Is GTA 5 PC Version a port of console version ?

[rouven.og]

Hey

I just wanted to know if the PC version of GTA 5 is a console port, or if they developed it while they developed PS3 and Xbox 360 Version or something.

rgds

[☢ GoldFish (SVK) ☢]

Heard it's luckily a parrallel developement. Fingers crossed.

[rouven.og]

Originally posted by GoldFi$h {SVK}:

Heard it's luckily a parrallel developement. Fingers crossed.

That would be awesome !
I was really surprised about the recommended specs, they're pretty low for such a game.
Was Max Payne 3 a console port ? Or did they developed it parallel to console version ? Max Payne 3 runs pretty good on every system, also it runs pretty good on max settings for me.

[Ogden]

Originally posted by addicTix:

Originally posted by GoldFi$h {SVK}:

Heard it's luckily a parrallel developement. Fingers crossed.

That would be awesome !
I was really surprised about the recommended specs, they're pretty low for such a game.
Was Max Payne 3 a console port ? Or did they developed it parallel to console version ? Max Payne 3 runs pretty good on every system, also it runs pretty good on max settings for me.

Ha Max settings, get it? Jk. But Max Payne 3 was developed for PC and is so well optimized it is hard to get it to lag, haha. Runs flawlessly on my desktop and my laptop, and they can get high settings (Desktop, everything max but AA), and the laptop doesn't meet recommended requirements, only minimum!

[vonbleak]

Yeah Max Payne 3 was developed properly for the PC (not a port) and this is the same with GTAV - not only is it not a port, the team behind MP3 are ones responsible for the PC version - so it should be very well optomised and play very well....GTAV PC is not a Port...!

[ZigZach]

They use computers to develop games :) Sorry had to be a smart@ss

[DrB]

Yes, it is a port.

[R.A.W.R.]

Doesn't matter if it's a port or not to me at this point. I'm gonna wait untill I see some reviews first before i drop $60 on a game that could've been released in 2014. (if it's not really a port.)

[Alex5]

It's not a port and several large locations in the game have been reconstructed along with a lot of other new stuff which seperate it from the console version.

[Jedi]

No.
There have been leaked build logs proving the PC version was being built alongside the console versions.

PC versions take longer, because of a few reasons.
1.) More hardware variations, unlike consoles everyone has a different processor/gpu combo, different amounts of ram, vram, etc.

2.) PC gamers expect a more polished game, not 720p with 30fps, but multiple possible resolutions, 4k support, KB+M support, etc.

[☢ GoldFish (SVK) ☢]

@Jedi: Yes, that's all true and those indeed are reasons why the game takes longer to release, but the main reason is to maximize the profits from console market ;)

[Herr Gamer]

It obviously is a port
Do you REALLY think they made the entire game from scratch again? And do you really think they only needed 1 and a half years?

[Herr Gamer]

Originally posted by Jedi Masta Moses:

No.
There have been leaked build logs proving the PC version was being built alongside the console versions.

PC versions take longer, because of a few reasons.
1.) More hardware variations, unlike consoles everyone has a different processor/gpu combo, different amounts of ram, vram, etc.

2.) PC gamers expect a more polished game, not 720p with 30fps, but multiple possible resolutions, 4k support, KB+M support, etc.

1.) The game took longer to release because it's a port.
2.) You don't need to build an enirely new engine/game for 4K and KB+M support...

And where are the leaks you are speaking of? Do you have any information to back your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ up? What you said doesn't prove a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ thing.

[Herr Gamer]

Originally posted by Alex5:

It's not a port and several large locations in the game have been reconstructed along with a lot of other new stuff which seperate it from the console version.

It IS a port though... First of all, do you have any links to back the stuff up you are saying? (And please link me an article to a website that is well-known). Other than that, even IF there would be new Locations, you wouldn't have to make an entirely new game for it.

[☢ GoldFish (SVK) ☢]

Originally posted by Herr Gamer:

It obviously is a port :rfacepalm:
Do you REALLY think they made the entire game from scratch again? And do you really think they only needed 1 and a half years?

Why would they have to make the entire game from scratch? You do know what parallel developement means, right? Because it seems like you don't.
Seems like you're pretty strongly convinced that it's a port. Do YOU have anything to back that up with?
But if you really think that the only/main difference between PC and console versions is KB+mouse and 4K support then I guess there is no point in discussing what's a port and what's not a port with you to begin with.
(btw these[cc22940c89d9789d10745c91568757dc1457c060.googledrive.com] are the leaked logs that have been brought up ITT, feel free to read them)

EDIT: just to clear that up for you:
- a port is when you take an already finished version of said game that is specifically made to run on one platform (say XBOX 360 version of GTA 5) and then you artificially try to make it work on a different platform (say PC). It is far from ideal because of the major differences across the platforms. But, speaking of developing it, it requires less resources to make.
- parallel developement is when you develop the yet unfinished game across multiple platforms - you share the resources (=models, textures, music, animations, stuff like that), but you tailor it to each platform on the go, having all the nuances of those platforms in mind. This is the ultimate solution when developing games for multiple platforms, as it maximizes the effectiveness of said version of the game :) It requires a larger team and it's more expensive than "just" porting it though.

[Gunsmoke]

Word on the street that it's actually made from scratch so people say it should run like Max Payne 3. Port or no port I hope I can get a stable fps in this game.