Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto… One of the most popular yet controversial game series’ ever made. Hard to believe that it all started as a 2D top down game back in 1997! Now of course, it’s built on a 3D engine and is now tearing up the latest consoles in HD.

Developed in Scotland by Rockstar North, it’s definitely one of the finer British gaming exports and it’s still got plenty of life left in it yet. For years it’s managed to fend off clones, such as Saints Row and True Crime but Rockstar, doing what they do best, poked fun at them along the way.

[stonecold1]

it a ps3 exclusive

[Genesis5]

Well then you would have the disc space to do some of the authors suggestions. But I don't see it happening.

I know some would suggest multi disc for the 360. That really makes multi player complicated though and going back to earlier parts of the game is usually a casulty to this approach(see ff xiii). DVD9 is holding this gen back more than some like to addmit.

[Legosz]

You can always save on your harddrive and save yourself from disk swapping. But games like these just show how superior the PS3 is with bluray.

[Nicaragua]

Red Dead dosnt have a map that is an entire detailed city, its full of wide open deserts, plains etc.

Just like the massive world in Oblivion fits on a DVD9 disc with its exciting landscape of fuck all.

[MasFlowKiller]

Yeah i know the 360 compression tech is good but 3 different cities is probably not capable in a single DVD9, plus how many developers are going to pay microsoft royalties for a multiple disk?

I think the next GTA will be set in Las Ventures(AKA Las Vegas).
I dont think they can make a full San Andres with is different region and fit it in a DVD9.

Also i dont think anyone would argue that a full Las Vegas style GTA is a bad idea.

I would also like to note that GTA games are not all set in the same time lines, GTA3 (Liberty City) in mid 90s, GTA Vice city in the 80s, GTA San Andres in Early 90s. For all we know the next GTA game could be set in the 60s, 70s or even back in the 80s or 90s.

PS. The next GTA game is probably not going to be called GTA V unless they use a different engine. Each number is a reference to the engine they are using. That is why last gen GTA Vice City was not GTA4 and GTA San Andres was not GTA5

[Sm0k3y_Bac0n]

Would be better set in London IMO

[Hideo_Kojima]

I would love GTA 4: London

I think they could pull of some good story with young gangs maybe starting of at the age of 18 selling weed etc and then getting mixed up with big cocaine dealers and carry on from there.

The map (if it could fit) would bee awesome because it is divided in 4 sections and a river running through them. Each area has different types of people even in real life.

[koh]

So you really don't think anyone would think that a landlocked city in the desert that Rockstar has already recreated would be a bad idea? I'll throw my hat in that ring then. Especially since a brand new Western game by Rockstar comes out in three days. Oceans are a GTA staple.

[Trey_4_life]

If it ain't a ps3 exclusive then i might not buy it because i have had enough of playing half made games because of the limited space of the DVD9.

[DaTruth]

I say they make two separate games on each console simultaneously! That is the only way to be fair and they will still make a ton of money. If one of them turns out better, don't get angry, get a new console!

They could even still use a lot of the same dialog, story and actors, while just tweaking the mission locations for the different games. Since all cutscenes are in-engine, that won't be such a problem.

[Hideo_Kojima]

If that happened the internet would implode from Fanboy comments, comparison videos, forum arguments, parody songs, maybe even online reviews the size of novels comparing the 2 games.

It would mean that both consoles get a better optimized game then they would if it was multiplat but I don't think Rockstar would ever risk making this the first World War on the internet.

[Biggest]

And someone would still say "But the 360 version just seems a bit crisper!"

[Bubble Buddy]

Just don't make it too realistic like IV and it will be fine and add less repetitive things to do and it will be fine.

[voice_of_ reason]

I actually think realism wasn't the problem, I personally loved it. However, I agree about the repetitiveness of it. And also, make it so i can actually buy meaningful things with my money (i had like 1/2 million dollars and nothing to buy lol)

[frankymv]

PS3 has Agent as exclusive

[siyrobbo]

and lose about 8 million sales? i doubt it very very much

at the very least they could make it for the Ps3, and cut out what wont fit on the 360

Tho i dont see that happening at all

[booni3]

they wouldnt make as much money. it'll never happen.

[cereal_killa]

I think by the time GTAV gets announced since R* North is busy with Agent M$ will most likely be announcing there new system with more HD storage and size limitation shouldn't be a problem any more.

[NCAzrael]

Unless they go with a better disc medium (i.e. Blu-ray) hard drive space doesn't mean shit. If it was all about HDD space they could just stop gouging prices on their hard drives and sell a 500GB drive for $80 like the rest of the world. Although it would be funny to see how many 360 owners would try to play down the install times that it would take to install a multiple DVD game onto their hard drive while the PS3 had a minimal install while keeping most files on the BD.

[Heisenberg]

You'll jump to any outrageous conclusions to avoid even considering saying anything even slightly negative about MS and/or the 360. It's one thing to have a personal preference, but you seem to be incapable of looking at these things objectively.

The less space developers have to work with, the less options they have, that's a simple fact. Obviously DVD9s are old tech, there's only so far you can go with it, Bluray has less limitations, you can admit this to yourself and still enjoy your 360 you know.

[Simon_Brezhnev]

thats typical of the delusional 360 fanboys

[Richard Alpert]

Says the delusional PS3 fanboy

[Jerk120]

Dream on, stonecold1.

[boysenberry]

Make GTA V exclusively for the PS3. Don't let Microsoft and the 360 hold you back anymore!

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

Rockstar is making an exclusive that for sure, that is Agent.

[booni3]

are you so warped you wont even admit that a multiplat GTA would outsell an exclusive? my god you need help.
Xbox = 1
PS = 1
Xbox+PS = 2
can u at least pretend u hav common sense, wow.

[iPad]

Wouldn't be surprised if Sony says:

We decided to change the title of Agent. It will now be called Gran Theft Auto V

[Karlnag3]

that would be hilarious xD imagine what would happen if they actually said that at e3! Bubbles for you, I lold.

[Raf1k1]

GTA has always been multiplatform. It should stay that way IMO. We've got Agent coming to PS3 and while I'd like more I think that's good enough.

[NCAzrael]

Actually, GTA hasn't always been multiplatform. The first GTA games were released for the PC. It wasn't until later that they were re-released on the PS1. And GTA3, Vice City, and San Andreas were all released on the PS2 before going multiplatform.

[kunit22c]

a GTA that takes place back in the 50's.... anyone else think that sounds sweet??

[velaxun]

May I refer you to Mafia 2?

[Croaker]

RAM has got more to do with it than the format that is used. Sure DVD 9 is limiting things. But RAM is playing a large role here, folks.

And so what if Red Dead isn't fully populated and doesn't have tons of buildings and people everywhere. This is the theme of the old west (Yes, I know it's set in 1908, hence the dying of the old west.) I'm looking forward to that vast open space with which to ride my horse on. I can ride into a small town and 'feel' like "the man with no name" Awesome!

[X-DominusRebellis-X]

I don't know about this. They need to reconsider a lot of their missions. GTA4 became so tedious with the whole "follow that guy and kill him" missions. They need to have some stealth, sneaking, silent assassination type missions. But a good setting for the next GTA could be:

- South America
- Tokyo
- Italy/Rome
- Russia
- Eastern Europe

[blind-reaper]

I want it to be in Mexico with all the narco-killing going on here it is not that hard to imagine.

[FuckinUsername]

Developed in Scotland by Rockstar North

makes me proud to be scottish :3

[Vip3r]

Same here.

[Akagi]

Same here.

[MexicanAppleThief]

Wait, so Rockstar North is in Britain? Epic. So many great devs are from Britain :3

[AliTheBrit19]

Yep Rockstar North are British

Indeed, the best developers are British :)

[cool cole]

I tend to think both Canadian and British developers are the best.

[Croaker]

We've got some devs in America that are very talented. Though no denying that the best two development houses imo are BioWare (Canadian) and Lionhead (British). Of course I also think that Blizzard (American) are a talented lot too.

[DigitalAnalog]

ND and SSM.

-End statement

[cool cole]

Oh ya i forgot about SSM and ND, my bad lol.

[FuckinUsername]

Rockstar north is in scotland.

[table]

Scots tend to grasp onto anything for their pride, it's quite a haughty attitude to be honest. It stems from our inferiority complex. I'm scottish so I know exactly what I'm talking about, I'm taking the unbiased look a the situation.

[cereal_killa]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

every time something Scottish is mention it reminds me of this lol

[Charmers]

It still doesn't make up for the fact the Scottish invented Golf.

I kid I kid just a little bit of humour there.

[Alcohog]

I don't get it.

[Zerodin]

I see nothing to be proud of. It's a game that glorifies criminal behavior.

[FuckinUsername]

Indeed, proud of it. Better to glorify criminal behavour in video games than irl.

[CloudAC]

same here

[Pedobear Rocks]

GTAIV must have been developed elsewhere...cause it was crap.

And if it ain't Scottish...its crap.

[THC CELL]

Scottish people always proud

Rockstar Games was founded in 1998 by Sam Houser and Terry Donovan, friends since school in London, with Sam’s brother Dan. The following year Rockstar acquired DMA Design, the Edinburgh-based video games developer now named Rockstar North with which it had collaborated on the development of the Grand Theft Auto games series. Together they began work on the next titles in the series, including Grand Theft Auto III, which sold eight million copies after its launch in 2001.

[BinkyStalls]

Just Cause 2 > gta

[vgn24]

Hell yes! Just Cause 2 let's everything open up to you from the beginning and it's up to the player to create the experience. Screw GTA.

[gtamike123]

no just no

[Legosz]

Just Cause 2 is fucking boring with empty fucking areas 80% of the time.

[kanetheking]

den got bored.gtaiv not even the best gta and i put over 50 hours.still my fav is sr2 if you guys want a fun game sr2. got it from amazon 12 pound worth full price buying 3 for sure day 1.

edit one time my bro spent 4 hours customize the cars.

[KING85]

If it was PS3 exclusive it would be optimized for the blu-ray storage capacity. However, we are seeing fewer and fewer third party exclusives this gen. Of course there is Agent coming out, but I believe that was a deal worked out between Sony and Rockstar. More than likely the next GTA will not be exclusive, but lets hope they don't hold back on what they want to do because of limitations.

[beavis4play]

i just hope they bring back the fun of vice city and SA. my personal favorite is VC, but both are exceptional games with LOADS of fun to be had.

GTA4, on the other hand, was a steaming pile. i didn't like anything about it.

[Dylantalon1]

GTA 5 imo will be utter rubbish if it's a multiplatform game or if its not optimized using the SPUs on the ps3. gta 4 was rubbish like a lot of multiplatform games. multiplatform games either falls into a mediocre zone or a rubbish zone but there are a few good multiplatform games which is rare.

[digoutyoursoul8]

for everything eh? thats the simple thing to do. heres a logic for you:

red dead redemption, massive open world game much bigger than gta 4, uses one disc on the 360, has online, great graphics and audio and set to be one of the games of the year.

[Venatus-Deus]

GTA = Massive City
RDR = Massive Open Spaces

[gtamike123]

GTA San Maxed out DVD, so things had to be cut for GTA4 cause of upgraded graphics and all.

[Charmers]

erm no GTA San Andreas did NOT max out DVD, the game was around 4.3gbs that is no where close to maxing out a DVD which can hold around 8gbs.

[TD_RJ]

You're talking about the double layered DVDs
gtamike123 was talking about the single layers

Here's a link to show you the difference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[bobdog626]

That's why we have Downloadable content . Now move along,nothing to see here.Crysis is on a Single DVD and yet Bluray can not match it yet. Wake me when it Do.

[DaTruth]

When 360 can decompress and install an entire game from highly compressed rar files, your argument will be valid!

[EliteAssassin81]

been enjoying gta since the 3rd one for the ps2, they have all been great imo, but my favorite was easily san andreas. Just beat the ballad of gay tony and it was awesome, alot of ppl complained about gta 4 and say its repetitive, but all games are at least a little repetitive. It felt like I was always doing something differt in gta 4, it had a good story and amazing graphics

[KieranD]

I should really get GTAIV sometime.

[sandip787]

i like that persons idea on the comments about a dog unit coming to hunt you down. i always defended gta 4 but ive begun to realise they really missed the chance to make it amazing.
bring it back to England and ill be happy

[Mike Bell]

Despite a load of people saying that GTA IV was overhyped, I thoroughly enjoyed the game and GTA V would be a day one purchase.

[renegade]

Is a fun game but was overhyped and overated.

[gtamike123]

Im playing "GTA San Andreas HD" on my PC with my PS3 controller :D

[jcgamer]

I love their passion for making groundbreaking games...roughly 500 people contributed to RDR over the last 5 years! Rockstar makes the games that are worth my time and money...after RDR, can't wait for L.A. Noire, Max Payne 3, Bully 2, Agent and....of course, GTA V! :)

[lochdoun]

Why do people think the next game is GTA V???
There will be a bunch of spin-offs before we ever see a true GTA V.
Remember Vice City and San Andreas?

[Charmers]

oops wrong place.

[daghost1125]

Gta v ill pass

[renegade]

Gta5 maybe be better than it predecesor just wait.

[Akagi]

You will probably buy the next CoD.

amirite?

[CloudAC]

Well im looking forward to it.

[SephireX]

I wish the next GTA would be a PS3 exclusive but I honestly doubt it. With Agent being exclusive to PS3, I can't see Rockstar doing the same thing with GTA V. Anyway, the issues mentioned in this article certainly should be addressed but it is easier said than done. If the game was exclusive to PS3, I would be optimistic about these issues being solved due to larger disc capacity, unless the game is split between two discs on the 360 which is unlikely. For policing to be improved, some kind of stealth system would have to be put in place and that would be quite complex to do. One thing they can do is improve the a.i of the police so to make it difficult to escape from a single pursuer.

I would like if they got rid of auto-aim altogether and at least get rid of it in multiplayer. The cover needs to be more fluid also like Gears or Uncharted. Going first person might not be a bad idea either but this is also unlikely. The car handling needs to be improved and the a.i in races requires huge enhancement. The races in GTA IV were a joke. I would like if they had some kind of co-op integration with single player. So if you completed a co-op mission online, the proceeds could go to the single player character. This money could be used to buy guns, safe houses, bodyguards and cars. That brings me to the next suggestion. There should be a lot more things to buy in GTA V than IV. There should be safe houses, gun upgrades, cars and car upgrades available for purchase. The customisation from San Andreas should be brought back, at least to some extent and planes should be flyable. The maximum amount of people allowed in online races should be decreased to reduce lag. The current health system should be scrapped and replaced with a system where health regenerates. A matchmaking system for multiplayer might also be a good idea. Anyway, they're some of the things I feel would make the next GTA a lot better relative to past games in the series.

[R4mpage]

I really hope GTAV is exclusive to the PS3, so we'll be able to see GTA to it's max potential.

I'm pretty amazed that they were able to pull GTA4 on the 360 without multiple discs but to think of it again, there isn't much to do out of the main missions which previous games had tons of.

[bobdog626]

Ok Now Look at Fallout,Oblivion,GTA ,Boarderland and more .It All Fit on a Single DVD.Now Look at Crysis ,Nothing on the PS3 has come close to it and it's on a DVD.Look at the sale of the Wii .No Bluray there PAlE and its Killing the PS3 with its Simple DVD drive .DvD still is King for now and the PS3 is still in Last Place.

[Pumbli]

Listen, we aren't talking about graphics or sales here. We are talking about capacity and those games you mentioned? Well Borderlands, Fallout 3 and Oblivion feature huge maps that don't need much power or storage to begin with, it's just like a bit complex copy/paste. Oh and GTA4, it had to be cut down because of the limitations of the DVD, Rockstar themselves said so.

Btw, Wii does not use DVDs, Nintnedo made their own disc type for both the Wii and Gamecube. (Slow down on the capital letters man)

[gtamike]

R* forget DVD9 thats the past gen

[DaRazorback]

It will without a doubt be an awesome game. When and where they announce it is probably sooner rather than later. However, will they have any actual footage or just a generic announcement? We should know soon.

[R_aVe_N]

If Microsoft would just allow dev's to require a hard drive multiplats would be much better in my opinion. Until they do most likely will be some limitations on all multiplats. ID and RockStar have both said this that should tell you something.

[C0MPUT3R]

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50 GB open world sandbox game.
or
6.8 GB open world sandbox game.
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That is why I would would want it to be exclusive to the PS3.
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MS needs to come up with some form of extra storage capacity, because nearly every multiplat I play, I come away disappointed. While the PS3 exclusives leave me blown away.

[Pootangpie]

look at uncharted 2 shouldn't it be longer and have more then up to 8 player cap max since it uses bluray :I

[Horny]

It is longer, maybe if u run through it on easy it would be 8. Online it's 5 vs 5.

And to the idiot who keeps mentioning Crysis, it's a damn computer game you Install it to the harddrive.

I really like both systems but I think most would lke to see either bluray or standart HD on the 360. No doubt we would have some more content on multiplats.

[PS360PCROCKS]

Wow talk about a headline to get hits! I clicked it thinking some crazy reveal had happened!

[bobdog626]

God of War did Blow me Away but what else do you have ? that's what it come's down to.All the other games are ok at best.Uncharted would Bore me to Tears and so would Heavy Rain.My Games are like FEAR2 ,GEAR2 ,Alen Wake and such.Games i don't like Tomb Raider just bore's me to death.But God of War is the Sh@#. GTA was a little boring also

[C0MPUT3R]

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I feel sorry for you. The games that are defining this generation you are missing out on.
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[PS360PCROCKS]

"Uncharted would bore me to tears"

"Games are like Gear 2"

Oh the hypocrisy!! "I like games where I hide behind cover and use guns to shoot enemies. But I don't like the game where I hide behind cover and use guns to shoot at enemies"

Oh boy thanks for the laugh, Uncharted is far from boring!

[bjornbear]

if it wasn't purely subjective.

U2 may have bored you to tears, but Halo bores me and many others to tears...doesn't mean it isn't a good game or a great success.

+ what computer said...you haven't played uncharted 2? if you enjoyed GOWIII, you should have a go at U2, it....its one of those games you finish at LEAST twice...

@ above:

i lol'ed, =P good point.

[ForROME]

because MS decided not to make HD standard on their system this gen like a bunch of morons, then they need to force MS installs, one disc to install content the other to play on, problem solved 7GB installs for xbox

[gtamike]

GTA4 was a really bad game so much was missing, damn you DVD9!
GTA San Andreas is still the best GTA game, the things you can do in it is crazy.
The features list is very big compared to GTA4 (downgrade GTA)
The next GTA is a rent for me first.

[Pootangpie]

maybe rockstar should just not make this game come to the PS3 at all probably will look way better on 360 anyways with it's superior GPU heck at least GTA4 wasn't sub par HD on 360

[CernaML]

Maybe Square Enix should just not make their next game come to the 360 at all probably will look way better on PS3 anyways with its superior cell processor heck at least FFXIII wasn't sub par HD on PS3.

Yeah, you're a moron.

[The_Zeitgeist]

Wouldn't it be sweet if Rockstar did an update of the classic Grand Theft Auto's in HD! Make it like 15 dollar Downloadable game.

[ECM0NEY]

I agree it should be PS3 exclusive. For gta5 tons of buildings should be accessable. So we can break into houses/business. The only major thing that bugs me is the jaggies. God R* its called anti alaising, LOOK IT UP!!!. Also having to hold A to run is so stupid. Make it so we walk when holding A. I have the gta4 on 360 with both expansions i still think its an amazing game. The city is so alive. Im also one of the people who enjoyed the extra realism in the 4th gta. Being pulled over for minor crimes (running red light) sounds awesome to me.

[Shendow]

Yes Elder Scrolls did fit on to one disc (Not counting GOTY) but how many problems and glitchs does that game have? Most likely over 100.

Keep in mind Microsoft only uses 6.8GB of their DVD9, why only that much? 2.2GB is use for keeping the disc save/copyright. So 360's DVD9 is pretty bad an most games have to be compress to even fit on to one disc.

[Dellis]

Exclusive for PS3

Houser Brothers always wanted to me an Exclusive GTA with

the capacity if a Blu-ray, so they can go beyond GTA:SA

[bjornbear]

that it takes itself too seriously.

it didn't take any risks, and for a GTA game, you HAVE to.

also the lack of:

-country side/open space
-planes
-easily accessible tall locations (like a really tall heli pad or a huge mountain top)
-wonky steep roads
-weapon diversity
-tanks
-gang zones
-vehicle diversity

now although you may not agree with all of these (some people disliked the turfs in SA, or tanks)

but in general, most of those elements are what added that over the top fun factor to both VC and SA, and why I had more "crazy" fun with them.
for example vehicle diversity...where's the monster truck? the derby cars and derby races? where's the dildo weapon and the MASSIVE passenger plane?
to me all those omissions felt present and THAT is why GTAIV felt inferior imo

i hope R* goes all out with GTAV and add everything and more!
i've love to see:

crazy missions like the SA mission where you have to bike into the back of a military carrier
monster truck, dirt bike, derby and maybe even plane races (ala red bull air race stuff )

WAY more weapons...nothing stupid like lazer guns, but include more melee weapons like a katana and a shovel, also weapons such as semi-automatic machine pistols, harpoons and even silenced weapons

varying environments like snow or even just dirt and natural areas where the driving experience will change
and finally, less phone calls...
those are my 2 cents

[bviperz]

It would be an awesome time for another GTA. Hopefully more info to come.

[NYC_Gamer]

i hope they make use of the blu-ray storage this time....

[xTHRASHx]

wow why did i click this link? thanks for wasting my time

[Koromaro]

Meh

[devilhunterx]

I Can Haz Cheezeburger?

[CrIpPeN]

I would wanted to see GTA V be a PS3 exclusive. See if the game would change must with all that storage space or the lack of memory would prevent it for doing much on the game.

[Choda10]

I know that.PC gaming is going down.

[jalen247]

GTA4 sold too much on the Xbox 360 for GTA5 to be exclusive to PS3 so gamers should expect another gimped GTA.

But I am willing to bet that the inferior version of GTA5 will be the Xbox 360 version. It will turn out like FF XIII. Rockstar will try to build the game to take advantage of the PS3 and then shoehorn the game onto the weaker 360 resulting in a scenario similar to FF XIII.