I know that title just screams fanboy but please hear me out on this. So far a lot of rumors have pointed to a reveal through PSM, a magazine dedicated to all things Playstation, now I know that alone doesn't mean that it's an exclusive but there's more. A few years back Rockstar revealed Agent, all we know about it is that it's a PS3 exclusive developed by Rockstar North the developers of the GTA series, but that is literally all we know and North is now developing GTA V. What I think this may point to is that perhaps Rockstar decided to give up on the Agent project at least temporarily and give Sony GTA V as a bit of a holdover or perhaps to get them out of the deal altogether. Another lead is that on the VGA's site they tout a reveal for a "PS3 exclusive you won't believe" what's more unbelievable than this? And last but certainly not least the game looks a bit too good to be on 360 what I mean by that is that I don't know if technically the 360 could handle it, I know that there isn't a huge technology gap between the two but you can deny that the PS3 edges it out in graphical capability and processing power. When exclusively developed games for the PS3 can be noticeably more advanced. Now this is obviously all speculation but I do feel that there is a strong chance of this.
Why I think GTA V will be a PS3 exclusive.
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Yea, I had initially thought that it had to be a PS3 exclusive as well, it just doesn't make sense to me for a developer like Rockstar, to continue to develop on tech they have more than surpassed. Plus, Rockstar could easily make the game to it's maximum potential, then wait for the 720 to finally give it an Xbox release.
"looks a bit too good" to be on the 360? Erm. Have you seen the higher grade 360 titles recently? Forza 4's car models blow the pants off GT5's car models, for instance. Yes, the PS3 has higher specs, but that doesn't mean it's automatically always going to be better detailed. The publishers for these multi-platform games pick the easer platform to develop on, and then port to the less simpler ones (it's been this way for a while now), but there's no way in hell Rockstar is going to drop such a huge market share like that. They'll make it work. a 30 fps lock does wonders in that area.
The more worrying issue is the release date, I don't know if the current gen will still be current in 2 years.
The more worrying issue is the release date, I don't know if the current gen will still be current in 2 years.
Why I think it won't:
Rockstar love money. Loooooovvveeeeeeeeee money. They'll find a way to make it work on 360, even if they have to hamstring the crap out of it and put it on 6 discs. Just look at the lengths Squenix went to to get the piece of crap FFXIII on 360.
Rockstar love money. Loooooovvveeeeeeeeee money. They'll find a way to make it work on 360, even if they have to hamstring the crap out of it and put it on 6 discs. Just look at the lengths Squenix went to to get the piece of crap FFXIII on 360.
The 360 specs and PS3 specs are so similar any game that runs on one can run on the other. Look at stuff like Halo Reach, beautiful game. I've always had the impression the 360 has better graphics card and stuff and the PS3 has a better processor but the differences are so small no one really cares.
I don't see them cutting their fanbase in half like that, it doesn't really make sense. Unless Sony has bought exclusive rights which I guess is a possibility but we'll have to wait and see about that.
I don't see them cutting their fanbase in half like that, it doesn't really make sense. Unless Sony has bought exclusive rights which I guess is a possibility but we'll have to wait and see about that.
GT5 was outdated from the moment of release but that was due to its horrifically drawn out development time and Polyphony's obsession with unimportant details. Look at say Uncharted 3 versus Gears 3 for a more apt comparison plus that's more in GTA's vein. And yes Rockstar does love money but they're a good game studio so I like to think that their primary concern is making a good game.
I seriously doubt that Sony can justify to Rockstar the financial drawbacks of making it an exclusive. I'm open to it being released on PS3 first though.
I'd be sad to skip it if it were a console exclusive, being one of apparently few people who liked GTA IV moreso than all the previous titles, but until the PS3 goes below $150 I can't justify the purchase of an outdated toy even if it does play GTA V.
I'd be sad to skip it if it were a console exclusive, being one of apparently few people who liked GTA IV moreso than all the previous titles, but until the PS3 goes below $150 I can't justify the purchase of an outdated toy even if it does play GTA V.
Well that's one of the key things about this, exclusive rights. I remember reading somewhere that when Sony handed L.A. Noire over to Rockstar they received Agent in return, Sony can't be too happy with the time that Agent is taking and I'm starting to think that they handed over GTA instead to keep their business relationship intact. And Reach? Really? That's not exactly the cream of the graphical crop. It's a good game but not for that reason.Pearwood said:
I really liked the graphics from what I've seen of it, naturally I don't see many 360 exclusives cause I have a PS3 so I can't really compare. But yeah to reply to your following post, if it's going to be an exclusive it'll probably be timed. GTA is a bit too big a series to be handed out casually unless Sony spent a fortune getting it.grrr said:
I saw it for pre-order on PC at EB today, so it's not an exclusive. Only thing that I would hate is if it was a 360 exclusive because I recently sold mine. Still have my PC and a PS3.
I can't see GTA V being a PS3 exclusive. RockStar would lose money from the people that don't own PS3's. I sold my PS3 and I am not going to buy a new one just for one game. I don't care who makes it. Hopefully GTA V comes out for the PC because that is what I will be buying it on.