It looks fake to me. PC Games won't have PAL/NTSC. Only PC DVD. If you look closely under PC DVD sign, there is PAL sign. Most likely a fake image.

DUH, of course the image is fake. R* hasn't designed the PC cover yet, so how should they get it?

dude pal/ntsc means it is made in europe and GERMANY IS IN EUROPE u dudes need to go back to high school or start reading more....and FYI EVERY freaking game in europe have pal ntsc because the poor bastards didn't get to the US level

The website is NOT German. It is Swiss. Look at the URL... Germany is .de Switzerland is .ch... They just happen to speak German (as well as other languages) in Switzerland.

PCs don't have PAL or NTSC they're the same worldwide, PAL and NTSC are television standards and are only considered when using systems hooked up to TVs. Maybe you're the one who should go back to high school. Be sure you know what you're talking about before telling other people they're wrong.

this better be true........november 30....

Lol, t0nito, too true man. PC's don't use television standards. Alex really must have been top of his class, haha. And most people would consider PAL to be the superior of the two, considering it has a higher resolution, and thus gives better pictures. So you could say that they never moved up to our level...

You guys all need to relax. Computers have something called a DVD Region. For those of us in North America, we're Region 1 which is necessary for a DVD Rom to be defined as since it controls what content is read in a DVD-Rom. If you're set to another Region (PAL) an NTSC DVD will NOT work in your drive until you redefine it...and you can only do it in Windows 5 times. So, long story short, it DOES matter if it is PAL or NTSC because you will have to redefine your ROM settings and, in doing so, your NTSC DVD's will not work. So it doesn't matter if you're outputting to a TV or not.

its not going to happen yet because the games is big and its not going to fit in a DVD so they need to use BLU-RAY but not much people has bluray readers on the PC so its going to take about 2 or 3 years so they can lounch the game... that's what i heard on the internet...

I hope the release date is true, and for the record GTA 4 for XBOX 360 is in Dual layer DVD Disc, so you dont need BlueRay Disc for this game. And you allways cant use 2 or 3 DVD for PC version.

To the guy who said Europe isn't at American level; GTA is made in Scotland. yes, that is in Europe.

Neither PAL/NTSC nor DVD region matters when it comes to PC games - only TV games (as mentioned) need to differentiate between PAL and NTSC, and only DVD video has region encoding, PC DVD has not.

to the guy who said it won't fit on a DVD : most (new, large size) PC games are on a number of single DVD's, games are installed to your hard drive, they're not played from the disc like a console. Affordable DVD drives dont have the speed to play a game straight from the disc, and that's also why you have to install parts of ps3 games to the hard drive, because Blu-Ray isnt that fast either.

The offical date has been released by Rockstar, november 18 in north america, 21 for EU. Finally the time has come, this version will have an expanded multiplayer unique to the pc.

GTA 4 hold on PC!
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/GTAtoPC/index.html

i m waiting gta 4 on pc version

That is too much!!!:(( But i need more details such as the size and the minimum required system memory!!! But thanks that was very useful!!!THANKS ALL!:D

its fake look at the grainy bits underneither the games for windwos and pc dvd they are there because sommet has placed an image over another with adobe photoshop or similar programs and havent cleaned it up.

It is a fake image, however the release date they have listed isnt too far off of what has been suggested by Take 2/Rockstar but as stated in the main story their has been no official word about the release as of yet and knowing how Microsoft have been about the consoles getting first dibbs on everything lately and forcing companies to hold back release dates for PC I am wondering if Take 2/Rockstar are just holding their breathe waiting to belt it out like a little kid with a secret that it will be release before Christmas.

First of all, that's a swiss page, not a german one ;)
Secondly, if you could read german, you would see that they explicitly say that the game hasn't been confirmed for PC yet and that the date may vary just below. The cover is obviously fake.

The big question is, why even bother listing this if there are no garantees.

Note concerning this article: I though the sales for the first week were at an estimated $500 million, not $6 million...

i think it meant 6 millions copies, not $

The image really is a fake, but I beleive Take2/ Rockstar really are just holding back the release date. Every GTA before was made either for PC, so why shouldn't the best of the GTA be too?

Actualy not every previous installment of gta have been releses on the pc.

i m waiting on the pc version of GTA IV

PAL/NTSC versions for pc they exist in europe we get pal and the us has ntsc.

But the image is a fake because it is never displayed at the box of a game you can only find out if you import a game what system it uses but ntsc works on computers here and otherwise except not if you connect an TV to the pc.

NTSC/PAL has nothing to do with PC games idiots.

The case is obviously fake, seeing as though Rockstar hasn't even confirmed the release yet. The people from the website would've just created the image to show that it's for pc. The details given seem true and probable though (being released late this year) because it would follow the tradition of previous GTA games. If/when released I would expect some hefty specs would be needed, (At least a dual-core processor, 1-2-> gig of ram, and a fairly new graphics card, perhaps NVIDIA GeForce 8600gt->) and a chance of it only being available on Vista (ala Halo 2).

Im going to commit suicide if this isnt released on pc :(

it says further down:
GTA 4 has not officially been announced for PC by the publisher Take2.
Release date open!
so I wouldn't count on it too much...

Yes, indeed - the product page was updated meanwhile. When this news post was written, there was no "release date open" thingie there...

Can someone tell me when will be GTA4 for PC...

It does say 'Releasedatum noch offen!!'
Read the fine print guys!!!

Meh, don't get too worked up. I have my own theories about this aledged "leak", but lets just wait for an official announcement from R*, shall we?

Everyone, including the author of this article: What the text(!) under the the tempting picture says reads: Release for PC was not yet confirmed by Take 2! Release Date still open!"
The text is whats more important. Images on pre-order websites are never accurate as they never 100% represent what you are buying, except maybe on e-bay. The image was created (which is easy) to create hype and popularity for their site probably.
It is, however, peculiar that a pre-order seems to be possible. Has anyone actually done a pre-order on that site? Coz that would bind the company to actually provide you with GTA 4 fpr PC if i read their terms and conditions right.

I hate gaming consoles. They spoil all the fun especially for a game like this. Those damn controllers couldn't ever bring as much fun and ease of use to playing a game as the PC keyboard. I simply cannot understand why Rockstar Games always chooses to release GTA for gaming consoles first, rather than PCs. And PC gamers always have to wait at least 6 moths more for the PC version of this splendid game.

Did you hear about piracy ? :|, buy still i cant wait for a pc version, it will be WAY better than the ps3 or xbox360

I heard it was coming out october 16th and im pretty sure that is right because i have heard october a couple times before and never any november, but maybe i just dont want to wait that long and am in denial

The question is when is GTA4 arriving on PC? Why has it come out on console first before PC. PC gave birth to GTA and now the PC has to wait for GTA4.

i got gta sa 4 pc today and in uk at a shop called game thay told me that gta 4 woud come out on pc later on in da year say umm....octiober-november....... so anyway i was so hppy and i think he was tellin da truth i meen y wud he lie! :)

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You my man arent gonna go far in business, EVER!!! Cant u tell that they're trying to make a buck out of this game? (id say billions to be more precise) but even so, they always did the same thing from what i hear here and there, so why would it be any different now? JUST GET IT IN YOUR HEADS, THEY ARE GOING TO RELEASE IT ON PC AFTER THEY SQUEEZE EVERY SINGLE PENNY OUT OF THE CONSOLE RELEASES...CUZ ON PC ITS NOT GONNA SELL SO WELL, AND CUZ OF THE GLOBAL PIRACY...
P.S. ONE MORE THING, THE DATE IS OCTOBER, AND IF YOU DNT PURCHASE THIS MUST GAME, U WONT HAVE ACCESS TO ONLINE PLAY, PERIOD ;)

Every past version has been later released on the PC. The question is not will it be released on PC but when will it be released. GTA 3,Vice City and San Andreas all took around 7 to 8 months for the PC version so i"m guessing this will follow the same pattern. Late October to November Will probably be the PC version release date. There are a lot of people who play the PC versions so they would be crazy not to release one considering the money they can make. I myself am Getting a new Video card just so i can play GTA 4 and fallout 3 in the fall.

You ppl r so mad for gta4 as me but jus leave all the comments sayin this announcement is fake and get in mind that rockstar is trying to tell us that sooner or later gta4 will come out to pc, duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GTA 4 Will come out on 13th of december 2008. I looked at some website. Hope It Helps :D

I agree I used to use the mouse and keyboard when I was walking around and then would press enter and use my gamepad when in the car. It was a great system.

I hope the pc version is going be released on october.
But I think this damn cover is faq.However I dont thrust Rockstar.


Only pc man ! just pc.

the picture is fake because the picture says 18 and its 15

Doesn't anyone even consider other countries...It is 18 in Canada and USA!

It will probably be released on PC at some point. However as far as a release date and pre-order goes Duke Nuke 'Em has been on one of the major electronics chain's website a couple of times with a release date and pre-order purchase option even when the official web site says there is NO release date yet...and that's been in development for how many years now??

Believe that there is a PC release when there is one on the shelf and then wait a few months for patches and a price drop...

dont know if someone posted this info before, don't want to read every comment..

it says "Das Spiel GTA 4 für PC ist vom Publisher Take 2 noch nicht bestätigt. Releasedatum noch offen!!" which means GTA 4 isn't confirmed by publisher Take 2, release date unsettled.

i doubt it,because gta iv would require a beast of a pc to run it properly and to think,not everyone has a dual core 2.0 ghz with a 8600 gt and 2gb of ram,so the pc version wouldnt sell much.

Not sure if this was a misinformed comment or a joke. Single core has been dead for a while now and Duel core processors are the common place average CPU on the market now and have been around for years and already being replaced by Quad Cores in newer PCs. I had to ditch my old single core rig over a year ago because it just could not play any new 3D games Decently at the time. Average PC gamers are going to have a decent gaming rig because they invest there money on upgrades to play the latest games instead of buying a console. A 2.0 GHz Duel core with a 8600gt and 2 gigs of ram is not a beast of a PC its on the low end in today's terms but would probably play GTA IV on low settings fine. Bottom line is most people who play PC games over console already have a decent duel core gaming rig. Every past PC version of GTA has been released about 8 Months after the console version and millions of PC gamers will buy it when it does.

Why the hell are we speculating things and hoping for a PC release. There are a lot of good games for PC Gamers from last year as well as this year. COD4, BIOSHOCK, CRYSIS, ASSASSINS CREED to name a few. Even if ROCK* do not release the game on PC this year, PC gamers have alot of good games coming their way. MAFIA 2 would be releasing for PC along with consoles on Oct, 31 2008 which is going to be an even better game than GTA 4. If you are a PC gamer and you have played the above mentioned games (COD 4,etc) you should not be worried about the system requirements of any game on this planet. I feel sorry for all of you who were sucked into buying PS3 or XBOX 360 just for a game. For those of you who are looking forward to Buy PS3 for playing MGS4 (another successful game of the year), I would suggest you practice a little self-restraint as rumour is going around that by end of year 2008 Sony are planning to reduce the price by 200$.

lol bldrgnslyr, you call those hefty specs? it was possible to build a pc with better specs then that more then a year ago without spending over $700. today you can easily buy or build a PC with similar specs to that for under $400. not exactly 'hefty', its more like 'standard'

I agree with zaroba. It's really easy to build a cheaper an more powerful gaming-rig than a ps3. Dual cores are standard - quadcores aren't too expensive either. And compared to many computers, the consoles have very low - if not sad - performance.

That I found out as I bought the XBOX360 only to be able to play GTA4. . . . My computer probably cud play two GTA4s at the same time...Not really, but I wouldn't have any problems with the game. Intel QuadCore6600 @ 3.1GHz and a GeForce 8800GT 512mb @ 1950Mhz.

Lol, blatently fake, shame really because i have wanted that game for along time, :(, :P, it will come out on pc, and the fact that Rockstar Games called it a leak?, just means their holding us in suspence even more, :), and yes, it probably will be for vista only, or they might find a patch for it to be able to play on xp, the graphics i have seen on ps2 and 360, direct x 9 has no chance, AND, GET USED TO VISTA, I HAD TO DO IT, :)!, (get a job)

R* why not GTA 4 for the pc.I hope that there is a version for us hardcore GTA freaks,and for those people and there fake picture
"rot in hell",the only thing for us hardcore supporters is to keep
positve.

hasnt anyone noticed that every site has different release dates? i mean what happends if there all fakes, i hope there not! and also there are no sites saying that there will be an english version.

Ya,they have sold 6 Million copies in it first week,and they got around $ 500.000.000 , and they always do the same,they release the consoles versions except for pc,so the people buy the consoles ,so its like an AD lets say cuz people from Sony (PS3) or Microsoft (XBOX360) pay them for that,so they release the PC Version after like 1 year,i think this version of GTA is the best by far,so we need a PC version of this game right now!! I wish this version of the game would be released on October or November.

its a fake cant anyone see that it is gta IV hasnt even been designed on the pc platform properly as i have a friend who works for rockstar and who help in the design and graphics but there will be a release he told me on pc it will be 19th November 2009
so there :)

November 2009 ?? well, i guess i can wait until then. but it will be so sad :-(

18th NOV 2008 - USA
21st NOV 2008 - Europe
cant wait guys

this cover of gta4 is nothing but the big fat lie i m totally agree with that NTSC/PAL matter if rockstar wants they will release gta4 on pc how ever piracy is the big issue (according to me)for not releasing it on pc
so!!!!!! keep u r fingers crossed and hope for the best

and if u watch gta4 web page closely ull c windows at the bottom that means it will release for pc

I can't wait till the PC release, I can't see why PC players allways is kept in the dark... The gaming experiance is much richer on PC and the consoles keeps lagging. Just got home from a friend that bought PS3 just to play GTA IV, and when there is lots of action (cops and stuff) the frame rate drops big time.

For richer game experiance, support PC and stay of the consoles.

I am just waiting for 30th november. And nothing more to say about GTA 4.

nov 18 its coming out

can gta 4 support a single core computer?cause if it cant,im going to be the saddest person in the whole intire universe.my computer onli got one core.....

can GTA 4 support single core?cause if it cannot,im going to be the saddddest person in the world.my comp only got one core.......

nope it will not runs on your pc!
The systemrequiremts are released.
And you need a good pc with:
512 ram Vid Mem
2 gig ram Mem
Dual Core Procesor or higher
15 gig Disk space
So if you want to play Gta IV you need a realy good pc.

Grtz

PAL, well that makes sense, because the TELEVISIONS in EUROPE are in PAL, its the format, resolution standards and refresh rate. USA is NTSC. so i would say its legit. it is made for PAL television, not NTSC.

I just checked rockstar.com
North America-release date december 2nd 2008
Europe-release date december 3rd 2008
Hope this helps!

http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/Pages/grandtheftautoiv.aspx

it is coming out on the 4th of december 2008

hi

i just saw the gta 4 system requirements , is it compulsory to have 256 MB graphic card

can any one tell me