Another example is the petition created by a fan right after R* announced Grand Theft Auto V for the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 platforms, calling on Rockstar Games to release their biggest open-world action adventure game to the PC platform simultaneously, a la the same date as the consoles. This petition has more than 170,000 online signatures so far, yet R* never responded [directly]. The most logical explanation would be that releasing the game on the same release date as the consoles’ may not be the best marketing decision – well, at least that’s the case for R*.

According to the poll of the GTA V Forum’s Which Platform? topic, more people are willing to play the game on the PC rather than the Xbox 360. But the sales usually prove otherwise, as R* shipped 22 million copies of Grand Theft Auto IV as of September 2011, and according to VGChartz – a somewhat reliable source [and keep in mind that these numbers are accurate guesstimates] – 19.5 million copies were console versions, where as only 2.5 out of the 22 million are PC copies. Usually the low number could be explained as a cause from the delay of the PC version, but apparently it’s the same case with Max Payne 3, R*‘s “biggest and boldest marketing effort thus far”, as R* reported as of July 2012 the shipping of 3 million units of the game – 2.5 million are of the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 consoles, while about half a million units shipped were of the PC versions.

“Evidence”

Since Grand Theft Auto III, R* has made the tradition of releasing their Grand Theft Auto titles for the PC months after the initial consoles release, a series which was born on that very platform. It’s well known thatthe Grand Theft Auto series started on the PC platform, with the PS1 port released shortly after, followed by a sequel. However this pattern changed from the first 3D game of the series, as Grand Theft Auto III was planned for a Playstation 2/SEGA Dreamcast release, with the latter being canceled in the early phase of the development process. The PC and the Xbox versions followed months after. This change in the series’ lead platform was likely due to the noticeable higher amount of sales on the PS1 rather than the PC version.

Since then, people have always been very skeptical towards claims of a PC version in the works, or even the game being released on the PC at all – right after the announcement of the platforms. However there have been several “hints” pointing towards the contrary of these beliefs.

For example, the development of the PC version of the game may have just been acknowledged to us through the R* Support team when a fan asked about the possibility of SLI support, they may have accidentally provided him a “confirmation” of the PC version, rather than denying it being in the works:

“…once we get ahead on the launch date then we all will gain more information on GTA V and its system requirements.”

The R* support team are aware of what’s happening “backstage”, and they’ve never denied a PC version of the game – and it happened more than once, as they commented again on the PC subject right after announcing the platforms for V. This, could be considered the closest we have to a proof that there will be a PC version of GTA V, but it won’t be released initially:

”…about the PC platform, we’re currently focused on the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game and don’t have any details to share about a PC version at this time.”

Remember, in the case of Red Dead Redemption, R* made a statement explaining that[b] they had no plans[/b] for a PC port at all. Keep in mind that Red Dead Redemption was developed by R* San Diego, a studio which released only 1 game on the PC platform out of a total of 8 since the studio was acquired by Take Two back in 2002, and that game was Midnight Club 2.

Also several sites [including Amazon] have listed the game available for pre-order already, even though it’s not announced yet. These retailers are well aware of what they’re selling, and certainly they won’t be listing games without any confirmation, or based on rumours “they heard”. This happened before with several games [to be listed for pre-ordering prior to their announcement], only to be confirmed afterwards.

Features

The PC version always had several alterations from the consoles’, such as a customizable radio station, an in-game video editor, multiplayer modes supporting up to 32 players and of course a wider range of graphics options. The game also has a much bigger size than the consoles’ versions, and that’s mostly for the textures, pre-rendered cutscenes and audio.

Regarding the graphics, Max Payne 3 used a form of Tessellation called Phong Tessellation, which worked on character and vehicle models, benefiting from the use of Hull, Tessellation and Domain shaders. Also of course the game had the option of selecting higher quality/resolution textures and the possibility to scale the quality of water, shadows, character detail. It’s also possible select your DirectX version, with the choices of DX9, DX10 and DX11. DX11.1 support is expected If R* decides to re-use this option for GTAV.

The game also supported Ambient Occlusion, in the form of SSAO (Screen Space Ambient Occlusion) and HDAO (High Definition Ambient Occlusion). That’s in addition to Fast Approximate and Multisample Anti Aliasing, two important features that should’ve been added for GTA IV.

Should we be expecting all these features in Grand Theft Auto V? Definitely. For a [possible] 2014 PC game, it’s a necessity. If they did it with Max Payne 3, then they’ll definitely do it with GTA V; both games are developed using the same engine.

Port or Development

There’s been a lot of discussion on whether if the game will be yet another port as GTA IV, or will it be developed simultaneously with the Xbox 360 and the PS3 versions of the game, as Max Payne 3. And as of far, it seems that it’s going to be “somewhat” developed in parallel with the PS3 and the Xbox 360 consoles, but with a different release date – and here’s why.

The closest we ever got to a confirmation is a statement from Dan Houser [on an interview with Multiplayer.it] explaining that the game has no lead-platform, which might just mean that they could be pulling more effort on the PC version this time, since it’s very likely that it’s being developed. S1LVER_W0LF made a topic on 10 possible reasons why the PC version could be in the works, and they’re quite plausible).

R* is likely not to port GTA V in the same “peculiarity” as with IV; since the latter was their first game developed using RAGE to be ported to the PC. However, considering their lastest installment to the PC – Max Payne 3 – and the optimized engine, it seems to be near impossible for them to back-pedal and release another poor port. Also it’s been said that the studio that’s [already] working on the development is R* Leeds, the same studio behind the PC versions of Max Payne 3 and L.A. Noire.

Release Date

As known and mentioned before, R* has been releasing their Grand Theft Auto games to the PC several months after the initial release date since III, and if it wasn’t for the relatively low sales it would’ve definitely been a different case. There are two potential factors that could be cause of the delay, or the late release of the PC version – and it could be listed in points in the following:

1. Piracy

● It’s customary of game companies [such as R*] to release their games initially to the consoles before being ported to the PC platform. Even though R* could profit in the PC “station” with a simultaneous release, they may score a larger loss in general through piracy.

● With consoles nowadays are hacked to their limits, and game cracks and serial code generators available only hours after the game’s released or leaked in the case of PC, it’s never been easier to pirate before. Though the Multiplayer is a major selling point, but will it be enough for convincing purchasing the game for that alone? Well, Benzies had the following to say regarding the upcoming game’s Multiplayer:

”…and on the multiplayer side we hope that GTA V will do for multiplayer open world games what GTA 3 did for open world single-player games.”

Leslie Benzies, IGN Interview

We should be able to know more about the Multiplayer aspect in due time, as R*’s planning to do a reveal soon.

● DRM puts restrictions on paying consumers that drives them to pirate, such as allowing a limited use of serial keys, or the always online restrictions such as SimCity which didn’t turn out to be a success.

● GTA sales on the PC platform have mounted up to %10 as of far. Of course R* would’ve given more attention to the PC platform and released their games simultaneously if the sales matched as those of the consoles – R* is a company after all. It used to be the PC that was the lead platform.

2. Development

● The PC version of GTA IV was released a long 6 months after the consoles’, and the sales of course were worse than what was expected if the game was released initially alongside the PS3 and the X360.

● Regarding development on the PC, R* North doesn’t usually develop or port their games to the PC platform, it’s usually done by a different studio, i.e. R* Leeds or Toronto. R* Toronto produced a poorly coded port of GTA IV, with insanely high system requirements. That’ definitely going to affect the sales if it happens again with GTA V. If your PC isn’t able to run the game properly, there’s no reason to purchase it. For the reasons mentioned above, it’s safe to say that the PC version of GTA V (and every previous installment since III) was delayed because of piracy, a factor that negatively affects the sales. As for the release date itself, the game might just be released on the ]1st quarter of 2014, with a similar gap between the console and the PC versions of GTA IV.

System Requirements

Whenever there’s an on-going discussion about the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V, the system requirements is a subject that is always brought up. It certainly can’t be easily predicted, as it is something that heavily depends on the quality of the development – hence, complete guesswork. Note that these requirements are heavily based on the Max Payne 3 system requirements – in other words, what could’ve been MP3′s requirements if it was released a year and a half to two years later.

LOWEST TESTED SPECS

Windows 8/7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)

Intel Dual Core 2.8 GHZ or AMD Dual Core 3.0 GHZ, or better

2GB System RAM

NVIDIA® GeForce 9600 GT 512MB RAM or AMD Radeon™ HD 4000 512MB RAM

LOW RECOMMENDED SPECS

Windows 8/7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)

Intel Dual Core 3.2GHz or AMD equivalent

4GB System RAM

NVIDIA® GeForce 550Ti 1GB RAM or AMD Radeon™ HD 5770 1GB RAM

HIGH RECOMMENDED SPECS

Windows 8/7/Vista/XP (32 or 64 bit)

Intel i7 Quad Core 3Ghz or AMD equivalent

4GB System RAM

NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 660 GB 2RAM or AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 3GB RAM

HIGHEST TESTED SPECS

Windows 8/7/Vista/XP (64 bit)

Intel i7 4770K 4 Core x 3.50 GHZ or AMD FX8150 8 Core x 3.6 GHZ

16GB System RAM

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB RAM or AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 3GB RAM

Other Requirements

HDD Space: 30 to 45GB Sound Card: 100% Direct X 9.0 compatible – Direct X 9.0 compatible supporting Dolby Digital Live.

If your system happens to meet any of these requirements, then you may just able to run GTA V properly, that’s if the quality of the development is par with Max Payne 3′s.

1. The unique feeling trough customization, that kept the player interested to try different ways to play the game.
2. We miss the character customization (fat-muscle-system), to go to gym and build some muscles. Or if you wanted to eat and get fat, yeah why not?
3. The different hairstyles and the barber shop where you go and talk about your problems while you get a trendy haircut.
4. Tattoo shop was another way for a unique character looking. But there is a possibility that this option will be included in V.
5. Buying property: Another good way to spend your money. What brings it for you to make missions, kill people, steal cars to earn some dollars when you can!t spend it. Buying houses gave you also the feeling of owning the city with time.
6. At last but not least car tuning and tons of different vehicles. We don’t know if this criteria will be met but we hope so.

Here a full view of the picture on the left:

The picture on the right was already released on a GTA 5 preview

As R* stated in their Newswire section, the game will launch on

• September 17, 2013

More then one and a half years later then the earliest predictions! Their announcement:

While Grand Theft Auto series almost ever released on the PC, except the handheld versions, there is no conformation untill yet from Rockstar that they are planning to bring a GTA 5 pc port. So the pc enthusiasts started a Gta 5 Pc Online Petition. The petition to bring Grand Theft Auto V to the Windows Live and Computer community almost reached 40.000 supporters from all around the world.

GTA 5 PC Version Pros and Contras:

Pro:

• A huge loyal gaming community named Windows Live!
• And that means a bunch of copies sells. Cash Money Brothers!
• Rockstar Games don’t need to develope a whole new game for the PC version. A port is easier to handle. So with less effort, more cashflow!

But there is the other side of the medallion.

Contra:

• We know that a lot of pirates are surfing on the seven seas of the net. So Rockstar Games will definitely lshed blood on profit because of them. What doesn’t mean xbox or ps pirated copies aren’t used. But they are limited, not so the pc pirates.
• The PC has no standart recources and this causes R* to be aware of the pc’s with limited power. You will be in need of a mid to high-end pc to run the game properly. That means less sales as it could be. What doesn’t mean xbox or ps pirated copies aren’t used.

We hope after all for a GTA 5 PC port. You want to support the online petition? Here is the site: Changes.org

We hope not. This would mean five years between two major GTA releases. Why not concentrating on the greatest game ever made and spending time with games that could not reach this level? Never! GTA rocks!

But we have some details that maybe bring us a happy ending. And with happy ending i mean an earlier release of “GRAND THEFT AUTO V”!!! GTA 5 will definitely be developed fort this generation of consoles (PS3 and XBOX 360) and for PC. A late 2013 release would overlap with the next generation console launch of Microsoft’s XBOX 720, which will be released in 2013 too! Could this be in interest of R*? Probably not! Another rumors is about R* sharing infos and gets help for developing GTA 5 by 2K Chech. We know that Take Two interactive is the publisher for both studios, so they probably are connected. Are they trying to bring the game ready to launch till autumn? Hmm…who knows?

The internet – sleuth Supererogatory  discovered some registered domains with names that are usually in  Rockstar Games sense of humor! The domains were registered first under Rockstar Games and their publishers name Take Two Interactive. Are these really upcoming GTA 5 websites?

The links shows you the registrar of the domains:

• CashForDeadDreams.com

What kind of site could this be? Paying cash to fullfill your dreams? Or sell your dreams and get money?

Think about what Rockstar Games said in their press release: A modern world about big money trades etc. This could actually be a GTA 5 in-game online website.

• SixFigureTemps.com

Have no clue what this could be? Any idea?

• StopPayingYourMortgage.net

A loan sharks illegal website?

• HammersteinFaust.com

İn GTA 4, the stepfather of Lazlow, Isaac Hammerstein owns Isaac Hammerstein and Daughters Funeral Services. This could actually be a in-game site.

• LifeInvader.com

GTA 5 will be in the same time period like GTA 4.

Maybe this spotted businesses in the GTA 5 Trailer have their own domains too.

• Pizza-this.com
• dailyglobe.com, net, or org.
• Postal-service.com
• e-cola.com or similiar
• up-n-atom.com
• bugstar.com, bug-stars.com etc.

Here is a list of potencially ported websites from the previous GTA series:

• Love-meet.net
• weazelnews.com
• hornyhighschoolreunions.com
• burgershot.net
• piswasser.com
• redwoodcigarettes.com
• sprunksoda.com
• lipurgex.com

GTA 5 Character Details Leaked?

Ripten found a casting call for voice actors from Rockstar Games publisher Take-Two Interactive on the net, which seems to be for GTA 5. Now let’s see the complete character details of all untill now known rumors. Fact or Fiction?

The Old Guy in the Trailer:

Rumors revealed that the actor Ned Luke takes the role of the Protag aka. Adrian or Albert De Silva.

James Pedeaston

40-45 years old male. There ws a fictive website in GTA SA created for him. Free James was the name, beacuse he was in prison.
A man-boy love activist who just got released from an Indonesian prison.

There are other rumors saying Niko Bellic

and Patrick Mcreary will return in GTA 5!

A ticket swows why:

At the end of GTA 4 you could see Packie Mcreary going to the airport:

There are some other characters to explore from the Take Two casting calls:

• FBI Agent Mitch Hayes:An 38 years old corrupt agent – Annoying, wise cracking, highly successful FBI agent. In great shape. Does triathlons, drinks low cal beer, but still has a sense of humor. A sports fan.
• Samantha 20-25 years old female U.S civilian
  A young female obsessed with sex parties, always dreaming of being a Hollywood celebrity.

• Undercover Agent Miguel Gonzalez:25 Young Mexican American FBI agent, caught between a few mob bosses. Very clean cut.
• The hillbilly and moronic Clyde:23 years old – Moronic, almost inbred and creepy white trash hillbilly. Very naïve but in a creepy ‘it’s only incest sort of way’
• The Yoga Monk aka. Brother Adam:Welsh monk, cult leader,  yoga teacher – 50 years old, very lithe, very into exploring your personal tension through gripping massage. Needs Welsh accent.
• The soccer mom Mrs Avery:Neurotic soccer mom, home maker, 48, anxious and addled on pain killers. Very angry at neighbor MRS Bell.
• The ugly swinger Mrs Bell:Swinger, and mellow Californian divorcee. 45. Ugly but comfortable with self.

• JANE BELL  is a 45-50 female from the United States.
  A Caucasian type, 5’4″ – 5’6″ tall. Ugly, lives alone. Very carefree and smooth-tongued.

• Lunatic JEFFREY
  Between 38-45 years, Irish ethnicity. Tall and athletic build. Lost his money by gambling and now working for his stepbrother. He is a bit lunatic.

• The weedman Eddie:47 – Weed evangelist, guy who started smoking at 30, and is now a leading proponent of marijuana’s fantastic properties. White, awkward.
• Publicist Ira Bernstein:56 – publicist for an actress known as America’s newest sweetheart who just so happens to love animals, orphans, drugs and sex. He’s always trying to hide her latest indiscretion.
• Albert De Silva’s weedsmoking, racist gamer son Kevin De Silva:18 – Albert’s fat, FPS playing gamer son. Smokes a lot of weed, has anxiety issues and a card for a bad back, very soft, very opinionated. Into making racist comments while playing online.
• The Armenian Bully Fag Harut Vartanyan:42-52 years old – Armenian car dealer, moneylender, would be Fagin and would be bully. Heavily connected to the underworld, but irritates people so much no one likes him.

• The young liberal Matthew (18-25 Male United States)
  A liberal young male who believes in a conspiracy made by republicans to undermine America.

• Nervous and paranoic Jerry:He is 48 – paranoiac living in the sticks, near Simon, completely paranoid, and terrified of Simon. (Simon is not listed, like Albert De Silva too. Are they the Protags in GTA 5?)
• Another FBI Agent Calvin North:He is 55 years old. A clapped out FBI agent who now mostly works offering advice on TV shows – whose only claim to fame turns out to be entirely false – but a decent guy in other ways. Badly dressed. Divorced. Putting on weight.
• The activist Jose, 30-40 years old Male U.S Civilian
  A white creepy man who thinks that technology is a poison against the wilderness.

• IT specialits Jerry Cole:A 53 years old – disabled IT expert and criminal information vendor.
• The actor Rich Roberts:English hardman actor, 35 years old, who acts tough but who wants to do serious work – the only problem is he can’t quite read the words.
• Anthony 10-15 years old teenager (will there be teens in GTA 5??)
  A young, fast-talking boy fighting for the right of young boys to drink alcohol and have sex.

• Rich Alex:52 – white loosie goosie hippy rich guy who has lost his money and is getting desperate but trying not to.
• The vegetarian Scarlet:45-52 years old – unshaven female spiritualist and hippy with a love of exploring the wilderness. Very into journeys.
• The hipster Chad:29 old hipster – pretty boy misogynist Beverly Hills party boy. Made money, but not as cool as he thinks he is.
• The Triad memberTae Wong:A 39 years young – somewhat incompetent Chinese mobster, loves doing ecstasy, going to raves.
• Mafia Boss Taes Translator:45 – VERY STRAIGHT LACED Chinese translator, terrified of his boss’s dad. Male, awkward. Needs to speak Chinese.
• This means another carachter revealed Chinese Triad Boss Tae and other characters, which have a possible role in Grand Theft Auto V’s story: Jeff’s stepbrother William, an irish man called Eddy Mcreary ( the cousin of Patrick Mcreary?) and another Fbi agent called Marco.

That’s all folks, hope i could help you. When you have some new details please share it in the comments!

What else could be ported?

There were three main mode categories: Player Match, Ranked Match and Party Mode!

Lets start with the Team Modes:

Team Mafiya Work, Team Deatch Match (which i think will surely be included), Team Car Jack City, like said before Cops ‘n’ Crooks, Turf Wars which could get very funny in San Andreas!

GTA 5 Cooperative Modes:

Hangman’s Noose, one of the favourites of online modes: Bomb Da Base.

GTA 5 Online Competetive Modes :

Detachmatch, Mafiya Work, Car Jack City and one of my favourites Free Mode, which is actually a free-roam mode, you can do what ever you want with up to 16 player on PS 3 and Xbox 360, up to 32 players on the pc’s. A big Liberty City playground.

Will they be included or will we see some freshout modes from the scratch?

While the rumors and expectations pointed to a GTA 5 release date between May and end of summer 2012, the Max Payne 3 delay two months back to May breaks the hopes of GTA series fans!

Why can the games not be launched together in a short time period ?

• Rockstar Games is still a commercial company! Yeah, they make games, but it is all about the business!
• It wouldn’t be clever to release two games in a short period, because the hype of GTA 5 would cause Max Payne 3  to be sold less and they don’t wanna lost income because of their own game!
• Game developement is expensive and time assuming!

Which release dates are out of sight now? When we can expect Grand theft auto V?

This release dates are now unlikely:

• 24 May 2012 | As seen in the first trailer!
• Pre-Summer release | Still to early after a Max Payne release!
• Summer release

We expect one of  this release dates:

Fall 2012

18 October 2012

Mid-November 2012

A 24 May 2013 Release? Hopefully not!

So what dou you expect? Tell us in the comments!