GTA V for PC Petition

[GoaThief]

And why is the console version inferior, if I may ask?

Resolution, textures, draw distances, frame rates, mods... need I go on? PC hardware is much more advanced than consoles, objectively speaking I don't see how you can claim the consoles have superiority here.

I much prefer GTA on consoles, it's where it belongs.

Despite GTA being released on PC before the Playstation port? Until GTA III arrived I think many considered the series PC games moreso than anything else, especially considering the multiplayer + networking. DMA Design were always Amiga/PC developers before being later bought out.

 

[distortedreality]

... they're just doing the usual smoke and daggers.

Smoke and daggers?

Heh. I think you got your phrases mixed up there. It's either "cloak and dagger" or "smoke and mirrors".

Although I suppose "smoke and daggers" could be appropriate if ninjas are involved.

Heh, I was half asleep.

Being GTA though, if ninjas aren't involved, i'd be surprised.

 

[T_ConX]

Why do we want GTAV on PC?

Because this is what GTAIV looks like on PC:

 

[Techno Squidgy]

... they're just doing the usual smoke and daggers.

Smoke and daggers?

Heh. I think you got your phrases mixed up there. It's either "cloak and dagger" or "smoke and mirrors".

Although I suppose "smoke and daggers" could be appropriate if ninjas are involved.

No, it's quite accurate. They employ both tricks and false statements, then stab you.

 

[Woodsey]

They always play coy and it always eventually turns up. Annoying and obnoxious, yes. Petition worthy? Not really.

 

[Gamer_Fries]

Honestly, let's try not to turn this into a stupid ass console/pc war. Since I can afford it I have both a decent PC that can run games well and a PS3 so that when something like GTA V, Red Dead, Little Big Planet, or Heavy Rain I can play them. Also in the way of PC without it I could not play my games like Binding of Isaac, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., KotOR, FTL, or Thief. So let's just be friends.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5OXON8vIaA

 

[Wild_Marker]

Honestly, let's try not to turn this into a stupid ass console/pc war. Since I can afford it I have both a decent PC that can run games well and a PS3 so that when something like GTA V, Red Dead, Little Big Planet, or Heavy Rain I can play them. Also in the way of PC without it I could not play my games like Binding of Isaac, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., KotOR, FTL, or Thief. So let's just be friends.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5OXON8vIaA

Or maybe we SHOULD turn it into a flame war. Seems likely to attract more comments, bumping the thread further, and giving the petition more exposure. Therefore -> Success.

PS: I am a master of diabolical plans (muahahaha?)

 

[Something Amyss]

Wait, it's not getting one?
Huh.

Well, the GTA4 port was abysmal, wasn't it? And L.A. Noire on PC got a lot of criticism. Maybe they're waiting for it to be a proper port and then announcing it.

It's being "considered," which means it will come out with near certainty.

Meanwhile, PC gamers will demand a port, then complain about what they're given.

 

[hazabaza1]

Wait, it's not getting one?
Huh.

Well, the GTA4 port was abysmal, wasn't it? And L.A. Noire on PC got a lot of criticism. Maybe they're waiting for it to be a proper port and then announcing it.

It's being "considered," which means it will come out with near certainty.

Meanwhile, PC gamers will demand a port, then complain about what they're given.

To be fair, if GTAV on PC is the same quality as IV or Dark Souls, anyone who plays games has every right to complain.

 

[Laughing Man]

The PC community doesn't deserve a port. They moan and whine and ***** about not getting a port at the start. Then when it turns out their is a port they whine and ***** about weather it will be better than the console one and then when it finally does come out they whine and botch because they got their better than the console version port but it doesn't run butter smooth on their system, so the developer patches the game fixes the flaws and after a year or so the game works, looks better and is actually better than the console version so what do the PC crowd do? Whine and ***** and moan about any and every little thing any new patches changes and then when it is finally time for the sequel the PC community whines and bitches and moans because the developer hasn't said their will even be a PC release, is it any fucking wonder?

To be fair, if GTAV on PC is the same quality as IV or Dark Souls, anyone who plays games has every right to complain.

Really you're comparing the port qualities of Dark Souls and GTA4?

GTA4 may have had a shoddy initial port but that was down to squeezing a multi threaded game engine on to the at the time very weak PC CPUs. Rockstar still delivered in the long run a game that looks better, plays better and runs better than the one that is on the console where as Dark Souls from day one was nothing more than a direct console port, no addons, not even the basics resolution options for the PC version

 

[Loonyyy]

How about you people sign the petition anyway even if you have faith that they will release it eventually.

This. Stop debating whether they'll maybe do it in 6-12 months and let them know that you want them to do it. As Rockstar said, they'll do it if there's a market for it. This is how you let them know that the market exists. If you want the game, spend 2 minutes to do it.

 

[Gennadios]

All recent ports were abysmal, the DRM sucked, and I utterly hated Max Payne 3.

I could care less about Rockstar games at this point. I have a decent number of Kickstarter backed games that will probably launch at around the same time than the port would hit the PC anyway.

 

[Loonyyy]

The PC community doesn't deserve a port. They moan and whine and ***** about not getting a port at the start. Then when it turns out their is a port they whine and ***** about weather it will be better than the console one and then when it finally does come out they whine and botch because they got their better than the console version port but it doesn't run butter smooth on their system, so the developer patches the game fixes the flaws and after a year or so the game works, looks better and is actually better than the console version so what do the PC crowd do? Whine and ***** and moan about any and every little thing any new patches changes and then when it is finally time for the sequel the PC community whines and bitches and moans because the developer hasn't said their will even be a PC release, is it any fucking wonder?

How dare people want a game that's a part of a series they enjoy to be released on their platform of choice. How dare they want their $60 games to work as advertised, rather than having bugs littered throughout. How dare they want the game to run on their hardware, when it easily runs on less powerful hardware.

Really, did you even think this through?

 

[In Search of Username]

I still can't get GTA IV working properly. I have no confidence in Rockstar's ability to make PC games.

 

[Laughing Man]

How dare people want a game that's a part of a series they enjoy to be released on their platform of choice. How dare they want their $60 games to work as advertised, rather than having bugs littered throughout. How dare they want the game to run on their hardware, when it easily runs on less powerful hardware.

Really, did you even think this through?

Did you? If the port of GTA4 was as bad as PC gamers try to make it, if Rockstar had abandoned the game and released no patches then your stupidly under thought comment would be valid. Shame that the PC version of GTA4, the version I own alongside my PS3 version plays better, looks better and is overall a better game to play than the PS3 version and what's more it was cheaper.

My post was a subtle stab at the pathetic PC gamers who will moan about any old shit in a port then ***** and moan some more when the developer they were beating on 3 years ago isn't chomping at the bit to announce that they will be porting their latest console title.

Next time you want to ask if someone has 'thought' about their post perhaps it would be better to stop and think about weather or not you had applied any thought first?

 

[Something Amyss]

To be fair, if GTAV on PC is the same quality as IV or Dark Souls, anyone who plays games has every right to complain.

People always have the right to complain. However, after begging and browbeating for a port, it was pretty dumb to complain about Dark Souls not being what people wanted.

 

[hazabaza1]

To be fair, if GTAV on PC is the same quality as IV or Dark Souls, anyone who plays games has every right to complain.

People always have the right to complain. However, after begging and browbeating for a port, it was pretty dumb to complain about Dark Souls not being what people wanted.

What they wanted, and what is expected is a game that is at least function.
For Dark Souls to be functional on PC (btw, this coming from someone who fucking loves Dark Souls) you need at least 1, possibly several community made edits, probably some alternate control method, like a gamepad, and a somewhat up to date PC seeing as there's no graphics settings that even matter performance wise.

 

[black_knight1337]

If the port of GTA4 was as bad as PC gamers try to make it

Did you play GTA4 on pc without patches? That had awful performance. I was lucky to get 10fps.... on minimum.... with lowered res. And this was a machine that ended up running Skyrim a bit under high at 1600x900 and at 40+ fps. So yeah, that port was pretty damn terrible.

if Rockstar had abandoned the game and released no patches

Yeah, sure, they eventually got their shit together and fixed it. That was months after release. So yeah, you can't blame us for being pissed that they gave us an awful port in the first place. They should of just delayed the release and made sure it would actually work first.

On a somewhat related point, Rockstar abandoned a tonne of pc gamers with LA Noire. There is a bug in it where if you have a nvidia based gpu the game can literally just not work, at all. Did Rockstar try to fix this? Nope, they just threw the blame on Nvidia and just kept saying that their next set of drivers might fix it.

OT: They'll end up releasing a pc version. Whether or not it will actually work, well that's the question we should be asking.

 

[Something Amyss]

How dare people want a game that's a part of a series they enjoy to be released on their platform of choice. How dare they want their $60 games to work as advertised, rather than having bugs littered throughout. How dare they want the game to run on their hardware, when it easily runs on less powerful hardware.

Really, did you even think this through?

Maybe if they thought things through, they wouldn't have the persistent problem of running out to buy shitty ports then complaining about them.

 

[Something Amyss]

What they wanted, and what is expected is a game that is at least function.

The drama queening was part of the problem.

For Dark Souls to be functional on PC (btw, this coming from someone who fucking loves Dark Souls) you need at least 1, possibly several community made edits, probably some alternate control method, like a gamepad, and a somewhat up to date PC seeing as there's no graphics settings that even matter performance wise.

So for a game designed around a controller, you needed a controller?

Let me alert the presses. And while we're at it, I bet those bastards at Harmonix expect you to have a microphone to sing along with their games!

The community edits stuff is hyperbole. People were playing it fine without them. PC gamers are just so spoiled they write anything below 60 FPS unplayable. People complained it was inferior to the PS3 version, which was false. People complained that it didn't meet their expectations, when their expectations were ridiculous.

They begged for the game. They threw a tantrum every single step of the way. Then they got it and they threw another tantrum. Surprise.

And you know what? It sold phenomenally anyway.

Sometimes you don't get what you want, but you usually get what you deserve. And Dark Souls is more or less why PC gamers get shitty ports.

GTAV will sell phenomenally, too. Even if it runs at 5 FPS, doesn't support fullscreen mode, and requires two gamepads, a VR headset, and a spiked chastity belt. Spiked inward, for the record.

If you're a PC gamer, allow me to ask you why you do this to yourself. Not just Dark Souls, but let's start there. Why beg and scream for a game intended for filthy console peasants, then complain it plays like a console game? Why did so many people buy GTAV at launch? Why does anyone expect different from what they get when they engender that EXACT system?