Technology GTA 4 Thread

[PaulyPac]

unless you have BOTH consoles, and 2 copies of the game, id rather listen to a respectable game site.

If he's just going to get a console for the game why not go the cheaper route?

GTA IV: 360 vs PS3, Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox 360 News | GamesRadar

I've posted a number of comparison articles from IGN, Gametrailers ect on this thread.

 

[Bobby Sands]

Rockstar themselves said last year that the game will be the exact same on both consoles but if they had to chose one version over the other, they would go for the 360 version because of additional content.

 

[masta247]

I played it on both consoles, and I don't own any of them yet.
PS3 version IS better. Better graphics, colors and most of all shorter texture loading time. I'm just not sure about controls.

 

[keco52]

I'm irrationally jealous of anyone who already has this my life sux *pouts*

 

[Kadafi Son]

I'm irrationally jealous of anyone who already has this my life sux *pouts*

I felt the same way 4 months after San Andreas came out. I was the last person to ever buy it cuz I couldn't afford it

 

[Dogmatic187]

Here's footage of a guy who got caught stealing the game the day it came out. He wasn't very happy.

 

[2Pax]

I've played it on both consoles now and didn't notice anything different. If there is any difference it's pretty minimal.

 

[masta247]

hah I had a day with my friend's 360 and GTA4.
Lmao at Polish motives in this game. I jacked a car and heard "co to kurwa jest?" ("what the fuck is it?"), or while shooting on the street someone screamed "kurwa mac"
I can't stand driving in this game. Other than that controls are similar to those on my Xbox and San Andreas.
And those textures loading are worse than in Vice city!

 

[PaulyPac]

Rockstar themselves said last year that the game will be the exact same on both consoles but if they had to chose one version over the other, they would go for the 360 version because of additional content.

No they didn't but it doesn't matter. I posted an article by Sam Houser talking about which version he liked best on this thread.

The PS3 version has the edge as it has faster loading times, better anti aliasing and a few other things, read the comparisons on the games websites, I posted like 4-5 articles here comparing both. It's nothing much to shout about, it's the same game.

 

[PaulyPac]

I played it on both consoles, and I don't own any of them yet.
PS3 version IS better. Better graphics, colors and most of all shorter texture loading time. I'm just not sure about controls.

PS3/360 GTA4 pop-in comparison

N4G.com : GamesradarS3/360 GTA4 pop-in comparison

 

[Lil KaMiKaZe]

I'm irrationally jealous of anyone who already has this my life sux *pouts*

plus i got it for only 35$ in the street

 

[masta247]

PS3/360 GTA4 pop-in comparison

N4G.com : GamesradarS3/360 GTA4 pop-in comparison

Imo there's a really big difference. It's annoying as fuck on 360.
The most annoying thing tho is when you drive..

 

[PaulyPac]

IGN Video comparison with commentary

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDPHW8nJfrc[/youtube]

 

[PaulyPac]

From the article that goes along with this video

For those wanting to know which version looks better, the edge goes to the PS3. The textures and framerate are comparable, but the PS3 has far less pop-in. The 360 has richer colors, but the PS3 has better anti-aliasing making it look a little cleaner. Because GTA IV can preload onto the PS3 hard drive, the in-game loads are faster. Don't worry Xbox owners, the load times are rarely more than 30 seconds and don't occur very often. The slight visual edge goes to PS3, but the 360 is no slouch. Either version will do you proud.

 

[PaulyPac]

It's a great game but I'm not blown away by it as much as I thought I would be. The multiplayer is supposed to be really fun but haven't tried that yet either. I'm kinda disappointed that they didn't add customizable cars or allow you to buy properties in this.

 

[masta247]

I'm kinda disappointed that they didn't add customizable cars or allow you to buy properties in this.

What??!

Damn that sucks so much.

 

[Tha_Wood]

ok so tommoz i am getting a 360 for free with a new phone plan then i will buy GTA 4

im a bit worried after reading that the driving sucks because that is such an integral part of the GTA series.

 

[PaulyPac]

The driving doesn't suck but it's more realistic this time, you'll get used to it quickly. I'm ripping through streets now

 

[Kadafi Son]

ok so tommoz i am getting a 360 for free with a new phone plan then i will buy GTA 4

im a bit worried after reading that the driving sucks because that is such an integral part of the GTA series.

The driving is less favorable but it doesn't destroy the game. I DO wish i could drive like San Andreas and look on both sides of the car with R2 and L2, but its not tooo bad. Doing drivebys is definately a hassle though. Now that IS a bad thing. But with everything else in this game, i guess I could live with it. (ROCKSTAR! BRING BACK L2 AND R2 DRIVEBYS! PLZ)

 

[Kadafi Son]

The driving doesn't suck but it's more realistic this time, you'll get used to it quickly. I'm ripping through streets now

Its hard gettin used to. Every time I'm chasing somebody, I slam in a wall or something. I'm surprised I came in 1st with that Brucie race mission. A lot of times, I'd just take taxies though.

Oh, and I'm still waiting to own you in online Paul