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Grand Theft Auto IV PC to support 32 players in multiplayer

news.bigdownload.com — We've been waiting for a while to hear about the new multiplayer features that Rockstar Games has been promoting for the upcoming PC port of Grand Theft Auto IV. Today, via last minute previews with certain game media outlets, we finally found out that the PC version will support 32 players in the game's various online multiplayer modes.

Who dugg this? Made popular Nov 27, 2008

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  • roxya, on 11/27/2008, -0/+69He likes to watch.
  • SawButter, on 11/26/2008, -10/+6932 online players, 1 cup.
  • wontstoptalking, on 11/27/2008, -2/+53Now if I could only find 32 friends...
  • BackEnThaWomb, on 11/27/2008, -1/+4831
  • TheBigBad, on 11/27/2008, -10/+52Who cares, GTA4 multiplayer is terrible.
  • acegi, on 11/27/2008, -0/+42or you could enlist for iraq
  • AmyVernon, on 11/26/2008, -4/+34That's sick.
  • breanna5, on 11/27/2008, -0/+25Seeing as Rockstar made $500 million in opening week, I don't know if they'll miss that one cent.
  • Stemnin, on 11/26/2008, -0/+21I see on Game Monitor, GTA:SA with up to 200 slot servers (Multi Theft Auto I think it's called), must be a total smorgasbord in there.. anyone actually play it?
  • sexybobo, on 11/26/2008, -2/+20I am still waiting for a mmo Grand theft auto. Would be awesome you and a couple thousand other people trying to kill each other.
  • redfred18t, on 11/27/2008, -2/+20Wow, I havent seen a 2g1c reference in a while. Thanks SawButter.
  • inactive, on 11/27/2008, -0/+18@Murdats

    Join Blackwater then.
  • carl25, on 11/27/2008, -0/+16and the editor, better graphics and mods
  • wontstoptalking, on 11/27/2008, -0/+16@roxya:

    Thanks for understanding.
  • 88chrisb, on 11/27/2008, -0/+15now that was funny.
  • freehunter, on 11/27/2008, -1/+15If they release on PC at the same time as consoles, people with both will pirate the PC version. It has been shown time and time again, and that is why most companies do this. They won't make back their investment + profit if they release on PC at the same time.
  • Zervaman, on 11/27/2008, -5/+19I have been dying for GTA IV on PC...

    Played it on 360, my god what a masterpiece!
  • captainsky, on 11/26/2008, -1/+14Indeed.
  • solidus636, on 11/27/2008, -1/+14It definitely wasn't better than GTA San Andreas. Yeah, GTAIV had great graphics and an awesome story, but it wasn't as fun because you couldn't do all the crazy stuff you did in GTA San Andreas.
  • inactive, on 11/26/2008, -0/+13Sweet! I've actually been looking forward to this one.
  • MoFoKeR, on 11/27/2008, -0/+13Wait just 32? after a long wait and you know the size of the entire map the multiplayer should easily be 64 players. Cmon rockstar you could do better..its just 32 is not enough mayhem and 64 is just right. Im still buying it i planned to anyway feel screwed a bit thou lol
  • matude, on 11/27/2008, -0/+12Wow, people actually thank others for bringing up mental images about 2g1c.
  • t4m5t3r, on 11/27/2008, -4/+15Why is this news? why would it NOT be 32 players, thats the bare minimum!! anything less and its just a ***** console port!!

    (im asuming the consoles cant handle 32 players? dont know, dont own one, what is it 16? just like PC's in 1995!!, yeah, conoles are "awsome")
  • EuphoricAgony, on 11/27/2008, -0/+10Yes it's pretty amazing playing gang wars with like 50 people in each gang and just go wild on 2 of the islands.
  • CedEx, on 11/27/2008, -0/+10I can't believe they took out the planes and parachute. There are so many skyscrapers in GTAIV that it would have been fun base jumping them all.
  • dobbinmon, on 11/27/2008, -0/+10no it was bad on both
  • chesterjosiah, on 11/27/2008, -0/+8That's it? 32? Why isn't it like 1000?
  • Murdats, on 11/27/2008, -1/+9team deathmatch sucks though, I want free for all.
  • Crushkilla, on 11/27/2008, -0/+7And there you have it folks, one of the many reasons why PC is just better than console. Now if devs didn't sell their souls to fast-food gaming on consoles, the best platform wouldn't be so shafted all the time.
  • jaymulder, on 11/27/2008, -0/+7GTAMMOTPS
  • planetmatt, on 11/27/2008, -1/+8I have it on the 360 and it's far from a masterpiece. The core game mechanics are unchanged since GTA3. Drive there, collect this, kill him, repeat.

    In terms of story and ambience, it's no where near as good as Vice City and in terms of gameplay features, a lot has been removed from what was available in San Andreas; no bike, planes, parachute, jetpack etc..

    Multiplayer is dull, most people just end up at the airport doing stunts and the shooting mechanics aren't as tight as they need to be.
  • Jumba990, on 11/27/2008, -0/+6And err, 200 people is SA:MP, MTA supports up to 128.
  • Data33, on 11/27/2008, -0/+6Buried for being.. you know.. ran over and probably dead.
  • antygon, on 11/27/2008, -0/+5They forgot Poland...

    (multiplayer won't be supported in Poland....)
  • hellbent6, on 11/27/2008, -0/+5gives a reason to buy it this time.
  • breanna5, on 11/27/2008, -5/+10It is a true masterpiece. There's so much going on this world, it is unbelievable.
  • 88chrisb, on 11/27/2008, -1/+6Sold. I'm definitely buying this now.
  • MasterGrief, on 11/27/2008, -0/+5Someone looking to argue a point would do well to spell correctly.
  • ortucis, on 11/27/2008, -0/+5I am a PC gamer (only) and even I know if they release it at the same time for PC, people will just prefer downloading it off ShiityBay or something. Thank the pirates for making this possible and learn to live with it. Besides, do you really want the ***** console version over a PC version that comes with addons and updates of its own? (happens with most games, I'd rather wait for this)
  • whytey, on 11/27/2008, -0/+4haha
  • whytey, on 11/27/2008, -0/+4samp FTW
  • Coffeedemon, on 11/27/2008, -0/+4Get over your PC fetish. They're great but they aren't some kind of electronic dick you should feel compelled to wave about.
  • Hollow5, on 11/27/2008, -0/+4why?
  • ianbirtwistle, on 11/27/2008, -0/+3I read an interview.. think it was IGN.. basically said that normally they get the team to start working on the PC version as soon as the console version hits gold. This time they had a team working on the PC version at the same time as the console, so that's where the in-game video editor came from.. hopefully the extra time the team spent will show.
  • deshabble, on 11/27/2008, -1/+4360 multiplayer = Being booted from every game you join.
  • Seaton, on 11/27/2008, -0/+3Dugg for me being one of the 31 players that you just ran over on the sidewalk...
  • MasterGrief, on 11/27/2008, -0/+3The shooting mechanics are a lot better than they *used* to be, at least.
  • themastersb, on 11/27/2008, -1/+4I wouldn't be satisfied unless it were OVER 9000!!! ....yes I have a problem.
  • JesterFPS, on 11/28/2008, -0/+3ZOMBIE MOD ROCKSTAR PLZ?
  • Crucible1001, on 11/27/2008, -1/+4Yeah, it is pretty cool. With GTA 4, it will probably suck for multiplayer. I hope someone eventually mods it for 200 like SA. Most I have played with is 130 people. It is like all the NPCs are real people instead.
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