Comments on: Episodic content for GTA IV 360 only

By: UnGreat

UnGreat — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:26:12 +0000

Sweet, thats all I wanted to know.

Thanks

By: Ross Hayward

Ross Hayward — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:12:28 +0000

Rockstar have stated time and again that both versions will be exactly the same, bar the DLC.

By: Ungreat

Ungreat — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:42:46 +0000

I’ve read a few fanboys shouting things back and forwards about GTA IV.

Can someone with a bit of knowledge confirm if there have been any concrete rumours of differences between the games on both platforms.

I don’t mean DLC just that the choice of disc media may actually make a difference because of size.

By: Nekro

Nekro — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:45:51 +0000

Didn’t we already know it was exclusive to the 360 since E3 last year?

By: Veritas

Veritas — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:03:20 +0000

There shouldn’t be, it’s an article about GTAIV.

By: Sage

Sage — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:53:42 +0000

When I clicked on the link to this story I was expecting to see some type of “believable” proof but I get what could have easily been an oversight? besides making such a move would be pure idiocy on the part of take two(its not a smart economic choice… at all!) they would be alienating 5 potential million buyers(does that sound like a smart choice for a company that is currently losing money?).PS If this is true this could be the beginning of the end for the PS3.

By: StGermain

StGermain — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:57:31 +0000

I already feel like being milked out of my “precious” microsoft points and the game isn’t even out yet

By: LinkinPrime

LinkinPrime — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:54:35 +0000

The new part is that its exclusive to X360. Originally they said that X360 was going to get exclusive content, as well as the PS3, both were supposed to have different DLC from one another but now, the news is that only X360 will have DLC if the above is true.

By: mass9

mass9 — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:50:49 +0000

like a cow’s opinion?

By: mass9

mass9 — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:50:21 +0000

he is being real Ross.
Real Silly.

NOTE: ‘Silly’ was selected as there may be children viewing this FP

By: Thryon

Thryon — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:35:57 +0000

I have 106″ screen (via HD Projector), and I can barely tell the difference between 720p and 1080p, and see no difference whatsoever between 1080i and 1080p. This is a moot point.

By: Otis Whitaker

Otis Whitaker — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:20:48 +0000

Of course it does. But the content on two things rather than one equals a whole lot more sales.

By: mu

mu — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:15:09 +0000

more people on xbox live means a larger consumer base. that means more sales for the same invetment with live. i don’t see a reason to celebrate someone elses loss though.

By: The Man With No Name

The Man With No Name — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:26:14 +0000

Your right Damrock I don’t work on games and it’s not a guarantee about the content. Just that the logical answer is that gta will be the same for both ps3 and xbox when first purchased off the shelf. Blu ray won’t make a difference. Any extra content will be in the form of downloadable content. Most logical answer. Also it is more then likely MS paid for the xtra content. If I had deep pockets I would too lol

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:07:11 +0000

if sony were to publish the content, then would the whole game need to be ublished by them? what would be the point of only publishing something that only hardcore users will download. Bit of a waste of money that is

By: Tater

Tater — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:51:02 +0000

Could Sony be publishing the extra/episodic content? Take-Two might not have the money to publish this, doens’t mean Rockstar can’t create content for Sony to publish.

By: MDK x2002x

MDK x2002x — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:01:38 +0000

yeah this is nothing new peter moore announced this at E3 2006 when they announced GTA4

By: NeMeSiS eNfOrCeR

NeMeSiS eNfOrCeR — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:55:48 +0000

Dude, no worries man i bet LA Noir will come out to the 360 as well. take two needs all the money they can get and what better way to make this game for the 360 in addition to the ps3? point is gta iv and LA Noir will sell better on the 360.

By: Darren/Kainz Uk

Darren/Kainz Uk — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:48:10 +0000

I find it funny people are actually comparing Live to the PS network in the first place. Live is way beyond it with years of R&D behind it.

By: Otis Whitaker

Otis Whitaker — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:45:46 +0000

“But XBLA has more to offer than PS Network ”
“The sheer number of people who are using Xbox live compared to ps3 service. Besides the ps3 service jsut didn’t seem as organized as lives is.”

But why would this decide whether someone puts content on it or not? That makes absolutely no sense.

Besides, it’s GTA content. It’d sell on either platform.
What’s likely, is MS paid to have this content exclusive, if it is indeed exclusive, and there’s no other reason to it.

By: Damrock

Damrock — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:44:59 +0000

There is good points about what people have said but i dont understand why they dont have this extra stuff for the PS3 aswell.

All seems a little strange to me why there giving 360 extra stuff.Anyway online in time shall we all find out.

P.S people that say stuff like “The episodic content will not be content that is already on the PS3 disc…I gaurantee that.” just annoys me. You dont work on the game so how can you gaurantee stuff about the game.

By: Master3xBOx

Master3xBOx — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:23:13 +0000

Peter Moore announced this WAY back at E3 last year…

By: x El Scorpio x

x El Scorpio x — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:41:32 +0000

sweet news I’ll have to make sure I get myself a load of MS points by then I bet it’ll be like 1800 ms points ‘cos I read that the content will add 30-40 hours of extra play time

By: The Man With No Name

The Man With No Name — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:21:56 +0000

The sheer number of people who are using Xbox live compared to ps3 service. Besides the ps3 service jsut didn’t seem as organized as lives is.

By: Mc Dale snail

Mc Dale snail — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:05:45 +0000

YEY it just gets better and better

By: Ross Hayward

Ross Hayward — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:59:14 +0000

Haha wow. 1080p makes that much difference in your life?

So you’re saying that if the PS3 version runs at 1080p, but has no episodic content to follow, despite the 360 version running natively at 720p and having extra content, you’d go with the PS3?

Get real dude.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:50:29 +0000

exactly… episodic content are extensions not included on retail discs

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:49:35 +0000

you have a +50″ hdtv for it to make a difference? good for you lol…. but ya i doubt either will do 1080p though atleast the 360 will do 720p and 1080i properly lol

By: nofear360

nofear360 — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:46:03 +0000

But XBLA has more to offer than PS Network :P.

By: Otis Whitaker

Otis Whitaker — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:29:05 +0000

“My guess it has to do with the online service 360 provides vs ps3. Now everyone should be able to agree with out a shadow of a doubt that 360 has the better online service. It’s as easy as that.”

I don’t see how that’d effect downloadable content. Online play, maybe.. but downloadable content? Please. I doubt the PS3’s service is any worse in that respect to XBOX Live in how you download content and use it.

By: The Man With No Name

The Man With No Name — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:55:05 +0000

This one goes out to Damrock. There is no way RockStar would release half of a game for 360 then release the other half on the market place for additional fees. If the price point for both systems is 60 bucks, best believe both systems are getting the same game. Episodic content will be additional content. Extra. More. It has nothing to do with disc size. If they couldn’t fit it on one 360 disc then they would release it with 2 disc. It’s as easy as that.

My guess it has to do with the online service 360 provides vs ps3. Now everyone should be able to agree with out a shadow of a doubt that 360 has the better online service. It’s as easy as that.

For all the ps3 hopefuls… Man I can see the ship sinking by the day.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:45:21 +0000

Yep. The Episodic Content is exclusive. If it was already on the PS3 disk, it would definitely not be exclusive.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:43:56 +0000

by the current look of the game, neither will make it to 1080p.

By: JL VendettA

JL VendettA — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:37:54 +0000

The episodic content will not be content that is already on the PS3 disc…I gaurantee that.
And nobody ever said that GTA IV COULD NOT fit on a DVD9 disc, they simply said it takes extra effort to compress it down so that it will fit.

By: KevlarGibs

KevlarGibs — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:37:22 +0000

The LA Noir being PS3 only on that list is mildly upsetting. hopefully that will change

By: JL VendettA

JL VendettA — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:36:11 +0000

..and when I said “rumoured to be”, I meant when MS reps such as Peter Moore have hinted at it being in the realm of “Liberty City Stories” size. That’s quite the epic episodic content.

By: Damrock

Damrock — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:36:06 +0000

“Episodic content for GTA IV 360 only” Did You not take a second to think this is because PS3 is the only one the actually has room to fit GTA IV in full onto a disc…

So i dont see why this is a plus point to mircosoft…

Sorry if ive actually missed something but to me it just likes they cant fit everything onto a 360 disc so its got to come in parts thats all.

By: WiiKnee

WiiKnee — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:34:47 +0000

Having both consoles, what would persuade me the most to buy is which version (if any) supports native 1080p resolutions….

By: JL VendettA

JL VendettA — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:33:32 +0000

And if this Episodic content is as “epic” as it has been rumoured to be (perhaps it ties in with the “Visit Vice City - $300″ billboard in the GTA IV trailer) then PS3 owners are really getting screwed. I saw Sony losing exclusives left and right as soon as they announced the complicated Cell structure and the high price point. What was Kutagari and the rest of Sony thinking? I guess that’s why he got fired…I mean…they named him “Honourary Chairman”!