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GTA V has gone gold.

eival said:
theres nothing "lead" about only having the option(mandatory) to install 8 of the 15 gigs and having to do it with a 1x speed drive, vs fully installing all 15 on 360 which takes about 5 min for a full 7.5 disc and Rockstar announced they developed the game to recognize that and not require disc swapping.
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You don't deserve Vinnie's picture as your avatar, something more along the lines of this.
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Ravensmash said:
Instant email - make sure you order the one that says 'Instant' though.

That's not actually a bad idea, but I'm reluctant to go digital with a full retail game. Sure, I might get it a few hours earlier, but it's stuck on my hard drive and tied to an account :[
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Thanks, so tempted to do it that way now. Any idea if they let you download the whole game on the 13th or just half? My broadband is shit.
 
eival said:
theres nothing "lead" about only having the option(mandatory) to install 8 of the 15 gigs and having to do it with a 1x speed drive, vs fully installing all 15 on 360 which takes about 5 min for a full 7.5 disc and Rockstar announced they developed the game to recognize that and not require disc swapping.
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What the hell? lol
 
I'm actually concerned that PSN will be hammered at launch and it will take forever to download. Still not sure what to do. I'd at least hope to wake up to the game download finished. Don't feel like going to the midnight launch, the last GTA midnight launch I went to was madness. It was convenient though considering I worked until 10pm about one thousand feet from the Gamespot.

Anyway, release needs to be here soon.
 
Rivyn said:
I still have the strategy guides from San Andreas and GTA IV lying around somewhere. I never used it for the missions but some of the collectables were incredibly tough to find.
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but that's the fun to find them ON YOUR OWN without any help.
 
INDIGO_CYCLOPS said:
I'm actually concerned that PSN will be hammered at launch and it will take forever to download. Still not sure what to do. I'd at least hope to wake up to the game download finished. Don't feel like going to the midnight launch, the last GTA midnight launch I went to was madness. It was convenient though considering I worked until 10pm about one thousand feet from the Gamespot.

Anyway, release needs to be here soon.
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If you pre-ordered it'll start downloading on the 13th. Check the PSN/SEN web interface for transaction history.
 
I don't buy strategy guides for help, I buy them when a game is awesome and I want more of it.
I have only bought 2. Ff7 and mgs4.
I'm gonna buy that deluxe GTAv guide though.
 
Sounds like CVG/GTA5Oclock is gearing up for some big stories over the next week. Pretty obvious given that the game is only 1 full work-week away (love saying that)
 
eival said:
theres nothing "lead" about only having the option(mandatory) to install 8 of the 15 gigs and having to do it with a 1x speed drive, vs fully installing all 15 on 360 which takes about 5 min for a full 7.5 disc and Rockstar announced they developed the game to recognize that and not require disc swapping.
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Best Drive by comment today :P

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InaudibleWhispa said:
GTAV Official strategy guide only £7 on Amazon (more than half price).
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Seems like a pretty good deal. I preordered the Collector's Edition here in the US via Amazon. I generally get guides for my "big" games or those I'm a fan of the art for, especially Rockstar's since they usually cram a ton of artwork in there some of which never gets released.

wizzbang said:
Really? I mean I was only assuming but all the marketing focusing on PS3, trailers being done on PS3 and I figured, since the PS3 version of GTA4 ran well,.. not ideally - they would make the PS3 the lead for this, so that it could get more attention.
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Didn't Sony also announce at the GameStop convention that Rockstar was among the 20 or so third party developers providing exclusive content for Playstation? Seems like people didn't know if they meant it was PS4 or PS3 related.
 
Some new pics leaked. Apparently the top right pic with the banshee and chopper is new.

It does say Display case on the bottom right but don't shops like GAME do that with all titles and keep the disked versions behind the desk or outback.

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Gizmowned said:
Some new pics leaked. Apparently the top right pic with the banshee and chopper is new.

It does say Display case on the bottom right but don't shops like GAME do that with all titles and keep the disked versions behind the desk or outback.
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It.is.beautfiul. Michael Mann vibes from the top left pic. dat description.
 
Oh btw pics are from a UK person so probably bundles on the way to GAME or something. Can't find any larger screens since its from an instagram member.
 
Gizmowned said:
Some new pics leaked. Apparently the top right pic with the banshee and chopper is new.

It does say Display case on the bottom right but don't shops like GAME do that with all titles and keep the disked versions behind the desk or outback.
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back cover sucks donkey balls but hey it's REAL!
 
I picked free delivery for my GAME pre order since it has always come before the release day ( but they were allowed to send it early)...

I am afraid of not getting it by release :(

if I don't get it, FU Rockstar
 
How long do you think it will take to install the mandatory 8 gigs on PS3? My guess is somewhere around an hour, but I certainly hope it's quicker than that. Luckily, I'm getting the LE strategy guide with the game, so that will keep me somewhat sated while I wait...

Also, I have a question about OTs on GAF. Who decides who gets to make them and when they go up? How do you not get 15 OTs around the same time? I've always wondered this.
 
Gizmowned said:
Some new pics leaked. Apparently the top right pic with the banshee and chopper is new.

It does say Display case on the bottom right but don't shops like GAME do that with all titles and keep the disked versions behind the desk or outback.
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c'mon open it and leak the freakin MAP!
 
SavagePlanet said:
How long do you think it will take to install the mandatory 8 gigs on PS3? My guess is somewhere around an hour, but I certainly hope it's quicker than that. Luckily, I'm getting the LE strategy guide with the game, so that will keep me somewhat sated while I wait...

Also, I have a question about OTs on GAF. Who decides who gets to make them and when they go up? How do you not get 15 OTs around the same time? I've always wondered this.
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I believe there is a thread where you request to make an OT. Not sure if it's FCFS or what.

EDIT: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=450653

Dang, he called it back in 2011! That's some dedication.
 
SavagePlanet said:
How long do you think it will take to install the mandatory 8 gigs on PS3? My guess is somewhere around an hour, but I certainly hope it's quicker than that. Luckily, I'm getting the LE strategy guide with the game, so that will keep me somewhat sated while I wait...

Also, I have a question about OTs on GAF. Who decides who gets to make them and when they go up? How do you not get 15 OTs around the same time? I've always wondered this.
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It'll probably take 20 minutes or so. Installing from a disc is usually faster than the PS3 installing a game you downloaded.
 
Tek said:
I planned to pick up the limited edition strategy guide from Gamestop along with the game, but they were charging over 30 bucks for it compared to Amazon charging like 22. Plus I have prime so that was a win win.

The last strategy guide I bought for GTA was Vice City, but this GTA V hype is consuming me!!!
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I've always wondered about strategy guides... Do the developers make them with BradyGames, or does Brady Games (or whoever) get some early copy of the game? Seems like it'd be the source of leaks, but I don't know how those work at all.
 
Sn4ke_911 said:
It's a display case. They don't have the discs yet.



The Case is empty.
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That's an awful lot of display cases. 84 units per case. I'd assume they're breaking those cases down even further then and sending them to stores. I can't see a store needing 84 display units.
Also wondering what "swop" means.
 
UnrealEck said:
That's an awful lot of display cases. 84 units per case. I'd assume they're breaking those cases down even further then and sending them to stores. I can't see a store needing 84 display units.
Also wondering what "swop" means.
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Well i'm no expert but one thing is for sure. The pic on the right is brand new so it can't be a fake.
 
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