So is Grand Theft Auto Vice City coming to PC?

[Sniper82]

I seen info for a release on PC a few months back but can't find nothing now. Was it just a idea that was canned or what?

 

[BoomAM]

Despite what many people say.
IT IS coming out on PC. about 5 UK mags, say that it`ll be released around summer.
I presume that they are getting rid of any bugs, making the textures better, optimisation, ect;

 

[Confused]

From http://www.take2games.com/index.php?p=news

Rockstar Games, proudly announced today that the PC version of the global blockbuster, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, is set to hit retail shelves in North America on May 13th and in Europe on May 16th. The PC version will possess enhanced features including improved graphics and sound, additional PC controls, as well as several options for players to customize the game.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the sequel to last year?s best-selling Grand Theft Auto 3, has once again received universal critical acclaim, a multitude of awards and financial success by becoming the fastest selling, highest grossing PlayStation®2 game released to date, outdoing its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto 3. Released for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system last October, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City had the distinct honor of becoming the undisputed number-one selling video game of 2002. The Grand Theft Auto franchise has now achieved the unimaginable feat of ruling the video game sales charts two years in a row.

"We felt that we had to truly outdo ourselves when it came to developing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and felt that we owed it to the fans to continue to keep enhancing and delivering the gameplay, cinematic graphics, production values and audio experience that have become synonymous with the Grand Theft Auto franchise," said Sam Houser, president of Rockstar Games.
"We are truly humbled by the response that the game has received so far and are extremely excited to showcase Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the PC."

"The real beauty behind Grand Theft Auto is not only the freedom that it allows the players, but also the freedom that it has given us as developers," added Leslie Benzies, president of Rockstar North. "The open ended, non-linear world of Grand Theft Auto allows us to stretch the limits of our imaginations by giving us an open canvas to work with. This was especially the case when it came to creating Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The 80?s fashion styles, music, and sensibility fueled our creativity to the fullest. We are extremely excited for the PC world to experience the fruits of our labor when the enhanced version of the game is released this spring."

About time, that's all I can say


Confused

 

[BoomAM]

Nice post there confused.
Now we wont have millions of relpys arguing wether or not it`ll be released or not.

 

[ugh]

I really hope they'll do a better job this time round. After seeing how GTAIII was on the PC (the stability, not the game), I'm hoping that they will iron out any bugs.

Neway... Will prolly pick this up just to see how good it looks on a PC since I have GTA:VC on the PS2

 

[capodeloscapos]

I didnt thought that it was coming so soon, Good for me, I really like GTA3, bou the engine must be rebuilt in order to reach MAFIA´s level of quality.

 

[caboob]

Yeah!!!! and i just finished GTA3. I did buy the PS2 just soz i could play Vice city but after seeing GTA3 on the PC with all the eye candy turned way up (1600x1200, 6XAA) seeing Vice city on my TV was an utter disappointment so I returned the PS2 after getting nauseos from the bad framerate and pixel crawl. I figured i would just wait for the PC version an I am pleasantly surprised it's coming so soon.

 

[Nothinman]

so I returned the PS2 after getting nauseos from the bad framerate and pixel crawl.

I've never seen pixel crawl running Vice City on the PS/2 and I've got atleast 25 hrs into it.

 

[Slickone]

Excellent spelling and grammer guys.

 

[ugh]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

so I returned the PS2 after getting nauseos from the bad framerate and pixel crawl.

I've never seen pixel crawl running Vice City on the PS/2 and I've got atleast 25 hrs into it.

WTH is pixel crawl anyway?

Anyway, I've noticed that PS2 can't really keep up with GTA:VC's pace at times. One very obvious situation is that the vehicle I'm driving seems to be "floating" on the ocean, waiting for the road to be rendered {g}

Slickone: Your spelling and grammar is excellent as well

 

[Nothinman]

Anyway, I've noticed that PS2 can't really keep up with GTA:VC's pace at times. One very obvious situation is that the vehicle I'm driving seems to be "floating" on the ocean, waiting for the road to be rendered {g}

I've seen that in a few places and it seems to me to be a problem with the renderer rendering the wrong thing, not a frame rate issue.

 

[ugh]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

Anyway, I've noticed that PS2 can't really keep up with GTA:VC's pace at times. One very obvious situation is that the vehicle I'm driving seems to be "floating" on the ocean, waiting for the road to be rendered {g}

I've seen that in a few places and it seems to me to be a problem with the renderer rendering the wrong thing, not a frame rate issue.

Actually the frame rate is ok. Perhaps it's just me, but you really can see another layer (the road) being rendered on top of the ocean.

 

[Slickone]

Originally posted by: ugh

Originally posted by: Nothinman

so I returned the PS2 after getting nauseos from the bad framerate and pixel crawl.

I've never seen pixel crawl running Vice City on the PS/2 and I've got atleast 25 hrs into it.

WTH is pixel crawl anyway?

Anyway, I've noticed that PS2 can't really keep up with GTA:VC's pace at times. One very obvious situation is that the vehicle I'm driving seems to be "floating" on the ocean, waiting for the road to be rendered {g}

Slickone: Your spelling and grammar is excellent as well

I KNEW I'd do that. Note to self - no more posting at 1 AM.


I've never understood why it took so long for them to port a console game to the PC? Almost as if it's a complete re-write. At least it is coming at this point. I can think of a few Infogrames games that I'd like to see on the PC - Nascar Heat 2002, Nascar Dirt to Daytona, Driver 2, Splashdown...

 

[ugh]

Originally posted by: Slickone
I KNEW I'd do that. Note to self - no more posting at 1 AM.

I've never understood why it took so long for them to port a console game to the PC? Almost as if it's a complete re-write. At least it is coming at this point. I can think of a few Infogrames games that I'd like to see on the PC - Nascar Heat 2002, Nascar Dirt to Daytona, Driver 2, Splashdown...

Perhaps they have to wait and see how the reception of the games first b4 actually porting to other platforms... Anyone?

 

[Techie333]

excellent........now i am going to have to build a better pc............for doom3 too i suppose.

 

[Nothinman]

I've never understood why it took so long for them to port a console game to the PC? Almost as if it's a complete re-write

It has nothing to do with development time, you do realize Sony owns Rockstar Games which is the company that produces the GTA series of games, right? Given the fact that GTA3 was so popular and the hype behind VC, wouldn't it make sense to delay the PC release as long as possible and push sales of the PS/2 version?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Slickone
Excellent spelling and grammer guys.

It seems to me that a person writing solely to criticize the grammar and spelling of others would be well served to examine his own first. Your sentence has no verb, and "grammer" is not a word.

 

[YetioDoom]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito

Originally posted by: Slickone
Excellent spelling and grammer guys.

It seems to me that a person writing solely to criticize the grammar and spelling of others would be well served to examine his own first. Your sentence has no verb, and "grammer" is not a word.

LOL, I swear that about 70% of people that complain about spelling and grammar use "grammer."

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito

Originally posted by: Slickone
Excellent spelling and grammer guys.

It seems to me that a person writing solely to criticize the grammar and spelling of others would be well served to examine his own first. Your sentence has no verb, and "grammer" is not a word.

haha...good work




Anyway, Ive been waiting patiently for this damn game to come on PC, and ignored all the naysayers that were 110% sure that it wasnt going to come out for the pc. There was this one guy that worked at like EB games or Babbage's on this board and he said that with his inside information, he knew GTA3:VC wasnt ever going to come out for the pc (back when it was released for PS2). Id like to show him this now


Im probably gonna need to retire this GF2 for this game though

 

[ugh]

If GTA:VC engine is the same as GTA for the PC, then you still should be able to play that game on a GF2. Played it on a GF2MX (AXP 1600) and it was still ok at 800x600. You obviously can't expect to turn on AA/AF though

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: ugh
If GTA:VC engine is the same as GTA for the PC, then you still should be able to play that game on a GF2. Played it on a GF2MX (AXP 1600) and it was still ok at 800x600. You obviously can't expect to turn on AA/AF though

I really hope they use a better engine in VC than the one on GTA3. I had to do some serious tweaking with my system to get GTA3 to work properly, as did many, many other people. Altho, it would be nice to keep using my GF2 GTS and not spend more cash on a vid card.

 

[ugh]

The main reason I stopped playing GTA on PC was becoz of the endless bugs. It always hung on WinXP (my friend and I both). But somehow after he went back to Win2k, it was fine.

Like you said, I really hope they use a better engine as well. Hate having a good game ruined by terrible bugs...

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: ugh
The main reason I stopped playing GTA on PC was becoz of the endless bugs. It always hung on WinXP (my friend and I both). But somehow after he went back to Win2k, it was fine.

Like you said, I really hope they use a better engine as well. Hate having a good game ruined by terrible bugs...

despite all the bugs, BSODs, freezes, lockups, etc I put up with trying to get it to run stable, it is still the best game to grace my PC

 

[CubicZirconia]

I've never seen pixel crawl running Vice City on the PS/2 and I've got atleast 25 hrs into it.

I don't even know what pixel crawl is, but GTA3 looks twice as good on a pc as Vice City does on the ps2. I couldn't stand playing Vice City on a ps2 because it looks like crap compared to GTA3 on pc. Needless to say, I can't wait for Vice City to come out on pc.

 

[ugh]

Originally posted by: CubicZirconia

I've never seen pixel crawl running Vice City on the PS/2 and I've got atleast 25 hrs into it.

I don't even know what pixel crawl is, but GTA3 looks twice as good on a pc as Vice City does on the ps2. I couldn't stand playing Vice City on a ps2 because it looks like crap compared to GTA3 on pc. Needless to say, I can't wait for Vice City to come out on pc.

The graphics on the PS2 are obviously not as good as that on the PC, but you'll get used to it... I have Besides, PS2 is really showing its age. IMO, it's been ageing nicely