[TechnoProdigy]

Side note, has anyone checked the user reviews at metacritic lately?
All the PC fanboys giving it 0/10 for not being released on their beloved machine yet.
Idiots.....

Good, the game deserves flack for not releasing on the most lucrative gaming platform, and Rockstar deserves every bit of bad press for it. Not releasing a game on PC this day and age when the next console generation is right around the corner and uses the exact same architecture as PCs is inexcusable.

Because the average gamer in this day in age uses a PC? If you haven't noticed PC gaming has been winding down over the years due to piracy, and they try to prevent that and just make it worse for those who stick around. And let's be honest here if they released it for PC at the same time it would be a console port so it would be just as bad as half the other games that are being released. Do you really want a console port of GTA on PC?

Just fyi GTA isn't intended for next-gen gaming so that argument is a bit invalid, however they do have plans to release GTA V on next-gen in 2014.

Wow, rokkr, and here I thought you actually had some sense about you. Considering the next-generation of consoles is literally going to be using PC components, a port would be extremely easy to do and wouldn't be nearly as half-baked as ports of Xbox 360 and PS3 games.

http://www.shacknews.com/article/78421/ ... on-in-2012

And it's expected to exceed 25 Billion dollars by 2016.

Yeah, PC gaming is really winding down....

-Edit- Moar links

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/04/ ... s-exploded
http://business.time.com/2013/02/11/gam ... lummeting/ (This could easily be attributed to the end of the current console generation nearing, but you get the idea)

[Bu1ld0g]

Not releasing a game on PC this day and age when the next console generation is right around the corner and uses the exact same architecture as PCs is inexcusable.

I think you need to do a bit of research on release history for the GTA series since GTA III.
It was a Sony/PS2 exclusive for GTA's III to San Andreas with PC and Xbox versions being released 6 months to a year later.
That changed with GTA IV as it was released for both consoles at the same time, with the PC version following 6 months later with PC only improvements and online multi player.

Given this history I'm surprised you expected it to be released at the same time.

[Rokkrwolf]

Wow, rokkr, and here I thought you actually had some sense about you. Considering the next-generation of consoles is literally going to be using PC components, a port would be extremely easy to do and wouldn't be nearly as half-baked as ports of Xbox 360 and PS3 games.

http://www.shacknews.com/article/78421/ ... on-in-2012

And it's expected to exceed 25 Billion dollars by 2016.

Yeah, PC gaming is really winding down....

-Edit- Moar links

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/04/ ... s-exploded
http://business.time.com/2013/02/11/gam ... lummeting/ (This could easily be attributed to the end of the current console generation nearing, but you get the idea)

I was going to post a big book of stuff but it's pointless arguing with people over such things. PC sales are on the rise but that's due to reasons like Steam Sales. But the cost of maintaining a PC to play the new games is the price of a console. And piracy will and always hurt the PC industry just look at DRM and Online Only. I could argue how the games launches are riddle with bugs and exploits but that goes to both sides because these kids make these gaming companies rush to get a game out. Not to mention they are lazy because they can "Just fix it later" and "Release a day 1 patch."

I'm not saying either are dying but PC was winding down, will it go back up? I would think as it will and always be the best of the best. But I still stand by my word and I have enough sense to see PC has been hurting for quite awhile but will always remain.

With things like Steam and Humblebundle, PC gaming will always make decent sales.

This guy hits the nail on the head "If you look at dollars and cents, it's true that PC gaming HAS BEEN on the rise and console games is declining for the past few years, but that's partially because two of the main products in the console market are on the declining phase.

However, judging by the pre-orders of the upcoming PS4 and X-Box One, the console market will rise again. And this is the way it been with every console generation. Nothing really interesting or special here, just simple business 101."

[TornadicManiac]