Enhanced textures for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV showed off

Tyranitar24 | August 21, 2008 | Previews | PC Games Convention 2008 Gaming Tech/Hardware

At the Games Convention in Leipzig, Rockstar was showing off the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV. It looks like people who are waited for the game to come out on the PC are lucky, they're getting some new features that weren't available in the console versions.

The game streams a lot better, the textures of the game have been bumped up a notch, and there is a "higher visibility range". Don't forget about the new modes for multiplayer, as well as a program that is recording the game constantly, allowing you to watch replays and other cool things. Check out the screenshots of the game on the right and bottom.

Of course, since the PC version was not finished, there were some bugs. For instance, the shadows weren't totally spot on and some of the tree textures looked kinda funky. Of course, bugs are expected since the game is not finished.

GTA 4 will be released on November 21st for the PC.

You can choose between mouse and keyboard or the Xbox 360 controller for PC. Those who played the predecessor already know that those features are not that innovative. The PC version of GTA San Andreas had a quite similar list of improvements.

The displayed Beta version of GTA 4 (PC) is not free of bugs. Tree textures sometimes looked very cubic and there were problems with the shadows. In general the critical points of the PC graphics are the same as they had been with the consoles. The Bloom effect is excessively used, textures appear to be washed-out and the characters or buildings in the background could have been a little more detailed.

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Jak66 | August 22, 2008

I can't even see a difference from the 360/PS3 version. This isn't really impressive at all, if it's suppose to be that is.
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  Gamesta100 | August 22, 2008
  
  It must look a lot better to me because I play it on a SDTV then.
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Hellfire29 | August 22, 2008

Released on my birthday, nice one Rockstar.
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Twisted | August 23, 2008

Thats cool. I didn't even know about this version of the game, lol. Too bad I can't play it on PC either because my computer is such a lagmonster.
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Final Blade | August 23, 2008

_{So once again console users are screwed. *bleep* you Rockstar.}