March 29th A day of Record For GTA IV

[Armadillo-002]

Halo defined the fps on the console, even though the fps is saturated on the PC, so does rpgs have a 'living, breathing world' only the problem is to much cut-scenes and dialogue. The fps is having something of a over-haul just look at the system spec for it in the future e.g. crysis, by using the 64-bit cpu it looks like it wants to take the fps to another dimension.

[Connavar]

Exactly if Halo was realesed only in PC and never in console then it wouldnt even sell one million and not be even in the top 20 most famous fps games in PC gaming....

[Lenny]

Originally Posted by Armadillo-002

first off thanks lenny for correcting me on 'march 29th' to 'April 29th', how . Well that is impressive to say, sales grossing over 6 million, and counting. The XBOX 360 console has been revived because of this game, and apparently is out doing the PS3 sales because of downloadable content that is going put on to the server in the future.

Welllllll... it depends on how you look at it. Yes, the 360 has sold more copied, but the attachment rate is much lower - on average, 1 in 3 PS3 owners have bought GTA4, whilst that number is nearing 1 in 5 for 360 owners.

Most places seemed to sell out of the PS3 version much earlier than the 360 version, too.

[Cayal]

PS3 will be getting DLC. Everyone knows it. Rockstar have pretty much said it as well.

Microsoft just did what they always do, throw money and hope it will work.

[Armadillo-002]

True, about Microsoft throwing money around as if it's just small change, but you got to admit even though the orginal XBOX did much better than XBOX 360, Microsoft has learnt some lesson, like getting new developers to develop for the XBOX 360 and aim to a much wider audience, and remember Sony is the creator of the laser device, has a hollywood and hardware (tv etc) division. But does not have much knowledge on multiplayer games. The PS3 will always do well because of the backing of the Japanese and other developers, also because of the style it has (asthetic reason) which it attracts the general public to, while the XBOX 360 has a PC orientation, and is done by Microsoft.

[Ice fyre]

Gaming was seen as a preserve of the geek and anorak for some time but with the advent of more social gaming and greater variety of games e.g the simms and various games like cooking Mamma and Dogs for the Nintendo hand held system, more girls and even adults are getitng into games.

But I think I'm in the minority here as I will not be rushing out to buy GTA IV, for months I've bee seeing black hoodies bearing the IV logo being worn round Edinburgh, I foud out that it was for GTA IV and I couldnt have been more dis interested.

I have played looked at most of the GTA games and did not like em at all. I am not really into first person shooters and I just havent been able to muster any sort of interest for this form of the genre. I dont object to violence in games and I dont think its training a new generation of car jackers as some of the more rabid commentators have tried to imply. I just dont like the game from what I've played and seen of it.

Have a good time playing it though

[Armadillo-002]

These type of games does get a lot of stick from the media and sorts, but what they fail to recognise is that the gaming industry has become another form of entertainment.

As for playing the game I agree with you there.