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05-02-2008, 05:21 PM
GTA IV on PC this October?
Rumour is circulating that Rockstar will release a PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV in October this year.
According to reports, the rumour has surfaced in the world of French gaming press, which cites retail as a source for the date.
Previous games in the series - i.e. GTA III onwards - have taken between six to eight months to release on PC after debuting on console.
As such, and considering GTA IV is out on PS3 and Xbox 360 in April (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=180311), an October release for the PC version would just about be sticking with tradition.
And don't forget that GTA IV on console was originally supposed to launch in October '07, so assuming that Rockstar has been working on the PC version quietly in the background - which surely it has - an October '08 release is actually plausible.
However, we'll tuck this one back in the rumour drawer for now. No light was shed on all this when we contacted Rockstar's UK arm earlier.
Meanwhile, we recently got a new look at GTA IV on console, and you can read our report right here (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=180050).
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PC gamers holding out hope for Grand Theft Auto IV will have to hold it a little longer.
http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/news/images/181988-1.jpg Come out with the PC version and your hands up!
On Wednesday, Rockstar greeted inquiries about a PC version of the insanely popular console title Grand Theft Auto IV with an industry standard -- and no doubt disheartening -- "no comment."
The no comment arrived after CVG pumped the developer (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=188021) for more information on a January report from French retailers. Originally, that report speculated that GTA IV would launch for the PC in October. On Wednesday, German retailer City Disc posted a November 2008 release date, prompting the follow up from CVG.
City Disc has since amended its listing to October 30, 2008, with the following translated copy: "The release date for GTA 4 for PC has not yet been confirmed by the Publisher, Take 2. The release date is not guaranteed and is open to change."
It's a very GameStop way of doing things, and should be considered a placeholder until confirmation from Rockstar or publisher Take Two.
PC gamers should take solace in the fact that it took GTA III about six to eight months to come to the PC.
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Rumour is circulating that Rockstar will release a PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV in October this year.
According to reports, the rumour has surfaced in the world of French gaming press, which cites retail as a source for the date.
Previous games in the series - i.e. GTA III onwards - have taken between six to eight months to release on PC after debuting on console.
As such, and considering GTA IV is out on PS3 and Xbox 360 in April (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=180311), an October release for the PC version would just about be sticking with tradition.
And don't forget that GTA IV on console was originally supposed to launch in October '07, so assuming that Rockstar has been working on the PC version quietly in the background - which surely it has - an October '08 release is actually plausible.
However, we'll tuck this one back in the rumour drawer for now. No light was shed on all this when we contacted Rockstar's UK arm earlier.
Meanwhile, we recently got a new look at GTA IV on console, and you can read our report right here (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=180050).
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PC gamers holding out hope for Grand Theft Auto IV will have to hold it a little longer.
http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/news/images/181988-1.jpg Come out with the PC version and your hands up!
On Wednesday, Rockstar greeted inquiries about a PC version of the insanely popular console title Grand Theft Auto IV with an industry standard -- and no doubt disheartening -- "no comment."
The no comment arrived after CVG pumped the developer (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=188021) for more information on a January report from French retailers. Originally, that report speculated that GTA IV would launch for the PC in October. On Wednesday, German retailer City Disc posted a November 2008 release date, prompting the follow up from CVG.
City Disc has since amended its listing to October 30, 2008, with the following translated copy: "The release date for GTA 4 for PC has not yet been confirmed by the Publisher, Take 2. The release date is not guaranteed and is open to change."
It's a very GameStop way of doing things, and should be considered a placeholder until confirmation from Rockstar or publisher Take Two.
PC gamers should take solace in the fact that it took GTA III about six to eight months to come to the PC.
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