Grand Theft Auto IV

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re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Dumb questions.

If you already have GTAIV, will you have to reinstall if you get the upcoming disc?

Will you have to delete your game saves?

Nope.

If you get the disc, you're all set.

[LingeringRegime]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Nope.

If you get the disc, you're all set.

Sweet.

[CaptainZombie]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Is this true?

'm on the fence about it. On the "other system" if you buy them via download you can combine the new radio stations from The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony with the radio stations from GTA IV for a combined soundtrack of 300 songs. Which is pretty cool to me, you know, on top of the actual new stories and gameplay. But if you buy the physical copy of Episodes From Liberty City, you get 3 exclusive radio stations not available via the downloads but no way of combining all the radio stations.

[Complex]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Walked into target just today and copped it.

[Steel5]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Is this true?

Don't know about the disc, but when you DL'd the expansions on Xbox live, all the new songs became available not only in the expansion but across all three. So a new song from BOGT became available to listen to in the original game, as well as in LATD.

[Blzer]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Don't know about the disc, but when you DL'd the expansions on Xbox live, all the new songs became available not only in the expansion but across all three. So a new song from BOGT became available to listen to in the original game, as well as in LATD.

If this is the case, I just may go this route.

Are there new (or updated) talk stations?

[Steel5]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

If this is the case, I just may go this route.

Are there new (or updated) talk stations?

Between both expansions, pretty much all the stations have new songs/talk shows I believe.

[CaptainZombie]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Don't know about the disc, but when you DL'd the expansions on Xbox live, all the new songs became available not only in the expansion but across all three. So a new song from BOGT became available to listen to in the original game, as well as in LATD.

If this is the case, I just may go this route.

Are there new (or updated) talk stations?

Between both expansions, pretty much all the stations have new songs/talk shows I believe.

Thanks Steel, I will get the DLC then. While the Vice City FM sounds cool due to the 80's tunes, you can't beat having all 3 games radio stations accessible at all times for all 3 games.

[tWoSour]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Walked into target just today and copped it.

Me too, love it when things get released early

[Jeffx]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Sweet.

Tomorrow's the day!!!!!!!

[CaptainZombie]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

Tomorrow's the day!!!!!!!

Yeah and there was a cat lurking around this fine establishment that kept on preaching this is never coming to the PS3.

[FinsUp75]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

So what's the consensus on the DLC vs the retail disc? I'm leaning towards the DLC, but wanted to hear other opinions.

[ExtremeGamer]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

So what's the consensus on the DLC vs the retail disc? I'm leaning towards the DLC, but wanted to hear other opinions.

I have it for the 360, and I would go DLC everytime. For the biggest reasons already stated, the music tracks intergrate into all 3 "games" that way. If you buy the disc, you have just those tracks for the 2 games, and then GTA IV has it's own music.

It's a small thing, but for me, all that more worth it, since GTA IV is still a blast to play.

[CaptainZombie]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

So what's the consensus on the DLC vs the retail disc? I'm leaning towards the DLC, but wanted to hear other opinions.

The retail disc gives you a new radio station, Vice City FM. You can only listen to the radio stations for TLATD and BOGT.

If you go DLC, you can combine the radio stations for all 3 games and will have access to them at all times. Only drawback is no Vice City FM.........but when you consider how much was added to both DLC games, I would prefer to D/l so I can have more music to work with.

The other thing is that if you never play these games again as DLC, you lose value since it can't be sold. If you own the disc, once you beat both episodes the game can be traded in.

It comes down to what you are looking for.

[Steel5]

re: Grand Theft Auto IV

I have it for the 360, and I would go DLC everytime. For the biggest reasons already stated, the music tracks intergrate into all 3 "games" that way. If you buy the disc, you have just those tracks for the 2 games, and then GTA IV has it's own music.

It's a small thing, but for me, all that more worth it, since GTA IV is still a blast to play.

I agree 100%. Also if you get DLC you can play all three games with the GTA IV disc in.