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Intel expecting GTAV on PC

Director of marketing says "I don't think it'll be console-exclusive very long," believes initial console exclusivity for Halo hurt the brand overall.

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According to a representative for PC chip maker Intel, it is not a question of if Grand Theft Auto V will be released on PC, but when. Director of marketing for Intel's Premium Notebooks Chris R. Silva told PC Gamer that the open-world game won't remain a console-exclusive for much longer.

"At least with Grand Theft Auto, I don't think it'll be console-exclusive very long. But that's what happens when you have a brand new launch with two companies that have lots of money trying to make sure they have content."

The reason Rockstar Games has not announced GTAV for PC, according to Silva, is because "Somebody paid a lot of money to make sure that title was exclusive."

The PC iteration of Grand Theft Auto IV launched about eight months after the console versions shipped in April 2008. Nearly 600,000 people have signed an online petition calling on Rockstar Games to release GTAV on PC.

GTAV launched last month and has generated more than $1 billion to date. Its multiplayer mode--Grand Theft Auto Online--was released on October 1.

Also in the interview, Silva said Microsoft's decision to launch the Halo series as a console-exclusive, with ports of the original and Halo 2 coming later, "hurt" the brand overall. No Halo game has been released on PC since Halo 2.

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By the time they finally release it on PC, it will be old news anyways because there will be better games out by then. In 8 months they'll port it to PC, sell it at full price, and then six months later I MIGHT buy it for 10 bucks. By then, hopefully their shoddy port will be fixed by modders and the online will work properly.

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@gpm23 GTA has a huge mod community! No doubt they will continue to mod until the GTA VI arrive! :)

That's what makes the wait for a PC version worth it!

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@obriam @gpm23 Ya we always get the best version for the cheapest price. Just have to be a little patient, that's all, which isn't hard considering the backlog that most gamers have and the new releases on the horizon. Personally, i'm more excited to see how Watch Dogs turns out.

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@gpm23 @obriam I hear you brother!

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@obriam @gpm23 They should have waited to release it for next gen from the beginning. That's why i'm not really excited to play V; I want to see what they can do with more advanced hardware. GTA 6 next gen will be amazing.

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@gpm23 @obriam But, mark my words! R* will release PS4/XONE GTA V versions before PC!

Thers no monetary reason for them to do otherwise!

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many do...

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"Director of marketing for Intel's Premium Notebooks" does not give him any credibility on this issue.

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@Arther-la-Blunt Nah!

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Yes, he's right. It's all about money.

There's no point in signing a petition, when the contract for console exclusivity ends the PC version will be released.

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Yes because after a 400 million dollar profit, they want to ensure they make more. GTF outta here with that.

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@LonelyHippie27 So the point is to make a great game, hire a bunch of people to create it and then make only what gamers think they should only be allowed to make????

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@bizuit @LonelyHippie27 You type like either a foreigner or a 12 year old, I can't decide which

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@bizuit @LonelyHippie27 Maybe he's trying to say "Whatever you just type doesn't make any sense at all"

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@LonelyHippie27 Uh oh insults! Fix it for me so I can see what it should say

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@LonelyHippie27

you can never have enough money...

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How the hell did it hurt Halo? Really, how?

Because from what I recall, this was insulting piece of shit port for quick cash-in with crappy sales, that's why they are not going to make that mistake again.

Also, now R* has to do shit, they might as well can fix what there is and go back to count their cash and swim in it, and not release it for PC at all - it won't make them that much money.

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@komuchen Let me guess the old "I'm an ignorant fucktard and obviously 50 MILLION pc gamers on Steam alone is not at all a target audience for this game because pc gamers steal shit and don't buy games."

Thought so.

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@Grenadeh wtf are you talking about, kid? That totally all of those 50 mln will buy everything there is? Yeah... nice one.

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@komuchen @Grenadeh This is true. The GTA4 port was shit tastic and the only reason I never bought it on PC. Well that and I can barely handle one copy of GTA, don't need 2.

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@Grenadeh I don't know how much would port cost, but I think we can agree that it's not cheap, unless they want to do half-ass it like GTA4.

It depends on the cost, but the game to be profitable must make something like twice the budget (like they expected 17-25 mln in sales for the game). Maybe there is money, but I wouldn't be surprised if they saw "only" 500k signatures under that petition and were dissapointed.

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@komuchen @Grenadeh It may only be a 7th of their console sales but as a company, why would you turn down guaranteed profit?

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@Grenadeh Where did I say there is no purpose? I've just said they don't have to do it, and that i won't make them that much money, because it won't. Unless people will go out and buy 2nd copy or something.

2 milions is not even half of that what they've sold on consoles, so you are only proving my point.

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@komuchen @Grenadeh I love being called a kid when you're obviously older than someone and they don't even know what the **** they're talking about or what they said.

You explicitly said there's no purpose in them porting to PC. No purpose. As if the massive number of PC gamers isn't another easy at least 2 million sales.

You don't know shit, about shit. Stop talking.

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@komuchen

I don't really understand much of what you just said.

But, exclusives (titles released for only a single system) don't tend to make as much money as titles that are available for multiple systems.

Halo, and other such titles, as well as pretty much everything made by Nintendo, could have made more money if they were/are available on more consoles.

Not everyone is willing to buy a whole new system just for one game. They are way more likely to buy it if they already own the system in which the game is sold on.

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@Scorpion1813 Nintendo games wouldn't make more money for Nintendo. If they would go 3rd party, they would loose more in the longrun.

It only depends on the game, it's not a rule.

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@Scorpion1813 They can't sell the console because of lack of games and confusion, not less interested.

But if you don't get "loose money in the long run", than I will make it simpler for you

Nintendo own console profit possibilities:

- console

- accessories (gamepads, sensorbars, gimmicks like gun,wheel, etc.)

- royalties

- 4-6 mln copies of their 1st party = lots of money

- publishing

Nintendo going 3rd party profit:

- 14-18 mln copies instead of 4-6 - good luck with selling that amount of games, when 5 on both or even all platforms is considered great.

The end

It's really that simple.

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@komuchen

Nintendo can't sell their games because they can't sell their console. They can't sell their console because people are becoming less interested in buying a whole new console just for Nintendo games.

If Nintendo games were available on other consoles, more people would be likely to buy them. People are more likely to buy a game for a console they already own, rather than buying another console. It's as simply as that.

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@komuchen

They were deluded enough to think that halo 2 vista exclusivity was going to boost their POS of OS sales.Terrible mistake,i associate the franchise with Vista now lol.The name "Halo" might be a system seller on console but It's just as generic as it gets on PC as a FPS.They can keep it,there is way better out there.

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@frozenux nobody associates Halo with Vista

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@Grenadeh @frozenux

Meant to be played with aim-assist and sht.

"Look at me, the game is helping me aim. i'm so bad ass!!!".

Sure they are fake,they have to be...lol

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@frozenux No PC Gamer played Halo on PC because we owned it on Xbox, where it was meant to be played.

I don't know who these supposed PC gamers you talk to are but they are fake.

I've literally met one person ever in my entire life that played Halo on a computer, and it was the god awful Halo 1 port on OSX. Worse than the Vista "fiasco" with Halo 2.

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@frozenux

Halo was system seller on console, because it was one of the first shooters, on the box anyway, that you could play with 3 other people without screwing around with building LAN like with PC etc. just pick up controller and play.

But anyway, thanks of reminding me of that Vista fiasco, I almost forgot about it.

But now I remembered "ass" thing on release. That was funny
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@frozenux True, probably less than 1%

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@bizuit @frozenux

Don't do that ,don't make up stats.Just say "few people" and it will be fine lol

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@bizuit @frozenux

I think he was saying halo2, but yes it was some marking bs to try to sell vista to people who wanted to play halo2 on pc.

similar to how that new halo game is only on windows 8

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@djpetitte

People ended up making it work on XP.There were no technical reasons,like MS tried to make US believe, for it to be a Vista exclusive.It was just some marketing BS from MS as usual.

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@frozenux I never said it wasn't a generic FPS, I'm just saying that 1% of people associate Halo with Vista

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@bizuit @frozenux

halo 2 was vista exclusive for pc. im pretty sure that is the only os it will work on

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@bizuit @frozenux

lol.Sure because i somehow care about the "people" you're talking about.I play mainly on PC and that's where my first concern is.Halo is a generic FPS.

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@frozenux 99% of people associate Halo with the Xbox and not Vista, congrats, you're part of the 1% for the first time in your life

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@bizuit @frozenux

Go ask any PC gamer who is into FPS about Halo 2 ,Halo as a franchise and the Vista fiasco.

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Does this guy know anything about the games industy at all?

"Somebody paid a lot of money to make sure that title was exclusive."
If Sony paid Rockstar then GTAV would have been Playstation exclusive. If Microsoft paid Rockstar then it would be Xbox exclusive, and you would be WAY more likely to see a Windows version than a Playstation version.

"believes initial console exclusivity for Halo hurt the brand overall."
Halo was 360 exclusive, GTAV is console exclusive. BIG difference. Also, let's not forget how strong the GTA franchise actually is. Not to mention that GTAV is the fastest selling entertainment product in history.

Rockstar really don't need to release a PC version. In the first 3 days on sale this game made enough money to fund the next 4 GTA games (judging by how much GTAV cost to develop and the billion they made in those 3 days). The life-time sale on console alone could keep them going even longer. They don't need PC, and not having a PC version isn't going to hurt anything.

However, that's not to say they won't release a PC version, I just disagree with the reasons the person in the article is giving.

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@Scorpion1813 It's not the same, with 3 clicks I can get most pc games. On consoles, you need to do some work, calls, and more stuff... Anyways, Rockstar knows what they are doing.

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@theoasis77 @Scorpion1813 Calls? Wtf are you talking about.

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@maddogmark25 @theoasis77 @Scorpion1813 I would also love to know what he's talking about. The ones that play PC games on their TV have to navigate through windows to execute the game, I just picture someone balancing a mouse in their lap on their couch lol

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@frozenux @maddogmark25 @theoasis77 @Scorpion1813 asking his mom if he can buy it?

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@maddogmark25 @theoasis77 @Scorpion1813

CIA stuff...

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@theoasis77

Huh?

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