the media makes the connection.

Fine. :x

I'll go be friends with fuzzy, then.

Jandurin

He can do better. Go play with Cake or something. Go on.

Does that make sense?AvIdGaMeR444

He can do better.

the-very-best

:cry:

Go play with Cake or something.

the-very-best

:lol:

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New multiplayer hand on:

http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=573075

and they will now continue to buy GTA on the sony platform. Plus, RROD and 50$ online isnt helping.EVOLV3

You really think more GTA will sell on the PS3?

There are many more 360s in the territories that actually buy GTA type games.

http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=573075EuroMafia

Sounds good.

[QUOTE="EVOLV3"]and they will now continue to buy GTA on the sony platform. Plus, RROD and 50$ online isnt helping.Jandurin

You really think more GTA will sell on the PS3?

There are many more 360s in the territories that actually buy GTA type games.

X360 has the larger userbase. And exclusive episodic content does very much help.

[QUOTE="EVOLV3"]and they will now continue to buy GTA on the sony platform. Plus, RROD and 50$ online isnt helping.Jandurin

You really think more GTA will sell on the PS3?

There are many more 360s in the territories that actually buy GTA type games.

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]

[QUOTE="EVOLV3"]and they will now continue to buy GTA on the sony platform. Plus, RROD and 50$ online isnt helping.AdobeArtist

You really think more GTA will sell on the PS3?

There are many more 360s in the territories that actually buy GTA type games.

X360 has the larger userbase. And exclusive episodic content does very much help.

GTA4 PS3 will outsell the 360 version, if you want proof:

DMC4 sold more than the 360.

I wonder the sudden interest in a Multi-pltform game that was only on a PS brand?

like they actually care about it, and the gimmick that MS told you about is not gonna stop the giant sales going to be with the PS3 version, it is only for hardcore fans or gamers and even alot of hardcore gamers or fans not gonna buy it.

"if it is gonna be free then it's ok if not, to hell with them", that's what most hardcores gonna say, just like GT5p.

And the DLC is not directed for the casuala who are the majority of potential purchasers of the game.

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]

[QUOTE="EVOLV3"]and they will now continue to buy GTA on the sony platform. Plus, RROD and 50$ online isnt helping.EVOLV3

You really think more GTA will sell on the PS3?

There are many more 360s in the territories that actually buy GTA type games.

This might've already been asked, but does anyone know how extensive the destructability is in GTA4? Obviously you can't blow entire buildings up, but can you take actual chunks out of them (and would those chunks be removed permanently throughout the game)?

Or is it more like decorative scarring, and not really destructability?

This might've already been asked, but does anyone know how extensive the destructability is in GTA4? Obviously you can't blow entire buildings up, but can you take actual chunks out of them (and would those chunks be removed permanently throughout the game)?

Or is it more like decorative scarring, and not really destructability?

Zeliard9

[QUOTE="AdobeArtist"][QUOTE="Jandurin"]

[QUOTE="EVOLV3"]and they will now continue to buy GTA on the sony platform. Plus, RROD and 50$ online isnt helping.credibilityzero

You really think more GTA will sell on the PS3?

There are many more 360s in the territories that actually buy GTA type games.

X360 has the larger userbase. And exclusive episodic content does very much help.

GTA4 PS3 will outsell the 360 version, if you want proof:

DMC4 sold more than the 360.

I wonder the sudden interest in a Multi-pltform game that was only on a PS brand?

like they actually care about it, and the gimmick that MS told you about is not gonna stop the giant sales going to be with the PS3 version, it is only for hardcore fans or gamers and even alot of hardcore gamers or fans not gonna buy it.

"if it is gonna be free then it's ok if not, to hell with them", that's what most hardcores gonna say, just like GT5p.

And the DLC is not directed for the casuala who are the majority of potential purchasers of the game.

I dont know if DMC4 DID sell more on the PS3 but Ill take your word for it. Anyway, DMC4 is an action game. It is noway near as established as the GTA franchise, and GTA is one of the biggest games ever. I think that you would have to be living under a cave if you call yourself a gamer and havent heard of GTA.

DMC4, on the other hand, was literally born from the PS and thats were the majority of its sales went I guess, I wouldnt be suprised if 360 casuals hadnt heard of it.

And mark my words, casuals will find out about the DLC...

I dont really care either way, as long as I know Im getting the version with the custom soundtracks and DLC.

[QUOTE="credibilityzero"][QUOTE="AdobeArtist"][QUOTE="Jandurin"]

[QUOTE="EVOLV3"]and they will now continue to buy GTA on the sony platform. Plus, RROD and 50$ online isnt helping.flowdee79

You really think more GTA will sell on the PS3?

There are many more 360s in the territories that actually buy GTA type games.

X360 has the larger userbase. And exclusive episodic content does very much help.

GTA4 PS3 will outsell the 360 version, if you want proof:

DMC4 sold more than the 360.

I wonder the sudden interest in a Multi-pltform game that was only on a PS brand?

like they actually care about it, and the gimmick that MS told you about is not gonna stop the giant sales going to be with the PS3 version, it is only for hardcore fans or gamers and even alot of hardcore gamers or fans not gonna buy it.

"if it is gonna be free then it's ok if not, to hell with them", that's what most hardcores gonna say, just like GT5p.

And the DLC is not directed for the casuala who are the majority of potential purchasers of the game.

I dont know if DMC4 DID sell more on the PS3 but Ill take your word for it. Anyway, DMC4 is an action game. It is noway near as established as the GTA franchise, and GTA is one of the biggest games ever. I think that you would have to be living under a cave if you call yourself a gamer and havent heard of GTA.

DMC4, on the other hand, was literally born from the PS and thats were the majority of its sales went I guess, I wouldnt be suprised if 360 casuals hadnt heard of it.

And mark my words, casuals will find out about the DLC...

I dont really care either way, as long as I know Im getting the version with the custom soundtracks and DLC.

Even if they are not too accurate about it, it also does tell something about the sales,

http://vgchartz.com/games/index.php?name=devil+may+cry+4&console=&publisher=&genre=&keyword=&order=Last+Updated

Your first point doesn't tell anything, you didn't understand my logic, I was bringing an example of a an EX-PS-only-game gone multi-platform and it sold more than the 360 version with it's bigger userbase, how much the game is being estabilished among gamers, casuals or hardcores, it doesn't matter, the scale of the sales are indeed less than GTA4, but it does make DMC 4 a solid example of what Im talking about.

Again you misunderstood me, I meant it was a PS only game and 360 owners didn't have it, which means most of them didn't care about it backthen, and they still do, it will sell, but the fact remains, it was a PS only game and casuals gonna go with the PS3 version, heck even hardcores who knows about the DLC wouldn't care, just like I said before, the DLC is a gimmick and it is directed to specific audience, casuals are not going to care/know about it, exactly just like what happened with DMC 4.

The same also happened with PES 2008.

http://vgchartz.com/games/index.php?name=pro+evolution+soccer+2008&console=&publisher=&genre=&keyword=&order=Last+Updated

Sony didn't pay any cent for the game and they will get the most sales, all they need to do is small marketing campagin.

Put Halo 3 in GTA4 shoes and you will know what I mean, do you really think that Halo gonna sell more in PS3? even if the install base is bigger? ofcourse not, Halo 3 would sell alot more on a Xbox console any given day, even if the install base is smaller than the comptition.

I just realized that my finals are taking place the week after GTA4 is released....CRAP!xTHExJUICEx

CredibilityZero, there's a flaw in your counter-argument I just noticed. You take DMC4 as an example of how a game formerly exclusive to the PS brand now going multiplat, will sell on the console its new to. But here's the thing.

GTA is NOT new to the Xbox fan base. Vice City and San Andreas WERE available on the Xbox in the last generation. Yes, later than on PS2, but still, it's a series that's familiar to gamers even outside the Playstation circle. In fact HIGHLY recognized, popular, and in-demand. Whereas this is now the 1st time the DMC series is available outside the PS platform. It is a game I look forward to playing too btw.

But that's the difference. DMC - new to Xbox gamers. GTA - not new to us and you can be sure there are plenty of Xbox gamers that want this 1st next gen iteration of the landmark sandbox series.

Just something to consider :)

CredibilityZero, there's a flaw in your counter-argument I just noticed. You take DMC4 as an example of how a game formerly exclusive to the PS brand now going multiplat, will sell on the console its new to. But here's the thing.

GTA is NOT new to the Xbox fan base. Vice City and San Andreas WERE available on the Xbox in the last generation. Yes, later than on PS2, but still, it's a series that's familiar to gamers even outside the Playstation circle. In fact HIGHLY recognized, popular, and in-demand. Whereas this is now the 1st time the DMC series is available outside the PS platform. It is a game I look forward to playing too btw.

But that's the difference. DMC - new to Xbox gamers. GTA - not new to us and you can be sure there are plenty of Xbox gamers that want this 1st next gen iteration of the landmark sandbox series.

Just something to consider :)

AdobeArtist

Hmmm...I didn't know about that, lol, so I checked the sales, they had sold well ( actually only San andreas numbers were collected in VGchartz), but the big impact was with the PS2, San andreas sold 15M on PS2 and 2M on Xbox, that does not weaken my point, just like I said before, the 360 version will sell well, but the PS3 version will outsell it.

How about the PES 2008 case?

PES 2007 was only on 360, yet, last year when it came to both consoles, the PS3 version outsold it.

[QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]

CredibilityZero, there's a flaw in your counter-argument I just noticed. You take DMC4 as an example of how a game formerly exclusive to the PS brand now going multiplat, will sell on the console its new to. But here's the thing.

GTA is NOT new to the Xbox fan base. Vice City and San Andreas WERE available on the Xbox in the last generation. Yes, later than on PS2, but still, it's a series that's familiar to gamers even outside the Playstation circle. In fact HIGHLY recognized, popular, and in-demand. Whereas this is now the 1st time the DMC series is available outside the PS platform. It is a game I look forward to playing too btw.

But that's the difference. DMC - new to Xbox gamers. GTA - not new to us and you can be sure there are plenty of Xbox gamers that want this 1st next gen iteration of the landmark sandbox series.

Just something to consider :)

credibilityzero

Hmmm...I didn't know about that, lol, so I checked the sales, they had sold well ( actually only San andreas numbers were collected in VGchartz), but the big impact was with the PS2, San andreas sold 15M on PS2 and 2M on Xbox, that does not weaken my point, just like I said before, the 360 version will sell well, but the PS3 version will outsell it.

How about the PES 2008 case?

PES 2007 was only on 360, yet, last year when it came to both consoles, the PS3 version outsold it.

Put your money where your mouth is and take it to System Wars Bets :P

[QUOTE="credibilityzero"][QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]

CredibilityZero, there's a flaw in your counter-argument I just noticed. You take DMC4 as an example of how a game formerly exclusive to the PS brand now going multiplat, will sell on the console its new to. But here's the thing.

GTA is NOT new to the Xbox fan base. Vice City and San Andreas WERE available on the Xbox in the last generation. Yes, later than on PS2, but still, it's a series that's familiar to gamers even outside the Playstation circle. In fact HIGHLY recognized, popular, and in-demand. Whereas this is now the 1st time the DMC series is available outside the PS platform. It is a game I look forward to playing too btw.

But that's the difference. DMC - new to Xbox gamers. GTA - not new to us and you can be sure there are plenty of Xbox gamers that want this 1st next gen iteration of the landmark sandbox series.

Just something to consider :)

flowdee79

Hmmm...I didn't know about that, lol, so I checked the sales, they had sold well ( actually only San andreas numbers were collected in VGchartz), but the big impact was with the PS2, San andreas sold 15M on PS2 and 2M on Xbox, that does not weaken my point, just like I said before, the 360 version will sell well, but the PS3 version will outsell it.

How about the PES 2008 case?

PES 2007 was only on 360, yet, last year when it came to both consoles, the PS3 version outsold it.

Put your money where your mouth is and take it to System Wars Bets :P

It was a great place, it is now shut down.

GOTY 2008Ze_ALEX

Bonus round talks about GTA IV:

http://www.gametrailers.com/bonusround.php?ep=20&pt=1

RADIO STATION UPDATE

Taken from Mike Shinoda

got an email from my buddy green lantern today. for fort minor fans, you remember i did the "we major" mixtape with him...apparently he's going to have a channel on the new grand theft auto game, coming out at the end of april. congrats, big guy

here's what he had to say:

"Basically the info I can give is that I have a radio show in Grand Theft Auto 4 that is activated when u steal a car and turn on the radio...ALL the songs on my show are COMPLETELY ORIGINAL , made for this game and all were PRODUCED BY ME( thaat's rrriiiight!!!)..the game is based in a revamped NYC setting, so the artists and songs reflect the grimiest aspects of new york life... there are many other stations in the game but they all consist of licensed music..mine is the FIRST they've had a fully budgeted show in the game..

This is obviously a graduation for me as a DJ coming from making mixtapes to radio,touring with artists, to producing original music for the biggest video game out..with estimated FIRST WEEK sales of the game at 5million ,I'm excited to say the least.."

He's awesome, i for one cant wait!

MULTIPLAYER REVEALED----new info....

http://www.thegtaplace.com/gta4/multiplayer.php

Over 100 votes in the poll. :D

Keep voting people! It's closer than I thought it'd be. 360's in the lead atm. Perhaps this will be how it plays out worldwide, as well?

Bonus round talks about GTA IV:

http://www.gametrailers.com/bonusround.php?ep=20&pt=1

EuroMafia

Cool... still 1 month away and getting so much attention. Awesome.

MULTIPLAYER REVEALED----new info....

http://www.thegtaplace.com/gta4/multiplayer.php

_EXCON_

Sweet, thanks for that. Adding it to the OP.

Well after talkin to myself for 2 hours on which version i should get....360 or ps3...i went for the ps3..you may be askin yourself why? I dont care about downloadable episodes and The only other game i have for my ps3 is uncharted, might as well get anthor game for my ps3, right!....and dude, everytime i come here it just doesn't help on the GTA IV fix..i think it makes it worst...

Keep up the Good work!!

I would have come to this thread much earlier, but I hate SW and never come here. I'm hyping this game 9.5 (because 10 is too much to ask) and GOTY 2008.TheGTAvaccine