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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Grand Theft Auto 5 PC petition gains traction.

    An online petition asking Rockstar to release Grand Theft Auto 5 for the PC is gaining momentum online, quickly rising toward its goal of 100,000 signatures.
    Nov 27, 2012 1:30pm PST
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Grand Theft Auto 5 PC petition gains traction.

    An online petition asking Rockstar to release Grand Theft Auto 5 for the PC is gaining momentum online, quickly rising toward its goal of 100,000 signatures. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      Lol, petitions. Also why even bother about one for this series. It's inevitably coming. : vai90
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        That's what they said about Red Dead Redemption. ;P : ThomWThis person is cool!
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          Actually, they didn't. The studio that released RDR has never ported a game to PC and R* were fairly clea... : Alastayr
          • By "they" he probably meant people in general not Rockstar. Also I didn't know about this development mes... : vai90
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            I didn't mean "they" being Rockstar -- I meant "they" meaning PC gamers. :) : ThomWThis person is cool!
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              The difference is that it isn't the voice of the community that dictates Rockstar's decision to release G... : ateam311This person is cool!
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                Do you really think Sony and Microsoft are both paying Rockstar for console exclusivity? I'd say it's mo... : ThomWThis person is cool!
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                  I was just doing some absurd hypothesizing. It's likely the sales figures mixed in with piracy concerns. ... : ateam311This person is cool!
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                    That's me. haha Hell, I bought a PS2 after playing GTA3 obsessively on my PC for months so I could bu... : ThomWThis person is cool!
                    • Yeah. Rockstar was definitely triple dipping at that point because Sony was obviously paying big for time... : ateam311This person is cool!
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              Hey ThomW, I was sleepy and misread your post. Sorry. : Alastayr
              • Nah -- I wasn't specific in my post. No harm done. :) : ThomWThis person is cool!
          • Exactly. RDR's dev process was a mess. It wasn't even supposed to be open world. The previous game in the... : st4rdog
          • Yeah but don't R* usually move porting to other studios, such as Leeds. To have a true R* North PC ver... : BornAcorn
          • Which is why I think they should (or outsourced team) port it anyways; bugs, flaws and all. Just support ... : kartooner
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          FFS, I knew some idiot would bring it up (no offense, it's just pissing me off, how often this is present... : vai90
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            TIL I'm "some idiot" :D : ThomWThis person is cool!
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              That's why I wrote no offense and an explanation. I really didn't mean it personal. : vai90
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                no offense IDIOT : SapiensThis person is cool!
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                  You obviously haven't read my former post, so kindly shut up. : vai90
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                    i said no offense wtf : SapiensThis person is cool!
                    • sapiDIOTens : ateam311This person is cool!
                    • Very funny, hurr durr. As I said, you haven't read it. I didn't only say "no offense", but offered an exp... : vai90
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            I made it to the third sentence where I was rewarded with "the greedy Rockfags". What a gem. Unfortunatel... : sonicdeathwalrus
            • Haha, yeah. It was exactly that. : vai90
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            Wow, I understand why you're angry but I'm not taking it that hard. If it comes out on xbox I'll play it ... : Snipergen
            • Yeah, was a silly rant about an issue I have never written about anywhere, so I used this news post to le... : vai90
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      the things that qualify as news... : KorbanThis person is cool!
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        This seems a relevant news item to me after the success of the DARK SOULS PC petition. : David Craddock
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          Fair point! : [fry]This person is cool!
          • That's me, [fry]. Fair and balanced. Like a boss. : David Craddock
        • Difference is Rockstar knows how well their games sell on console vs PC already and cosistently release t... : pyideThis person is cool!
        • i agree with David on this one.. GTA series is a fantastic one, and it made its mark on the PC first befo... : surferosh
        • Yes, but dark souls is amazing! GTA is... :( : exit button
      • A couple of other gaming sites reported it, so Shacknews has to follow a day after, or else look like the... : Wisp!
    • /sign didnt feel like buying it anyway... Oh wait : Frush81
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      \m/ rad, its going to happen BELIEVE IT , if you have not signed the petition please do, thanks PC commu... : valcan_sThis person is cool!
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        Valcan's on board. : [fry]This person is cool!
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          You go that right [fry] :) your comp is going to love it when it comes out. : valcan_sThis person is cool!
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            You are the best Internet friend I could hope for Valcan. The trigger rig is still going strong. I am alw... : [fry]This person is cool!
            • :) your a real cool/good guy [fry] like wise. Oh yeah I bought Chivalry, have not installed it yet but I ... : valcan_sThis person is cool!
            • We need a case badge for that. valcanized : nodeThis person is cool!
    • Petition or not, this game will be released on PC eventually. Maybe the petition should be to release th... : scary_monster
    • Man, I wish the RDR PC petition(s) could get so many signatures... http://www.petitiononline.com/rdrpc/p... : aasyranth
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      Is the Dark Souls petition the only gaming petition that has worked? : nutcrackr
      • Deus EX HR petition got proper FoV controls and HUD options added into the game. : Mr. Goodwrench
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      The "Up for consideration" line from RS is just marketing scam-speak to increase the console version's sa... : pizzaput
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        Yes, but as long as the PC community refuses to pay for software the influx of new software will be stifl... : beef2187
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          It's cute people keep saying this when the numbers in every study say otherwise. (For reference, the la : LoioshDwaggieThis person is cool!
          • Did you just call me... cute? Thanks. : beef2187
        • There was an article on Shack, I think, a week or so ago, which detailed that PC is now the largest gamin... : pizzaput
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      This petition is just a reminder that the PC is the red headed stepchild of platforms and when the next g... : DynotakuThis person is cool!
      • Why would nothing get ported anymore? Whatever games they're making for the new systems right now can al... : Mommar
      • Actually, PC is the largest gaming platform now, and when the next gen of consoles is released, they will... : pizzaput
    • They're going to release it on PC anyway, just 9 months after the console so that it doesnt hurt console ... : nodebug