GTA V Next Gen Release Date
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WeatherMan
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Hey Darren where did you pre order from?
What is the pre-load?
What is the pre-load?
I got my preorder from Steam. If you want the game on Steam you'll have to buy it through there as it doesn't use Steamworks. Meaning you can buy the game directly from Rockstar and not even deal with Steam if you don't want to.
Preload just lets you download the game before it's released. Useful for people with slow connections and/or a huge game like this. 60GB can take some people over two days to download so they pushed it out a week early to allow for that. In theory the game will just go live on the 14th. What time zone it's dependent on I don't know. Might just be midnight based on your location.
Preload just lets you download the game before it's released. Useful for people with slow connections and/or a huge game like this. 60GB can take some people over two days to download so they pushed it out a week early to allow for that. In theory the game will just go live on the 14th. What time zone it's dependent on I don't know. Might just be midnight based on your location.
OMFG!
That'll be one to install on the 3TB HDD then!
I tried to clear off space on my SSD for it because I know I'm going to be playing it all the time but I just couldn't get enough cleared off. I've only got basic programs and my OS and it's still at 55GB free or so. I'd want at least 80 free to consider putting it on there to make sure the speed of the drive was still okay.
Yeah with a 120GB drive that's what you'll find. I had 128GB SSDs for ages because they were much cheaper than 256GB ones and I always ended up with around 30-40GB free with only Windows 7/8/8.1 and programs installed on it.
I've got a 250GB SSD now and with Windows and all of my programs installed (apart from Just Cause 2 which is on my 3TB disk) I have 141GB free.
I kind of regret getting this SSD honestly. I love the speediness of it, but for paying over 100 bucks I really should have just waited another year and gotten more space. Oh well. It was an upgrade along with my CPU from the prize draw a while back.
Remember that in 2013 the price of 250GB SSDs was around about twice of what they are now (or perhaps a bit less than that, but still expensive!)
I bought my first SSD, a 128GB Crucial M4, in October 2011 for £160 ($240 USD at current exchange rates!) and I paid £135 ($200) or so for a 128GB OCZ Vertex 4 in February 2013 if that makes you feel any better.
I'd say the prices are falling faster now then they were a few years ago as you can see. In a year those who bought 250GB SSDs this year or last year will be wishing they waited for a year and gotten 500GB ones (though I think £130 for a 500GB 850 EVO is very reasonable now - that's what Dad paid for his a month ago, but in a year they'll be under £100, mark my words).
So you know, the prices change and you can install games onto your HDD and they'll still work really well. If you want to save space on your SSD if you're running tight I recommend disabling hibernate in Windows. Saved me about 10-15GB, but honestly 50GB of free space on 120GB is pretty good!
My Surface Pro has a 64GB SSD and even with hibernate enabled on that I have 23GB free - not too bad considering I have some Adobe apps on it.
I put a 32GB SD card in it to store music and stuff like that on. But 50GB for a game seems a bit over the top to me!
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Pretty disappointing there's no steam cloud on the steam version,The amount of times ive had to re-play GTA IV because of corrupt save file or computer problem was silly.at least with steam cloud your game save is safe.
Of course you can re-add the game save file downloaded from the internet from someone else but its just hassle.
Not sure if im going to buy it yet,im 50/50.
I already have it on PS4 and maybe a quarter of the way through the single player but i find missions hard with the controller,especially when you have to snipe..i have like £25 in my steam wallet so might use that towards it.
Of course you can re-add the game save file downloaded from the internet from someone else but its just hassle.
Not sure if im going to buy it yet,im 50/50.
I already have it on PS4 and maybe a quarter of the way through the single player but i find missions hard with the controller,especially when you have to snipe..i have like £25 in my steam wallet so might use that towards it.
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Does the steam version require you to still use Social club?
I remember Social club been a nightmare too.
Does the steam version require you to still use Social club?
I remember Social club been a nightmare too.
I believe so yes. You need it to crossover your account anyway from previous gen. Social Club actually worked pretty well in GTA IV. You probably are remembering Games for Windows Live being a nightmare. Which it absolutely was. Good riddance.
GFWL..that was the one,It always kept saying my password was wrong iirc i had to keep re-setting it,Was a nightmare.
I'm considering getting a Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 8192MB,I really do have a feeling my 670 2gb wont cut GTA V with all the bells and whistles enabled due to its limited 2gb Vram.
i know 8GB is a bit excessive for 1080p but who knows if il upgrade my monitor in the future so id rather get the 8gb version over the 4gb version.
il see how my 670 handles it first.
That sounds like a plan Shane. I might get this game a little while after it comes out (I'll read the reviews and wait for the price to fall) but I won't be upgrading my (less than a year old!) GTX 760 4GB just to play this game haha. It should play the game fine at 1080p.
It should play the game fine at 1080p.
That sounds like a plan Shane. I might get this game a little while after it comes out (I'll read the reviews and wait for the price to fall) but I won't be upgrading my (less than a year old!) GTX 760 4GB just to play this game haha.
In all honesty,I think GTA V on PC is going to be really good,I mean it looked superb on the PS4,I'm just looking forward to been able to shoot with the mouse,I cant aim to save my life on the PS4 controller lol.
I think your 760 4gb will be no problem for GTA V though.
Maybe im a bit crazy,I was looking at the Radeon R9 295 X2 8192MB as id be selling my PS4 so il get more funds from that...but then id need to upgrade my Power supply lol..meh,Il stick with a single core GPU.
C4C
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I think you'll do fine with a single core hahahaha....
Just got GTA IV for $4... I think I'm set for a few months while I wait for the first few patches and figure out if I should be a n00b again..
Motoxrdude
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So stoked for GTA V. Less then a day until it FINALLY comes out for PC. I took the day off from work
So stoked for GTA V. Less then a day until it FINALLY comes out for PC. I took the day off from work
I feel like I'm the only person in this thread that's actually excited about this. Now I guess there are two.
It's going to hit at 6PM Central time on Monday evening for me here in Kansas.
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