GTA3 PC Tidbit

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  Your 'small 19"' is actually bigger than your back projection TV because you sit closer to it and run a ... : {Venger}
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    This man be correct! : Blackdawgg
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      Well it's a bit complicated but the short explanation is that we humans (i guess sweedes count) perceive... : -TKF-
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        yes i agree, you look at teh amount of space in the world the image takes up and playing on a nice 36" t... : Morgin
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          on news years eve I played UT on an LCD projection screen UT on a 5' screen is VERY VERY VERY cool : Toraz Chryx
          • at a rave i played quake 2 on a giant WALL...that was pretty sweet...everyone there sucked at quake 2 al... : TheTick
          • if you have a newer video card, and a 32+inch tv, play it on your tv at 640*480 with 4xAA it looks VE... : batkiwi
        • err i fucked that up. i meant to say playing on smaller monitor cannot beat a nice big tv : Morgin

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  if there is an X Box version... which I now doubt. : freshview
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    hy do you doubt it? The XBox version has already been confirmed. What is there to doubt? Why the hell wou... : digital leaf
    • im almost enitley sure it was never confirmed. they just said they were looking into the matter. : disembodied potato
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  who the fuck cares if the pc isn't the only version to get online play? you are a goddamn moron. : insta
  • exactly : g30f
  • Exactly. As long as our version has it. We don't care about other versions. : jrock
  • w3rd : Cosmicfool
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  I hate to burst your bubble but PS2 Online is going to flop big time. : GravyBoat
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    I got that feeling too... I have alot of PS2 owners i talk to cant comprehend the idea of a pay per mont... : Blackdawgg
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      You also gotta think of this, who is going to buy it for broadband that doesn't have broadband already a... : GravyBoat
      • I look at it like this $40+ for modem + $40 or $20 for broadband/Dialup + $50 game + $5-10 a month = $90... : Blackdawgg
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        it has a modem line in it as well ya know : -=kodiak=-
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          Yea, I know it has a modem. But so did the dreamcast and it shipped with a modem and FREE INTERNET FOR T... : GravyBoat
          • you also forget that the dreamcast had what, maybe 5 million units in the states? i think im being rath... : -=kodiak=-
  • Console online isn't gonna be "all that" : -TKF-
• Wrong sir, it wont havea mouse and keyboard. And that is enough to keep me away from teh Xbox. : FuryVII
• I'll believe it when they officially announce. Until then? MY BIKE DAD DOG VERSION IS COOLER THAN... : geedeck
• stupid post for many many reasons A) we don't care if other versions have multiplayer. in fact it wou... : TheTick
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  okay this is a general reply, because I want to touch on so many issues. GTA3 XBox version - confirmed... : digital leaf
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    At the last E3, a friend and myself argued with one of the main XBox representatives why there should be... : Serpico74
    • ...and yes, a mouse/keyboard makes perfect sense for an online service. /me shrugs : Serpico74
• Kinda like how the controls for FPS game on consoles suck :). : Vorlonesque
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  One thing: you are insecure. Thanks. : ferraro
  • Another thing: you're comment is trite and boring. You are not welcome with that vacuous post. You bring... : digital leaf

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  I was thinking the exact same thing. Maybe if they disabled joystick/gamepad support this would be an is... : Portax
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    I'm only worried about one thing there, digital input only. Assuming that most PC players will play mous... : digital leaf
    • analog stick - wise or buttons? all pc games i have (with gamepad/joystick support) work great with m... : pyide

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• POST PICS PLZ* *no. : jrock

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  Probably the same way they did in the 2D version. Game works exactly the same... cars pop-up out of n... : Nullzero
  • i think its going to be like midtown madness in terms of how the level is loaded : -=ZooL=-
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  how do u think any game works, just because what you cant see isnt being drawn doesnt mean it dont exist... : Aph3x
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    But in GTA3 nothing DOES exist. Have you played the game? : SatansFist
    • So true, the world is only real for so far you can see.. It's pure magic! : -TKF-
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    His point is a lot of the entities are randomly generated. So if two players are in the same game, wont ... : disembodied potato
    • I could imagine a "square of presence" around each player. If two player's squares touch, then entities ... : StimpyBoy-KNoB-
    • I would imagine that this (if true) is because of the RAM limitations of the PS2, and wouldn't be an iss... : Vantage
• I had the same thoughts about Zelda: Ocarina of Time when I was playing it on the N64. Nothing existed u... : Experiment IV
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  Does it mean that the game doesn't keep track of what you have done/trashed/destroyed/moved? : g30f
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    right now we don't know. : Turd Ferguson
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      I'm talking about the PS2 version. : g30f
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        about the only thing that was static in the ps2 version was the tanks. : Turd Ferguson
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          So if you move a car around and park it somewhere and you come back later it will no longer be there? : g30f
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            depends on how far you go, often times yes. : Turd Ferguson
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              Oh that sucks a bit. But I'm guessing a pc version (or XBox version) could make use of a biiiiiiiig swap... : g30f
              • The amount of CPU time to keep track of where every single pedestrian in the city is, as well as all tra... : SatansFist
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  thats just a limitation of the middleware engine on the PS2. That doesnt mean it works that way for the ... : Maarten Goldstein
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    But if this is a port of the tech, doesn't that mean they'd bring the same limitations over with them? I... : SatansFist
    • nah, they'd only have to rewrite parts of the game logic. Sound, video, game rules, physics, etc. could ... : StimpyBoy-KNoB-
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  THIS is why it's good to have tons of ram. I have the ps2 version, and this bugs me a little. With... : batkiwi
  • Agreed. I'll pick up a PC or XBox version purely for the reworking of ambient world representation. I as... : digital leaf

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• Agreed : Amadan

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• latency? : disembodied potato
• same thing stopping Quake3/2 servers from having truly huge games. CPU limitations, bandwidth limitation... : StimpyBoy-KNoB-

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  No - just $2000 on a pc =P : primitive
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    cause his only reason for buying a PC was to play gta3. : Turd Ferguson
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      Yeah, cuz his only reason for buying a PS2 is GTA3.... : SatansFist
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        There is another reason to buy a PS2 other then games? : GravyBoat
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          games being the key word.. plus dvd player, and internet too I think now : Brandino
          • Good point : GravyBoat

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  and by then who really cares ? : jedi_27
  • Jealous? : scud
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  ^ : marblehead
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    i wonder if the XBOX version multi though ? : jedi_27
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      At this point, I'd just like to know if there is going to be a version at all... : marblehead
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        Thats the truth. I wish they would say something. I'm sure it'll have multi if the PC version does. : Degenerate
        • I would not really worry about it. Its like HALO. The developer said they would do a XBOX release. So... : jedi_27
• I'm just curious if there WILL be an XBX version. If it hits PC first, I'll probably just go that route. : BulletPro
• the x-box version was taken off their "upcoming games" page, AND is no longer listed on ebworld, even wi... : batkiwi

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• GTA2's netcode was pretty good actually, did you not play multiplayer GTA1? taht was much worse, other p... : fatgraham

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  But they havent said that their wont be an xbox port either. : Degenerate
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    except it was removed from the product page : Maarten Goldstein
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      Maarten What product page? Last I heard it was still fully on track. Hmm, I'll have to ask around. Edge ... : digital leaf
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        It has been removed from several games list. I wrote Rockstar and asked them, and all they would say wa... : -TKF-
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          yeah, thats what I've noticed. They wont say its coming to xbox but they also wont say that its not. : Degenerate
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            3drealms arnt saying DNF wont go gold tomorow. Doesnt mean it will though. : disembodied potato
            • <will ferrel as GWB> maybe not today maybe not tommorow, but maybe tommorow </will ferrel as GWB> : Turd Ferguson
          • Exactly, i don't find it strange. They develop a PC version and port that to the X-Box. No reason to an... : -TKF-
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        Who the hell is Edge magazine to go around confirming games? Emcea confirms that DNF comes out tomorrow. : emcea
        • The januar edition was probably made in September anyway :-) : -TKF-
• DMA Design expressed their love for the PS2 architecture in a Edge interview, i think they like the mach... : -TKF-

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  no no no, we're talking about GTA3, not You Live In Fantasy Land 3. : pipboy
  • heh : El Guapo
• haha * T R O L L E D * : SatansFist

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  http://www.shacknews.com/reviews/game.x?p=pc&game_name=Daikatana&gid=246 : iamgoat
  • *BARGAIN'BIN'D* : iamgoat

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  joystick, steering wheel can be hooked up to PC : BadRespawn
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    Yeah, thought about a wheel, except for the fact that I'm not a big fan of attaching one to my desk :) : Serpico74
    • ...and yeah, there is the fact that the wheel is the last thing I'd want to use for this game. Switching... : Serpico74
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  I'm definitely going to pick up a dualshock-like controller for this game, maybe one of the Logitech pad... : StimpyBoy-KNoB-
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    or you could pick up this and use an actual dual shock controller http://www.merconnet.com/temp/plays... : carnivore
    • Haha! Imagine playing Quake, unreal, or NFS with this unfair advantage! =) : Bali
    • yeah, I thought about that, but after the adapter + actually buying a PS2 controller, it'll probably be ... : StimpyBoy-KNoB-

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• Hopefully i doubt it tho.. That they will include an option that enables joystick or steering wheel cont... : Blackdawgg
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  i havta disagree, mouse&keyboard is superior for just about everything bar fighting games... on foot it'... : Aph3x
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    Mouse/keyboard is far from superior to wheel/pedal combination. In fact, using a mouse/keyboard at... : KinetiK
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      works for renegade.... : -=ZooL=-
      • Give me a game with driving ability that I can map to a wheel and I guarantee you I'll kick your but... : KinetiK
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      sorry yeh thats true, but this is hardly your full-on driving sim, and i mean i dont know of anyone who ... : Aph3x
      • I was just arguing about the wheel's ability. To be perfectly honest, I have no idea what GTA3 is a : KinetiK
• Ever play Carmageddon? Just using the keyboard worked fine with that game. : SatansFist
• and you need more than a keyboard and a mouse for driving? : Mad Brahmin Disease

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• it's scheduled 17th April... i'd say it'll be gold within the month.. : Aph3x

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  in the last two versions it was a death match style MP. You played in the same city and tried to use ca... : jedi_27
  • multiplay in the first gta's was fuking mad fun... no doubt they'll have some kewl game modes to it a... : Aph3x