Rockstar explains the tech behind GTA4, with new screens - 1UP

1UP writes:

"With Grand Theft Auto IV's release on the horizon, Rockstar North's technical directors Adam Fowler and Sandy Roger quiz themselves to provide some insight on the physics and tech -- a FAQ on the subject, if you will -- behind the anticipated game. We also have brand new screenshots to tide you over until next week..."

[LazyPhalanges]

That car exploding looks really nice!

[Polluted]

Damn straight. The smoke effects looked better than COD: 4.

[OpiZA]

Thanks, very interesting :)

[Fishy Fingers]

It just screams fun!

I love screen #11 :) Boom Headshot!

[Ghoul]

STOOOOOP

i cant take more of this gimme the game

[Sir Ken Kutaragi 1]

...Well for the Next-Gen Machine that is the PS3 we had SOOOOOOO much space on the
Blu-ray(Thanks Sir KEN!!!) ;-D to do what we wanted to do(But we had to stop because we had to use the Last-Gen DVD(VHS) Technology that is in the xBox 360!!!) ;-D

[power of Green]

Just be happy its able to run along side the 360 version although it has an paint brush visual limitation like Uncharted. Wonder what proccessing fuctions they removed trying to bring the PS3 version up to par with the 360 version durring delay PS3 caused.

[tehReaper]

Yeah Ken, I think you forgot about why GTA was delayed in the first place. Quit posting garbage.

[Ghoul]

hey demon :D

gta was pushed back because of the mp NOT the ps3
rockstar said it several times by now...

[mikeslemonade]

I hope Power of Green's 360 red rings during his playthrough of GTA4.

[carl ps3]

Dan Houser said it had nothing to do with the ps3 the delay ?
i believe Dan Houser not gossip

[DomUltra]

"Just be happy its able to run along side the 360 version although it has an paint brush visual limitation like Uncharted. Wonder what proccessing fuctions they removed trying to bring the PS3 version up to par with the 360 version durring delay PS3 caused."

Um? POG your limited comprehension makes me break out in laughter, they said there is a softness without making it blurry.

Rockstar and IGN both prefer the PS3 version for graphics? I love how Xbot's try to spin news for damage control, don't worry 6 months down the line you guys get some news cars and missions and junk lmfao, retard.

[power of Green]

PS3 is holding back 360 multi platform games they all suffer at the hands of PS3 and PS3 versions are often lackluster. lol They're hiding PS3 flaws knowing it would hurt their REP at the 360's expense knowing we will get over it as PS3 fans can not.

[Varsarus]

"Wonder what proccessing fuctions they removed trying to bring the PS3 version up to par with the 360 version durring delay PS3 caused"

I'll tell you what they removed, nothing to do with getting it on par with the 360 version, it's the realistic animations, indirect lightning, processing geometry (KZ2 is doing this), certain shaders and such thanks to the Cell and that the 360 just cannot do, face it, multiplatform developers can't use the specs of the more powerful system (PS3) just for the sake that the 360 won't be able to handle it, now give me a 360 game that looks on par with the KZ2 gameplay, because I've yet to see one, considering with all the available development tools for the 360. The PS3 dev tools were crappier and still are I think for 3rd party developers but it's achieving great results already.

You can come up with stuff all you want, you just don't take into account that the PS3 is just better, multiplatform games doesn't mean crap, as most of them were ported to PS3. Plus I can say the same for the Bully game a port from PS2 to 360 and the 360 version has choppy frame rate and sound.

[ChrisGTR1]

lol. who cares about screens.the gameplay vids were soo much better.

[OpiZA]

I'm waiting out on those, it's a day 1 purchase for me, so i'll experience it first hand ;)

I'm glad there are some tho, for those who are on the fence

[Highwayman]

I know that this is a bit off topic, but is the U.S. version of GTA IV uncut?

[pwnsause]

yes, its all uncensored, unless theres a hot coffee around.

[Antan]

"PS3 is holding back 360 multi platform games"

Yawn, give it a rest POG. No-one is holding anything back. Please erase this notion from your napper! Do you know how ridiculous you sound? Your zany theories really are making you sound quite desperate and sad. Please don`t talk about things you CLEARLY don`t understand. You really do have issues going on at the moment! You say others have mental issues all the time but you really need to look in the mirror sunshine! You`re no better than all the PS3 and 360 idiots running rife on this site, maybe even worse? Do me a favour, get a job in the industry and try your theories out with your colleagues, see what happens. If your not going to talk sensible to me POG then don`t reply. And don`t keep adding LOL at the end of nigh every sentence! I know you like the sound of your own voice but come on........

You keep saying your not a "fanboy", then come and enter "the other side", try to make comments about the actual story instead of this name calling spite post, malice driven rabid trolling garbage you spew. Nothing will change, you won`t stop people from posting stories that you dont approve of. Forget about it, soon enough people will stop calling you out to have a pop at you. Serioulsly, enough with the one man crusade, it can never work.

[RealTimeWeaponChange]

Let's just put our fanboyish differences aside. So what if the PS3 sucks and gets a gimped GTA "experience". we need to come together and realize GTA is going to PWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PSMonster21]

No one cares what you think you racist pedophile.