L.A. Noire Coming to PC This Fall

I'm glad my snooty PC graphics whore friends can now experience late 40s Los Angeles.

bout damn time =)

Cool. I'll definitely pick it up again on PC down the line. But not immediately since I already bought it on console.

edit: Do we know who's doing the port? Please let it be Team Bondi.

Great news! I'll wait for the PC version then.

do a double pack with red dead AND I'LL BUY BOTH if they're not broken like gta 4 was and supports mods.

I'm surprised that they're doing this, when Red Dead Redemption still isn't out on PC.

My actual reaction.

I don't care. I don't like rockstar game at all. so I will pass no matter how it will be. I'm not interested in such type of game.

Also still wouldve rather had RDR.

Let's just hope they actually do a proper port this time

Yea, PC gaming will die if they decide to delay PC versions for so long without so much as a word. I bought it on PS3, and the entire time I played it I just felt like I'd enjoy it more on my computer. Now that it's coming out I can't justify it, even to myself, since I've already bought it. I can't support their poor decision to say nothing by buying it again, even if it would be on my platform of choice.

This is your worst headline ever Alex. I would have went with, "L.A. Noire on PC is a thing".

Dear god, RELEASE RDR FOR THE PC ALREADY.

@Maginnovision said:

Yea, PC gaming will die if they decide to delay PC versions for so long without so much as a word. I bought it on PS3, and the entire time I played it I just felt like I'd enjoy it more on my computer. Now that it's coming out I can't justify it, even to myself, since I've already bought it. I can't support their poor decision to say nothing by buying it again, even if it would be on my platform of choice.

i could not agree more. preach on!

@RoyCampbell said:

@coopersy: We get one thing and you're already demanding another. Huh.

Yeah but I've been wanting RDR for ages, and have been asking for it etc. Also I already beat LA Noire. But hey it's cool that they're putting it on the better platform ;)

@RoyCampbell said:

@coopersy: We get one thing and you're already demanding another. Huh.

But hey it's cool that they're putting it on the better platform ;)

@TinyGrasshopper said:

@Maginnovision said:

Yea, PC gaming will die if they decide to delay PC versions for so long without so much as a word. I bought it on PS3, and the entire time I played it I just felt like I'd enjoy it more on my computer. Now that it's coming out I can't justify it, even to myself, since I've already bought it. I can't support their poor decision to say nothing by buying it again, even if it would be on my platform of choice.

i could not agree more. preach on!

GTA IV sales on PC make that line of thinking redundant. Who cares if its delayed.

Very poor article Alex,very poor.

@coopersy said:

@RoyCampbell said:

@coopersy: We get one thing and you're already demanding another. Huh.

But hey it's cool that they're putting it on the better platform ;)

If I could barf on you, I would. I'm tired of barfing on myself when I read comments like that.

This is great news, PC Gamers most likely deserve it as long as it's not being whored out for the numbers.  I respect Rockstar's work but not releasing Midnight Club III for PC was unforgivable.  I hope Rockstar's PC strategy looks better from hereon in. 

The uncanny valley will look ten times awesome-er now.

Alex, you Mad Man you.

@Vitor said:

@Laketown said:

@DonPixel said:

@thornie said:

Here's hoping the game is optimized. Rockstar has a crummy track record of optimizing console ports for PC.

Thats rubrish whining.. GTA4 was optimized for multicore runs like butter with better visuals in any i5+ ... The initial whining comes for dual core owners.

no, I have a AMD quad core and it still ran pretty badly.

Fact of the matter is, there's an insane amount going on in GTA 4 that isn't apparent at first. I'm still surprised they got it running on a 360 to be honest.

The world of LA Noire is far more sparse than liberty city so that means less processing power. I doubt this port will have the same issues. Hope not at least...

If so at least for L.A. Noire and with the current state of Hardware capabilities the question should be: How much can they actually improve the visuals instead of just hopping for a better frame rate/resolution ?

Now I don't have to buy a PS3

@ShaneDev said:

There is a paragraph and a half of redundant text in this article  about how bad PC gamers are, so quality writing again. Maybe someone else should write these instead.

Would probably not help. Making fun out PC gamers in everything PC related seems to be one of the requirements to become a game journalist nowadays. I don't think I have read a PC related article (from sites that are not PC exclusive) in the recent year that is not trying to allude to PC gamers being basement dwellers and pirates. I have just learned to ignore it. But it's no wonder that so many PC gamers hate everything console related when they get treated like this, not only from forum trolls but so called professionals too.

@Branthog: Considering GTA: Episodes from Liberty City is 16 GB on Steam, I don't see why the full-size L.A Noire could not be the same size as on consoles.

@jetsetwillie said:

@gike987 said:

@ShaneDev said:

There is a paragraph and a half of redundant text in this article about how bad PC gamers are, so quality writing again. Maybe someone else should write these instead.

Would probably not help. Making fun out PC gamers in everything PC related seems to be one of the requirements to become a game journalist nowadays. I don't think I have read a PC related article (from sites that are not PC exclusive) in the recent year that is not trying to allude to PC gamers being basement dwellers and pirates. I have just learned to ignore it. But it's no wonder that so many PC gamers hate everything console related when they get treated like this, not only from forum trolls but so called professionals too.

oh please... the PC community has painted itself out to be such a bunch of whining, crying, self-entitled, elitists over the last few years that how can they defend themselves from the odd tongue-in-cheek banter. not just on this forum but across the internet forums are full of PC gamers constantly shooting about how great they are and crying about how the consolite casual scum has ruined gaming to the point where now its running joke. you guys need to stop taking yourself's so seriously.

Why do you think you see more whining online from PC gamers than console gamers? Is it because 13 year old 360/PS3 gamers are more mature than 13 year old PC gamers or is it because 13 year old 360/PS3 gamers don't have a way or aren't familiar with posting stuff on the internet? Whoever thinks one side is "better" than the other is nuts, imho.

Oh and who exactly is "the PC community"? I'm mainly playing PC games for about 16 years now and I've never been invited. Stop generalizing, idiots are everywhere and people are making fun of whatever they want to make fun of.. even "the almighty" professionals. Just take it with humor or stay away if you can't handle it.

I bet there'll be a mod that replaces Cole's voice with Gilbert Gottfreid. Imagine the insanity.

I would like a mod that changes his voice with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

"LISTEN TO MUYEH, DAT LADY IS DED DERES BLAAD EVERUWHEREA".

GTA IV sales on PC make that line of thinking redundant. Who cares if its delayed.

@Tennmuerti said:

@SeriouslyNow said:

GTA IV sales on PC make that line of thinking redundant. Who cares if its delayed.

Out of curiosity what were the GTA4 sales on PC compared to PS3/360 ?

From memory sales almost doubled two years after it was released on PC in Dec. 08. I think it was recorded as doing something like 4million units in the first 6 months (with 360 beating PS3), then 8.5 by the end of 09 and then something like 15-6mil by the end of 2010.

Sweet, let's hope for less bugs and more consistent framerate

Oh sweet, great news! Where can I preorder? :-)

I'd be worried that this game will just be a shitty port. Anybody else remember the problems Rockstar had with GTA IV on the PC?

Good that more people get to play this game.

And there's one less reason to boot up my console.

FUCK YEAH. 
 
*Remembers what happened with GTA IV* Oh for the love of god, please don't make it like that. 

I wonder what's going to happen to the port now that team bondi disbanded? o_O