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    Official Rockstar Statement: L.A. Noire for the PC

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by widezu69, Jun 23, 2011.

  1. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    widezu69, Jun 23, 2011
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  2. dooms33ker

    dooms33ker Notebook Consultant

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    Good find, hopefully the game will run better than GTA IV.
     
    dooms33ker, Jun 23, 2011
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  3. RayDawg

    RayDawg Notebook Consultant

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    Meh, I'll wait and see if they ever do RDR.
     
    RayDawg, Jun 23, 2011
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  4. Syberia

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    I gave in and bought RDR for the 360, but I'll definitely wait for LA Noire on PC.
     
    Syberia, Jun 23, 2011
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  5. hawk1410

    hawk1410 Bird of Prey

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    Rockstar is the only reason I still own a console, does not matter as long as they don't release simultaneously for the pc and consoles, until then I am happy playing their games on my PS3 its not like the pc version is better looking so I am not really missing on something.
     
    hawk1410, Jun 23, 2011
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  6. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    This has made my day!
     
    Mechanized Menace, Jun 23, 2011
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  7. roliath

    roliath Notebook Consultant

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    Meh, RDR is the better game of the two. I wish they would make that instead.
     
    roliath, Jun 23, 2011
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  8. Prydeless

    Prydeless Stupid is

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    Probably the only reason they're porting it is sales haven't done as well as they'd predicted. I say boycott until RDR is also ported! :D
     
    Prydeless, Jun 23, 2011
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  9. RayDawg

    RayDawg Notebook Consultant

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    Tell that to the fans with PCs that want to run LA: Noire.
     
    RayDawg, Jun 23, 2011
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  10. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    Ah good ole' John Marston!

    I want Both dang it!
     
    Mechanized Menace, Jun 23, 2011
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  11. Prydeless

    Prydeless Stupid is

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    Okay, where are they?!
     
    Prydeless, Jun 23, 2011
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  12. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    HERE!!!!! 10char
     
    Mechanized Menace, Jun 23, 2011
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  13. roliath

    roliath Notebook Consultant

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    To be honest it was a good game, especially for the animations. I'm guessing thats gonna be a big selling point when it comes to the PC.
     
    roliath, Jun 23, 2011
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  14. jerg

    jerg Have fun. Stay alive.

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    Y U NO RDR?

    L.A. Noire is more like an interactive movie....very unlike how Rockstar usually makes games.
     
    jerg, Jun 23, 2011
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  15. shinakuma9

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    I WANT

    10char
     
    shinakuma9, Jun 23, 2011
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  16. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    Yeah i was happy when i read this news earlier today but the first thing that came to mind was where is RDR ? :( .

    LA NOIRE is a good game but RDR was so much better IMHO.
     
    Quadzilla, Jun 23, 2011
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  17. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    I want both dang it! BOTH!!
     
    Mechanized Menace, Jun 23, 2011
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  18. dooms33ker

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    Rockstar did not make the game, only published it and bought the rights.

    A new studio called Team Bondi developed the game over the course of five years.

    This is similar to how Rockstar bought the Max Payne franchise yet never actually made the games. (until Max Payne 3)
     
    dooms33ker, Jun 23, 2011
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  19. tetutato

    tetutato NBR Troll

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    Yup same for most people. Still waiting for "that" news on RDR but will definitely keep this on my watch. :)
     
    tetutato, Jun 23, 2011
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  20. FlyingMonkey99

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    i wouldnt say its a interactive movie...heavy rain was a interactive movie.



    tho ive played threw Rdr on ps3 i still would like to add it 2 my pc collection
     
    FlyingMonkey99, Jun 23, 2011
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  21. naticus

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    I agree. I will definitely get LA noire, but RDR and Uncharted series were the reasons I bought a PS3.

    RDR will never be on PC though, unfortunately.
     
    naticus, Jun 23, 2011
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  22. dooms33ker

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    There are several reasons for why Red Dead never saw a PC release:

    A) Rockstar San Diego barely got the console versions out from what I heard, and when they did it sold enough on the consoles.

    B) Poor GTA IV sales / Piracy.

    C) The Rage engine used in GTA IV and in RDR performed poorly on the average computer and Rockstar probably felt that there isn't enough market penetration for quad core and very fast dual core CPUs.

    With sandy bridge and Phenom II x6 desktop and notebook processors available at very affordable prices most gamers should be covered now.

    The thing is, Rockstar will most likely not release RDR now because it may cannibalize L.A. Noire sales, even though most laptops with a dedicated GPU released this year could handle the game.
     
    dooms33ker, Jun 24, 2011
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  23. LaptopNut

    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

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    Nice to hear this news but I am only interested in RDR. I also plan to buy Arkham City, Prototype 2 and Saints Row 3, so LA Noire is nowhere near the top of my list. They have released silver when they should have released Gold as far as I am concerned.
     
    LaptopNut, Jun 24, 2011
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  24. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    Besides texture resolution, the framerate is where you'll see the biggest difference. Neither the 360 or PS3 could maintain a smooth 30fps throughout the game's various scenes.
     
    Kevin, Jun 24, 2011
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    Mafia II gameplay with rockstar qualitty, i cant wait! I hope it will have a reasonable amount of gameplay.
     
    lvnatic, Jun 24, 2011
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    I woke up with my eyes closed...until I saw this thread.

    And now I'm like hyper and jumping on the bed hahaha.
     
    Thisisalamp, Jun 24, 2011
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    Painkilller Notebook Consultant

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    John Marston and Josey Wales: best western characters ever!!!

    Really could care less about 'Noir though...
     
    Painkilller, Jun 24, 2011
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  28. lozanogo

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    Well, at least its better than nothing. Though I'm surprised how fast they made the announcement for PC.
     
    lozanogo, Jun 25, 2011
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    I'm surprised as well, I'm happy about it though, as long as there isn't any major performance problems on day 1, it will be a definite buy. Friend that plays it on PS3 says it has some nice face reading stuff, which is something I've fell in love with after reading a few Paul Ekman books/Lie to Me.
     
    dkillone, Jun 25, 2011
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