GTA V Pre-release Discussion - ***DO NOT POST SPOILERS*** (Mod warning in first post)

wnolan1992

CMpunked wrote: »

Ah I know. Only a bitta craic.

It sounded mad when I said it to my manager a few days ago.
"Yeah, i'm taking a few days off when gta 5 comes out in september."
The usual response for that should be "really? A game? I dont think thats acceptable."

But instead I got: "Good idea! Must book it off too!"

Your boss is a legend.

marcbrophy

CMpunked wrote: »

Ah I know. Only a bitta craic.

It sounded mad when I said it to my manager a few days ago.
"Yeah, i'm taking a few days off when gta 5 comes out in september."
The usual response for that should be "really? A game? I dont think thats acceptable."

But instead I got: "Good idea! Must book it off too!"

Brilliant!

mutley18

Pre-ordered yesterday, hurry up September dammit!!

DuggiexD

What editions of the game are people getting? I'm thinking of getting the special edition.

wnolan1992

I said I wouldn't, but as time goes on I'm more and ore tempted to get the most expensive one. I know it's ridiculously overpriced, but I probably (hopefully) won't be buying another GTA game for five years so...

wnolan1992

wnolan1992 wrote: »

I said I wouldn't, but as time goes on I'm more and ore tempted to get the most expensive one. I know it's ridiculously overpriced, but I probably (hopefully) won't be buying another GTA game for five years so...

I'm a massive GTA fan, but I wouldn't bother my ass with anything other than the game itself. Who really needs a bag or key with GTA plastered all over it?

Don't get me wrong, if you actually have use for such a thing and think it'd be cool to get one that has GTA stamped on it, then by all means, but I wouldn't buy all the extra stuff just for the sake of it (unless the price difference is minimal, but i think it's about €100?).

Maybe that's just me though.

steve_r

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm a massive GTA fan, but I wouldn't bother my ass with anything other than the game itself. Who really needs a bag or key with GTA plastered all over it?

Don't get me wrong, if you actually have use for such a thing and think it'd be cool to get one that has GTA stamped on it, then by all means, but I wouldn't buy all the extra stuff just for the sake of it (unless the price difference is minimal, but i think it's about €100?).

Maybe that's just me though.

Yeah I'd be of the same view. It's nice and all to have a special addition but unless it has extra game content... I'll probably end up buying a pc copy as well when that comes out so not just one copy for me

DuggiexD

I'm getting the special edition purely for the DLC content. I'm not to fused about anything else, except for the game of course

Bobby Baccala

I'd be getting the ordinary game, I don't think there's much point in the others unless you're an enthusiast or a collector

b757

Sick of waiting!

Whats the chances of another delay?

:P

BUBBLE WRAP

b757 wrote: »

Sick of waiting!

Whats the chances of another delay?

:eek: Don't say that!

Royal Irish

b757 wrote: »

Sick of waiting!

Whats the chances of another delay?

py2006

Only €48.25 at Play.com

Synode

I'd say Tesco will beat that price

py2006

Synode wrote: »

I'd say Tesco will beat that price

Tesco only usually get a limited stock and its only certain Tescos.

Although with the lack of outlets to sell games this year (i.e. HMV etc) they may get more copies.

dave1982

I say chances are good of a midnight release on this?

Celly Smunt

dave1982 wrote: »

I say chances are good of a midnight release on this?

Me:"will there be a midnight launch for GTA?"
Friend who works in gamestop:"Does a bear shit in the woods?"

So i guess so

marcbrophy

pmcmahon wrote: »

So i guess so

But are you in Ontario or Ireland?

I hope there's a leak online of the final build about a month before release date :pac:

Celly Smunt

marcbrophy wrote: »

But are you in Ontario or Ireland?

I hope there's a leak online of the final build about a month before release date :pac:

Nope this was in Ireland,have to buy 2 copies though because of stupid region crap :mad:

marcbrophy

pmcmahon wrote: »

Nope this was in Ireland,have to buy 2 copies though because of stupid region crap :mad:

Ah I never even thought of that! That's sickening

Glico Man

He shoulda bought a PS3.

>_>

mystic86

So everybody in here probably already knows all of this but I said I'd just post them anyway, just incase. Just read OPM which had a GTA V feature and these were the main things I took from it:

GTA V map is bigger than GTA San Andreas, GTA IV and red dead redemption combined.

you can switch between the character you control by pressing left, up, or right on the right stick - the map zooms out, google earth style, and zooms back in to the position of the person you switched to.

Attributes system - click L3 activates this, and it has the following affects - Michael (carrer criminal) - bullet time, franklin (adrenaline junkie) - slow down time in races, trevor (mad f**ker)- inflict twice the pain but only receive half as much yourself).

3-person missions - a mixture of controlling each character separately contextually (decided for you) and occasions when you can select between the 3.

You can catch an open top bus tour! and taxis.

off-mission activities include: base jumping from a helicopter, ATV mountain track, hunt deer, tennis, yoga, triathalons, golf - rockstar chief Dan Houser has said this is one of GTA V's standout attractions (full golf course).

Flying of planes and underwater sections are in the game.

gnfnrhead

I seem to remember Golf being awful in GTA IV.

guttenberg

gnfnrhead wrote: »

I seem to remember Golf being awful in GTA IV.

That was just a driving range I think and I believe 5 has a full detailed course like this:

Should be some craic:D

gnfnrhead

I hope their is a voice over in that case. Wouldnt make sense but to hell with it

DuggiexD

Does anyone know if the special edition will come in a package similar to GTA 4? just curious

ronnie3585

I was in Gamestop on Henry St over lunch and they have flyers for midnight launch on the 16/09/13.

intellectual dosser

ronnie3585 wrote: »

I was in Gamestop on Henry St over lunch and they have flyers for midnight launch on the 16/09/13.

Do we need to have a 'when is spring' debate on when midnight on September 16th is? :P

py2006

Asked & Answered: GTAV

Here’s a special edition of Asked & Answered addressing just a few of the frequently asked questions we’ve seen out there from fans recently. Of course we’re aware that there are many more questions and curiosities out there about GTAV, so do stay tuned for more to be revealed about the game in due time. Meanwhile, you can always feel free to drop us a line via mouthoff@rockstargames.com where we’re glad to have a look at what you have to say and help out wherever we can.


“So can you switch characters? Trevor Michael and Franklin - can you play all of those guys? And everybody has their own missions???!” – @GTAVISBEST
"How is changing between characters going to work during missions?" – HIBMFL
“Do you have to switch characters constantly?” – killer772

Michael, Franklin and Trevor have their own separate lives with their own sets of friends and acquaintances, and even their own preferred ways of spending their free time. When you’re not on a mission, you can freely switch in real-time to any of the three characters to drop in and out of their lives letting you see what they’re up to. And because they have their own schedules, you’ll never know what they might be doing – you might drop in on Michael in the middle of a family dispute, interrupt Franklin chatting up some ladies, or Trevor on the run from the law – or whatever else these guys do in their free time... How and when you switch between characters when you’re not on a mission is completely up to you.
In addition, each of the guys has their own missions and side jobs. There will be times on a mission when you play as one character, or as combinations of two of them, and sometimes as all three, always being able to switch between the characters mid-action. Off mission, it’s up to you. You can play as one character on his own or hang out with either of the other two or both of them, or you can switch between any of them.


"If I play as Trevor, can I zoom out, find out where Michael is, and then go and kill him while playing as Trevor? #GTAV" – @GTALAD4EVA

In the open world, the characters are meant to be living their own ongoing and unpredictable personal lives, so understandably it’s not always easy to track one of them down in the vast city of Los Santos or the many towns spread about Blaine County at any given moment, but you will be able to find them. Having found them, (or simply after calling them up and arranging to meet them), you’ll certainly be able to hang out with them, annoy them should you choose, and maybe even assault them, but you won’t be able to kill them. They all have remarkable powers of recovery and good health insurance. The game is based on playing all sides of these three characters’ interwoven stories rather than having generic, interchangeable leads, so permanently killing a major character in that way wouldn’t make sense. If a player is determined enough though, they may well find a way to badly injure one of the characters and switching to that character would just put you in the hospital to continue where you left off.


“Hello, I noticed that the Special Edition of GTA V includes a large "blueprint" of the map. I was wondering if the Standard Edition of GTA V will include the traditional folded paper map that, as far as I can recall, has always been included with GTA games.” – received via Mouthoff
"Will a GTA V poster be included when the game is purchased?” – @ny718kid

As in all previous Grand Theft Auto games, we’ve made a point of including a map of the world to aid players in navigating the city. In all versions of GTAV, the game disc will accompany a map with all the details players will need to navigate the world. One big change though with this game is that with a world of this size, we created a double-sided map based poster to make sure players have all the information they might need to discover and explore the world. The blueprint map in the other editions does contain plenty of additional information and secrets on it.


“My name is Pedro and I have a doubt. When are you going to release the pre-order links of the Special Edition and Collector's Edition of Grand Theft Auto V on Brazil?” – received via Mouthoff

Hi Pedro, we’re working hard to make the Special Edition and Collector’s Edition available for pre-order in Brazil as soon as we can. We’re currently waiting on some customs issues to be resolved before retailers in Brazil can start accepting pre-orders. To all others who have questions about whether and where the Special Edition or Collector’s Edition is available in your particular country, we’ve been maintaining the www.rockstargames.com/V/preorder page to be as up to date and accurate as possible for all territories shown – if you have additional questions beyond that, feel free to hit us up at mouthoff@rockstargames.com and we’d be happy to investigate for you.


“Would you be able to tell me to what extent are weapons and vehicles customizable?” – @kieranmgklaceup

Without going into detail just yet, we can tell you that both will be very customizable – with a range of weapon upgrades as well as some very deep car customization. Stay tuned for more very soon.


“Rockstar, how many discs will the Xbox and PS3 versions of the game have? I am asking because I am just conscious of how many discs I will have to install onto my Xbox 360 HDD.” – cj67890
“Hi R*, as you said GTAV will be the biggest game that Rockstar ever created, normally it should be the biggest in size too. So how you are going to solve Xbox 360 disc limit issues? I mean will GTAV have many discs (on Xbox 360 platform)…?” – youtubos
“If we install GTAV on Xbox 360 do we have to insert other discs or not?” – Persian-boy1995

Grand Theft Auto V is the largest and most ambitious game we have yet created, and takes full advantage of every ounce of processing power available in the current generation of consoles. In order to provide the best possible experience for such a massive and detailed world, the game will have installation requirements on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 systems. For Xbox 360, Grand Theft Auto V will ship on two discs; Disc 1 will be used for a one-time mandatory install and Disc 2 will be used to play the game. After the install, players will be able to enjoy both Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online without any need to switch discs.
This initial install will require an Xbox 360 Hard Drive or an external 16GB USB flash drive with at least 8 GB of free space. If using a USB flash drive it must be at least USB 2.0 with a minimum 15mb/s read speed and formatted for Xbox 360 use. A new USB flash drive is recommended to ensure optimum performance. For PlayStation®3, the game ships on one disc and will install content as soon as you insert the game. The install is roughly 8GB, and players will be able to play as soon as the install is complete.


“Will we ever see some GTA V gameplay?” – @ASTR4Lx

Yes. Soon (or in September if you don’t want to see it before you play it… it’s up to you) – the first Official Gameplay Video is on its way...


“Hey Rockstar, I'm curious whether you are planning on releasing GTA V on the PC...” – received via Mouthoff
“You've probably been asked before, but is GTA V coming for next gen consoles also?” – @tomtoon2010

The only versions of the game that we have announced are for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 which are set for a September 17th worldwide release. We don’t have anything to share about the possibility of a next-gen or a PC platform release at this time and we are completely focused on delivering the best possible experience for the consoles people have right now.


“When will we get information on GTA V multiplayer?” – @camronbnl3

Expect to hear some first details soon – it’s called Grand Theft Auto Online and we’re very excited to unveil it for you sometime this summer.


“A healthy GTAIV multiplayer game is really hard to come by nowadays. By healthy I mean players play for good clean fun. Every time I join a game it's either modded or hacked. When I create a custom game, some abusive d*ck joins my game and ruins everyone's fun game. I can't just kick him out unless everyone votes. Do something about this in GTAV, Rockstar.” – received via Mouthoff

Ever since Grand Theft Auto IV was released, we’ve continued to integrate newer and stronger methods of cheat detection and prevention for each of our games. While we have yet to reveal specifically what new anti-cheating measures we have planned for GTAV, rest assured that we’re focused on creating as level a playing field and as fair, fun (and healthy as you say) an experience as possible for everyone. There will always be some people who want to cheat but we are going to do our best to stop it. We have spent a lot of time and effort making an incredible Online experience and proper support is part of that package.


“Hello Rockstar, I have a question: how much difference will there be between the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game?” – received via Mouthoff

Players can expect the same great gameplay experience on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms as they have both been developed in tandem. Like all of our games, trust that we’re committed to making sure Grand Theft Auto V looks and runs as great as possible regardless of whether you pick it up for PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, and we are excited for fans on both platforms to experience Grand Theft Auto V this September. We expect any visual differences to be completely negligible.

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py2006

"......the first Official Gameplay Video is on its way..."