GTA IV to support 16-person multiplayer - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 17th Oct 2007, 12:17

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/10..._multiplayer/1

Rockstar has said at a recent Sony event that they will try to support multiplayer for up to sixteen players, though on which platform they'll support it is unclear.

mikeuk2004 · 17th Oct 2007, 12:28

That will be good, if this is why its delayed then great because I would welcome this to a GTA game. Is it going to be co-op like crackdown or multiplayer like saints row??

I loved Multiplay on GTA 1 on PC over lan. Those were the days when mates would come round with their PC's for the weekend playing GTA, Half life, CS, Unreal tourny and Quake 3.

I loved getting in the subway train and crash into my mates subway train. wW would chase each other around the map for ages because the subway train goes at a set spedd lol but you could control it.

Shadowed_fury · 17th Oct 2007, 12:30

Co-op would be so awesome, with 16 people? Niiice!

mrb_no1 · 17th Oct 2007, 12:40

Joe Martin,
"All we need now is some co-op, ok Rockstar? Then all other games will become obsolete. "

I agree. Playing it single player is good fun but when mates are over its a little less of a game we'd play, a multiplayer option would be awesome and adds longevity to the games playability. A co-op would be even better, double the trouble until the game has been completed thoroughly which is when the multiplayer online fun comes in. Awesome news and a co-op story line would be fat, something for the future maybe....if they did it all now, then we'd bitch in future gta's that there was nothing new despite the fact that this type of game will always have a fan base and younger generations get a hold of it.

peace

fatman

cjoyce1980 · 17th Oct 2007, 13:04

"The PS3 is a more powerful machine" OMG!!.....only in processing power, no where else does it out perform the 360.

don't forget that the developer has to design there own multiplayer software for the PS3, these libraries are already present with the 360 dev kit making life easier for developers.

will. · 17th Oct 2007, 13:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjoyce1980

"The PS3 is a more powerful machine" OMG!!.....only in processing power, no where else does it out perform the 360.

So the comment is valid then? It is more powerful.

I will be waiting until someone who isn't a fanboy gives me a definite answer as to which console GTA 4 is better on. Obviously after the game is out.

Veles · 17th Oct 2007, 13:24

So long as it's based in the city and not arena based like saint's row this will be awsome

CardJoe · 17th Oct 2007, 13:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by will.

I will be waiting until someone who isn't a fanboy gives me a definite answer as to which console GTA 4 is better on. Obviously after the game is out.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/07...60_for_gtaiv/1

TTmodder · 17th Oct 2007, 15:07

better come out for pc first. (hates consoles)

DXR_13KE · 17th Oct 2007, 15:23

i am waiting for the PC version with 32 person multilayer games.....

CardJoe · 17th Oct 2007, 15:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by TTmodder

better come out for pc first. (hates consoles)

Not a chance.

will. · 17th Oct 2007, 16:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by CardJoe

Quote:

Originally Posted by will.

I will be waiting until someone who isn't a fanboy gives me a definite answer as to which console GTA 4 is better on. Obviously after the game is out.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/07...60_for_gtaiv/1

That is pretty old now though. Things change.

And yea, no way it would come out on PC first.

Mankz · 17th Oct 2007, 16:18

No game will ever be needed again....

if this happens of course..

Oh, and if it lives upto all the hype..

Brett89 · 17th Oct 2007, 17:32

I do hope it's better than the POS multiplayer on SA. Although, there were a lot of things that could've been improved upon in that game. IMO it was getting a bit too old. 3 was revolutionary, although a bit basic in the physics(cars turning on a dime(cheetah in 3 and vice city)) no motorcycles or flying. I think Vice City was my favorite. Still had the lovely mob connections, and a host of improvements, made for a great game, in fact, i just replayed it this week.

DarkLord7854 · 17th Oct 2007, 17:54

Meh, Rockstar will end up screwing their PC fans and cut out any type of multiplayer from the PC version more then likely

Kipman725 · 17th Oct 2007, 18:07

I hated the console gta games due to the poor draw distance and aiming but had great fun with SA and Vice city on the pc, fully completing vice city (everything!) but not sa due to the huge size. I think they should cut out the gf system and the whole stats thing It felt very bolted on. Multiplayer would be great but only if the whole city is like it is for single player as an empty city deathmatch like the mods is no fun.

The_Beast · 17th Oct 2007, 23:29

Does anyone know where GTA IV takes place or what the story line is??? do we go back to Tony or stay with CJ???

BTW 16 player multi. is going to be sweet

Brett89 · 17th Oct 2007, 23:32

It's Liberty City and a russian mob guy(I think it's customisable, but that's just a rumor i've heard)

8igdave · 21st Oct 2007, 23:58

Why not paly san andrayes (how is tht spelt lmao) doesn't taht have a mod to allow you to play like 100 players?

CardJoe · 22nd Oct 2007, 07:49

Yeah, but it's not official and therfore not properly built and mods aren't an option to console owners.

BTW: San Andreas.

17th Oct 2007, 12:17	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,940	GTA IV to support 16-person multiplayer http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/10..._multiplayer/1 Rockstar has said at a recent Sony event that they will try to support multiplayer for up to sixteen players, though on which platform they'll support it is unclear. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

17th Oct 2007, 12:28	#2
mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 3,047	That will be good, if this is why its delayed then great because I would welcome this to a GTA game. Is it going to be co-op like crackdown or multiplayer like saints row?? I loved Multiplay on GTA 1 on PC over lan. Those were the days when mates would come round with their PC's for the weekend playing GTA, Half life, CS, Unreal tourny and Quake 3. I loved getting in the subway train and crash into my mates subway train. wW would chase each other around the map for ages because the subway train goes at a set spedd lol but you could control it. __________________ -\|- Xfire - Mikeuk2005 -\|- Xbox Live - Mike UK 2006 -\|- Playstation Network - Mikeuk2004 -\|-

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mrb_no1 Pie Eater Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pyrford, England Posts: 364	Joe Martin, "All we need now is some co-op, ok Rockstar? Then all other games will become obsolete. " I agree. Playing it single player is good fun but when mates are over its a little less of a game we'd play, a multiplayer option would be awesome and adds longevity to the games playability. A co-op would be even better, double the trouble until the game has been completed thoroughly which is when the multiplayer online fun comes in. Awesome news and a co-op story line would be fat, something for the future maybe....if they did it all now, then we'd bitch in future gta's that there was nothing new despite the fact that this type of game will always have a fan base and younger generations get a hold of it. peace fatman __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3600Mhz ¦ Asus Maximus II Formula ¦ ATI Radeon 4890 (1000Mhz Core + 1200Mhz Mem OC) ¦ 2x2G Corsair Dom. PC 8500 @ 1080Mhz ¦ Aquacomputer WC ¦ Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty ¦ 150G Raptor, 2x1500 + 1x750 + 2x500 Seagate (SATA2) ¦ Pioneer DVD burner ¦ Lian Li - PC 73SL Aluminium Silent Server Case ¦ Dell 2007WFP 20" Widescreen ¦ Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Speakers ¦ Sennheiser HD270

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17th Oct 2007, 13:04	#5
cjoyce1980 Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 343	"The PS3 is a more powerful machine" OMG!!.....only in processing power, no where else does it out perform the 360. don't forget that the developer has to design there own multiplayer software for the PS3, these libraries are already present with the 360 dev kit making life easier for developers.

17th Oct 2007, 17:32	#14
Brett89 Ultramodder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Grand Forks ND Posts: 1,084	I do hope it's better than the POS multiplayer on SA. Although, there were a lot of things that could've been improved upon in that game. IMO it was getting a bit too old. 3 was revolutionary, although a bit basic in the physics(cars turning on a dime(cheetah in 3 and vice city)) no motorcycles or flying. I think Vice City was my favorite. Still had the lovely mob connections, and a host of improvements, made for a great game, in fact, i just replayed it this week. __________________ C2D e6700 @ 3.25 Asus P5n-e SLi, 4GB of OCZ Platinum, Xonar D2, 320 and 160 GB Seagate, eVGA 8800 GTX and an Antec P182. C2D T7500 2.2ghz, 2GB DDR2, Quadro NVS 135M 14.1in screen

17th Oct 2007, 17:54	#15
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Kipman725 When did I get a custom title!?! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,753	I hated the console gta games due to the poor draw distance and aiming but had great fun with SA and Vice city on the pc, fully completing vice city (everything!) but not sa due to the huge size. I think they should cut out the gf system and the whole stats thing It felt very bolted on. Multiplayer would be great but only if the whole city is like it is for single player as an empty city deathmatch like the mods is no fun. __________________ Sn45g game server mod My Electronics Site Hardware: 3400+ Sempr0n, 1GB RAM, 1.28TB local storage, x1950pro,Razer Viper,M$ comfort curve 2000,L70S + 17", Fujitsu 17" CRT Audio: HD-650's, PE congress amp, Sound Blaster AWE64, Soundblaster 24bit

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22nd Oct 2007, 07:49	#20
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,940	Yeah, but it's not official and therfore not properly built and mods aren't an option to console owners. BTW: San Andreas. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog