Grand Theft Auto V Steam pre-load is live
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60GB... yeah this will take like 3 days with my internet speed and this is why many countries still more into PC retail version than digital. I wish 2K/Rockstar follow Bethesda (and other publisher) on this and release their retail PC games with Steam key and steam installing from the discs like Wolfenstein and many other games.
Denton
Member
Of course not, it is social club only. I will add it to steam as a nonsteam game.
Only place to get steam copies is steam itself, and even there you still have to use social club.
He meant FoV (field of view) settings for the first person mode. And that was even a thing in the console version, so I expect it to be there from the start in the PC version as well.
i meant a mod to increase the FOV in first person mode b/c the slider in the console version barely does anything.
Wasn't really possible to have a wider range in the console version, would be too demanding.
That is pretty much what I expected to happen. I doubt Rockstar's service is as well stress tested as Steam. Having said that, I don't expect many people to be able to play on launch day since everything goes through Rockstar's Social Club, so every will likely grind it to a halt for a while
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
This will take several night sessions.
Hopefully it'll be in the game naturally rather than having to be modded. I hope the ports as good as Max Payne 3's.
Mod wise I'd like to see something that makes the cops less deadly/gives me a bit more health so I stand a chance
Cramoss
Member
Just bought it from there, it was way more cheaper than steam for me here (Chile). Steam version was like $20 - $25 more here.
Rawket Lawnchair
Member
Oh my poor SSD, you're filling up. Oh my poor PC, you're staying on tonight and tomorrow night.
Gotta overclock the 4770K as well.
Gotta overclock the 4770K as well.
hobblygobbly
Member
I heard that with Rockstar Social Club that you won't be able to download this and then give the files to your roommate and let them login to their RSC/steam and verify the game because RSC throws a hissy fit because of the DRM?
Can anyone confirm? Does this mean all my roommates will each have to download a 60 GB game... ?
Also is it confirmed that nuuvem's keys have no region lock shenanigans?
Can anyone confirm? Does this mean all my roommates will each have to download a 60 GB game... ?
Also is it confirmed that nuuvem's keys have no region lock shenanigans?
This is exactly where I'm at. Though, I am thinking about getting a 980 within a month or two before The Witcher 3. I also think capping it at 30fps will be a necessity right now. I wish they'd announce the 980Ti already!
Woo-Fu
Banned
Online infrastructure, co-marketing agreements, coordinated release dates, etc. etc. etc. There are plenty of reasons you don't make a change in the release date at this point in time unless you positively, absolutely have to.
Visualante2
Member
10% at best /crystal ball
I don't see why copying the folder with all the pre-load data to someone else wouldn't work right now. Just give it a go, the downloaded files can be found in steamapps/depotcache on the drive you pre-loaded it to. Just put all the files there on another PC and start the pre-load, should probably finish up right away and say it's done.
I have never tried that though, so no idea if there's anything stopping this from working.
xemumanic
Member
Classic. I did that for CoD AW.
yeah Wolfenstein TNO was on 4 DVDs, (maybe publishers should move to blu-ray for the PC retail releases but it don't really matter) for me it's still better than downloading 40 or more GBs on my slow internet and limited bandwidth cap. sadly unlike Wolfenstein Rockstar don't do steam installing from the discs for their games.
OrlanisWorks
Banned
Yep. Blu-ray probably won't catch on for desktops, I think, for at least another couple years. It'll be great when it does. I'd like to see the final release of Star Citizen on two blu-ray discs, rather than a weeks worth of downloading.
I hate that Rockstar doesn't give steam keys with their physical copies. Straight through their shitty social club. I won't be installing the game until at least a couple days after release so I can see how the game runs on AMD GPUs and if there are any issues with DRM and optimization stuffs.
Cramoss
Member
Ughhhh.... rockstar's downloader is going at 300kb/sec
4.5 hrs remaining and half way done.
hey, it could be worse
like 13 hrs remaining
:'(
Gumbie
Member
You turn your PC off every night?
Poetic.Injustice
Member
Wish we had word on how optimized it is.
Zomba13
Member
Is this available for pre-load from the rockstar social club thing? I think the GMG key I've got is for that but when I click download it takes me to their page about pre-ordering games. I googled and there was a link from RS support with a downloadable version of the social club thing but when I install it it won't run. (Windows 7 here if that makes a difference).
I'd love to be able to start pre-loading asap because it's a huge game and I have shit internet.
I'd love to be able to start pre-loading asap because it's a huge game and I have shit internet.
I do... most people do
Tainted
Member
He is in Australia like myself....having faster internet is not always an option.You take what you can get
suddenlyissoon
Member
I'm gonna laugh if yours is 500kb/s or something due to everyone downloading it
Boom
Nakkilokki
Banned
I rarely see the benefits of fast internet but I guess this is convenient. I'm moving to a new apartment in June with a gigabit connection, so realistically I should begin to be HDD limited. That is going to be funny.
Tainted
Member
Boom
a-ha I was wondering how they were going to do it
This solves the mystery regarding how the GMG people get their game
Zomba13
Member
Ah! Thank you!