GTA4 Online Multiplayer Confirmed for PS3, X360
by Chris Faylor, Feb 13, 2008 9:13am PSTThe crime-filled open world of Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV will sport online multiplayer on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 when it arrives April 29, the developer has confirmed with Shacknews.
"Grand Theft Auto IV will support multiplayer on the Xbox 360 AND Playstation 3," a Rockstar representative told Shacknews.
The official word on multiplayer comes about as clarification to statements made by Microsoft executive Don Mattrick on the latest Major Nelson podcast, which insinuated that multiplayer would be exclusive to the Xbox 360 edition. "That's something that's unique to 360," Mattrick stated after mentioning the game's online modes and content.
Rockstar was quick to respond, informing media outlets that both editions will have multiplayer. It is likely that Mattrick was referring to the Xbox 360 version's exclusive downloadable content.
While Rockstar had briefly mentioned the possibility of online multiplayer during a Grand Theft Auto IV blowout in magazine Game Informer, the developer had remained tight-lipped on the feature ever since. No further details, such as multiplayer modes and player counts, are currently available, though rumors have been circulating.
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Anyone who has played GTA has noticed that by so much as turning around you can find yourself surrounded by an entirely new set of cars and pedestrians. Which really sucks when you want to steal a particular car but was actually really convenient for San Andreas' gang warfare in the comically small territory squares. Anyway, in multiplayer games, the traffic simply must be the same for all players. If not, well, no, it cannot work. So this would suggest that GTA IV is at least capable of some form of persistence rather than generating it every time you turn around. Unless, of course, I have this wrong. Which is definitely possible.
In Mafia, after a particularly nasty fender bender I abandoned my wrecked car in the middle of the road. Half an hour later after an act of mild uncivil disobedience, I raced through the city with the fuzz hot on my trail and crashed smack bang into my old car. Kaboom. I burst out laughing because after so many Grand Theft Autos I simply did not expect my car to still be there. How could I be annoyed?
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Give us some concrete details or some video of it in action - otherwise I could care less.
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can someone add me back to the shack group?
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Second, is there any news on what form multiplayer will take in the game?
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