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All the naysayers, doubters and the loads of people pissed off at not having seen GTA IV for the PC in India yet, read and rejoice, for we hold in our hands the first two copies of the game to be officially launched in the country. One’s for Jay to own, cuddle, stroke and love from now until eternity and the other’s an official review copy that we got today morning from the distributor, e-Xpress Interactive.
As we had initially broken the news to our readers, the game has been launched at a price point of INR 499, although this could very well be part of a promo offer that’s being offered by e-Xpress for the initial stocks, so you’ve only got yourself to blame if you find yourself without a copy and the price gets jacked up for the game later. So even if you don’t plan to play this right now until you upgrade that tottering, ramshackle PC of yours, get the game now so you won’t have to worry about paying more for it later.
GTA IV will be available at your favourite game retailers in Mumbai later today and the rest of the country by Monday or Tuesday morning, depending on where you live. The special package, which is available for sale only in India, includes a 2-DVD edition of the game, a Survival Guide to Liberty City and a super-sized poster-cum-map featuring the Lollipop Girl and an expanded map of Liberty City, complete with map legend, so you don’t get lost or confused as you get around.
For all those interested in buying the game and wondering whether this will run on their PCs, here’s the minimum and recommended system requirements all over again. Remember, you will need quite a hefty PC and an Internet connection to activate the game and create a Rockstar Social Club and a Games for Windows LIVE account (if you don’t already have it or an Xbox 360 GamerTag) to be able to play.
Minimum System Requirements
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 / AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+
Display Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 256MB / ATI Radeon X1900 256MB
Memory: 1536MB
Free Disk Space: 16GB
Operating System: Windows Vista SP1 / Windows XP SP3
Recommended System Requirements
Processor: AMD Phenom X3 8450 / Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Display Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 512MB / ATI Radeon HD 3870 512MB
Memory: 2048MB
Free Disk Space: 16GB
Operating System: Windows Vista SP1 / Windows XP SP3
Well, we’re off to go get us some good old fashioned GTA lovin’, and hope to see you folks online real soon. And oh, keep watching The ANGRY Pixel for a lot more cool content on GTA coming real soon.
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December 6th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
[...] GTA IV Arrives In India [...]
December 6th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Its well-known that the PC version has a multitude of problems, but I’ll gladly pay Rs. 500 for this over something like Agni any day of the year. Long story short, India needs cheaper games!
December 7th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Good to hear. Hopefully the copies will make their way to Chennai early next week. And thankfully, Nvidia has released some beta drivers which should help resolve some graphic-related issues.
Do download before playing:
http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_gtaiv_downloads.html
December 7th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
I don’t know when india will grow up…….. i think we are in 19 century still……what the hell a terrorist attack got to do with the game……waiting waiting and waiting still…one of my friend even died without playing the game……… when “TF” will the game be available in F$#%in Bangalore……..
December 7th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
and my copy? i told u to get one from me a number of times…
December 8th, 2008 at 10:56 am
When is it coming to Bangalore/.mysore? i just called up sapna, but they are saying it will be sometime next week. And i am not sure wether they’e heard of the game or not…. help!!!!!!! i want this game!!!!
December 8th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Spana– Sapna Book House
December 8th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Hey u Winshot, u have no head, wait till comes. You dont die for it.
December 8th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
angry pixel please give me the date for the game availability in bangalore………or else i will leave the country…..
December 8th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Difficult…….if i ever see you or e-Xpress Interactive guys in my life….”Mark My Words”……ur bodies will swim with fishes……. i am waiting for this game since three years…… and these guys in india propose piracy by not letting the game…and the broadband connection in our” Mother India” is speeder than even a formula one car…Geez….to top it all…. and in the world…. we are the best software developers by mugging the notes from our precious engineering courses which does not have even a shit meaning to itself….and to make our lives still miserable the game is not available……u shitheads in india if u r listening….kindly grow the F%#$in Up……..Or increase the fckin bandwidth we will get the game ourselves…… SOS…..
December 8th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
The game shipped from Mumbai on Saturday, like we said. So, with the delay over the weekend, copies of the game should be available at all metros and other major cities today or tomorrow morning at the latest.
December 8th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
any idea when it will be available in delhi? plz
December 8th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
…Angrypixel, can you gimme a location in bangalore where i can get the game at the earliest… Which place is my best shot….Thank you for your prompt reply…. if you get in touch with the lazy souls of indian game distributors make sure you spit on ‘em for my sake…. Gracious….Still waiting for Niko Bellic….
December 8th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Try at Glasgow Computers below PlanetM on Brigade Road. They should have it as soon as Bangalore gets it.
December 9th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
…Thank You angrypixel….. can you please give me the information if the DVD’s are available in bangalore…. so that i could buy the game…. becoz i am tired of running around places in bangalore for the game and literally all the shops have started calling me GTA man…..
)….. becoz i have been to their shops too many times they will remember me for a life time…… coolio…..tell be if the game is displayed in bangalore atleast ……. i would be thankful even if a poster is displayed anywhere….
December 9th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
……angrypixel………where can i get it in ahmedabad………when will it be available in ahmedabad and where………………plz reply fast
December 9th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
plzzzz……………tell me where can i get gta 4 in ahmedabad
December 9th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
pllllllllllllllllzzzzzzzzzzzzz tell me where i can get it in new delhiiiii
December 9th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
is 2 dvd’s complete pack? on torrents its a 13gb download so are this dual layer dvd’s? I ordered mine from nextworld.in.
December 10th, 2008 at 11:41 am
has it arrived in bangalore????????????????????????????????????????????????????? help please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i am in mysore, i’ve tried calling glascow computers, no response. please help
December 10th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Hey i got the number for glascow computers in bangalore— here it is— 9901300014, its a cell number belongs to Mr Arshad, i called him up and he said its not yet come.. probably it will arrive by this friday…. what is this…………… i’ve been waiting for ages for this game……. how much longer should i wait!!!?
December 10th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
WTF man i am in bangalore game is not available even after a week its release worldwide what a joke i was waiting for this game foe so long and i also wnted to buy a original copy, by the way my friend already downloaded the pirated version and has been playing for two days now. low prices and all are good but it is very important to get the games released on time. going to my friend’s place to get the pirated version…
December 10th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
hey man pleasse can anyone tell me has anyone got hands on gta 4 and r the gta titles like san andreas availble there for ps2
December 10th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Yahoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo……………. Fuck the Original it will take two more years to come to india….shitheads….Everybody in bangalore…..run to “National Market” and grab the game for 200 Bucks……….and enjoy the game…….. piracy conquers in bangalore…. hail to “the pirates of information….”…..Coolio…….. !!!!!!!….Hehehehehehehehehehehe….:)….awesome…..and here comes Niko that is me….meet you guys in liberty city…Caio…..!!!!!!
December 11th, 2008 at 12:00 am
plzz tell have anyone laid hands on game in delhi
December 11th, 2008 at 12:24 am
Ayush….if you have a PS2 comeon go and buy “GTA: Liberty City Stories” and ” GTA : Vice City Stories” man….Geez…What are you waitiing for…… But you will have to go for pirated versions…. In India it will be a historical treasure if you get these games…Coolio……:)) enjoy buddy…… Hope you will be a long time friend of mine…… GTA Style……. Don’t be “Lance” at the end like in vice city….Hehehehehhehe…
December 11th, 2008 at 1:50 am
Looking forward to get my hands on this game.
December 13th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
damn ! gta 4 is to high for any average gamer as compared to the system requirements given above ! 1and half gb ram is too high!!!!! IT HAS to be 1 gb !!! for max
December 14th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Guys, here is the latest update from Bangalore. Glasgow Computers and Landmark (Forum) both say it will be available in stock by Monday December 15th afternoon!
YAAAAHHOOOOO !!!!!
December 15th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Hi,
just got it confirmed from Glasgow in Bangalore. They’ll be getting it by 6.30 – 7.00 PM today!!
but dont think I can go till tomorrow morning
hope it lasts until then….
December 15th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Landmark is now changing their stance – the guy i just spoke to in the Computer Games section says it’s not come and he has not got any confirmation date as of now.
He offered to give me GTA Vice City though…. (grrrrrrrrrr)
December 15th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
By the way, as a reply to the comment made by “winshot” that it would be asier to run to national market and pick up a pirate copy is sheer stupidity for many reasons:
1) The pirated version requires 4 DVD’s for which they charge 200 bucks
2) You cannot update the game using the pirated version – yes an official update has ben released by Rockstar.
3) The pirated versions have problems like “wobbly camera” and “no save” issues. These are not apparent all the time. It increases as you move up the game. Soon it gets so irittating that it’s not even playable.
4) More hidden checks and counter measures have been added by the developers. We’ll only know of those as the months progress.
5) Why spend 200 for a pirated game when you can have the ORIGINAL (with all perks and no headaches) for 499 ??? Think logically!
6) There’s always a chance that the pirated discs are corrupted. If one disc out of 4 gets corrupt, you have to rush back to national market and get it replaced (which is another hassel)
7) Though we can’t support all games due to cost in India, at least support a game like GTA when it’s offered so reasonably.
Whew that was a lot! I don’t think i wrote so much for my university exams!
December 16th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Ladies and Gentlemen…..
I now hold one of the very first packages of Grand Theft Auto IV in my hands. Picked up from Glasgow Computers (Brigade Road, Bangalore).
An excellent dealer. He charged me Rs 499 as the MRP says and even kept the shop open for me to pick it up as i was coming from about 30 kms away (it was towards closing time)
Everone in Bangalore can rush over to Brigade as he ample stock….unlike Landmark who still doesn’t know when they will get theirs….
Thank you Glasgow !!!!!
December 16th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Everyone : Please remember to update the new patch that has been released for GTA IV !!!
December 16th, 2008 at 5:50 am
Friggin awsum newz!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS!
December 16th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
hi guys,
just got my copy from Glasgow!! Installling it right now!!
cant believe I actually took a leave from office to buy GTA!!
December 16th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Here’s the link for the official update patch: http://gamedaily.newaol.com/pub/GTA4_Patch1.zip
The link for special NVIDIA drivers: http://http.download.nvidia.com/downloads/nZone/drivers/180.84_geforce_winxp_32bit_english_beta.exe
And for those of you who have Win-XP (but do not have Service Pack 3) just right click on the desktop shortcut and choose the option “Compatability > Run in compatability for Win2000″
December 16th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
hi guys!!! its arrived in mysore!!!!!!!!!! gonna get two copies… !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yahoo!
December 16th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Hi Guys,
Donno how to say this, but buying GTA IV is the worst mistake ever!!
to get an idea of what I’m talikng about chk out this thread on 1Up
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171648
Oh and btw, I’ve tried all day and still havent been able to get the game to work properly!!
I have the missing textures prob that they are discussing there. If you search the net some more, you’ll see hell of a lot more problems in this port. Check out the Steam forums also.
I would suggest maybe you should wait before R* release a patch to fix things up.
bye for now!!
December 16th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
btw, just want to know anyone else who have bought the game have better luck with trying to get it to run?
December 19th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Prettt….i’m running it okay here. My system doesn’t even meet minumum specifications (Have an AMD 1.9 GHz processor only) yet it’s working on LOW settings without a problem…
What’s your problem? Maybe i can help….
December 21st, 2008 at 4:23 am
Hi guys,
(got my copy at glasgow)
I too faced a lot of issues in the game while installing as well as while playing even after installing the patch!!!
firstly got a few CRC errors while installing (never expected that from an original game)
After installation:
theere are occasions where the loading screen never stops and the system hangs
sometimes i see floating cars!! not to mention the slow frame rates!!!
All the above stuff can be blamed on the comp not being up to the superior benchmark (though my system easily exceeds minimum requirements) BUT the camera really sucks!! While driving the camera doesnt follow u(like in GTASA & GTAVC)…you have to manually move the camera with the mouse which is a pain…i hope theres a fix for that.
Its somewhat of a disappointment….im gonna try tweaking stuff to fix this
bye
December 22nd, 2008 at 11:12 am
Hi Jose,
sry for the late reply…. was busy (playing GTA!!)
actually I was getting the missing textures problem before installing the patch. I thought the game would update itself to the latest version while installing, but was wrong. Installed the patch manually and that solved the missing textures problem.
there was some issue with the lag, but then I got another 2 gigs of Ram and now I have no probs with the framerate also.
although the gameplay is smooth, I’m really bothered with the lack of AA. The edges look very jagged and this is ruining the otherwise beautiful look of the game. i tried forcing upto 4xAA from Nvidia control panel but not much imporvement.
anyways, really enjoying the game.. reached Algonquin and it is really amazing.
Games for Windows Live… although an absolute pain to install and update, is actually pretty OK once you get it running. I can now see myself really trying to unlock achievements.
cheers
pretttt
December 23rd, 2008 at 2:57 am
hello,
the game work s ok but not without issues. some fixes in the support site helps (including the patch)
this is too funny….check it out
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=MVDlO9F7qeQ
December 26th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Prettt…you seem to have it running real smooth! I’m curious to know your system configuration. Could you share it please? And are you running XP or Vista? (32 bit or 64 bit?)