GRAND THEFT AUTO IV FOR PS3: NOW AVAILABLE IN 630P - LULZ!!!

[Eel O'Brian]

didn't you sell your PS3 controller and games

[calcifer]

didn't you sell your PS3 controller and games

 

[Don Flamenco]

"it's no Gears of War"

Gears of War, still the standard by which next-gen graphics are measured.

Xbox 360

You mean Crysis?   or is that next next gen? 

anyway...


You people and your slight differences disgust me.

[Smooth Groove]

"it's no Gears of War"

Gears of War, still the standard by which next-gen graphics are measured.

Xbox 360

You mean Crysis?   or is that next next gen? 

anyway...

You people and your slight differences disgust me.

I didn't say that.  It was quoted from Calcifer's review. 

[calcifer]

In fact, playing the game in a near-gold state a week ago, as well as now with a retail copy, my experience has been relatively glitch free. That’s not going to stop the fanboys from fighting over which version is better, Xbox 360 or PS3. Guess what…I choose Xbox 360. I’ll take achievements over a couple of higher-resolution textures any day.

 

[calcifer]

so much self-ownage in that quote

a) he cares about useless scores and not the best gaming experience
b) he admits the ps3 version is superior

[Don Flamenco]

I didn't say that.  It was quoted from Calcifer's review. 

Yes but....I can't think of a comeback becuz im dum.

so much self-ownage in that quote

a) he cares about useless scores and not the best gaming experience
b) he admits the ps3 version is superior

It's really not that severe.  One could just as easily say that the incremental differences in the PS3's graphics do less for the gaming experience than, say, the Xbox Live system and how it fundamentally makes online play better. 

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in every game

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Being a PS3 owner (like me), you of all people should know the joy of not being able to check invites and messages in-game.  A lot of times I miss the messages altogether, until the next time I boot my system and it tells me someone invited me to play something the day before.  I would gladly trade off some of that extra "vibrance" or w/e for a competent invite system. 

I'm getting it for the PS3 this week, but I may re-buy it for the 360 when the DLC comes out (and when I re-buy a 360.)

[Mupepe]

teamxbox is pure fucking faggotry.  "hur hur, i'll take achievements and say the 360 version is superior even though i know everyone is arguing about which is better technically. hur hur"

[fistfulofmetal]

I'm glad I'm not buying this game. Gamefly HOOOO!!!

[demi]

TeamXbox says they prefer 360 version.. world is shocked

[duckman2000]

So apparently the PS3 version has pop-in as well.

I think people are mad that a half-Sony franchise's best version is on the 360 because of DLC.

They're overreacting when people who played both versions said the PS3 has pop-in as well.

Honestly dude, right now it'd appear more as if Xcunts just can not fucking accept that the PS3 has the edge this time around. I'm sure everyone with some sense expected both versions to have pop-in, so this new revelation that, dudes, the Ps3 has pop-in too, that's just your common cornspitting Xcod's way of cushioning the blow a bit. Of course the other camp is going to try and make a big deal out of it, this shit is stacks of gold in fantard currency.

[demi]

I'm gonna go to the midnight launch, see what kind of crowd this pulls in

[Mupepe]

I hope no one really expected it to perform better on the 360 when the ps3 has a standard hard drive.  i mean, that just makes sense in a game like this.

[AdmiralViscen]

So apparently the PS3 version has pop-in as well.

I think people are mad that a half-Sony franchise's best version is on the 360 because of DLC.

They're overreacting when people who played both versions said the PS3 has pop-in as well.

Honestly dude, right now it'd appear more as if Xcunts just can not fucking accept that the PS3 has the edge this time around. I'm sure everyone with some sense expected both versions to have pop-in, so this new revelation that, dudes, the Ps3 has pop-in too, that's just your common cornspitting Xcod's way of cushioning the blow a bit. Of course the other camp is going to try and make a big deal out of it, this shit is stacks of gold in fantard currency.

Pretty much.

[Smooth Groove]

So apparently the PS3 version has pop-in as well.

I think people are mad that a half-Sony franchise's best version is on the 360 because of DLC.

They're overreacting when people who played both versions said the PS3 has pop-in as well.

Honestly dude, right now it'd appear more as if Xcunts just can not fucking accept that the PS3 has the edge this time around. I'm sure everyone with some sense expected both versions to have pop-in, so this new revelation that, dudes, the Ps3 has pop-in too, that's just your common cornspitting Xcod's way of cushioning the blow a bit. Of course the other camp is going to try and make a big deal out of it, this shit is stacks of gold in fantard currency.

How's that different from Sony fans that just want to ignore that the 360 version is getting DLC? 

[AdmiralViscen]

So apparently the PS3 version has pop-in as well.

I think people are mad that a half-Sony franchise's best version is on the 360 because of DLC.

They're overreacting when people who played both versions said the PS3 has pop-in as well.

Honestly dude, right now it'd appear more as if Xcunts just can not fucking accept that the PS3 has the edge this time around. I'm sure everyone with some sense expected both versions to have pop-in, so this new revelation that, dudes, the Ps3 has pop-in too, that's just your common cornspitting Xcod's way of cushioning the blow a bit. Of course the other camp is going to try and make a big deal out of it, this shit is stacks of gold in fantard currency.

How's that different from Sony fans that just want to ignore that the 360 version is getting DLC? 

It isn't.

It's a simple judgment call turned talking point.

[duckman2000]

How's that different from Sony fans that just want to ignore that the 360 version is getting DLC? 

The DLC is a future release, of unknown quality, and it's a separate purchase (and thus an extra cost). It's not here now, it's not included in the game, and none of the tards in the fanboy war trenches even know what it is. It makes some sense that the DLC would be considered less of a deal breaker than a difference in performance. But, I'm sure plenty of these clowns are ignoring it simply because doing so aids them in pushing their own agendas, but that's really balanced out by xtards blindly talking it up as a for sure awesome and worthwhile thing. Differences in quality is a factor right now, whereas the DLC could, perhaps, be worth a discussion in the future.

[Don Flamenco]

How's that different from Sony fans that just want to ignore that the 360 version is getting DLC? 

The DLC is a future release, of unknown quality, and it's a separate purchase (and thus an extra cost). It's not here now, it's not included in the game, and none of the tards in the fanboy war trenches even know what it is. It makes some sense that the DLC would be considered less of a deal breaker than a difference in performance. But, I'm sure plenty of these clowns are ignoring it simply because doing so aids them in pushing their own agendas, but that's really balanced out by xtards blindly talking it up as a for sure awesome and worthwhile thing. Differences in quality is a factor right now, whereas the DLC could, perhaps, be worth a discussion in the future.

aaaaaand please debunk Xbox Live making online play better too.  if it doesn't mean shit to you, then I guess I can see why you think slightly better performance makes the PS3 "better."   Otherwise, that one advantage makes the gameplay experience better overall.

[AdmiralViscen]

How's that different from Sony fans that just want to ignore that the 360 version is getting DLC? 

The DLC is a future release, of unknown quality, and it's a separate purchase (and thus an extra cost). It's not here now, it's not included in the game, and none of the tards in the fanboy war trenches even know what it is. It makes some sense that the DLC would be considered less of a deal breaker than a difference in performance. But, I'm sure plenty of these clowns are ignoring it simply because doing so aids them in pushing their own agendas, but that's really balanced out by xtards blindly talking it up as a for sure awesome and worthwhile thing. Differences in quality is a factor right now, whereas the DLC could, perhaps, be worth a discussion in the future.

aaaaaand please debunk Xbox Live making online play better too.  if it doesn't mean shit to you, then I guess I can see why you think slightly better performance makes the PS3 "better."   Otherwise, that one advantage makes the gameplay experience better overall.

Easy - it's free.

This game is a coin flip, everyone has to decide which factors are more important to them. For me, online is mega and I don't want to be locked out of DLC. But it's not a no brainer.

[duckman2000]

It's amusing to observe how quickly the clown bastards adopt the jig of the much hated enemy the moment the tables are turned. Suddenly, no Xcunt in the world cares about minor differences, because you know, they are just minor differences. Certainly nothing like the abyss that separated the two versions of COD4. Abyss you say? Minor differences, say the Sony backlickers. And lord knows no Sonytard cares about minor differences in quality.

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lol

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aaaaaand please debunk Xbox Live making online play better too.  if it doesn't mean shit to you, then I guess I can see why you think slightly better performance makes the PS3 "better."   Otherwise, that one advantage makes the gameplay experience better overall.

Another additional cost. Some consider it worth the cost, others don't.

[Smooth Groove]

Duckman, there've been many games where the 360 has enjoyed a much bigger edge and Xbots didn't make such a big deal out of it.  It's probably because 360 getting a superior version had almost become commonplace. 


I think you're caring more about the technical differences in GTA4 than they really deserve.  Check out the info complied in the OP of the thread below.  Most reviewers agree that differences are insignificant. 


http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=286527

[duckman2000]

If there's a multiplatform release with minor differences in quality between versions, whatever camp "owns" the marginally superior version will do its best to make damn sure that the differences are illuminated and stretched to be far greater than they really are. If there are major differences between two versions, debates tend to be less heated as the "losing" camp scoffs at the shitty effort of the developer. Xtards and Sonycunts are bits of shit carved from the same turd, and this becomes brutally obvious in cases like these. Xtards are scurrying around in panic, and of course Sony cunts see their chance to seize the village throne. And then when the next high profile multiplatform game drops, with minor differences between the versions, the tables will turn, and those who didn't give a shit about marginal differences before will suddenly care plenty about such differences.

[hyp]

wow, that neogaf thread is a mess.

[Don Flamenco]

Then multiplayer in the 360 version is discounted altogether?     You guys have a point about the cost, but it gets questionable pretty fast.  Sure, for the 360 owner who doesn't have live, that's huge. I wonder how many actually don't have live.  I mean, I don't even own a 360 right now and I have a live account that's valid until next June.  Thanks to clearanced subscription cards and gifts, I've had live for years now.

Otherwise, if we're looking at guys who have PS3s, 360s, and live accounts, a completely level playing field, then it seems to me like the 360 wins. 

wow, that neogaf thread is a mess.

32 fucking pages?!!! 

[AdmiralViscen]

No one who has 360 and posts on gaming boards lacks Live.

All these arguments are about some ethereal other buyer that doesn't exist. Actual individuals have to make their own judgment call.

[Don Flamenco]

No one who has 360 and posts on gaming boards lacks Live.

All these arguments are about some ethereal other buyer that doesn't exist. Actual individuals have to make their own judgment call.

lets name him Johnny Lastgen

[CajoleJuice]

I just realized this will be the first console GTA I will purchase.

I'll end up double-dipping on the PC version.

[fistfulofmetal]

I hope my PC will be able to handle GTA4.

[duckman2000]

No one who has 360 and posts on gaming boards lacks Live.

All these arguments are about some ethereal other buyer that doesn't exist. Actual individuals have to make their own judgment call.

Which is how it always is, with every damned release. And as said, the smaller the differences, the wilder the stream of tears and martyr blood becomes. The dude did, however, ask for a method for discounting the XBL advantage, and cost measured against individual needs and wants is a real argument. I don't personally give much of a damn about the actual cost itself, but as someone who don't particularly care about persistent community features (well, unless it's like MGO), a free basic service does win out over paying for community features.
That's really a matter of preference, and I can see why some would champion the Live system.
Core performance is a different matter though.

wow, that neogaf thread is a mess.

And littered with spineless buttslush twonks that still, after years of pushing for their "team", can't seem to be honest about their agendas and intentions. Oh well, the thread should have probably been nuked or something the moment it became clear that one poor bastard camp was going to have to lean on fucking Kotaku for support.

[AdmiralViscen]

What consoles do you own?

[duckman2000]

PS3 only, for now. But hey, I want some credit for refraining from mentioning RRODLOL in the list of reasons to stay the hell clear of the version that might just kill itself.

[AdmiralViscen]

This is true.

Sfag.

[duckman2000]

4 lyfe

[pilonv1]

I don't wanna bring you down or anything, but I think that is a really negative way to try and kill yourself, I mean I tried it hundreds of times, there's no way you can hammer in the last nail.

[demi]

My XBL renewed the other day... I am so poor, I dont think I will be able to afford to eat for the next month...

lol

[Eric P]

I don't wanna bring you down or anything, but I think that is a really negative way to try and kill yourself, I mean I tried it hundreds of times, there's no way you can hammer in the last nail.

hi5

[duckman2000]

the weird thing is the XBL cost comes up time and time again. It's like we are having to pay for it for every single game that comes out. *baffle*

The cost came up this time because some dickwaver was asking for a rebuttal to the supposed dead certain superiority of the Live system. It's superior in terms of features, assuming you are willing to pay for those features. It's really amazing how expensive even a relatively cheap service can feel when its main defining strengths aren't of interest to the potential subscriber.

I wish MS and Sony would just get naked and produce an uber-console already.

[pilonv1]

people complaining about paying for xbox live should stop gaming, if you can't afford $50 a year for the best console online experience then fuck off back to wiisville.

[duckman2000]

people complaining about paying for xbox live should stop gaming, if you can't afford $50 a year for the best console online experience then fuck off back to wiisville.

Unless you want the community features, it's really not that incredible of a service. If the money went towards providing the most stable online gaming experience possible, sure. But with Live, you are paying for these community features.

Then again, I'm paying for Live and I don't even own a 360 right now. 

[AdmiralViscen]

Without the community features I wouldn't even play console games online.

[Don Flamenco]

the weird thing is the XBL cost comes up time and time again. It's like we are having to pay for it for every single game that comes out. *baffle*

The cost came up this time because some dickwaver was asking for a rebuttal to the supposed dead certain superiority of the Live system. It's superior in terms of features, assuming you are willing to pay for those features. It's really amazing how expensive even a relatively cheap service can feel when its main defining strengths aren't of interest to the potential subscriber.

I wish MS and Sony would just get naked and produce an uber-console already.

thanks for calling me dickwaver, asshole.  and yeah, there's no question about it-- Live is better. You can wrestle over the value of $50 all you want, but with the way PSN works, fuck it, I'll drop $50 for a fully integrated online component (not that I've ever paid full price for a year of live, but that's a different story.) 

If fully functional in-game XMB ever happens, sure, then I'll concede. but just as much as Live's price is a factor, PSN's shittiness is a factor to some people.  People who don't wonder "well, is live really worth 3 weeks of my allowance..."   

Screw the theoretical/supposedly "objective" analysis bullshit.  This is all pre-emptive damage control for NPD day.  Which is why all these little rules for determining the better version are suddenly in place--make sure the PS3 version is considered the best, so when NPD day comes around and the Xbox version outsells it by some ridiculous number, there's a tiny little thread to hold on to.  It's gonna be a fucking bloodbath.

[Raban]

I dunno why, but the way Fafka wrote that post made me wet.

Not necessarily the fanboyism, but the lead up to the third paragraph reads like some sort of revelation in a thriller movie.

[duckman2000]

Screw the theoretical/supposedly "objective" analysis bullshit.  This is all pre-emptive damage control for NPD day.  Which is why all these little rules for determining the better version are suddenly in place--make sure the PS3 version is considered the best, so when NPD day comes around and the Xbox version outsells it by some ridiculous number, there's a tiny little thread to hold on to.  It's gonna be a fucking bloodbath.

Huh? This doesn't have anything to do with NPD. That will be a drama of its own, but this isn't that. This is a matter of Sonytards reveling in suddenly having the "upper hand", and with a high profile game to boot. And not surprisingly, they are making as big of a deal of this as they possibly can, and Xtards are in turn doing their damndest to make it seem like a non-issue, despite knowing fully well that were the tables to be turned, they'd be the ones attempting to illuminate and exaggerate the superiority of "their" version. It's just another piece of evidence to show that when it comes down to it, they are all crusty flakes from the same turd.

[Smooth Groove]

Duckman, you made this thread?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=286521

[FatalT]

LOL PS3 IS BETAR SISTUM THAN TEH XBawks. lol xfags

[Trent Dole]

Console wars... 

[Don Flamenco]

Huh? This doesn't have anything to do with NPD. That will be a drama of its own, but this isn't that. This is a matter of Sonytards reveling in suddenly having the "upper hand", and with a high profile game to boot. And not surprisingly, they are making as big of a deal of this as they possibly can, and Xtards are in turn doing their damndest to make it seem like a non-issue, despite knowing fully well that were the tables to be turned, they'd be the ones attempting to illuminate and exaggerate the superiority of "their" version. It's just another piece of evidence to show that when it comes down to it, they are all crusty flakes from the same turd.

it has everything to do with NPD.  those involved just don't know it yet.     I'm just calling it like I see it--the sonytards are fooling themselves big time and are due in for a particularly nasty (read: awesome for those who are entertained by this stuff) NPD day.  at which point they'll hold on to "superior version" like a piece of dental floss dangling them over a rushing river filled with bitter tears. 

[pilonv1]

Console wars... 

i cant wait till this game is out so everyone can shut the fuck up about which one looks slightly better.

it's like arguing over which distinguished mentally-challenged girl is hotter

[Don Flamenco]

it's a shame Wii Fit isn't coming out on Tuesday also.

[duckman2000]

wow, that neogaf thread is a mess.

And getting messier! That "ith3r" dude is spinning a deeply flawed web of shit at record pace.

[MCD]

time to dust off my ps3...

[Raban]

Hey guys, look at this!

Gamestop.com top sellers

Grand Theft Auto IV(X360)
Age of Conan
Grand Theft Auto IV(PS3)
Mario Kart Wii
Sega Superstars Tennis      
Warhammer Online CE
Metal Gear Solid 4: LE
Grand Theft Auto IV SE(Xbox 360)

 

[pilonv1]

Idiot gaffers thought this was PS3 v. 360

[Flannel Boy]

I just realized this will be the first console GTA I will purchase.

I'll end up double-dipping on the PC version.

Odd that we've seen less self control from you in the GTA thread than in the masturbation competition thread. Would have sworn it would have been the other way around.

[FatalT]

Idiot gaffers thought this was PS3 v. 360

O U SEE DAT LOL TOP PICTAR IS TEH PS3. BOTTOM PICTAR IS TEH xBAwks. STOOPID XBAWKS CANT EVEN RENDAR BAKGRONDS!

[calcifer]

So apparently the PS3 version has pop-in as well.

I think people are mad that a half-Sony franchise's best version is on the 360 because of DLC.

They're overreacting when people who played both versions said the PS3 has pop-in as well.

Honestly dude, right now it'd appear more as if Xcunts just can not fucking accept that the PS3 has the edge this time around. I'm sure everyone with some sense expected both versions to have pop-in, so this new revelation that, dudes, the Ps3 has pop-in too, that's just your common cornspitting Xcod's way of cushioning the blow a bit. Of course the other camp is going to try and make a big deal out of it, this shit is stacks of gold in fantard currency.

How's that different from Sony fans that just want to ignore that the 360 version is getting DLC? 

you mean the dlc we know nothing about? very few gta3, vc and sa owners bought lc and vc stories so why are you acting as if it's something new that people dont care about shitty addons?

i guess you will buy the ps3 version for it's dlc since you care about dlc soooooo much?

[calcifer]

and i like how some xfags (mainly benjaminbirdie and mojovonio) keep acting as if people are saying the 360 version is total shit and unplayable and the ps3 version perfect...

[calcifer]

the weird thing is the XBL cost comes up time and time again. It's like we are having to pay for it for every single game that comes out. *baffle*

i've had gold since launch yet i've only played about 20 min of halo 3 and some mp demos lol

[Raban]

Dude, Calcifer, you just triple posted. Does your browser not support the fucking "Edit" function?

[calcifer]

Hey guys, look at this!

Gamestop.com top sellers

Grand Theft Auto IV(X360)
Age of Conan
Grand Theft Auto IV(PS3)
Mario Kart Wii
Sega Superstars Tennis      
Warhammer Online CE
Metal Gear Solid 4: LE
Grand Theft Auto IV SE(Xbox 360)

it's not hard to have the best selling version when you pay the publisher to gimp the number of ps3 versions

webhallen top 10 pre-order
1. gta4 360 (not fully booked)
...
3. gta4 ps3 (fully booked)

http://www.webhallen.com/avd_start.php?avd=1