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Ohh a dual core processor and 512 MB DX 9 / 10 video card recommended... I could have told people this a year ago.
"We already knew that the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV would be coming out sometime in November, and now, thanks to the Games for Windows Web site, can pin it down to a specific date: November 18."
It was already "pinned down" in the official announcement of the port last month.
It was already "pinned down" in the official announcement of the port last month.
That XP recommendation is pretty odd, considering right underneath it they recommend a DirectX10 card, implying they have DX10 features.
If this is part of the whole Games for Windows Live shittery, then we can all forget about game mods.
@Jetsetlemming:
I'm pretty sure UT3 was not Games For Windows.
Regardless. Games For Windows does not mean Games For Windows Live. Tons of PC games carry the GFW logo but have their own online system.
Games For Windows Live still sucks balls though and I hope GTA 4 doesn't use it.
I'm pretty sure UT3 was not Games For Windows.
Regardless. Games For Windows does not mean Games For Windows Live. Tons of PC games carry the GFW logo but have their own online system.
Games For Windows Live still sucks balls though and I hope GTA 4 doesn't use it.
Thems are some hefty system reqs, yup. Of course, it's a piece of junk, but that's a third of my hard drive... oh well.
Wow. That's surprisingly easy to run. The 18 gigs is a bit more than usual but I can just delete some stuff. Rockstar always makes great ports.
"Compatible with Shader". That doesn't provide any information at all. Is it Shader 3.0 or 2.0 or what?
The 512 MB graphics card requirement is BS. There's a whole spectrum of 512 MB cards from High-End to Budget cards to integrated cards. I doubt they will all run the game the same.
So I'm supposed to believe this:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8520932&type=product&id=1186007060320
will run just as well as this?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8657562&type=product&id=1196469743575
They're all 512MB Cards after all!!!
So I'm supposed to believe this:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8520932&type=product&id=1186007060320
will run just as well as this?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8657562&type=product&id=1196469743575
They're all 512MB Cards after all!!!
@lubczyk:
These are not the requirements but rather the recommended specs. Your point still holds true, though. I guess it's safe to assume they're talking about 8800GT range and above.
These are not the requirements but rather the recommended specs. Your point still holds true, though. I guess it's safe to assume they're talking about 8800GT range and above.
I'm thinking the 18GB demand probably accounts for a full install, which means all the music and all the radio chatter gets moved to disk. They had this option with the other games, but there wasn't nearly so much radio.
I'd say about 10GB for the game itself. Anyone corroborate?
I'd say about 10GB for the game itself. Anyone corroborate?
Oh No. not another shitty Games For Windows port! Microsoft might single handedly be killing PC gaming by itself. If they fuck up GTA IV I'll be so pist. How about forcing us to have DirectX 10 compatible GPU and OS for a XBox DirectX 9 port (Halo 2). Who's the dumb ass who came up with that one?
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