Mini-Me 24 Report post Posted December 9, 2008 No, it's nt because of that, it's because R* were too lazy to programme it properly Yeah... R* always is... If you look closely at GTA:VC you can even find old GTAIII content. And I'm sure that you also can find GTAIII content in GTA:SA Figures! I can just about play it with the settings on low, however if i'm driving on the highway it's like watching a slideshow! *rofl* I think it can.......it's better than SA....... Now this answer is... uhmmm... wrong. Look at GTAIII and GTA:VC. In GTAIII you have the subway and this train above the streets. In GTA:VC you don't have any. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daangelo29 5 Report post Posted December 9, 2008 Tried, the drivers wont install for me, perils of owning a Dell I'm afraid. It's not only in the PC. The version of Windows you're using also have something to do with the performance. When the system requirements mentioned "Windows Vista" as a recommended requirement, a fellow forum member from another forums tried testing GTA4 on a Vista rig and an XP rig, both having exactly the same specs, hoping to know which is better in running GTA4. Just as many anti-Vista dudes feared: According to his numerously-repeated and very accurate tests, GTA4 ran better (in terms of graphics quality and speed) in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 than in Windows XP Service Pack 3. He believes that DirectX 10 and other of Vista's performance-enhancing features have something to do with the difference in performance. This is also good news to my little bro . For those Vista users out there, don't really expect you'll be able to play GTA4 nicely. Those "performance-enhancing features" of Vista only work in their full potential on PCs with exceptional specs. If your PC doesn't happen to have those exceptional specs, DirectX 10 can only be the one to help you play GTA4 well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archer9234 20 Report post Posted December 9, 2008 They did that on purpose to get people mad and buy vista. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 214 Report post Posted December 9, 2008 I'd rather use Linux as my sole operating system than that bloated piece of make like a tree, and get outta here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Doc 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2008 Can someone show me a pic of what the GTA IV Landstalker looks like on the back? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Statler 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2008 I'd rather use Linux as my sole operating system than that bloated piece of make like a tree, and get outta here. You mean how the pc looks here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daangelo29 5 Report post Posted December 12, 2008 They did that on purpose to get people mad and buy vista. They didn't. DirectX 10 has different features, architecture, etc. from DirectX 9. If they make DirectX 10 compatible for XP, this will require them to alter most of XP's features by having them share Vista's features. It will like giving out 70% of a copy of Windows Vista for free. Also, a DirectX 10 update would serve as a thing to be included in a Service Pack, so in short Windows Vista would turn out worse than it really did if they found out Windows XP Service Pack 3/4 works almost the same as Vista in terms of gaming/video/audio performance. The free-for-download DirectX 10 hacks in the internet made by programmers for XP people are incomplete. Even though it will add support for DirectX 10 graphics cards and make stuff (a bit) better for those who own such cards, the performance for those who don't have these cards will still be the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archer9234 20 Report post Posted December 12, 2008 Doesn't matter. It still forces you to buy Vista. It was Microsoft's only trump card to make a DX version only work on one OS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daangelo29 5 Report post Posted December 14, 2008 Doesn't matter. It still forces you to buy Vista. It was Microsoft's only trump card to make a DX version only work on one OS. MS isn't really forcing people to buy Vista just because of DirectX 10. 10 was actually intended to be a DirectX9 update until they found out that a DirectX 10 update is too much for Windows XP 'cause it will require many major system alterations. It won't only cost them time and money, but also their efforts of making their OS's more secure and reliable. A DX10 update may rise more OS-related problems in XP such as compatibility and pre-installed programs, especially driver software, no longer working. Plus, hackers may really find out how DX10 work if they make it an update, and if they do, Windows XP will be more vulnerable to viruses, spywares and hacks than it is right now. Windows XP's reputation will be ruined than Vista is right now all because you wanted to play kicka** games like GTA4, and we'll all think more than we do right now that MS's destroying its precious Windows XP to force us to buy Vista. This is one big butterfly effect MS simply avoided by making it Vista-exclusive, convincing game developers to keep their games both DirectX 9 and 10 compatible until MS stop giving support to XP by giving out a more detailed free-for-download DirectX SDK, and create Service Pack 3 to show that they're still concerned with Windows XP and its users. Rewriting DirectX 10 would also be a good idea, but who would want to waste years of development? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon King 15 Report post Posted December 14, 2008 I just got it. And it won't install. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daangelo29 5 Report post Posted December 14, 2008 I just got it. And it won't install. Just got it, too, but I won't be playing it 'till after classes on Wednesday, which is the last day of classes this year. I've still got studying to do for the examinations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johny-The-Dot-Damn 1 Report post Posted December 14, 2008 (edited) Damn it........I just get back from a wedding ceremony and went to the CD store and guess what........GTA IV's price was expensive.........of course some of you may think it is not expensive cause you're currency is in dollar or something and it is expensive here......... See my avatar.........that explains my feelings.......... Edited December 14, 2008 by JohnyMan :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon King 15 Report post Posted December 14, 2008 you need service pack 1 with vista to install so I installed the game finally. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daangelo29 5 Report post Posted December 14, 2008 you need service pack 1 with vista to install so I installed the game finally. Good. So that won't be a problem to me then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon King 15 Report post Posted December 14, 2008 My PC runs it fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon King 15 Report post Posted December 14, 2008 Just looked at the imgs. They are organized better. You'll have: vehicles.img weapons.img radar.img one for the maps. and I forgot the rest. I am at my father's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest chevron8669 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 (edited) I got a copy yesterday and it's awesome, very tiny amount of lag at times considering my pc specs I'm surprised that there is even that amount of lag but I was warned it lags on even high end computers but I wanted to play it any ways:P edit - incase your wondering my specs are. Windows Vista home premium 32bit Core 2 duo 2.00ghz 4gig of 800mhz DDR 2 Ram ATI Radeon Sapphire HD4870 512mb Edited December 15, 2008 by chevron8669 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Statler 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 How many DVD's does the game come in? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johny-The-Dot-Damn 1 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 2 DVDS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest chevron8669 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 How many DVD's does the game come in? And it takes some time to install:P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Statler 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 they must be dual layer DVDs huh... I wonder if and/or when they'll release the pc version on Blueray. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archer9234 20 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 That wont be for years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Statler 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 I guess the Bluray-rom is like the DVD-rom when it first started out, no one released their games on dvd until a year or two after the drive came out (Which I'm pretty sure showed up around the same time as the Intel Pentium II processor) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archer9234 20 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 They kept releasing games on both formats till around two years ago. Don't count DVD out yet . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saiyaman 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2008 I'm getting IV in 9 days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
