It wasn't pretty, but it was the 'real' GTA IV intro [update]
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Apr 23rd 2008 at 11:45AM }
Maybe proof is all you want. Or maybe it's a dirty, tainted fix you're after. Whatever the case, Grand Theft Auto IV is real -- like, "really, really real" -- and now in the hands of a few (probably not yours). If you prefer to take your first impression from the outside looking in, press 'Play' now.
Skip past the break for some additional gameplay footage.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
skidawg @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:50AM
well, it obviously isn't the 360 version because you can't hear the fan and you don't see the red glow reflecting off the screen. so even without the Playstation intro, it's a dead giveaway.
Deric Lee @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:51AM
Troll
fischju @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:54AM
You forgot that there isn't a custom soundtrack going either
Go White Sox and Go other Team @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:01PM
The 1st video that was pulled showed that it was indeed the PS3 version.
Farseer (GDI) @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:07PM
well obviously blah blah blah, noisy fan, blah blah blah, red ring, blah blah blah, stupid xbots.
Dude, give it up. Buy it on the PS3. Let other people play what they want. You sound like a child.
PojoMofo @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:42PM
ooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh snap!!!
Worst Review Ever @ Apr 23rd 2008 1:21PM
Well it's obvious that skidawg is a PS3 owner. He was able to post first because he wasn't busy playing any games.
Imitor @ Apr 23rd 2008 2:05PM
You mean busy playing GTA IV ?
Anonim @ Apr 23rd 2008 2:28PM
Grand.Theft.Auto.IV.MULTI5.PAL
is in the wild.
6.3GB with 5 languages on dics (english,german,french,etc.)
It looks like all that bulls**ting on "not enough space on DVD!" was as always simply PS3 fanboys bulls**ting...
bluesky_v2.01 @ Apr 23rd 2008 3:28PM
Actually, my 40GB PS3 is quite loud (when the fan turns on).
Maybe it's broken . . . but it was like that from the day I brought it home from futureshop.
Paul (PSN: heypaul) @ Apr 23rd 2008 3:40PM
You realize that if it's a P2P file, it's likely been WinRARed...
TheOverlord#2 SPEAKS: YOU READ IT NOW(Brawl: 1461-5875-9923) @ Apr 23rd 2008 6:38PM
@Worst Review Ever
Awesome xD
superaktieboy @ Apr 24th 2008 11:41AM
TROLL
anyone want to watch gameplay video: http://toru.ee/view/5f4d48a3dac6 and check next to it for more..
@Farseer (GDI)
totally agreed with you!!
nerrrrrrd @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:50AM
gta4 has leaked all over teh intraweb so you gotta avoid spoilers now for a week :(
Mr.ESC @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:17PM
Yeah the internet effing spoiled Portal for me.I knew all the quotes before even buying the game.
Ghen @ Apr 23rd 2008 3:03PM
Its a hard lesson to learn, I've done that many times myself before learning to watch for *spoiler alert*
Fernando Rocker @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:51AM
I'm not a GTA fan, but I definetly going to try and enjoy this game.
Looks good...
=p
Cyro @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:25PM
Mi hermano este juego va estar aperisimo men.
You got to try it out. I mean its ok to like Mario in a bee suit and beat up hookers too right ?
oh wait....
Fernando Rocker @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:28PM
Si me gustan estos juegos hermano... lo que pasa es que no tengo mucho tiempo para jugar juegos tan largos.
Tengo que estar todo el dia en la computadora haciendo los diseños para mi trabajo, y en las noches que tengo tiempo de jugar, me la paso jugando otros juegos que aun no he terminado.
=(
Go White Sox and Go other Team @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:43PM
Dung SoH joq jIH DichDaq SoH nuqDaq SoH.
el serpiente @ Apr 23rd 2008 1:41PM
¡Espero que disfrutes GTA4 en su nuevo ps3, cabrón!
Tim The Enchanter @ Apr 23rd 2008 2:53PM
Moi, j'aime les poptarts.
Abuzar @ Apr 23rd 2008 5:05PM
J'aime les Poptarts aussi! Poptarts est tres delicieux!
myspacebaritonenation @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:53AM
Right, i'm staying off the net for a week now. I want this spolier free. See you on the other side!
PSN: KillaKornbread (the shirt is a lie!) @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:27PM
yea im with you. i didnt care about Smash Bros spoilers cause there wasnt much story to spoil but i want this one to be fresh for me. im going to try my hardest to avoid all GTA news outside of maybe an intro vid.
fischju @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:52AM
There goes G4s world exclusive gameplay videos..
Go White Sox and Go other Team @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:53AM
Look how buttery smooth it is. It must be the PS3 version.
xFenixKnightx @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:55AM
Look how that idiot got the PS3 version instead of the 360 version. =P
ThePremierAssassin @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:58AM
Lol fenix...
xFenixKnightx @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:10PM
Actually you cant tell what system this is on so shutty! lol Anyway its a win win, the game looks phenomomenal and Im sure it is running near identical on both. Except we get achievements and great online and controller and DLC and yada yada yada...oops sorry bout that. But yeah, they are prolly both going to be virtually identical. Rockstar FTW!
Go White Sox and Go other Team @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:22PM
Fenix,
Joystiq shows what system it's on at the top of the article.
25 Comments by James Ransom-Wiley Apr 23rd 2008 11:45AM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Video
So what if it's the PS3 version, I am sure the 360 version will look good as well, although I am wondering about the articles and interviews (Houser especially) about the not as smooth framerate on the 360 version. But who cares? This game is going to sell millions on BOTH systems.
And that Fernando guy who said that Mario Kart will sell more than the PS3 version of GTA4, that made me ROTFL for at least 20 minutes. Once even the casuals see this game they will just like b4, want to play. It happened at my house the 1st time I was playing GTA3 during a party, everyone crowded around the screen and the women were dying to play which was very surprising too me. It sucked too because I had to explain over and over what button did what, very time consuming.
Fernando Rocker @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:31PM
Mario Kart Wii will sell more than the PS3 version of GTA... the install base of the PS3 is the half of the Wii userbase.
Fernando Rocker @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:39PM
If GTA sells to the 100% of the PS3 install base (which is impossible for any game) it will sell 12 million.
Mario Kart only needs to sell to the 50% of the userbase to reach that amount.
But I will not say anything more... we will find out by the end of May, with the numbers official numbers for both games.
Go White Sox and Go other Team @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:48PM
You know what Mr. Fernando, I DON'T CARE if your Wii's Mario Kart outsells potato chips, I'm not buying it. Why does it matter to you so much if a Wii game (that looks no different than the previous generation) sells more than this NEW GTA game on a NEW machine with NEW hardware?
If Mario Kart sells more than the PS3 version of GTA4 then I will stop playing videogames, or give up on humanity, either one will do.
xFenixKnightx @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:52PM
Fernando
Amigo, calmado loco. Porque te traumas con lo de eso de Mario Kart vendiendo mas que PS3 GTAIV?
As far as Ive seen nobody has ever really come out and said the opposite. You win buddy =)
Fernando Rocker @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:56PM
Fenix, fue por esto:
"And that Fernando guy who said that Mario Kart will sell more than the PS3 version of GTA4, that made me ROTFL for at least 20 minutes."
Ademas, tengo varias apuestas hechas aqui en Joystiq... ya gane algunas por las ventas de Gran Turismo.
=p
NATO_Duke @ Apr 23rd 2008 1:23PM
Who cares which system the video is on? These arguments are petty as hell.
xFenixKnightx @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:53AM
OMMFG!!! That additional gameplay footage = WINNNNN!!! Cant wait to see it in HD!
Go White Sox and Go other Team @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:00PM
I was hyped to play this game b4 I even saw it in motion. Now, the level of hype has just shot thru the roof. The car physics look really good, and the Euphoria engine looks great as well. Countless hours are going to be spent playing this game. I have MGSO beta to play too, but I don't know how long it will take to tear me away from this.
xFenixKnightx @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:06PM
Wow, man you said it. It just looks so fluid and alive. Euphoria engine FTW! Im in love =( but I cants get none till Tues...
Drago Dracini @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:54AM
This looks really nice, but I didn't see many people walking the streets.
Eric @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:58AM
Looks sweet. Can not wait!
Dr. Strangel0ve @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:03PM
So is Nico going to scream comically anytime his car does something crazy?
Who thought that wasa good design choice?
Eric @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:05PM
I think there is a passenger in the car with him/
Go White Sox and Go other Team @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:11PM
If you startle the passenger and steal the car quick enough, the passenger cannot get out until you stop. It has been that way since GTA3, so where have you been?
kobeer1978 @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:17PM
any time u jack a car w/ a passager they will scream there heads off
at ur driving, because they are scared, this has been a staple since
GTA III. You have to be fast to catch them in the car, whats really
fun to to drive the car at the beach of wall and bail and let the
poor soul take it like a champ.
Go White Sox and Go other Team @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:27PM
kobeer,
Exactly, one of my favorite things to do in Vice City was to drive up to the top of the parking garage with a passenger and jump out of the car just b4 it launches off the top of the building, they would screem their heads off until SPLAT they go on the street below, quickly a crowd gathered around and I would lob moltofs and use the sniper rifle for some target practice.
I cannot wait to find those quirky little spots where you can stay for hours and cause total mayhem even with 5 stars. Every GTA has 'em, including the top down 1st 3 (GTA London expansion)
Paul (PSN: heypaul) @ Apr 23rd 2008 3:49PM
You know, if I hadn't played the game and done the exact same thing as you, I'd find that comment very disturbing and want to write a skewed, uninformed newspaper article about video games destroying our nation's youth.
I can't articulate exactly why, but somehow, wanting to do something like that in GTA versus wanting to do it in real life is very different...and almost entirely impossible to explain to someone who hasn't had lots of experience with video games.
FrankTheCrank @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:06PM
The 360 ISO for this game is already being bandied about the torrent sites with a strict warning not to connect to XBL. Unreal!
Bucfann @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:10PM
Why the fuck does Take 2 give a damn if footage of the game is leaked? Seriously, who gives a flying fuck?
It will do even more to hype up their game yet they already have youtube pulling vids due to the stupid copyright infringement. How taping a game you have, it putting it on the internet is copy right infringement is beyond me. All it is footage. So who cares?
Unless of course Take 2 has something to hide and doesnt want people to see the game before they buy it.