Grand Theft Auto IV - Operation Sports Forums

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you all know OS now has an official Discord that you can join right now. We’ve kicked around Discords for individual games in the past, but it felt like the right time to make it more of an official thing.

Steve and I have wanted to get this going for a bit because we obviously still hear from y’all who are unhappy with some stuff on the forums, plus when there are forum outages we still want to have a place for everyone to hang. My overarching goal for the longer term is to have both Discord and the forums ultimately work together. There are some logistical issues with the vBulletin forums that don’t allow things to sync right with Discord so there will be a little maneuvering as we try to get mods and forum members any proper roles/tags they need on the Discord, but we can work through that stuff easily enough as people join.

Our general goal is to give people more options to interact with OS community members, whether that’s Discord, the forums, this newsletter, or improved apps. If people want to stick more to the forums, that’s cool. If people want to stick more to the Discord, that’s also cool. In my perfect world, we do a lot of BSing and day-to-day chatting on the Discord about games and sports, and then more of the “in-depth” discussions or hefty things like long slider breakdowns or analysis of gameplay end up on the forums so that can act as a sort of “best of” area for anything OS community related. That said, you all will ultimately shape how the ecosystem shakes out, I just want to give you spaces you like so you can have a good time with other folks in the community.

The same general rules will apply on the Discord as they do on the forums, and we’ve brought most of the forum categories to the Discord as well so there should not be too much confusion as you navigate around.

With the Operation Sports and Discord announcement now out there, it’s also worth mentioning our OS premium newsletter, which quietly launched a couple of weeks ago. Built off the Not Just Another Roster Update newsletter, it offers a mix of retrospectives, guides, interviews and deeper dives into the sports gaming world—covering both current and classic titles.

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Flawless

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01-24-2008, 03:00 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

I'm going with the 360 version for the extra episodes.

Rockstar says the two versions are identical.

"GTA" games haven't missed their announced release dates before. When the delay was announced in August, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick told investors that "the reason it is being delayed is almost strictly technological problems — not problems, but challenges." Barrera offered a little more detail to MTV News this week: "It's really no surprise to anybody that the PS3 was definitely a contributing factor to that. Now, we're neck and neck. That's not an issue anymore. But back then that was something we were taking into account. That's not to say there's anything wrong with the PS3 version. It's awesome. They're both identical."

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#587

01-24-2008, 03:03 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

The extra episodes won't be free so I hear? I think you'll have to pay something like 30 dollars for the content.

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01-24-2008, 03:54 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

Obviously, you will have to pay for the extra episodes, and $30 seems about right given Rockstar says the content will be quite sizeable and industry sources saying it will be along the lines of GTA: LCS in terms of length.

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#589

01-24-2008, 04:33 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

I did read somewhere that there was suppossed to be some kind of Multiplayer. They have not said anything about it though. I bet we wont until a couple of weeks before release.

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01-24-2008, 04:54 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

It would be a huge dissapointment if there is no multiplayer in this game. The possibilities seem endless for online gaming for a game like this.

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01-24-2008, 04:55 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

PS3's fault for the delays.

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01-24-2008, 05:07 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

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01-24-2008, 05:09 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

Looks so good

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01-24-2008, 05:10 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

Originally posted by ThaGenecyst

http://www.videogamer.com/news/24-01-2008-7335.html

Take Two stock jumped up around 10% today thanks to that.
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01-24-2008, 05:20 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

Originally posted by allBthere

how about no one respond since you can make up your own mind ...

What does that have to do with my question? I'm asking for other's opinions.

Anyway, Flawless, thanks for the info. So the PS3 won't be getting the extra content? I thought both were going to have the ability to download them?


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01-24-2008, 05:30 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

Originally posted by ThaGenecyst

I think I need to camp outside my local EB Games. Luckily they opened up one just 5 minutes from my house right by the 24 hr grocery store.

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01-24-2008, 05:36 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

Originally posted by Pared

Anyway, Flawless, thanks for the info. So the PS3 won't be getting the extra content? I thought both were going to have the ability to download them?

Not the episodes the 360 is getting. Microsoft is paying 50 million (not all up front) for the two episodes. It's possible the PS3 will see it's own content, but nothing has been confirmed by Take Two or Rockstar. I would be surprised if the PS3 didn't get something, but I doubt it's going to be anywhere near what 360 will see.

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01-24-2008, 05:51 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

Originally posted by SPTO

I think I need to camp outside my local EB Games. Luckily they opened up one just 5 minutes from my house right by the 24 hr grocery store.

Camp? Ill be waiting for Gamestops free overnight shipping offer.

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01-24-2008, 06:44 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

Originally posted by Flawless

Obviously, you will have to pay for the extra episodes, and $30 seems about right given Rockstar says the content will be quite sizeable and industry sources saying it will be along the lines of GTA: LCS in terms of length.

Wow, that long?

That's freakin awesome
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01-24-2008, 06:48 PM

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

GTA IV: NaturalMotion's Euphoria Technology

Euphoria underpins all the core character animations under a variety of circumstances in the game world. Niko Bellic, the central antihero, is injected with surprising physicality thanks to his freeform movements. In the most basic examples, Niko's stance adjusts depending on the grade of the ground he's standing on, and he is seemingly spatially aware of his environment. Standing on a hillside, his knees and feet adjust for the angle of incline or decline; he walks with a noticeable counterbalance in his stride, to take the angle into consideration and keep his centre of gravity in check. When moving at speed, he'll automatically reach to his front and push doors open with fluidity. It's starling in its execution and attention to detail, but this is barely scratching the surface of how Rockstar has implemented this technology.

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