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Rockstar Rains Down on Red Dead Redemption's GTAV PC Mod, Crushing Plenty of Dreams

The Red Dead Redemption port to Grand Theft Auto V PC isn't happening anymore. The authors were contacted by Rockstar and announced that they had to cease working on the project.

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Kornholic2569d ago

Yes, Rockstar shouldn't protect their intellectual property. Fuck those guys.

lelo2play2569d ago (Edited 2569d ago )

Protect if from what? R* has no intention of bringing Red Dead Redemption to PC... witch goes to show R* are just being di**heads with this move.

If only someone would launch a decent PS3 or X360 emulator on PC so people could give R* a big fu** off and play the game on PC.
Microsoft could launch their X360 emulator present in the Xbox One on Windows 10 PC :)

LackTrue4K2569d ago

@lelo2paly

And what's the point to any of that 5hit?

If your waiting this long to play the game on pc. Your a loser,

The game is dirt cheap on an Xbox/PS3.
You're only got your self to blame if you choose not to play it for this long.

ShaunCameron2569d ago

@ lelo2play

Um. No. R* exercising their rights as producers to protect their merchandise is hardly d***headed.

Erik73572569d ago (Edited 2569d ago )

They should port it if they want to protect it. It's common knowledge that sony and Microsoft pay rockstar to not release or delay their games for pc.

ShaunCameron2569d ago

@ Erik7357

Common knowledge only to a bitter, insignificant minority.

Phil322569d ago

Yeah, it makes sense. Doesn't make it any less disappointing, of course. :X

ChristopherJack2569d ago

Protecting it from what? The big scary modders adding post-support value to their game? Oh the horrors!

It's beyond pathetic that you guys are defending this anti-consumer behavior. This is the sort of complacency that allows terrible producers to erode all consumer rights.

It's not as if they were intending to profit from this, if anything this would've just meant more GTA V sales for R*, what's the problem? Seriously, if you're going to defend this behaviour, you can at least explain why.

DevilOgreFish2569d ago (Edited 2569d ago )

The game was never on pc to begin with. so it was likely a bad decision from the start.

x_xavier_x2569d ago (Edited 2569d ago )

@ChristopherJack

Could you please explain why you believe this move by Rockstar violates your "consumer rights"? The modders intended to port an existing game, of which they have no legal ownership, and give it away for free.

I can't fathom why anyone would think this cease-and-desist order is "anti-consumer"? Unless, they actually believe that owners of GTA V on PC are entitled to receive other Rockstar games for nothing.

DevilOgreFish2569d ago (Edited 2569d ago )

"The game was never on pc to begin with. so it was likely a bad decision from the start."
Just to clarify i meant legally. modding is usually done with games already released on pc.

Senboza2569d ago

@lelo2paly

What if they want to bring it to the pc one day? It's their sh*t, they can do whatever the fck they want with it

Kornholic2569d ago

"Protect it from what?"

Are you really that stupid?

ChristopherJack2569d ago

@x_xavier_x haven't you ever heard of Fair Use? Has anyone here heard of it? Comes down to the simple principle: if they aren't commercialising another's' work, nor would it have any realistic negative impact upon their original work, then it's fair game.

Of course, a bunch of guys can't financially afford to debate this. Shame, all that hard work & they don't even get to release their interpretation.

Now please, explain to me how this isn't fair.

roadkillers2569d ago

Remember back in the day when people bought video games they were losers... now if they dont they are losers lol, this world.

Artemidorus2569d ago

They should give people the freedom after a certain age.

The fact people want to fiddle old games is a good thing.

We all know when Rockstar create something, the majority reading this will own a copy at some point.

Mikerob20072569d ago

haha yeah agree. At the end of the day its their property so they can do what they want.

stiggs2569d ago (Edited 2569d ago )

@ChristopherJack

"...haven't you ever heard of Fair Use? Has anyone here heard of it?"

I seems like you've HEARD of it but it's clear that you don't understand it.

The Fair Use doctrine is not a get-out-of-jail-free-card for those that infringe upon the copy written property of others, even in the cases in which the litigant's venture in non-commercial in nature.

"the noncommercial purpose of fair use does not make it fair use automatically, since it allows the public to obtain material at no cost that they would otherwise pay for" -- LA Times vs Free Rublic

In certain circumstances Fair Use allows for the LIMITED use of another individual’s copy written material such as in the case of parody, criticism or research but the provision strictly forbids wholesale copying or competing with existing intellectual properties.

In regard to computer software and games, the injunction against the Fair Use provision is even more binding.

"Reverse engineering of computer software in the US often falls under both contract law as a breach of contract as well as any other relevant laws. This is because most EULAs (end user license agreement) specifically prohibit it, and U.S. courts have ruled that if such terms are present, they override the copyright law which expressly permits it." -- Bowers v. Baystate Technologies[30][31].

Please don't come her and delineate legal terms to their simplest level in order to bolster your point. It just makes you asinine perspective look even more ridiculous.

Goldby2567d ago

@Stiggs

As the great Marshall Erikson would say

"Lawyer'd!"

stiggs2567d ago (Edited 2567d ago )

@Golby

Boom!

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KaiPow2570d ago

While it's bad news for modders, that could be a good sign for consumers if it means R* is actually doing something with the original RDR (E3 remaster announcement?)

Alexious2570d ago

That could be the only silver lining....But it would also mean that RDR2 is getting a delay, in all likelihood.

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Marcello2570d ago

This is a very interesting turn of events, lots of mods out there for GTA5 why pick on this one :O

@alexious, please dont say RDR2 is delayed, the wait is killing me as it is :(

ccgr2569d ago

better late than never :\

Nu2569d ago

I think Bethesda actually uses modded game code developed by modders in Skyrim Remastered.

LavaLampGoo2570d ago

Well that's a shame, can't exactly call it surprising, but it's a shame.

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PaulKersey2569d ago

Typical corporate paranoia. They think people won't buy RDR2 if they have this mod to play.

Sunny_D2569d ago

It also could be that they don't want the mod misrepresenting their game in a negative way if the mod turns out to be crappy.

Sam Fisher2569d ago

Or they just dont want you playing a rdr mod in the gta 5 engine since thats what they are planning to do with rdr2?

Artemidorus2569d ago

So what part did you think misrepresent the game?

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Big_Game_Hunters2569d ago (Edited 2569d ago )

Thats just business.

All these console only guys want to say how PC will never get RDR but then they realize they would be hypocrites for calling Nintendo out on the same thing.

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GTA 5’s cut “James Bond Trevor” DLC was already part-shot, actor says

The GTA 5 Agent Trevor DLC episode could have been a real treat for fans on PlayStation and Xbox, before it was scrubbed sometime before 2017.

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Killer2020UK12d ago

More interested in money than giving fans what they want. Such a shame

CrimsonWing6912d ago

With the amount of money they generated, I just don’t understand the scrubbing of this. It would’ve been fantastic for fans.

Profchaos12d ago

I really want to know who drove the decision to focus on multiplayer was it Rockstar or take two.

Because when online started taking off many of the studio leads began having falling outs and leading including a founder

Demetrius11d ago

Ikr mfs that greedy it's ridiculous

andy8512d ago

This makes me sad. Trevor was one of my favourite characters in gaming

Demetrius11d ago

One of the reason I believe once gta 6 release, most of us thoroughly play it, enjoy the world they crafted then after that no offline support, no dlc at all

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15 PS3 Games That Would Absolutely Shine as PS5 Remakes

GB: "With this feature, we talk about 15 games on the PS3 that should be remade for the PlayStation 5."

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kenpachi25d ago

You left out The Darkness games bring those back

fan_of_gaming24d ago

The head of Nightdive Studios has posted that The Darkness is on their list of games they want to do, so hopefully something comes from that

Yi-Long24d ago

Little Big Planet 1 and 2 deserve a mention, IMO.

Good call on Motorstorm, a game released 2 gens ago but still looks and feels so good. Motorstorm 2 and Motorstorm RC were gems as well. They followed up the Motorstorm games with the brilliant Driveclub, which still manages to put modern racing games to shame. Imagine closing down a studio as talented as that ... (!) Incredible.

A little 'arcade-gem' back then was The Last Guy, a top down 'follow the leader' snake-like game where you had to find and lead survivors to safety during an alien invasion, on terrible looking 'Google-earth' maps. Graphics were poor, even back then, but would love that same gameplay with modern maps and graphics.

Street Fighter 4, once it finally had a full roster, was quite good, but it was always an ugly game, sadly. Imagine bringing that back while using the current SF6 engine.

fan_of_gaming24d ago

Good suggestions, I'd be in for
LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet 2
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift
Motorstorm: RC

purple10123d ago

God damn I love motorstorm so much

At the time I had a low-mid range sony 40” tv, The latency to the controller was waaaay too high, would to play a modern version

In saying that later I got a 3d lg tv and playing the 3d motorstorm in my bedroom with the environment crumbling around the track, was something special, specially compared to what others were playing at the time, will always remember that

Skuletor24d ago

Some good choices here and Resistance: Fall of Man is my most wanted PS3 remaster/remake. Not sure about their claim it was Sony's answer to Gears of War though.

CrimsonWing6924d ago

I’d rather have sequels than remakes. Look at Dead Space 1 Remake. Would’ve been cooler if we got a new entry and it failed with sales sealing the fate of a sequel rather than just replay the same game and it fail in sales and we never get a new entry.

Remakes are great for things like PS2 and earlier games to really get a crazy new graphical coat, but I think we should ease up on all these remakes and actually do sequels.

fan_of_gaming24d ago

Yeah for sure, sequels would be ideal. But in the current market environment where many big publishers are risk-averse, I'd rather get a remaster or remake that a developer can do on a budget that will be approved, rather than nothing for an IP.

Inverno24d ago

I rather they remaster and port over to PC and current gen all the games permanently stuck on PS360. Those games don't need remakes, they need to be given a chance to live again outside of their confined consoles and then give a few proper sequels. Like Sleeping Dogs, Motor Storm, LA Noir, should get another entry.

fan_of_gaming24d ago

Yeah I'd be fine with remasters of PS3 games too, they don't have to be remakes.

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Grand Theft Auto V PC Optimized: Best Graphics Settings in 2024

Grand Theft Auto V was released on PC on the 14th of April 2015. That means the game will be nine years old in four days, and it’s still among the most-played titles on Steam. With a 24-hour peak of 145K players, it’s as popular as Baldur’s Gate 3, Apex: Legends, and Destiny 2.

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