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GTA IV-Ps3 to have 5 Minute mandatory Install+Sixaxis Controls

Skip, the writer of the 1Up Preview of GTA IV has recently posted on Negoaf adding a couple new lines of Information, First of all his Preview was of both builds of the game and originally didn't include the comment about the 360 controller and he has no clue why that was edited in. Secondly the problems he wrote about are pretty minimal and only very slightly noticeable. But The most important info he gave out is that the Ps3 version has Sixaxis controls for Cars, Bikes, and Choppers along with a 5 minute Mandatory Install. The R* Employs he was with also said they "think" the Ps3 version looks slightly better, but Skip says playing side by side he couldn't tell the difference and that the opinion of the R* employees he was with didn't match the opinion of all the dev-team @ R*.
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Published: 630 days 4 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3
 
 

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LightningPS3 - 630 days 4 hours ago
1 - what?
OMG! I hope the sixaxis use for cars is optional. Don't scare me like that.
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Silellak - 630 days 4 hours ago
1.1 -
Per the "article" (a single post on the NeoGAF forum), it is optional.

That "first review" also said the PS3 version had split-screen co-op and the 360 version doesn't. I think we'd have heard that from someone else by now, if it were true - that's a pretty significant feature difference.
1.2 CNIVEK | 630 days 4 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Ariexv - 630 days 4 hours ago
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The "First review" was FAKE.
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Azures - 630 days 4 hours ago
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the dualshock3 still has motion control jackass, its the ultimate controller.
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iHEARTboobs - 630 days 4 hours ago
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Yeah Cnivek, the DS3 has motion control. And 5 minute install? That's NOT long enough for me to make a sandwich! What the hell..
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thePatriot - 630 days 4 hours ago
1.6 - @ cnivek
I guess you wont be playing with boobs in mgs4
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Superiorrior - 630 days 4 hours ago
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Lol oh my god, this is almost as funny as half you retards thinking Uncharted using the unreal engine, SIXAXIS is in every dualshock 3, what a laugh riot.
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Sir Ken Kutaragi 1 - 630 days 4 hours ago
1.8 - You can use normal PS3 Pad controls;)
+ 'The R* Employs he was with also said they "think" the Ps3 version looks slightly better'
Sounds good to me!;-P
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BrianC6234 - 630 days 1 hour ago
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"Yeah, apparently R* didn't get the memo: the Suxaxis is already dead and buried. o_0"

No it isn't. My DS3 controller also has Sixaxis. I think a better use than controlling vehicles though is controlling where bullets or other weapons go. Maybe have a rocket launcher and use the Sixaxis to control it. I don't care for motion controls in cars. Airplanes are okay. The Sixaxis is great if used properly. It just isn't perfect for everything.
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chaosatom333 - 630 days 1 hour ago
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Props to ROCKSTAR.
!!
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chaosatom333 - 630 days ago
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tell me who doubted Rockstar before?

*comes over and smacks the person who said yes*
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CrazyMystical - 629 days 12 hours ago
1.12 - can u imagine controlling the hydraulics in ur car with the sixaxis
sweet
1.13 godofthunder10 | 629 days 11 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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BrotherNick - 629 days 7 hours ago
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Anyone ever tried to play motorstorm with the sixaxis? Seems really impossible.
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Silellak - 630 days 4 hours ago
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Interesting that the PS3 version requires an install, but whatever. No big deal. Though I'm sure the fanboys will be saying "LOL I CAN PLAY GTA4 5 MINUTES BEFORE YOU LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!" I am more curious how much space the install takes. After all, some PS3 owners only have 20 gigs, though they can at least upgrade the drive if they need to.

I wonder if the install time on the PS3 will help with texture pop-in and pedestrian/car traffic vs. the 360 version, or if it's just there to optimize the "no load screen" streaming that GTA4 uses. It's possible that the PS3's Blu-ray drive can't handle streaming as well as a DVD drive, but honestly I don't know enough to claim either way.

The worst part about GTA4's impending release is knowing that all of the "PS3 VS 360 GTA4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111" videos are just around the corner. And knowing good ol' N4G, every single damn one will be submitted and approved.
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sonarus - 630 days 4 hours ago
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exactly. i wouldn't mind if it was 20mins install because there are plenty of things i can do while i wait. I am more interested in how much space it takes out of my hard drive.
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Ghoul - 630 days 4 hours ago
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http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/...

can't tell how fast the 360 or ps3 reads though those are just the facts
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Exhaust - 630 days 4 hours ago
2.3 - These differences are why I'm buying both versions...
I'm as hardcore a GTA fan as you can be. I preordered the 360 collectors edition for the DLC but still want to see the differences the install and sixaxis bring.

Plus I have friends on both PSN and XBL and want to be able to play multiplayer with any of them.

I think ultimately a lot of duel console owner hardcore GTA fans will end up buying both versions. Especially if the differences are "fairly" significant. These differences sound significant enough for me to warrant owning both versions.

EDIT: I see some bitter one console owner did a phantom disagree. Hilarious. haha "You're either with us or against us"
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streeks1984 - 630 days 4 hours ago
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HEy you have a good point their I might do the same.HMMM
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sonarus - 630 days 4 hours ago
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@exhaust yea i thought of doing the same thing. Could buy ps3 version first then wait to see if the DLC is worthwhile then buy 360 version. Then i decided i don't care enough to buy 2 versions.
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nirwanda - 630 days 4 hours ago
2.6 - @ghoul
If that info is right then the 360 would stream data at 133ish mb/sec and the PS3 would stream data at 72 mb/sec and don't forget the seek times will be longer for the blu-ray disk as it's larger and has more to scan over.
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crunchie101 - 630 days 4 hours ago
2.7 - @Ghoul
Yes, allthough at 1x speed Blu-ray's data transfer is more than 3 times that of DVD, the DVD player in the 360 is, I dunno 16x? 32x? as opposed to PS3s 2x Blu-ray speed
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nirwanda - 630 days 4 hours ago
2.8 - @ crunchie 101
It's 12x thats why it's so bloody noisy
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Crazyglues - 630 days 4 hours ago
2.9 - @ Exhaust -
yeah buying both has crossed my mind... I might just do that. It's an option I have thought about because I have a lot of people I play COD4 with on XBL and it would be cool to hook up with them online.

But first I will play my PS3 version and see if I really need to add the 360 version. (I think after I start playing on PS3 I probably won't need to do the 360 version) I think it will come down to how well I can meet up and play people online, and if the multi-player option is really that much fun that I need my COD4 crew... We shall see.
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Dark_Overlord - 630 days 3 hours ago
2.10 - Yes the 360 has a 12x DVD drive
but the thing with DVD drives are the speed is variable, meaning it will run at different speeds depending on where the data is on the disc, try a drive speed test on your if you don't believe me, whereas Bluray was designed to keep its constant speed throughout the disc.

So in certain situations the 360 drive will transfer data faster than the PS3 drive and vice versa in other situations (can't remember if DVD drives spin faster on the inner or outer of the disc)
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Ghoul - 630 days 3 hours ago
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easy guys

the dvd turns at 12x speed BUT that doesnt mean you get the 12x datarate tahts not true.

first of all the 360 uses 8x (12x is only used on single layer disks with you dont see taht often on nextgen) and secondly is bluray CLV while dvd is CAV

CAV: The drives transfer rate is
variable. Information on the inside tracks of the disc is read at
approximately half the speed as the information on the outside of the
disc.

CLV: The drives transfer speed is linear or
constant regardless of whether information is on the inside tracks of
the disc or the outside.

means blurays deliver a constant amount of data while dvd dont, on the first part (inner circle) the dvd is faster but on most part its slower then the 2x bluray of the ps3.

quote:

"PS3's Blu-Ray drive is not slower than thw 360 DVD at all. YOu have been fooled by Microsoft PR spin.

The 2x Blu-Ray drive in the PS3 is CAV, which delivers contstant data rate of 54Mbit/sec across the entire disk surface.

the 8x DVD drive in the 360 (12x read speed in the 360 is only used on single layer discs, which are rare), is CLV, and whilst 20% faster than the Blu-Ray at the outer edge of the disc, ends up 40% slower at the inner edge of the disk.

What this means, is 360 can deliver about 200MB of data from a DVD, 20% faster than the PS3, but for everything else it's either the same, or drastically slower ( over 4GB of data on a DVD9 is slower than PS3). The Blu-Ray delivered the exact same rate of 54Mb/sec across the entire surface, regardless.

All your link shows, is either how naieve or biased Ars Technica are."

this sums it up pretty good
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littletad - 630 days 3 hours ago
2.12 - Oh please
Don't criticize every fanboy to that degree. Regardless if you wait five minutes or not for the mandatory install 360 owners will play it once popped in. It's not a fanboy comment it's a fact. Now every Sony fany claiming the motion capabilities of the controller to be some godlike feature, now that's hilarious considering the lukewarm perception from most gamers. Either way at least it's five minutes and not twenty. Now all we need to know is what it fixes or does.
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Dark_Overlord - 630 days 3 hours ago
2.13 - Damn Ghoul
you said it a hell of a lot better than what i did :-)

have a bubble
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iheartSONY - 629 days 23 hours ago
2.14 - Funny but...
Sad cuz its true. N4G will be bloated with PS3vs360 videos of GTA4. Just read the comments some people are already asking for them now. "And knowing good ol' N4G, every single damn one will be submitted and approved" man that made me laugh.
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snakeater3 - 629 days 20 hours ago
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i dont mind waiting for the install either but last time my mate came around the house and i wanted to show him the last boss in dmc4.....well lets just say we opted for a match of pes due to the 20 min install (yep i deleted it after finishing the game)
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Jamegohanssj5 - 630 days 4 hours ago
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In the Dualshock 3 it still has six axis, so it's a win-win situation. If the game doesn't include rumble I'm pretty sure that a patch will be released.

The Genius has spoken.
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Fishy Fingers - 630 days 4 hours ago
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Already confirmed, will support DS3.
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Kleptic - 630 days ago
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nice...I went into Gamestop today to buy GT5:P...figuring I didn't need a pre-order for a 'demo'...wrong...the whole town is sold out, most likely until next week...

so I bought a DS3 instead...much nicer...
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Spike47 - 630 days 4 hours ago
4 - Agree
with silellak.

Those comparison vid will probably exagerate some minor issues with wither version.
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znu - 629 days 21 hours ago
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hmmm,

very true but i think ultimatly their gonna be the same not including the DLC, regardlessly i pretty much never download DLC unless its free or extremely good, if i had to choose between ps3 and 360 version

360 version DLC has to blow me away(the only games that has blown me away is the first time seeing GT5Prologue and FF13 provided FF13 and Versus that it's in game which im pretty sure it is)

One thing though, if you had to choose between 360 and ps3 version, a logical person would choose 360 incase(incase being the operative word) it has good downloadable content(not buying game twice or waiting till DLC is released). The only reason to choose the ps3 version would be loyalty to GTA and its roots.

It's not good to go out of your way to get a console specific to loyalty or DLC, you gonna pick the console with the games you think are best whether it be PS3, 360, Wii or even a Game boy.

If you own a console, get it for your console, if you own both, choose what's more important to you? Loyalty to a company full of people you don't know(provided your a ps fan) or the "oh so specatcular" DLC that will make the 360 version "The ultimate experience" end sarcasm

Everyone has their own opinion

Edit: Im probably gonna get disagrees so let me get onething straight, i have a ps3, i am not a fanboy and likes to think logically. Im not bias to one system over another just pointing out the facts. Just becuase i own a ps3 doesn't mean im dead set on screwing the 360 version
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yanikins111 - 629 days 14 hours ago
4.2 - znu
You are forgetting about reliabilty. Whether people like it or not, it is a factor.
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znu - 628 days 21 hours ago
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yes reliability does come into a factor, 360s fail, some never do, some always do

ps3s fail too, i have had 3 fail on me(to be fair sony sent me back 2 defective units that were probably damaged during delivery so i blame puralator, the delivery guy was leaning the box agaonst wall with his leg, not even holding it,when i answered the door, twice)

overall ps3 has a much higher reliability than 360. It is an important factor but to me, i care about the games, not about reliability, i picked ps3 cause it had the games i enjoyed the most, pure and simple
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vloeistof - 630 days 4 hours ago
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5 min i will make a snack :)
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Kleptic - 630 days ago
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the people whining about this are the people that don't really care...its just them grabbing at air in order to justify their own console preference...it doesn't matter...

and yeah...apparently these guys have never played a PC game...thats the part where the anticipation builds beyond anything imaginable...You pop it in to begin the install...assemble your turkey and roast beef sandwich...and begin...
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Ghoul - 630 days 4 hours ago
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Its rather simple to explain the installs.

since bluray reads only one part at a time it would take to long to move th elaser to the outer part of the disc (wich also turns at a slower speed then the inner parts) so as a dev you load some parts of the disc to the hdd to prevent those "long" laserhead movements on the disc.
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jackdoe - 630 days 4 hours ago
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There are ways to circumevent this, but very few developers ever try.
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Ghoul - 630 days 3 hours ago
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(wich also turns at a slower speed then the inner parts)

ignore that part i meant something else :) cant describe it properly language barrier here ^^ and tired
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Mu5afir - 630 days 3 hours ago
6.3 - Wrong
Blu-Ray disks are read at a constant speed, while DVDs are read at a slower speed as it gets closer to the center. HD-DVD / Blu-Ray are read at a constant speed, so it stays constant 1x throughout. While, DVDs (DVD9) well read at 14x to 4x as it gets to the second layer.
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LightningPS3 - 630 days 4 hours ago
7 - It will be interesting
rumors are that the 360 version is brighter. That doesn't mean better or worse. So it's a matter of opinion.

It's weird that some Rockstar employees actually said they "think" the PS3 version looks slightly better. That's coming from 1up themselves.

There's gonna be a lot of comparisons and a lot of argument over this.
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harv052 - 630 days 4 hours ago
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Unnecessary comparisons if you ask me...
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crunchie101 - 630 days 4 hours ago
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well the people at Rockstar would be the ones to notice - they've been eating, sleeping and dreaming this game for the past however many years
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JVIDICAN - 630 days 3 hours ago
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do you you guys actually think the developers would say the ps3 looks better that would be suicide of course there going to say that they look the same
the employees on the other hand wouldnt be "as" careful about releasing this kind of info
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Kleptic - 630 days ago
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yeah it doesn't matter...its going to be a great game on both system...its a high profile game, and every high profile game this generation has been equal on both systems...

but yeah...coming from 1up, in which they are pointing out that the PS3 version may be slightly better in some area...thats saying something...I really expected 1up to throw the PS3 version under the bus...but in the end it still doesn't matter...get the game on whichever system you prefer, both platforms are going to sell millions of this game...
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DJ - 630 days 4 hours ago
8 - What they didn't mention is that the 360
Also has that 5-minute install, but it's optional (which helps out the Core users).
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