If GTA V is Coming to Next Gen and PC – Said Versions Should Already Exist
If GTA V is coming to
Next Gen/PC
later this year or in early 2014 then the respective versions have
already been made. The logic is simple, there is such a vast difference
between current gen and next gen
architectures that if Rockstar plans to release the said versions anytime soon, they must already exist.
GTA V Next Gen and PC Versions Should Already Exist
The difference between the architecture of 360/PS3 and Next
Gen/PC is quit a lot. Typical port times over such a vast gap range
around 6 months at least. So unless Rockstar plans to release to Next Gen and PC in 2014 the versions have already been made.
Next Gen is based on the x86 architecture which is more similar to PC
then to current-gen. Porting in this case would require a literal
reprogram of
the game from the
code up on the port architecture, which would be a waste of time. The
efficient way would be to avoid a total port and already make the game on both architectures, this way you can re-release the game
asap while the fire is still hot. And even in case you decide not to go
ahead with the port the loss would be negligible. It would cost a
fraction of a fraction of the budget to bake a parallel
game build on a different architecture. This Strategy is the one where the best case scenario and
worst case scenario offer the maximum rewards with minimum loss.
Also since the x86 Architecture and PC have very little base difference, the port from a Next Gen Console to PC should be much less of a hackle – in theory. Whether this is true in reality
only time will tell. However we would be willing to bet that if a Next
Gen version exists then so does a PC Version. Rockstars history shows
us that if a Port is incoming its never delayed long. So if port of GTA V
(well if its built on both architectures then technically not a port) is incoming it wont be delayed unlike some games we could quote. (Alan Wake Anyone?)
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