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Rockstar confirms that 'superior' GTA IV 360 rllmuk poster is fake

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Rockstar has confirmed to videogaming247 that the originator of this story claiming the 360 version of GTA IV is "superior" to the PS3 outing is not Rockstar North's Neil Corbett.

"Regarding the [story]," said a Rockstar spokesperson. "I can confirm that this is not Neil Corbett from Rockstar North that has been posting on rllmuk."
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sonarus - 671 days 19 hours ago
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why? what did this fool think he was gaining. This is why forum posts should be taken with a grain of salt.
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Violater - 671 days 19 hours ago
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So now you know. As Big Phil says, “You shouldn’t believe everything you read on the internet.”

From a stupid forum post, so many people are willing to believe that there are issues with the PS3 version, yet when 1up and IGN give their previews and say there were no issues people are unwilling to believe
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Silellak - 671 days 19 hours ago
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People do a lot of crazy things for attention.

On the other hand, I posted information about the first Mass Effect review in Game Informer on GameFAQs before anyone else, just because I figured the fans would like to know. I couldn't post the scans I had, because I didn't want to get my source in trouble and it wasn't allowed anyway.

The forum EXPLODED, and I later discovered posts all over the intrawebnets referring back to this thread, and a good 50% of the people called me a liar who was just out for attention, even though the magazine would be out within a month so it would've been extremely stupid to lie about it in the first place.

Didn't keep people from ripping me apart on a personal level, saying how I was just lying for the attention. Did any of those people apologize or even admit they were wrong when I was proven right? Of course not. That's just how the internet rolls.

Not saying this guy is the real deal - quite the opposite - just that people will do a lot of things for attention, including fake forum posts. Which is unfortunate, because when something legitimate IS posted, it's often viewed as being BS just like the other 95% of the "insider info" that's posted.
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skitzoid - 671 days 18 hours ago
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1.3 - What a shocker this turned out to be garbage
Blog and forum post / articles usually end up being nothing but fuel.
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1.4 Potty Scotty | 671 days 17 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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DeadIIIRed - 671 days 16 hours ago
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1.5 - @Bladestar360
Common sense would tell me that nobody on N4G has played any version of GTA IV yet.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that GTA IV didn't really have a "lead platform" much like COD. I know that the 360 version is further along and R* has been using that version to demo the game, but thats all I've heard.
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jwatt - 671 days 16 hours ago
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1.6 - Bladestar
If you skim through the podcast you can hear them say that the ps3 version is running smooth.

http://www.n4g.com/News-117...
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TheSadTruth - 671 days 16 hours ago
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A non-credible gaming site discrediting an non-credible forum post.

Who

Cares.
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1.8 Potty Scotty | 671 days 15 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Dannagar - 671 days 15 hours ago
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Only RockStar knows and time will tell which version is better. I'd imagine that this will become a pretty heated topic. Personally, there's nothing that would lead me to believe that PS3 would have a better version.
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1.11 Potty Scotty | 671 days 15 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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EZCheez - 671 days 15 hours ago
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1.12 - Holy cow
Are you being serious?

Bladestar is pretending to be someone else while using the same name and adding a 360. Is this a joke?

How ironic that the real Bladestar just got demoted to one bubble. Coincidence?

On topic, anyone who didn't think this was fake or questioned it's legitimacy has problems. Problems almost as large as having multiple personalities on the web while using the same name with added numbers.
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HeavyweightInTheGame - 671 days 14 hours ago
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1.13 - I don't think it's the real Bladestar or Mr. Bubble
Bladestar360 uses one period when needed. The other Bladestar, aka Mr. Bubble, ALWAYS uses three periods when all that's needed is one in his posts. Check for yourself. Mr Bubble posts a few posts below. They use different grammar styles when writing their posts. I could be wrong though.
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aaron5829 - 671 days 9 hours ago
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1.14 - Bladestar..
No rumble ? LOL !! Are you aware "rumble" will be out before GTA even is released ? By the way, i've been using DS3 (rumble for ya) since December.
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Nuch Vader - 671 days 8 hours ago
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Yeah BladeStar, Playstation 3 users get to add rumble for the Low, low price of $54.99 on April 15th. However, all Xbox 360 owners get rumble as a standard, in addition to Customer Sound Tracks, Real Achievements and the episodic content. However the Playstation 3 version will be better cuz I like the controller and that proves it.
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Bathyj - 671 days 6 hours ago
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Now you can see why people post rubbish like that. Because people like Bladestar believe it. The force can have a strong influence on the weak minded. He's fallen for an old Jedi Mind trick.
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Silellak - 671 days 19 hours ago
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This is the first I'd heard about this, but really, is anyone surprised?

For one thing, I imagine at least one of the 14,000 GTA4 previews that hit the web last week might've mentioned if the PS3 was signicantly inferior to the 360 with regards to framerate or load times.

For another, the original post sounds about as convincing as someone just randomly guessing about certain features. *I* could come up with better "fake insider GTA4" information than that.

Was there anyone who actually BELIEVED it?
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sonarus - 671 days 19 hours ago
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yea there were. It was suspicious because top game sites that previewed the game said they both ran at a rock solid 30fps
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Cyrus365 - 671 days 19 hours ago
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I agree with you, however all the previews that hit the web last week, were 99% all shown on 360. I believe there was one preview that talked about PS3 version specifically. Anyways I think someone would have made a fuss over it.
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sonarus - 671 days 18 hours ago
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yea most of the previews were 360 but you can't make the statement ROCK SOLID 30fps unless you have seen both versions. The only difference stated so far was color variation. How 360 had brighter colors but ps3 colors were warmer
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toughNAME - 671 days 17 hours ago
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2.4 - I agree with Cyrus
We really haven't seen much of the PS3 version

Now the forum post could have gone either way, so I didn't approve

But if the 360 and PS3 version both look the same or VERY similar...I will be surprised
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xhi4 - 671 days 16 hours ago
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2.5 - Holy Crap Are You Serious......
PSM3, PSM3 France, Gamesradar, IGN, IGN UK, IGN AU and Gamespy ALL have tested the PS3 Version...........what did they say?

Solid framerate "even when my rockets were eating up the cityscape", warmer colours than the more vibrant colours of the 360 (i prefer more realistic gaming anyway, not halo colours. easily changed with gamma levels) and they said they both look identical.

oh dear.
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SRuN4 - 671 days 19 hours ago
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I literarlly just checked out another story on this and as soon as I got done reading the post I said to myself "this is fake, cant wait for R* to confirm that it's fake" and low and behold it's already done.
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Silellak - 671 days 19 hours ago
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With awesome magical powers like that you should say "I can't wait for a million billion trillion dollars."
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Marceles - 671 days 19 hours ago
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idiots.
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PSWe60 - 671 days 19 hours ago
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Kudos to those who predicted R* would set the story straight within minutes of the original post
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trancefreak - 671 days 19 hours ago
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Cool the Rumor is squashed. Never doubted it was a fake
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6.1 Bladestar | 671 days 18 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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fenderputty - 671 days 18 hours ago
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"don't forget microsoft has some special interest in this game and it's trying to do everything it can to make sure that the xbox 360 version shines compares to the PS3... even paying extra... and probably having microsoft employed resources who are experts in xbox 360 hardware and APIs to make this happen... we already know what happends when microsoft put so much interest in a game (Gears).. and what can be the results in terms of visual and performance... it took a while for any games regardless of console to match gears.. "

So you actually think MS paid for the game to look better as well? This game isn't a console exclusive like Gears was. It's multiplat. I highly doubt a R* would intentionally make one version of the game better then the other (content excluded). This game will still sell very well on the PS3 after all. Releasing a crappier version only makes R* look bad to all the current PS3 fans they have.
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BlackJack1988 - 671 days 18 hours ago
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i think R* would be shooting themselves in the foot if they made one version noticably better than the other, R* want balanced sales over the ps3 and xbox360, so in terms of strengths and weaknesses i think we'll see the two games quite well balanced. (aside from content, which is not free). it wouldn't make sense from a business side to make one superior to the other. this turd on that forum just needs to be patient and play the game we're all so eagerly waiting for rather than spewing this pointless flame bait.
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gambare - 671 days 16 hours ago
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6.4 - @blade
It's hard to believe that even with official announcements people refuse to believe it.
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BlackJack1988 - 671 days 1 hour ago
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damn! how did i loose a bubble for that?
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meepmoopmeep - 671 days 18 hours ago
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7 - LAME
a retarded fanboy having nothing else to do. what a waste of sperm that person is.
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PimpHandStrong - 671 days 18 hours ago
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8 - i want you ppl
to go look at the last story where ppl bought into this. Then look for the ones that say "confirmed 360 is better"

Then hit ignore because those are kids that believe anything and everything they read
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Marceles - 671 days 18 hours ago
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lol, not a bad idea actually

http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...
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TheExecutive - 671 days 18 hours ago
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i think you are on to something. bubbles
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BigKev45 - 671 days 18 hours ago
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Just some fanboy with no life.
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eagle21 - 671 days 18 hours ago
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10 - I wonder if this guy wants a paycheck or something?..seriously
You are not stopping Playstation 3/ GTA IV momentum. So why even try? It's done. Games. Movies. Multimedia. Powerhouse. Period. Just be happy GTA IV is spreading the console love THIS TIME....lol
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Glad to be a gamer - 671 days 18 hours ago
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11 - Good
Im glad that everyone is gonna be able to enjoy this game the way it was meant to be. Although ill still be getting it for my 360 so i can download the extra content.
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JoelR - 671 days 17 hours ago
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story was confirmed by a mod - not a newb

ouch is all I can say. Approvals

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Jenzo - 671 days 16 hours ago
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What previews say that the PS3 version is better?

Stop spreading bs.

All we know is that the RAGE engine has been tried and tested on the 360 hardware already with Table Tennis. From that we can draw the conclusion that the 360 probably is their lead platform. Games developed in that fashion rarely look better on the PS3. I predict both versions to be pretty much identical. If one version is to have an advantage it would logically be the 360 version.
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InYourMom - 671 days 14 hours ago
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12.3 - Totally
with you Jenzo. Here we are in a article debunking some made up FUD and here Hydrolex does the exact same thing in this thread.

The only thing Rockstar has said publicly is that the delay was caused by the PS3. Take that for what you want.
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undacovabrothe - 671 days 18 hours ago
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13 - And I wonder why
Sony fanboys "bash" at other systems. When ppl go out their way to lie about games being inferior on the ps3 than the 360. Its just pathetic I dont see what this guy is getting or got out of this but obviously he has some sort of resentment at ps3. Maybe he got a 3rod and mad he wont be playing his 360 when gta comes out. Only thing I can think of.
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eagle21 - 671 days 18 hours ago
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13.1 - Thank you.
I wonder why?
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caffman - 671 days 15 hours ago
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13.2 - I could go into why
but thats a whole new thread and would possibly end up with people being banned!
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Killjoy3000 - 671 days 18 hours ago
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i thinki this is a classic fanboy moment in the history of videogames.
anyone agree?
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PimpHandStrong - 671 days 18 hours ago
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i wont even use your name

this isnt a rumor

this is a lie just like Rockstar said. The guy isnt who he said he was and for you to go on and say "dont be so fast to sqaush this rumor" is lame and maybe even a form a mental illness

Do you hear voices also?
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