San Andreas heads for Xbox and PC

[Tenko]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2207229.stm

But why click on links...

San Andreas heads for Xbox and PC


Blockbuster video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is to be released on Xbox and PC in June 2005.

The title, which was released on PlayStation 2 last month, has been a huge success with critics and gamers.

Publisher Take Two unveiled the title for Xbox and PC as it released its earnings to the stock market.

The company said it would continue to distribute sports titles, despite rival Electronic Arts' deal to make exclusive football games for the NFL.



Now where's Bodhi when you want him?

 

[PLightstar]

pre-ordered it, the second I found out. Horrah for Play.com

 

[Doomy]

Bodhi wont care, The Getaway: Black Monday is FAR superior than GTA:SA

 

[Bodhi]

No, I won't care because I got San Andreas a couple of months ago, along with most of the rest of the gaming population.

 

[Panda On Smack]

PS2 struggles with it though

PC version much better \o/

 

[Doomy]

No, I won't care because I got San Andreas a couple of months ago, along with most of the rest of the gaming population.

As did I, good enough to warrant a second purchase to play it without the texture smearing, jagged, oft-jerky and generally ugly looking graphics of one of the best games of the year.

Paradise....

 

[noikz]

One of the biggest disappointments of the game (aside from no DTS) was the lack of prog scan. Poor old PS2. Should looke awesome on Xbox.

 

[Bodhi]

Strange. I thought San Andreas looked pretty much the same as Vice City and GTA 3. No one seemed to complain too much when they came out.

 

[Yaka]

same ere, i miss the DTS sound VC had. GFX wise its nowt different.

as for peeps saying xbox/pc gfx are better etc. on a pc yeah may be but box version of gta3 and vc looked the same to me.

 

[Panda On Smack]

The Xbox should be slightly better at running it i spose as there is so much more packed in to this version of GTA. PC version will be the best by far though.

Even from the point of view of mucking about with all the cars and stuff, editing things etc.

 

[Bodhi]

One of the biggest disappointments of the game (aside from no DTS) was the lack of prog scan. Poor old PS2. Should looke awesome on Xbox.

The poor old PS2 can do progressive scan perfectly well thank you. Anyway, given the developers have an extra 9 months to develop a game on a console 18 months newer than the PS2 then the developers want shot. I mean 18 months is a fucking long time in silicon as we know, it's a travesty if you ask me that "the poor old PS2" can keep up with the oh-so mighty Xbox. The Xbox should shit on PS2, but it doesn't (look at the 1080i pics of GT4 if you want proof).

Very sad.....

 

[Yaka]

true GT4 looks fucking stunning, even in none hd modes. even the Latest metal gear game looks gob smackingly good for somat that is meant to have a puny spec, only game on xbox that is better than the ps2 ver is PES4, and mp wise live is much better and easier to get to grips with than pc and ps2.

 

[Deacan]

I could never get used to playing GTA3 on the xbox controller, thats after playing it religiously with a ps2 controller.

 

[noikz]

The poor old PS2 can do progressive scan perfectly

Yeah, shame there's like .... 6 games that actually do. LOL

www.hdgames.net




Poor ole PS2. RIP.

 

[Bodhi]

R.I.P PS2 eh? So no one's buying them I take it. Oh hang on Sony are still selling twice as many PS2's as MS are Xbox's. So if PS2 is dead, Xbox is....

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/news.php?aid=2768

Anyway feel free to come into #freddyshouse to discuss this further. Oh wait you can't, you got banned for being a cockmuncher.

 

[Skyler]

rofl..

Progressive scan isn't exactly a big issue anyway... 95% of people don't have a TV that can do that and therefore it means absolutely nothing.

As for the Xbox.. you would think with it's superior hardware and 'easier' development tools that it would actually have some good original games by now

Lets not forget the Xbox was made at a total and complete loss. Every console MS sell loses them cash... at least the PS2 turns a healthy profit.

Anyway.. for a console that's a lot older than the Xbox and far far cheaper to make, that actually makes a profit... it sure does turn out some visual gems which the Xbox doesn't seem able to compete with. GT4 and MGS3 look so brilliant on such "lame" hardware as you put it... funny that.

Hey Bodhi you're so gay my £3000 PC runs doom3 with full AA and bump mapping nar nar... you're measly £1000 PC can't even do that.. hahahaha! I'm so cool!

oh dear

You know what will be interesting is when the Xbox 2 comes out and is suceeded by the PS3... the PS3 will have the superior hardware... and with such brilliant devs as they do on the PS2 currently... surely you guys will turn from Xbox fanboyism to PS3 fanboyism... unless of course you start looking at photos... or even films... cause after all they have even better graphics.. and that's all you seem to care about!

Graphics do not make good games.

Doom > Doom3
Quake > Quake3
Dune 2 > Emporer: Battle for Dune
Sensible Soccer > FIFA xxxx
Marvel Vs Capcom 2 > Dead or Alive 3

etc.

Did I forget to mention most PS2 games run at 60fps as well? All the nice looking Xbox games run at... 30fps... whoops.

Anyway... I'll be happily enjoying MGS3 and GT4 with the luxury of my DFP... you know that... it's called a Force Feedback wheel... you know the company that invented Force Feedback.. (Microsoft) they don't even have Force Feedback support on their own games console... clever eh?

mmmm 900 degree steering.

 

[Bodhi]

As Skyler has so kindly pointed out to me in irc, that article i posted is a year old. However considering PS2's were going for £150 on ebay not long before xmas, i doubt the picture has changed much.

 

[PLightstar]

What happens though the GTA series has always been better on the PC than on any other format, mainly because u have a mouse and u have a mouse, and the Modding community is huge on the GTA series, improving and changing what the developers released.

Nothing like going through the main streets of VC in a Dodge Viper GTS and doing stunts in the stunk park, one of the better mods out there.

Don't get me wrong even though I am a Xbrick Fanboy I bought GTA SA on the day it came out and whipped my dads PS2 into my room for a solid session of GTA goodness, the analogue sticks don't do the game justice.

 

[nath]

It should be noted that GT4 doesn't look anywhere near as good as you'd think it does when you're actually playing it. It's the same ole' story - replays look astounding, racing looks pretty mediocre. That said, it'll still be the best racing game evar so it's not that important.

 

[Yaka]

it does look good m8. sure no anti aliasing . i have seen it running very nicly and looking much better in 1080i mode on a sony HS50 projector but it goes funny when yer back in the menu part of the game. apparently its a bug in the game. how PD missed that after so long in development no one knows.

 

[Skyler]

It looks the same in replays as it does ingame...

It's the same engine.. same car textures etc.

The only place where it looks beyond ingame graphics is in Photomode.

 

[nath]

I know it's the same engine but it still looks better in replay mode. GT games always have. I'm not sure what does it, perhaps it's to do with the way the camera follows the cars, or something but it really doesn't have that same (graphics based) wow factor when you're actually driving.

 

[Bodhi]

Er nath, have you SEEN the ingame footage of GT4? It looks stunning. They've managed to make the Nurburgring look pretty damned realistic.

 

[nath]

I've played it, it wasn't anything special.

 

[Skyler]

Guess you didn't play it with a DFP...

 

[nath]

Nope, and I'm sure it would have looked better with one. However the huge difference in ooo factor between replays and ingame is not going to change with the viewing medium is it.

 

[Skyler]

DFP = Driving Force Pro.

Nothing to do with graphics..

Everyone already knows GT4 looks stunning.. all that matters is how much fun it is to drive the cars and if you say it's nothing special you clearly did not use a DFP. The game is practically built to use one of these with it and it's completely worth getting one.

 

[nath]

Oh, thought you meant digital front projector. If you read what I said, I was only saying the graphics aren't that amazing (in game) the DFP wouldn't change that at all. I never said the game itself wasn't great though.

 

[noikz]

Poor ole bodhi. Let me know your paypal acct and I'll forward you some money.

I was banned due to the gf-less MikeC getting upset over some pictures I posted of my cock in a girls mouth. I do miss your PS2 bumming though it must be said.

 

[Yoni]

Poor ole bodhi. Let me know your paypal acct and I'll forward you some money.

I was banned due to the gf-less MikeC getting upset over some pictures I posted of my cock in a girls mouth. I do miss your PS2 bumming though it must be said.

its against the qnet rules what do you expect tbh there is no need to resort to personal insults please read the CoC.

He is also a member of FH staff