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Steam or Retail DVD ROM? What ARE YOU BUYING?


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coffeefloat

 

 

 

Will Steam and Retail users won't be able to play with each other??

They would be. Both Steam and Retail are managed by a common DRM RGSC!

 

Nice! I thought those 2 will have their own servers.

 

Why do you people even get this idea ? It's the same game, same platform, why would the servers be different ?

 

I'm thinking that STEAM Version might be a steam integrated game and Retail version would be SC. Oh well, it would be suck if that would be the case. My other friends will go with the Retail version and I will go with Steam (luckily having a 60mbps internet).

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Guys what do u think is this PRE-ORDER of GTA V PC??Is it a physical copy preorder or digital pre order??The information nor the title doesnt state that so i am confused because i already pre ordered this thinking that this is a physical copy

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GTA-V-Grand-Theft-Auto-5-PC-/281568196639?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item418ec5b81f

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Guys what do u think is this PRE-ORDER of GTA V PC??Is it a physical copy preorder or digital pre order??The information nor the title doesnt state that so i am confused because i already pre ordered this thinking that this is a physical copy

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GTA-V-Grand-Theft-Auto-5-PC-/281568196639?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item418ec5b81f

Personally, I wouldn't pre-order anything from eBay, that's just asking to get scammed.

 

EDIT: Judging from the shipping info, it's probably a physical copy.

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Steam, just coz that's where all my other games are. Nothing against RGSC or physical copies :santa:

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Probably the same thing I've stated in the other million f*cking topics. First get the Steam version as I want to play it as soon as possible and a month later get the retail version because it's always nice to really own the game and not just some digital license which can be revoked at any moment.

I like your point, but what's the purpose to have 2 copies of the game?

 

 

Extra pleasure. And just in case Steam decides for whatever reason to revoke my license. A friend of mine got banned on Steam for no reason and lost about $2000 worth of games. Now that would be nice to happen , would it ?

 

And as stated above , some songs were removed from Vice City and San Andreas. I actually own the original city guide which includes a DVD of San Andreas. That's a lot better than the Steam version , isn't it ?

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Just preordered the game

Edit: On steam

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Guys what do u think is this PRE-ORDER of GTA V PC??Is it a physical copy preorder or digital pre order??The information nor the title doesnt state that so i am confused because i already pre ordered this thinking that this is a physical copy

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GTA-V-Grand-Theft-Auto-5-PC-/281568196639?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item418ec5b81f

Please cancel it and get it from somewhere else. e-bay is the last site I would pre-order a product.

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Guys what do u think is this PRE-ORDER of GTA V PC??Is it a physical copy preorder or digital pre order??The information nor the title doesnt state that so i am confused because i already pre ordered this thinking that this is a physical copy

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GTA-V-Grand-Theft-Auto-5-PC-/281568196639?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item418ec5b81f

Please cancel it and get it from somewhere else. e-bay is the last site I would pre-order a product.

 

 

Lol i have ordered more than 10 products from ebay which has like 90-100% positive feedback and i recieved all of em..Ebay is a safe place if the no of people who buys things from seller is many and has all positive feedback..see the seller doesnt have even 1 negative feedback

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But Max Payne 3 have some 3rd party DRM, don't? AFAIK the only R* game that is handled directly and fully by RGSC is L.A. Noire

Not DRM but file protection, it's protected by IronWrap.

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Steam ofcourse, you gotta show your epenis to your friends who don't own it so they get jealous

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Guys what do u think is this PRE-ORDER of GTA V PC??Is it a physical copy preorder or digital pre order??The information nor the title doesnt state that so i am confused because i already pre ordered this thinking that this is a physical copy

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GTA-V-Grand-Theft-Auto-5-PC-/281568196639?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item418ec5b81f

Personally, I wouldn't pre-order anything from eBay, that's just asking to get scammed.

 

EDIT: Judging from the shipping info, it's probably a physical copy.

 

 

you won't get that easily scammed on ebay, when you pay with paypal you have buyers-protection

it means if you didn't get your object, or it is broken you can start a claim against the seller, the payment you did will be frozen on the sellers account, it's very effective

There are many shops on ebay, its the same as a normal shop like gamestop or something

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Mine is preordered from GameStop. I hope I can active through steam. It would ruin my day, but it would be convenient.

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you won't get that easily scammed on ebay, when you pay with paypal you have buyers-protection

it means if you didn't get your object, or it is broken you can start a claim against the seller, the payment you did will be frozen on the sellers account, it's very effective

There are many shops on ebay, its the same as a normal shop like gamestop or something

 

 

Yea i never had a problem with any products i bought..i bought my graphics card,my monitor and my processor even from ebay..and they work perfectly and i still have them

 

Plus this guy doesnt have a single negative feedback

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AyeScavenger

 

Did you even read all my posts?!? E-Express Interactive OWNS GamesTheShop!! Its their Online Retail Store in India.

No way man. Where on earth did you get this piece of info. And i just hate GamesTheShop. They give out cheap cardboard boxes.

 

 

 

Did you even read all my posts?!? E-Express Interactive OWNS GamesTheShop!! Its their Online Retail Store in India.

No way man. Where on earth did you get this piece of info. And i just hate GamesTheShop. They give out cheap cardboard boxes.

 

 

Is using Google so hard??????? It is written at the end of very page of their site for god's sake ?!?!

 

"""Copyright ©2015 Game Shop Retail Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved An e-xpress Interactive Group Company"""

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I seriously wonder how many discs will be inside the cover(yes physical copy) considering 45-50gb as setup minimum D:..maybe they might use double layered discs?

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I seriously wonder how many discs will be inside the cover(yes physical copy) considering 45-50gb as setup minimum D:..maybe they might use double layered discs?

It may be 5-7 dics DL DVDs.

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Nuuvem, much cheaper + i don't feel like going through Steam and Social Club at once just to play one game. I don't play many Steam games currently so i'm fine without it.

 

Nuuvem - 25 euro

Steam - 55 euro

 

Not gonna pay extra 30 euro just to have it on steam + GTA V is not a new game. I'll probably buy the DVD's with the box from Allegro (polish ebay). They're always selling these after they sell the keys alone.

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Bought a physical copy. 59.99 Euro is too much just to have it on Steam. I will get it on Steam when it is 9 euro or something like that. Probably complete edition.

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Mine is preordered from GameStop. I hope I can active through steam. It would ruin my day, but it would be convenient.

 

If you bought the physical version, then no.

Install the game (disc) activate via RSC

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Big Danny K

I pre ordered it back in January

If Steam makes pre load available at least 2 days before launch I might be able to play it on launch

my internet speed is around 30MB/s and downloads on Steam usually peak at 3.0-3.5MB/s

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Viv1d-Shadows

Depends on whether my dad is going to upgrade to the unlimited broadband plan, otherwise I am going for the disc option

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RedIndianRobin

Is using Google so hard??????? It is written at the end of very page of their site for god's sake ?!?!

 

"""Copyright ©2015 Game Shop Retail Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved An e-xpress Interactive Group Company"""

Think yourself as some kind of hot shot don't you? There's no reason to be an asshole and jump off the band wagon. I was just asking a legitimate question. Next time, try to be nice to people.

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gajrajgchouhan

 

 

f*ck according to this site http://download.stormloader.com/ its gonna take me 55 hours to download the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

55 hours !?!?!?!? Its gonna take 15 Straight Days for me to download it on my 512 Kbps BSNL internet on which I get download speed 50-60 kbps.

 

I HATE INDIA!!

 

Same story here bro.

 

I don't hate India though.

 

OT: I'm getting a physical copy. Can't possibly download 65gb, even 1-2gb patches are a headache to download.

 

I got no problem on downloading patches

They will sure give a link to download patches manually

Will download it manually using IDM

 

Cannot believe some ISP's does limit the monthly bandwidth on the DSL/fibre connection in XXI century... I have 16.5 Mb/s down and 1.1 Mb/s up unlimited.

f*ck them! :p

 

on-topic: I've got Steam version.

It's India

Mobile Internet usage has surpassed Desktop Internet usage in India

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Pre-ordered a retail here.

 

Not only for the price (39 euros) but also because I want to feel the box in my hands, then watch it gloriously standing on my shelf :D

 

Also, having map, poster, booklet, notice etc. is part of that magical atmosphere when a new episode of GTA gets released :)

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AyeScavenger

 

Is using Google so hard??????? It is written at the end of very page of their site for god's sake ?!?!

 

"""Copyright ©2015 Game Shop Retail Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved An e-xpress Interactive Group Company"""

Think yourself as some kind of hot shot don't you? There's no reason to be an asshole and jump off the band wagon. I was just asking a legitimate question. Next time, try to be nice to people.

 

Sorry if my post was rude. I got a bit annoyed answering the same question at a lot of places. People don't bother to even do a bit search before posting.

 

UPDATE: For Indian Users To Get The Game On April 17th (Launch Day For Indian Retail Copies) Order on Amazon.in: http://www.amazon.in/Grand-Theft-Auto-V-PC/dp/B00LSBDSYA/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t

 

""Guaranteed on the release day: Friday, April 17, if you choose Two-Day Delivery at checkout.""

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Just pre-ordered it on Steam. I just like having all of my games in one place.. and I have no dvd rom

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I'm just waiting a little bit longer before i make my purchase.

 

I don't want to pay ahead of time due to the previous delays.

Though the chance of delays are smaller now, for me personally it has not been confirmed with the latest screenshots.

I'll be waiting a little bit longer for the trailer.

 

Version wise I'll most likely just get the retail version.

 

- I would love the game on steam. But at 59€ its the first time steam is the most expensive

- GMG /vip has it for 45€. But that's full digital RSC if I'm correct.

- Retail is going for 49€ over here. That's the DVD set with a RSC key.

 

 

so 5€ for a digital copy on release date, even if its release earlier then I can also go pick it up earlier

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there is just no reason to have a disc drive these days. I got blu ray and a dvd player. I got a sterio system and I have a laptop with a disc drive my wife uses to store music or w,e the hell she wants. I can buy every game at least 15% cheaper online than I can at the store so why would I waste money?

 

There are plenty of reasons to still have a DVD drive in your PC. I could understand the "why would I waste money ?" argument if a DVD Drive was like $60 or $70 but we are talking about a $10 piece of equipment here. To buiild a PC and leave out something that costs so little but gives the PC so much flexibility is pretty stupid in my opinion.

 

As for DD being cheaper not till several months after release it isn't. Just looking now and Steam is selling GTA 5 for £39.99 yet you can get the retail version of GTA 5 from amazon for £34.85 (free postage). Unless you are talking about digital key resellers, in which case I wouldn't trust those f*cking crooks just to save 15%

 

Now I don't mean to poo poo DD like I said I love DD and steam I find it incredibly convenient and it is my preferred method of buying games. However with Rockstar I would NOT go the dd route simply because Rockstar has a history of removing content from the game (when licensing expires). They removed songs from GTA VC and GTA SA they will no doubt remove songs from GTA 4 at some point and it is inevitable they will remove songs from GTA 5. With a digital copy you are screwed but with a physical retail release you can always reinstall the base game.

 

Another thing to note is that with digital download if Rockstar releases a patch that f*cks GTA 5 up you are STUCK with a broken game till they can be bothered to fix the patch (remember Steam has removed the ability to NOT update games). It happens, hell it happened several times with GTA 4. You just need to look at how updates have gone with the console version of GTA 5 to see Rockstar still has a habit of f*cking the game up with patching. However with the retail version of GTA 5 if Rockstar f*cks the game up via a patch you can either not patch the game or just uninstall and reinstall the base game again.

 

There are clear advantages to buying GTA 5 on DVD, if you are happy to go dd then that is up to you. However no one should be laughing at those that decide to go retail for GTA 5. The ones buying GTA 5 on DVD are showing some common sense and want to ensure that their copy of GTA 5 will not get f*cked 6 ways from Sunday by Rockstar.

 

Like I said I have a laptop with a disc drive on it so there is no need to get one for my PC and as for some songs being removed... I played this game for a year and a half (almost) already so its pretty safe to say I play with the music off for about a year now. If they break the game with a patch then surprise you cant play either. You may be able to play SP but like I said I played for over a year and 100% SP so I dont see that being an issue at all.

 

Just realize some people have other priorities than you and youre not going to change that with some crap about removed songs in 1 game of the 300+ games that I own. If I really needed one then I would grab an external I mean you people act like you cant do anything on a computer without a disc drive yet ever since I built my new rig I havent needed one at all and this rig is a year old

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