Pre-order GTA V for PC from Rockstar, get a free classic title (GTA V Steam Pre-order also begins)

[WolfDeville]

pre order GTAV and get in-game money and a free game....hrm.... or I could pirate GTAV along with any other game I would want and use Cheat Engine to get in-game money

 

I will wait until TotalBiscuit gives his opinion on it.

[Akolyte]

Thats cool and all.   But, I'm NEVER pre-ordering a game, if I have to spend extra money or spend extra time getting the things I didn't get because I didn't pre-order.  So be it, but I'm not pre-ordering a game till I know its not a failure. 

[THURMAN aus]

I've never pre-purchased anything else but will be for this. I did enjoy the game on console and because I happen to be blessed living in Australia with my shitty internet, I want the game to start downloading ASAP whether I be asleep or at work. Also, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but as an Autralian, our consumer laws state that I'm entitled to a refund if I so choose. So if it's broken I'll (attempt to)get my money back.

 

Having said all that, Watch Dogs didn't give me any dramas on launch (no I didn't pre purchase) and that was a travesty. So suffice to say I'm pretty confident.

[shadowblitz3]

still not preordering anything

[MetEishYa]

Why would anyone pre-order this game. Why would you wait more than a year and then gamble weather the port is any good by pre-ordering instead of waiting less than 2 days. 

[NickTheMajin]

The only games I've ever preordered have been Fifa titles and Nba 2k titles and never felt burnt. The games are awesome year after year and its good to support sports titles on the PC so we get more of them. Plus those two games have huge PC modding communities. 

 

I'll probably add one more to the list and preorder GTA V as well. I have faith in rockstar and would buy the game anyway even if its poorly optimized. GTA 5 is awesome. 

[OlekKing]

pre order GTAV and get in-game money and a free game....hrm.... or I could pirate GTAV along with any other game I would want and use Cheat Engine to get in-game money

 

I will wait until TotalBiscuit gives his opinion on it.

You don't need to pirate the game in order to use CE.

TB is your ultimate authority? Lmao.

[WolfDeville]

OlekKing, on 19 Jan 2015 - 8:23 PM, said:

You don't need to pirate the game in order to use CE.

TB is your ultimate authority? Lmao.

No shit.

 

No. He's usually the first one to post a video of a newly released title so I will see for myself how the game is.

[OlekKing]

No shit.

 

No. He's usually the first one to post a video of a newly released title so I will see for myself how the game is.

It's going to be funny if the Online money isn't completely server sided and you can just modify it with CE.

[WolfDeville]

OlekKing, on 19 Jan 2015 - 8:35 PM, said:

It's going to be funny if the Online money isn't completely server sided and you can just modify it with CE.

Funny and incredibly sad haha

[zappian]

I would rather stick my dick in a cactus than pre order that game.

[ShadowCaptain]

I don't agree with pre-ordering, but even if I did, I would not want the the bonus like the extra money and stuff

 

£39.99 is good though a nice price

[zelanar_zardain]

I rather buy 60USD pc game than buying, 170USD Venom x for playstation 4 for playing gta v with mouse or for fps game or any game that comes on console and pc, if i can play the pc game then it does not matter me if it rubbish port, for me only me matters that game runs, and controls are working, its just terrible to shoot with controller, you are running out of hands, too many puttons to push down, whole life playing fps games at pc, with mouse and keyboard, its just easier stick with familiar used play style.

Well what about gta v pre order money for game, you can always give them for homeless people and strippers if you think you got to much money.

 

For all who read this, im not retard, this is my opinion, and you have yours. I don´t judge how you play your games, and which console you own, its it xbone or ps4, or pc, or nintendo, which games you like and dont, so dont judge me for style i like to play, because im not going to judge yours.

[SeriousDad69]

I preordered because I owned the game on 360 and $60 isn't shit for me so no need to wait for sale. Also if the game is an unoptimized port unless it's Unity levels my monster rig will be able to run it no problem at 4K. Go onto my profile and check out my monster computer, I just finished it

[Mattriz]

I preordered because I owned the game on 360 and $60 isn't shit for me so no need to wait for sale. Also if the game is an unoptimized port unless it's Unity levels my monster rig will be able to run it no problem at 4K. Go onto my profile and check out my monster computer, I just finished it

 

[The_Evenger]

i know how much people like TB hate pre-ordering games, but fact of the mater is I'm going to buy it either way, no matter how bad it is. there isn't a possibility i won't be buying GTA V

[Colonel_Gerdauf]

i know how much people like TB hate pre-ordering games, but fact of the mater is I'm going to buy it either way, no matter how bad it is. there isn't a possibility i won't be buying GTA V

This kind of mentality absolutely baffles me. Why would you want to gamble on the quality of the game? Just so you can grab a copy of a specific title for bragging rights? You said that you will buy the game "no matter how bad it is". Think about that for a second; you are essentially saying that the quality of the game is irrelevant, and you are only interested in the name "GTA V". If that is the case, you are no longer buying a video game as a video game, but rather as a short-term collectible. I could easily buy dollar store merchandise related to a game, but if I am paying a lofty $70 for a product, I expect it to work as it should. By pre-ordering, you forgo any chance of viewing professional opinion prior to purchase, therefore making this an impulse purchase. Granted, this is not a new IP as Rockstar took it's sweet time after last-gen launches, but that does not change much. It could be the perfect game they claimed it to be, or it could the same level of unoptimized mess that AC Unity was (and still is).

What I find even more shocking is that a good chunk of people that fall into the "buying GTAV no matter what" camp, are also among the most vocal opponents of the pre-order system. I am sorry, but it is one or the other; you cannot have both.

[-TesseracT-]

I got it for like 3 euros, honestly who doesn't own this game already?

[Blecter]

This kind of mentality absolutely baffles me. Why would you want to gamble on the quality of the game? Just so you can grab a copy of a specific title for bragging rights? You said that you will buy the game "no matter how bad it is". Think about that for a second; you are essentially saying that the quality of the game is irrelevant, and you are only interested in the name "GTA V". If that is the case, you are no longer buying a video game as a video game, but rather as a short-term collectible. I could easily buy dollar store merchandise related to a game, but if I am paying a lofty $70 for a product, I expect it to work as it should. By pre-ordering, you forgo any chance of viewing professional opinion prior to purchase, therefore making this an impulse purchase. Granted, this is not a new IP as Rockstar took it's sweet time after last-gen launches, but that does not change much. It could be the perfect game they claimed it to be, or it could the same level of unoptimized mess that AC Unity was (and still is).

 

And this throws me for a loop. I preordered because I'm in the same boat - I'm getting it either way.

 

I think we're sitting in a battle of high/medium risk takers vs non/low risk takers. I'll gamble on the quality of this game, just like I gambled on whether or not I would like the $15000 CAD snowmobile I preordered a couple years back (which I absolutely love - I'm not made of money either, saved every nickle and dime for years for it). Doesn't bother me. Looks like it doesn't bother The_Evenger either. But if the possibility of wasting $70 worries you then by all means, wait until after release for the "professional" reviews. Guys like myself will be enjoying while you wait, and sure there might be some bugs and whatnot but guess what? That's the risk we're willing to take.

 

To be honest, not being willing to take such a small risk is pretty foreign to me. Maybe that's why all these posts drive me up the wall.

 

Call me crazier - I'm not even going to be able to play it for the first couple days it's out!

[The_Evenger]

This kind of mentality absolutely baffles me. Why would you want to gamble on the quality of the game? Just so you can grab a copy of a specific title for bragging rights? You said that you will buy the game "no matter how bad it is". Think about that for a second; you are essentially saying that the quality of the game is irrelevant, and you are only interested in the name "GTA V". If that is the case, you are no longer buying a video game as a video game, but rather as a short-term collectible. I could easily buy dollar store merchandise related to a game, but if I am paying a lofty $70 for a product, I expect it to work as it should. By pre-ordering, you forgo any chance of viewing professional opinion prior to purchase, therefore making this an impulse purchase. Granted, this is not a new IP as Rockstar took it's sweet time after last-gen launches, but that does not change much. It could be the perfect game they claimed it to be, or it could the same level of unoptimized mess that AC Unity was (and still is).

What I find even more shocking is that a a good chunk of people that fall into the "buying GTAV no matter what" camp, are also among the most vocal opponents of the pre-order system. I am sorry, but it is one or the other; you cannot have both.

well here's the thing, i played it on console, and on that it was dropping below 20, ran at a horrific resolution, had a terrible filter on, yet i played the crap out of it. even if it is unoptimized, it can't perform worse than console. and if we're talking about pure game play, i already know what I'm in for, so I'm not taking a gamble really.

[Colonel_Gerdauf]

well here's the thing, i played it on console, and on that it was dropping below 20, ran at a horrific resolution, had a terrible filter on, yet i played the crap out of it. even if it is unoptimized, it can't perform worse than console. and if we're talking about pure game play, i already know what I'm in for, so I'm not taking a gamble really.

 

Because it performed poorly on a console, does not mean by definition that the PC port is any better. Let me remind you about the nightmare that was GTA IV; the vanilla game was nearly unplayable, and it required mods to get it to a satisfactory level, even today. There are also other case examples like Dark Souls 1, and Resident Evil 4, neither of which had much of any mods to save them.

This also goes to the other guy, @Blecter, but do not take such a wild gamble on a consumable product. Video games are made with the intention that the consumers enjoy it and keep it. If we were to preorder, this would make incentive for the developers and publishers that the launch game quality is irrelevant, and focus on cashing in as much as possible from the ill-informed before they become aware of the dilemma. This is exactly what Ubisoft did with the review embargos on AC Unity.  It could come to a point where a game is hyped as a "Crysis killer", but you only get an empty box/directory of a game once launch arrives. You can protest about it, you can demand for a working game, but at the end of the day this will be in vein due to the preorder impulse culture established.

[esthreel]

Have you seen the nuuvem deal? It's like 30 EUR. I am on the verge of giving up and preordering. I absolutely love GTA V on my PS3 and I will be 100% getting the it for the PC. Plus there is no indication whatsoever that this game would go on sale for less than 30 any time soon. Maybe even region locks put in place, and the price will rise to 60. The bugs will be fixed, give it some time. GTA IV runs fine on my PC now, the PS3 version though looks really terrible. I never even touch it anymore. 

[xAcid9]

Trying my best not to click the pre-order button. The price is quite cheap here.

 

[StareX]

The only games I've ever preordered have been Fifa titles and Nba 2k titles and never felt burnt. The games are awesome year after year and its good to support sports titles on the PC so we get more of them. Plus those two games have huge PC modding communities.

I'll probably add one more to the list and preorder GTA V as well. I have faith in rockstar and would buy the game anyway even if its poorly optimized. GTA 5 is awesome.

Assassins creed unity is awesome too.. Why should I buy it? Oh yeah.. It's trash.

[Rohith_Kumar_Sp]

Assassins creed unity is awesome too.. Why should I buy it? Oh yeah.. It's trash.

contrary of what people might say , it's not trash by any means