Grand Theft Auto V: Releasing On 9-17-13 - Page 6

Originally Posted by blklightning 

Confirmed. Hahaha. It's Rockstar, so we all knew that was ********. September 17th, folks. Oh well, more time to enjoy The Last of Us and GoW Ascension. Ah, who am I kidding --- this news sucks.

Originally Posted by TyrantII 

I have a feeling this just might be a PS4 launch title. With Sony ramping up in three weeks, maybe we will see a fall PS4 release...

Originally Posted by Anthony1 

I was reading about it on Polygon, and they were saying that this game is NOT coming to the Next-Gen consoles, at least as far as they knew. Rockstar said specifically themselves that his was a 360 and PS3 game, and not designed with Next-Gen in mind.

Having said that, you think it would be pretty dumb of them not to somehow make an enhanced version, ala Gun and King Kong (from the 360 launch). Gun and King Kong were essentially Xbox 1 games on steroids, but I think they were both halfway decent at the time. You play them now, and they are utter and complete garbage, but hey.... "launch goggles".

Originally Posted by blklightning 

2K sucks at shipping anything on schedule. NBA 2K series is about the only one and that's probably only because the NBA makes them.

Originally Posted by americangunner 

For the most part, they wait until games are ready. I have no problem with this, since I would rather have a good game a few months later than a buggy game.

Originally Posted by blklightning 

This is a big week for the universe. Trailers tomorrow and updated previews the next.

Originally Posted by Kevin12586 

Based only on this trailer I think I am going to love playing as Trevor

Having high hopes on its Playstation 4 (PS4) game console, Sony internally expects the machine's annual shipments to reach 16 million units in 2013 with the supply chain expected to start mass shipments in August, according to sources from PS4 component makers.

The sources pointed out that the PS4 will be manufactured by Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Pegatron Technology, and the player have just begun the processes of request for quotation (RFQ) for the related components. Therefore, the component shipments are unlikely to start until August, but should allow the machine to show up before the year-end holidays in 2013.

Originally Posted by bd2003 

the models look kind of low poly other than the basics, there's not much going on as far as shaders, no motion blur, doesn't look like ambient occlusion either.....lighting is really flat all around. They've got a look that really works well as a whole, but I'm not really blown away on a technical level.

Outside of missions, players can swap between the characters at any time. Hitting the D-pad brings up the selection menu and also a range of stats: each member of the trio has ratings for elements such as stealth, shooting, stamina, driving and, yep, lung capacity, and all of these gradually improve as the character employs them – a system reminiscent of San Andreas. They all also have one special ability, which can be instigated for limited periods of time. When Franklin's in a vehicle, he can slow down time to get sharper handling, perhaps to avoid a police stinger or navigate through a road block. Trevor can double his weapon damage for brief bursts of hyper-violence, halving the damage he takes in the process. And Michael, who already resembles a slightly older, more puffy Max Payne, gets a variant on bullet time. Once again, the more these skills are used successfully, the more they evolve.

When you switch to a different protagonist, you'll join the new guy in one of many interesting, unusual or downright disturbing activities. Trevor will usually be out in the desert, Michael in town or slumped at home in front of some Vinewood action flick, sinking bourbon. You're never quite sure what you'll get. To show this off, our Rockstar representative switches from Franklin to Trevor, and we join him on a beach dressed only in Y-fronts and surrounded by dead bodies. It turns out he has had a run-in with the West Coast chapter of The Lost, the motorbike gang that turned up in GTA IV and its subsequent DLC. There's a running feud going on throughout this game over drugs or territory or both. Trevor then jumps into a Zodiac inflatable power boat and scorches off along the coast. The surface ripples with impressive authenticity, and the sea will apparently react to realistic weather conditions – if there's a storm, things get very choppy.

Some water vehicles, including this one, come with scuba equipment, so Trevor suits up and dives into the brine. Below the waterline there's as much detail as above, with schools of fish swimming between reefs and sharks lurking in the darkness. In our demo, Trevor happens upon a sunken cargo boat, which may well hide some lucrative booty. Apparently the game is full of this sort of thing; little explorable scenes that offer rewards for curious players.

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As mentioned before, GTA V will have a narrative throughline that encompasses the individual biographies of the three characters. Missions will feed into this to create a linear pathway – and strewn along it are eight epic heists that provide the big set-piece moments. Players will need to prepare for these with smaller sub-tasks, but you're always able to drop in and out of these objectives – you're never locked into a long stretch of mandatory missions.

Some tasks will require the recruitment of other characters outside the three leads. Players will be able to select their own teams, choosing drivers, marksmen, etc, as well as customising weapons and vehicles. You'll have the option of going for cheaper, less reliable cohorts, or super-capable professionals who'll expect a much bigger cut of the earnings – and if you stick with the same team for more than one mission, their stats will start to improve.

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The wanted system works like previous games – there's a search radius, and once you get out of it, your heat diminishes. However, it's also possible to hide from pursuers and as long as you're out of their direct search beacons, the wanted status drops. Michael drives the truck to an underpass where a getaway car awaits – but this isn't an automatic prop: the player will have had to scope out a decent switchover location themselves, planting a car there in preparation, as well as scoring those masks and boiler suits. It's all part of the build up. In the major heists this is more elaborate and will also involve building a plan of attack – do you score a bunch of assault rifles for a full-on invasion, or grab smoke grenades for a stealthy approach?

Originally Posted by TyrantII 

Has there been a GTA that's been a leader in graphics?

Rockstar does big, detailed worlds. But pretty? Not historically. They usually just focus on adding as much content as possible.

RDR they started to make the shift, but it still isn't exactly a industry leader graphics wise, and at it's time. Then there's the fact that RDR and GTA4 had areas with major framerate issue and were both sub HD rendered on consoles.

Full 1080P GTA5 at 60FPS? Yes please.