GTA: San Andreas has never looked so good

Check out these recently released screenshots showing GTA 4 with the San Andreas Mod and iCEnhancer 1.3 Beta. San Andreas has never looked so good, that's for sure!

[Laypoof]

Let's just hope we can get this level graphical fidelity (with smooth frame-rates) for the next gen consoles

[rabidpancakeburglar]

While some of it looks great, most of it is still last gen/start of this gen graphics so we already have that.

[Yukicore]

You Should take a look at GTA:IV with iCEnhancer.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[jeeves86]

Meh, too bad it couldn't have been released like that when the game was first ported to the pc...

[limewax]

Most of that looked PS2 quality and you want that for next gen?

[no_more_trolling]

dumb people cant detect sarcasm
please go back to school

ps: he was being sarcastic. shhhhh its a secret

[jeeves86]

@ no_more_trolling

Poe's Law.

[showtimefolks]

we get the gta HD collection i don't know what RS are waiting for they can get one of the outside studios to actually do the remake

[no_more_trolling]

i agree
i wouuld buy it

[Ranshak]

Thats the problem with console gamers they tend to pay for, what is free already on PC.

All those HD remakes that you buy today, you have no idea if Sony and MS will support the same games on their next box.

Hence all this investment may be irrelevant by the time next consoles come out and again if by the time next consoles are out if we have tvs that can do 1600p or beyond. The same HD remakes you buy today will still be running at 720p settings, which means u will see jaggies with your new Super HD TV.

Bottom line buy multiplats on a good PC, u will be pretty much assured your investment on the software is safe and will keep running on your latest PC and probably will get better as time goes on as even better mods will make their way.

[showtimefolks]

my only issue is that i can not play with key board and i have never found a good controller that work with pc

like xbox360 pr ps3 if anyone know how to kook those up let me know please

[Substance101]

@showtime

Both the DS3 and Xbox 360controller work with the PC. Xbox 360 controller has native support just plug in and play.

To run the DS3 you need motionjoy. Infact running motionjoy you can even remap the DS3 buttons for any particular game anyway you want. Ever played games on the PS3, where you wished that the mapping on the controller were different, but you cant do anything about it. On PC you can actually adjust buttons to work any way you want regardless of game.

@ranshak

You forgot to mention the same HD remakes bought on consoles tend to cost upto 40usd. While PC version of a game like GTA SA may only cost 3-4usd when its on discount on Steam (that happens pretty dam often).

Hence not only do you get a game thats 1/10th the price of what you would pay for a HD remake. You also have the power to adjust it to whatever resolution u like. Buying a 1600p TV in the next few years, no problem you can scale the res no need to rely on some company to do it for you.

[Dee_91]

did he seriously say he hope next gen graphics would look like this ...

[tepkisiz]

Damn! I cant help wondering what Rockstar could do if GTA V was PC-only :)

[JohnnyMann420]

Well they could lose a lot of money. That's one thing they COULD do.

[Fishy Fingers]

He probably thinking more technically, as a gamer, rather than playing the "share holder" and worring about sales/profit. It was a hyperthetical question. If he said, wonder what they could do if PS3-only (or 360 or even "next-gen") I doubt he'd be getting quite so many disagrees.

[JohnnyMann420]

@ Fishy.

I know what he meant. I was just effing around.

[DaTruth]

I agree with all of you!

On topic: I would be more interested in the physics and other things GTA4 brings to the table in San Andres, rather than screenshots of the visuals!

[tepkisiz]

I know it is not gonna happen but what I mean is that we need true next-gen consoles NOW!

[Micro_Sony]

Yeah becuse games like:

Haze
Too Human
Alan Wake
Heavy Rain

Sold millions of copies -_-

The name GTA will sell regardless what platform it releases on.

[Da One]

@Micro_Sony

You are aware heavy rain sold over 2 million copies right

[KwietStorm_BLM]

You see that, JohnnyMann, it was just a "hyperthetical" question.

[JohnnyMann420]

Lol I am confused on my disagrees.

Are there that many PC haters here?

I thought everyone knew PC graphics is ahead of consoles and more powerful (for the most part)

I own a PS3 and a beefed up PC.

I love them both.

[Muffins1223]

get low sells....im a pc gamer and a console gamer,i tned to buy most of my games on pc,like fallout,and gta.Pc is alot better but if games werent on consoles,they would get horrible sales due to to expensive stuff and pirating,most of the sales come from consoles,so in a way be glad there are console becouse they help the game become bigger with more money to make the next one alot better :)

[mobijoker]

Mods are the best and that's why devs don't want to release them as they prevent dlc milking bcoz mods provide better content and its for FREE!!!

[REALgamer]

Looks great, but perhaps a bit too overzealous with the exposure / lens flares...

[news4geeks]

is this SA with the rage engine? So the character movements, cars and shooting etc will be like GTA4?

[DoomeDx]

RAGE engine? euphoria you mean?

[KwietStorm_BLM]

No, he means RAGE, as in Rockstar's new engine they have been using.

[vil311]

It says "RenderWare Engine" on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[Fishy Fingers]

GTA runs on the RAGE engine (not idTech5 like rage the game) and Euphoria is the physics engine Rage uses. Like Havok or whatever.

GTA engine = Rage
Rage engine = idTech 5

[SephirothX21]

and the idTech5 engine = GTA

[younglj01]

Ok I'm sorry but I have too say this.For PC too be tha best gaming system you barely see games on it.Dont get me wrong I love tha mods ppl are making.But some ppl on this site at like PC have some of tha best exclusives ever released.

Only 1 game I can honestly say I would drop insane amount of money on a PC for is Battlefield 3.Yes PC have amazing graphics but what about tha games.Most of PC games are multiplatform.

[Organization XII]

yet multiplatforms play the best on a PC lol

[younglj01]

lol see there goes that word again "multiplatforms"

[kramun]

So only exclusives are great games then? That's funny, because the best games released so far this year have been multiplats.

[Yardie]

But i wouldn't pay £1,000 for multiplatforms that play better.

[limewax]

Dont then pay a few hundred, If you have an Xbox and PS3, you can afford a PC that wipes the floor with them both.

I think the point would be don't knock it just because your not in on it. Multiplats can actually go beyond better textures and higher framerates you know? When you get a CUDA enabled game or PhysX enabled game you get a good few features added that can entirely change the way game objects operate.

I think your looking at it the wrong way though, that pc your typing your messages off could have run the games by adding a bit more to price of something you will already be purchasing

[Ranshak]

@yardie

You could easily get a gaming PC that will crush a console for around 400GBP, 1000GBP is alot of money and totally unnecessary.

I could build a PC with a I5 2500K and a 6950 for about 700GBP, thats a pretty highend setup mate.

[kaveti6616]

There are tons of games that are exclusive to PC. You just don't hear much about them because they're not advertised as heavily as console games.

[younglj01]

Thank you for making my point..Only certain games get hyped bc of their graphical lvl.Yes Battlefield 3 looks freaking amazing on PC.But will it story surpass UC3 story?

Tha reason I bring UC3 into this topic.Because UC3 is looking too have a great story and mp.After playing UC3 beta.I brought BC2:UE too get ready for BF3.But for some reason I couldnt stay connected too their servers.

So as a PS3 owner only my PERSONAL Goty is UC3.Hopefully tha BF3 beta changes my mind.

But I still would love 32 v 32(PS3 v PC)I'm sorry but that would really push FPS too the next level.

These are just my opinions ;)

[kaveti6616]

I disagree with your opinion that UC has a great story.

I've played them all multiple times, and I found the stories to be very predictable and contrived. The series has likeable characters and some witty one-liners, but there's never been a really interesting villain or interesting plot.

I don't mean to pick on UC either, as I don't think there are many games out there with good stories. The only games I think have creative stories are Bioshock and Assassin's Creed, and Deus Ex.

[Substance101]

@youngli

Check this out, then tell me if consoles have anything like this:

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

True while PC doesnt have the year on year rehashes that consoles do get(corridor shooter exclusives basically), its because devs no PC gamers have higher standards and wont keep buying rehashes. Its easier to satisfy console gamers with such stuff.

PC does have stuff that you will never find on console.

[sovietsoldier]

sorry it still looks like the ghetto no matter how much hi def you give it.

[clrlite]

Exactly, I could play a Wii game in 1080p, but that doesn't mean it will look as good as God of War 3 in 720P.

[neoandrew]

AND SO EMPTY, WITHOUT NPC

[HaloSpartan]

@Micro_Sony- wrong ,on pc it wont sell nearly as good as any of the consoles on their own. Many dont want to deal with the hassle that comes with pc gaming.

[xX-StolenSoul-Xx]

Wish they can update the textures instead of making cars shiney and better lighting and tossing it blur effects.

[bjh089]

still looks like crap lol