cwt.rick Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 - Is there any difference for steam and retail version in terms of multiplayer. I have heard that both of them will be using Social Club for online playing so both retail and steam version will end up playing on the same platform is that right?- How will the retail version being patched or even download the DLC (If there is one). beucz they are not Steamwork does it has a client itself to patch? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
fefenc Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) I believe that the difference is something beyond none to null.. Edited February 17, 2015 by fefenc PkUnzipper and DriveLikeAViking 2 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066979432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMostKnowledgable Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 You'll need retail if you have a severe bandwidth cap per month or live in a place which only has slow internet speeds. If you have no cap, slow internet speeds might not be as bad as having a severe cap. If your internet speed and capping isn't an issue or worry, I'd recommend the steam version. It is the platform to support and the convenient platform for players. DriveLikeAViking 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066979440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun365247 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Soo excited for the 4k support on PC! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066979454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Raven_ Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) *Post deleted. Edited October 8, 2017 by The7thOne MythAlex 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066979502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurotrash Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Considering I'd be saving up to 15 Euros AND I'd get a disc with it, retail would be a no brainer... Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066979514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViceCityStalker Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Wait a minute....so the retail version won`t be steam compatible?Thats some f*cking honky bullsh*t right there,guess i`ll have to wait the month it takes to download.FML Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066979579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt.rick Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 You'll need retail if you have a severe bandwidth cap per month or live in a place which only has slow internet speeds. If you have no cap, slow internet speeds might not be as bad as having a severe cap. If your internet speed and capping isn't an issue or worry, I'd recommend the steam version. It is the platform to support and the convenient platform for players. How is Steam more convenient platform considering it will use Social Club for mutiplayer. I live in Australia and we don't have fast intern compare to Korea, HK or US. I can have 1Mb/s or a bit faster but mostly around this speed (Unlimited). I am just thinking if I sometimes want to play it offline I can't do it for the steam version cuz I have to log in steam to play it. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066979580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMostKnowledgable Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) You can run games from steam from offline mode. You can also run Steam's version of GTA IV without even opening steam to play it. It is not necessarily going to be different for GTA V, but we can't yet be sure. In your case, with slow internet, as my post covered, you'd probably want retail specifically because it's a very large download. Steam is convenient because you can't scratch a software program, you can login anywhere in the world and play your games, and you don't take up space on shelves or in boxes with game media. Edited February 17, 2015 by TheMostKnowledgable jedijosh920 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066979619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViceCityStalker Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 As i asked earlier is it confirmed that retail copy wont be steam compatible? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066979772 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt.rick Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 As i asked earlier is it confirmed that retail copy wont be steam compatible? I don't think so. I suppose it will be similar to Max Payne 3 where retail version doesn't work on steam. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066979807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relative007 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) As i asked earlier is it confirmed that retail copy wont be steam compatible? I don't think so. I suppose it will be similar to Max Payne 3 where retail version doesn't work on steam. With 1 MB/s Down it will take you about 18 hours to Download GTA V. Just start the Update early/mid afternoon and it should not be to much of an Issue...be done by the next Morning. That said, Australia really does have atrocious Internet (44th in the World) for how Developed a Country we are...I also doubt the NBN will help much unless we retrospectively get a full Fiber roll out. Edited February 17, 2015 by Relative007 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066979955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Night Club Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 As i asked earlier is it confirmed that retail copy wont be steam compatible? I don't think so. I suppose it will be similar to Max Payne 3 where retail version doesn't work on steam. With 1 MB/s Down it will take you about 18 hours to Download GTA V. Just start the Update early/mid afternoon and it should not be to much of an Issue...be done by the next Morning. That said, Australia really does have atrocious Internet (44th in the World) for how Developed a Country we are...I also doubt the NBN will help much unless we retrospectively get a full Fiber roll out. Although I do have a fast connection, it's not the case with many countries in asia. sh*t, i have seen a guy surviving on 50kbps. damn life sucks there... especially when you can't get on your hands on retail and are forced to buy it from steam. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066980114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt.rick Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 As i asked earlier is it confirmed that retail copy wont be steam compatible? I don't think so. I suppose it will be similar to Max Payne 3 where retail version doesn't work on steam. With 1 MB/s Down it will take you about 18 hours to Download GTA V. Just start the Update early/mid afternoon and it should not be to much of an Issue...be done by the next Morning. That said, Australia really does have atrocious Internet (44th in the World) for how Developed a Country we are...I also doubt the NBN will help much unless we retrospectively get a full Fiber roll out. This is one of the reason that stop me from buying it from Steam. Actually I am quite happy for the 1MB/s we have now (TPG in Hurstiville). Back in 2007-2010 it was way lower and capped with high price. I just found TPG these days start rolling out Fiber internet. But the charge is quite high gonna wait for another 2-3 years for it to drop. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066980132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiretitan Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Please don't create topics for your questions. Use the pinned GTAV PC QnA topic, - http://gtaforums.com/topic/715090-gtav-pc-questions-answers/ Now to your question, There is no difference, whatsoever. Buy the one you like to...or the one that is easily accessible to you. Edited February 17, 2015 by raburs RedIndianRobin 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066980145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt.rick Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Please don't create topics for your questions. Use the pinned GTAV PC QnA topic, - http://gtaforums.com/topic/715090-gtav-pc-questions-answers/ Now to your question, There is no difference, whatsoever. Buy the one you like to...or the one that is easily accessible to you. I kinda predicted and understand if there is any difference between retail and steam version. My most concern is retail version of GTA5, in terms of the ability of updating the game and downloading dlc(s). Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066980195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiretitan Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 There is no difference, whatsoever. Buy the one you like to...or the one that is easily accessible to you. I kinda predicted and understand if there is any difference between retail and steam version. My most concern is retail version of GTA5, in terms of the ability of updating the game and downloading dlc(s). GTAV PC retail version would be integrated with RGSC ( Rockstar Games Social Club ), ofcourse without Steam. RGSC PC client will handle updating and downloading, through its auto-updater,i.e. Launcher, Just like MP3.. TheSuspect007 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066980211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stigeridoo Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 As i asked earlier is it confirmed that retail copy wont be steam compatible? I don't think so. I suppose it will be similar to Max Payne 3 where retail version doesn't work on steam. With 1 MB/s Down it will take you about 18 hours to Download GTA V. Just start the Update early/mid afternoon and it should not be to much of an Issue...be done by the next Morning. That said, Australia really does have atrocious Internet (44th in the World) for how Developed a Country we are...I also doubt the NBN will help much unless we retrospectively get a full Fiber roll out. NBN actually helps a fair bit, my connection is 100mb/s which gets me around 11MB/s download speeds on Steam. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066980245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt.rick Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) There is no difference, whatsoever. Buy the one you like to...or the one that is easily accessible to you. I kinda predicted and understand if there is any difference between retail and steam version. My most concern is retail version of GTA5, in terms of the ability of updating the game and downloading dlc(s). GTAV PC retail version would be integrated with RGSC ( Rockstar Games Social Club ), ofcourse without Steam. RGSC PC client will handle updating and downloading, through its auto-updater,i.e. Launcher, Just like MP3.. Yes finally, This is what I wanted to know. I always wonder if someone would post a picture shows how the game are being updated for retail version. Thanks for all the reply guys. Edited February 17, 2015 by cwt.rick thefiretitan 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066980359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt.rick Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 As i asked earlier is it confirmed that retail copy wont be steam compatible? I don't think so. I suppose it will be similar to Max Payne 3 where retail version doesn't work on steam. With 1 MB/s Down it will take you about 18 hours to Download GTA V. Just start the Update early/mid afternoon and it should not be to much of an Issue...be done by the next Morning. That said, Australia really does have atrocious Internet (44th in the World) for how Developed a Country we are...I also doubt the NBN will help much unless we retrospectively get a full Fiber roll out. NBN actually helps a fair bit, my connection is 100mb/s which gets me around 11MB/s download speeds on Steam. Just wondering what is NBN. I have been hearing from it and ppl said it is a new internet connection where it use optic fabric. So is it simply just using optic fabric instead of normal cable for ADSL2+ and ppl named it NBN? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066980408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedIndianRobin Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 If you have great internet speed with no caps, Buy the Steam version. If you don't have a great internet connection, buy the retail version. Simple as that. And both will require RGSC to play. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066981174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurotrash Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 If you have great internet speed with no caps, Buy the Steam version. Why? You are aware that it costs more than the disc version sold by most retailers right? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066981460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedIndianRobin Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 If you have great internet speed with no caps, Buy the Steam version. Why? You are aware that it costs more than the disc version sold by most retailers right? No. I didn't knew that. In my country it's the same price for both steam and retail. 40$. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066981616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSuspect007 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 There is no difference, whatsoever. Buy the one you like to...or the one that is easily accessible to you. I kinda predicted and understand if there is any difference between retail and steam version. My most concern is retail version of GTA5, in terms of the ability of updating the game and downloading dlc(s). GTAV PC retail version would be integrated with RGSC ( Rockstar Games Social Club ), ofcourse without Steam. RGSC PC client will handle updating and downloading, through its auto-updater,i.e. Launcher, Just like MP3.. Thanks for sharing. I was wondering since I'm getting the retail version of V and expecting it to be similar to MP3 retail. With the retail version of MP3 and the RGSC running, do you need to keep a disc in the drive? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066981630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurotrash Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 No. I didn't knew that. In my country it's the same price for both steam and retail. 40$. $40 on Steam? Really? Well I take it back then, Steam sucks in this country. No. I didn't knew that. In my country it's the same price for both steam and retail. 40$. $40 on Steam? Really? Well I take it back then, Steam sucks in this country. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066981635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiretitan Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Thanks for sharing. I was wondering since I'm getting the retail version of V and expecting it to be similar to MP3 retail. With the retail version of MP3 and the RGSC running, do you need to keep a disc in the drive? No. not at all.. Even MP3 didn't require that. Edited February 17, 2015 by raburs Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066981713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViceCityStalker Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Well this is rather sh*tty for me personally I was kinda hoping it would have a steam enabled retail version,i just prefer having all my games on steam if i can help it,guess i`m gonna have to put my 56k dial up modem to work son! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066982769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedIndianRobin Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 $40 on Steam? Really? Well I take it back then, Steam sucks in this country. Yup. India and China, thanks to low economic conditions, are the only countries that has lower rates on Steam. China has even low. I think it's 30$ there. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066985467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1987_EC Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 the game deserves a retail and not a cheap steam download..also its gonna be pretty huge size wise. RedIndianRobin 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066985906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiretitan Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) $40 on Steam? Really? Well I take it back then, Steam sucks in this country. Yup. India and China, thanks to low economic conditions, are the only countries that has lower rates on Steam. China has even low. I think it's 30$ there. low economics conditions? what? China is world's second largest economy and India third largest economy, if GDP (PPP) is concerned ... So... thats why. Source1 Source 2 Edited February 18, 2015 by raburs Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/767702-should-you-buy-gta5-on-steam-or-retail/#findComment-1066985930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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