Harwood Butcher

DAMN, I don't think anyone got the last little bit of the ad.

I'd expect in a few years the PSthree. Y'know, a smaller version of the console. They've done it with both the PS and PS2, so I'd assume they'd do the same. No, I just mean an update to stay with the competition.

What do you mean, "Trying to get peoples hopes up"? I think he is trying to imply that the trailer might be not as good as people are thinking. No no no, he was saying that my pics are fake along with someone else on my site.

HE WAS JOKING!!! Don't you get that? Yeah I was joking. That's why I put the dots on there. I was forgot to put the really small "sike nah" in there. But that video is funny. Some people just don't have a sense of humor....I mean....come one....IT'S A FAT KID GETTING SHOT WITH PAINT BALLS...HILARIOUS!!!!

Yeah, I was confused when I saw it on TV...didn't think they'd do that. I thought it was going to be a quick 30-second thing, so I rushed down stairs to grab the camera and it ended up being a lot longer than just 30 seconds. I was about to fall asleep before I saw that. For some reason, people didn't believe me that the countdown was on TV...they thought I edited the pictures or something, come on, I have a life . Anyways, I don't think it has any significants, just to get people pumped up. You wanna know something sad? I was gonna try to record the "KA-chung" noise...

What do you mean, "Trying to get peoples hopes up"?

Grand Theft Auto IV Countdown Aired on TV At the end of the Countdown some new text came up that I attempted to get pictures of, but the camera was already hooked up to the computer and I couldn't get it fast enough. Sorry There was a voice that said "This product is not yet rated.", but that's not that big of a whoop. The Next Day: I was able to record the last little bit of the ad...Enjoy!...

HE WAS JOKING!!! Don't you get that?

I don't know one person that is a fan of Halo and not a fan of GTA, but I do know fans of GTA that aren't fans of Halo. GTA seems a lot more popular.

I just stumbled upon citizenchong, better known as Tommy Chong from "Cheech and Chong", on Youtube. For those of you that haven't heard of "Cheech and Chong", this is also "Leo" from "That 70s Show". Here are a couple of his videos on Youtube.

Are you guys retarded? People can't make f***ing jokes? Go get a life.

Doesn't even matter, it'll still kick Halo 3's ass.

It's definitely worth it. Take a look at the PlayStation Home topic. That's what the PS3 will have this fall. Pretty amazing stuff. The graphics are amazing...and I don't even have an HD TV. As for noise...there isn't any. I mean, if you make the room dead silent and only have the PS3 going, you could hear the fan a little bit, but hardly noticeable. I suggest you get a PS3 when you have some money to spare or just start saving for it.

So what do you guys think of all of it so far? What's your favorite thing about "Home" at the moment? BTW, thanks for all the compliments.

Ummm, why do you have a Ghost Rider background on a GTAIV fan site?

I don't know, he was pretty funny. It would have been funny if Sal didn't miss.

I've added a new Screenshot Gallary that has all of the current official screenshots that aren't featured in the other sections of the main post. I'll update the gallary as soon as I find more official screenshots. Here is the current Screenshot Gallary. Click the images to enlarge them. Screenshot Gallary

I'm not expecting too much since Rockstar never released a trailer this early.

That's what most people call an Easter Egg. Yes Vice City is much like Scarface and Miami Vice as well, but it does have it's own storyline.

yeeaaahhh...building jumps are getting really old, need to see some new material.

I'd still be playing IF my brother brought over my PS2 memory cards so I could put the save files on my PS3. I don't want to play the SA storyline over again because I'm waiting until the summer where I'll play all the GTA games over again in order according to the years that the games are based on.

first off all, you can't double post, let alone quintuple post. You're not giving much information on what happened. What exactly are you using? and give us the procedure you went through in putting these mods in the game.

I sorta got lost after Mario...

You could bet that Sony will come out with something very similar. If Sony puts a new casing on the PS3 it'd probably be the silver look.

I have posted the entire Q&A in the main post so that everyone could view it. Here are the General Features for those that don't like reading long post. General Features Q: What is Home™?Home™ is a real-time 3D, networked community that serves as a meeting place for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) users from around the world, where they can interact, communicate, join online games, shop, share content and even build and show off their own personal spaces. Home will be available as a free download from the PLAYSTATION®Store and will launch directly from the PS3 XMB™ (XrossMediaBar). Q: What is the target demographic of Home users? Home is for everybody. It is a global platform and the aim is to populate it with a broad and rich content experience, the diversity of which will create a broad and diverse community of users. Q: How do consumers use it? For the user, Home is a new experience in social networking. It’s a way to meet new friends online, or hang out with old friends and family. It’s also a rich media experience outside of the fundamental game-based activities on PS3. It will reside on the XMB between Game and Network. Q: What features does it have? Communication between users, creation and customisation of your own personal avatar, creation and customisation of your own personal space. Ability to share media with friends, and to experience media from publishers. Users will be able to benefit from game matchmaking, search facilities, seamless transition between game and Home. Q: What is the timeline for rollout? Closed Beta (appx. 15,000 users): April - August Open Beta (appx. 50,000 users): August - October Service Live (50,000+): October Q: What is the function of the Central Lounge? The lobby is the central meeting place where you can meet new friends or arrange to meet old friends, before transferring to a private meeting place. The current maximum of concurrent users in a lobby is 64. But a multitude of lobbies can be active at any time to accommodate all users. Q: What other lobbies will exist within Home? Over time Home will expand to include many different locations. It is our intention that ultimately anyone can create a Home Space, be they a publisher, a developer or a Non-game Company. Q: What is the Hall of Fame? The trophy room is a Home Space where users are able to display their gaming accomplishments. Q: How do I win Trophies? Players will be able to win Home Trophies when they play games that support the Home Trophy system. publishers and developers will be able to support Trophies by building them into their games' architecture. Further information on how to develop trophies within games will be available soon. Q: What content will users be able to purchase from within Home? Over time the range of content available to users will expand dramatically. If you consider Home to be a simulacra of the real world then most goods and services found within the real world could theoretically be replicated within Home. Initially all commercial transaction will be via the PLAYSTATION®Network (PSN) Store. Eventually users will be able to transact within the Home environment. Q: Will I be able to attend ticketed (paid-for) special events? Yes, in time Home will play host to many types of event. Bespoke events such as exclusive game previews and developer interviews will be organised by Home and its affiliated content providers. Live events such as sports and concerts may also be broadcast within Home. Q: Can Home users win non-purchased prizes and items? Yes, it will be possible to give prizes to users. Q: Will all billing have to be via Sony Wallet? Yes, all transactions will use the Sony Wallet system within the PSN Store, although ultimately transactions will be possible without leaving Home. Q: Can users share their favourite bookmarked Home Spaces with one another? Currently there isn't a way to do this, but this is a feature that we'd like to implement in the future. Q: When can users have / manage their own spaces? Every user has a private apartment space that users can modify and change over time. The basic apartment is free and will offer users lots of options for customization and personalization. In the future we will provide tools that will enable users to have an even greater ability to create their own Home spaces and content.