Grand Theft Auto III Q&As [Apr 22, 2002, 08:44 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
GameSpot's Grand Theft Auto III Q&A
is online chatting with Dan Houser and Leslie Benzies of Rockstar Games about
plans to bring the crime-filled hit PS2 game "back to its PC roots" as
well as its "mature" themes, what's being improved to take advantage
of PC hardware, the game's lack of multiplayer support, controller support, and
more. Meanwhile, there is also a Grand
Theft Auto III Q&A on GameSpy.com also talking with Leslie Benzies, also
discussing PC improvements, controls, and multiplayer, as well as inquiring
about the game's system requirements. If that's not enough for someone, almost unbelievably,
there's also a Grand Theft Auto III
Q&A on PC.IGN.Com talking with (brace yourself) Dan Houser and Leslie
Benzies, covering the exact same topics once more, while also asking about
support for creating your own custom radio stations using your own MP3s and
their projected release date. Each article is accompanied by its own pair of new
screenshots, though the links to the full sized shots on IGN are broken as of
now.
It's not such a bullshit excuse. Building multiplayer functionality into a single-player game takes time, it's not like they can just plop a couple of maps in there, they have to build the networking infrastructure from the ground up.
Whilst I'd hoped for multiplayer support as much as anyone, if you gave me the choice between having GTA3 next month, or having to wait for another 6 months for a half-arsed DM mode, I'll take the former. I'm sure the majority of PS2-less PC fans would agree.
From the sounds of it, Rockstar have plans for a multiplayer-only GTA - perhaps some kind of massively-multiplayer thing, with a permanent city-scape in which players interact? Has to be a step up from the MP of GTA 1/2, which were fun for a quick blast, but hell to set up. I'm quite happy to wait for GTA MP if it's something innovative and expansive - I can't see myself paying for a DM/Cannonball Run add-on though, so I hope Rockstar have something special in mind.
Whilst I'd hoped for multiplayer support as much as anyone, if you gave me the choice between having GTA3 next month, or having to wait for another 6 months for a half-arsed DM mode, I'll take the former. I'm sure the majority of PS2-less PC fans would agree.
From the sounds of it, Rockstar have plans for a multiplayer-only GTA - perhaps some kind of massively-multiplayer thing, with a permanent city-scape in which players interact? Has to be a step up from the MP of GTA 1/2, which were fun for a quick blast, but hell to set up. I'm quite happy to wait for GTA MP if it's something innovative and expansive - I can't see myself paying for a DM/Cannonball Run add-on though, so I hope Rockstar have something special in mind.
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