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Grand Theft Auto 4 PC Delay Confirmed, System Requirements

by Maarten Goldstein, Oct 30, 2008 4:43pm PDT

Related Topics – Grand Theft Auto IV, Prince of Persia Classic, Delay, PC

Confirming a release date change on retailer websites earlier this week, IGN reports that the PC version of Grand Theft Auto 4 is now indeed shipping December 2. Publisher Rockstar Games did not specify as to why the game was moved back two weeks.

IGN's story notes the following minimum system requirements for the game, in addition to the recommended specs revealed in September.

Minimum System Requirements
OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / XP - Service Pack 3
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz
Memory: 1.5GB, 16GB Free Hard Drive Space
Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900
Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / XP - Service Pack 3
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz, AMD Phenom X3 2.1Ghz
Memory: 2 GB (Windows XP) 2.5 GB (Windows Vista)
18 GB Free Hard Drive Space
Video Card: 512MB NVIDIA 8600 / 512MB ATI 3870

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"Please wait patiently two weeks while we iron our our SecuROM implementation."

(hopefully kidding!)

Oct 31, 2008 10:02am PDT

"Please wait patiently two weeks while we iron our our SecuROM implementation." (hopefully kidding!) : stncttr908

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Dang!

I knew this day would come when my current pc would not meet minimum specs..

must work harder! must make many dollars! need gta4!

Oct 31, 2008 8:20am PDT

Dang! I knew this day would come when my current pc would not meet minimum specs.. must work harde... : Jockiboy

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No reason to complain. You can buy 4 gigs of memory for about $50 bucks now and a dual core for under $100. Building a gaming PC is cheap these days.

Oct 31, 2008 4:32am PDT

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- exactly i dont see why people are complaining about the minimum specs on a modern game being close to wha... : Ace417
- Its true that parts are cheap, but building PC is a process. Most people aren't bottlenecked by RAM or C... : milkychic

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No love for us single cores any more? :( Long live the A64 3000 -4000..

Is this game really multi-threaded or are they just doing a favor for AMD/Intel? Why recommend a Core 2 Quad if the game isn't quad-threaded?

Oct 30, 2008 5:08pm PDT

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No love for us single cores any more? :( Long live the A64 3000 -4000.. Is this game really multi-thr... : PRlME
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  I guarentee you a single core can run it. I find most system requirements to be way beyond what is needed... : coolbreezr
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    Yeah, but GTA IV has SHADOWS. : Jobos
    - Well I can run crysis warhead on gamer, with enthusiast on the cheap ini tweak. So If I can't run GTA IV ... : coolbreezr
    - If necessary I would even play GTA on a symmetric multiprocessing cluster. I luv R*]b! : Lukiopimp
  - That would be awesome. I've got an FX-55 and 8800 GT, but my big fear is that its just lazy programmin... : milkychic
- Well, both the 360 and PS3 are multi-cored, so it's not a stretch to think that they'll program it for Qu... : Jobos

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2.5 gigs of memory? I know my memory problem is a special case, but is there any info on Windows 7 memory management? (Or whatever its called). With my current setup, even with 4 gigs of memory installed and recognized, windows 32bit only allocates 2046 megs for program usage and allocates the rest to devices. So with my machine, switching to 64 bit is my only option to meet their recommended spec, and I've heard of compatability issues with 64bit so I'm weary of making the jump.

Oct 30, 2008 10:23pm PDT

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2.5 gigs of memory? I know my memory problem is a special case, but is there any info on Windows 7 memor... : Nighteyes
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its REQUIRING dual cores?! and recommending quads?!

Oct 30, 2008 6:13pm PDT

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its REQUIRING dual cores?! and recommending quads?! : gyokuro
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- Why is that so surprising the game was designed for Multi-core CPU consoles. : Shadowdane
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  Bout time! And people complained about Crysis. Bah! : rjklevels
  - My complaint about Crysis in that department is it barely uses my 2nd core despite all the press statemen... : nudel

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Clearly just avoiding the Wrath of the Lich King conflict.

Oct 30, 2008 5:41pm PDT

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Clearly just avoiding the Wrath of the Lich King conflict. : FlatlineDixay
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- yeah so they will wait 2 weeks for people to become bored with WoW....huh? : retardhumper
- People will play WoW all the time. And they also did when GTA sold millions. So they don't need to fear t... : Johnnsen

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I'm kinda glad it's been delayed for two reasons;

1. I have far too many fucking games to play at the moment, including playthroughs of some old skool favourites (Deus EX, Theme Hospital, Thief 3, Uplink) so having some time before this colossus appears would be nice.

2. Also, system requirements are just starting to require parts of my set up as 'minimum'. I can upgrade in January, I just can't afford it right now.

Oct 31, 2008 6:00am PDT

I'm kinda glad it's been delayed for two reasons; 1. I have far too many fucking games to play at the ... : Master Tonberry

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Hopefully my amd x2 6000+, 2GB and 8800GTS 512MB can keep up

Oct 31, 2008 3:30am PDT

Hopefully my amd x2 6000+, 2GB and 8800GTS 512MB can keep up : Johnnsen

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Good thing i just picked up that 27 processor machine at Fry's!

Oct 30, 2008 7:53pm PDT

Good thing i just picked up that 27 processor machine at Fry's! : astonish

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Does my 2x Dual core Xeon system count as a quad core?

Also, 18GB? Really?

Oct 30, 2008 6:28pm PDT

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Does my 2x Dual core Xeon system count as a quad core? Also, 18GB? Really? : Wheatloaf
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- Yeah that counts but it's you minuscule penis that messes it all up. : TDBird

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I've completely moved from corridor style games(Bioshock, Half Life) to open world type games like this one. But I bummed about the delay.

By the way, am I insane for wanting to use a gamepad for this? I just think these games are more fun with a gamepad. I'm assuming it has supprt for one.

Oct 30, 2008 5:23pm PDT

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I've completely moved from corridor style games(Bioshock, Half Life) to open world type games like this o... : boulder94
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- Considering this is probably a port of the Xbox 360 version, it probably has full support for the Xbox 36... : IndigoAK
- Yeah one of the GFW requirements is to support a gamepad "when it makes sense" (so for example SupCom - w... : Schnapple

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This is a good thing

Oct 30, 2008 5:40pm PDT

This is a good thing : Mondo

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Fine, I'll spend all my money on my other addiction, as well as left 4 dead and fallout 3. Then I won't have anymore. See who is crying and shaking in the night THEN!

Oct 30, 2008 5:24pm PDT

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Core 2 Quad recommended. Impressive.

Oct 30, 2008 4:57pm PDT

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Core 2 Quad recommended. Impressive. : Jobos
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- Holy shit 18 GB : Jobos
- My thoughts exactly : joesnizzle
- Probably just because it's supported : Crazydog115

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