Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is Rockstar Games’ biggest release to mobile yet with a vast open-world covering the state of San Andreas and its three major cities – Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas. While it has just released for iOS devices, Windows Phone users don’t have to wait long. According to Engadget:
Rockstar Games tells us that the promised Android and Windows Phone versions will hit next week.
GTA: San Andreas includes over 70 hours of gameplay featuring remastered, high-resolution graphics built specifically for mobile. We can’t wait to play this game. It’s probably going to look awesome on the Nokia Lumia 1520. Are you looking forward to this game? Let us know in the comments!
Source: Engadget; Thanks for the tip, RyanDaLyon!
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GTA: San Andreas comes to Windows Phone next week
What about the millions who have the Nokia Lumia 520? You guys might say the memory is too small but it's not because you can save it to a 64 GB SD card
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Let's see what's next! I'm waiting the price first of all, the second part is taking over with fps.
I hope this is real! The 1020 supported ? ....are we know ?
Thnks a lot!
I think is gonna be on January 14th or 26th but i just think :)
when it is coming?????????
this news only fake??
These people are really testing our patience, I don't understand why they gave out news about releasing game in November, if it wasn't ready.
Still no sign of it, and it better work for the 1020.
its gonna be just for 1520 ? because i have lumia 920 and i want to now if i will can to play gta sa :)
Is it coming or not?
There it is! Woriking with 'weak' models too, i'm just playing on lumia 520 :D
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Are it's working? No glitches with phone no break this is not a virus?
The 'next week' of Dec. 12 is over now for another week now. And there's no sign of GTA San Andreas on Windows Phone Store. Maybe the word 'year' should do the job to replace the word 'week'.
Still no GTA SA.
Now its 2014. Still no sign.
It's now Dec 25th and NO WP version of this game. Figures. Luckilly I'm playing it on my Nexus 5 and nVidia Shield anyways :P
Lies, lies everywhere
It's Dec 20th and no sign of GTA. Perhaps it won't be released this week afterall..
I hope this runs on my 525
Is that for lumia 625?
NO xbox-Live NO buy....
I want this too but, ***IF*** it has Xbox live achivements, it's a day one buy, IF not, I will wait till the first sale...
#SaveXboxWP
One of my fav GTA games and I have been playing GTA from the first one....still I think GTA 5 is the best..
i think this game is going to cook my 920
I'll be able to play this on my 1020,right? Just wondering because i know the cpu/gpu is different on the 1020 compared to the 1520.
I have 2.5 gigs remaining on my 32 gig 920 I guess time to do some house cleaning
Will this work on Lumia 521? Angry birds go doesn't work on it. They forgot to mention when they advertised low end phones about these types of games.
No, it won't run on the 521.
Maybe rather than "they" forgot, maybe you didn't research.
Cant wait
This is great news.. loved Vice city on my old GS4... can't wait to play this game...
I wonder if this will work with MOGA controllers on WP.
+1
CJ foo
Sweet
I hope this has xbox :(
Me too, man. If it doesn't, I'll pass on it. I only spend my hard-earned money on games with Xbox achievements. If this game launches without it, I'll be tweeting @RockstarGames and @Microsoft telling them that Xbox gaming is important to me: #SaveXboxWP
My biggest complaint is having 13 gig of available storage. I am trying to finish chaos rings which take well over one gig, modern combat 4, and mass effect. Along with the apps that I have, I am always deleting apps to install new ones. 16 gigs just doesn't work for me anymore. I hope app on SD card is an option on WP8.1
It will support for 512 mb ram
Just started playing GTA V.
They should bring the 2D titles to WP8 and 7,such as GTA2. I would love play it on my lumia 800 or someone on a lumia 520.
GTA I would be awesome !
Or Chinatown. We need this
I am just glad that they aren't launching the vice city and liberty city now on WP and leaving san Andreas for when iOS gets gta IV. Cant wait to download san Andreas on my 920.
Will it have Xbox live features?
I hope so, but if it doesn't, be sure to tweet to @RockstarGames and @Microsoft to let them know you wanted it to. #SaveXboxWP
So this is really cool, but how the hell can you play GTA on a touch screen?
Doable , i finished GTA III & Vice City on my Atrix , you get used to it
To me this is a very good sign for WP8, getting such a classic and mature game with near 100% parity on relation to iOS, and with full parity with Android. Even if it's not Xbox Live enabled, just getting it released is major news, IMHO.
Awesome news! Will buy day one.
A mini version of Assasins Creed series would be good.Pirates is just the half good battleship gameplay of AC3.Ubisoft hope u make some decent games and also Splinter Cell Conviction is not available in my Country Store yet???
Is conviction in any store??
I won't have time to play this for a while however Ill buy this day one to show my support. Bring on the big games!
This is great news, just a shame it's not an Xbox title.
Has it been officially announced that it's not an Xbox title?
I hope it isn't as bad as the iFruit port. *shudders*
I want hot coffee.
Hot coffee mod, classic lol
Hoping it includes some way to save game files to the cloud. Ny phone has a need to be reset every so few months due to faulty upgrades or defects which loses all game progress. Essentially making gaming on mobile for me a nonstarter. This is with the 920 though. Hope that changes next week somehow with the 1520. Maybe its a more stable phone?
The 920 is a very stable device imo. Mine never needed a hard reset, and working perfectly.
Maybe it's not the phone, but the user....
Nah my wife's 920 is a giant turd too. Her battery lasts about 5 hrs on full charge with no use. There are plenty of faulty phones out there. Play nice.
I wouldn't say its me. Sometimes even a simple upgrade (like last weeks gdr3 for example) has a slight chance of causing errors. After the upgrade, my device would not launch any third party apps. Had to then reset it. Too high of a chance of losing game progress if its not backed up OFF the device
My screen flickers a lot from time to time. Ever noticed that on your device.??
Me, never....
So how do you manage to get that kind of usage with so many faulty and battery draining apps.? How do you know which one's good and which one isn't.? And two of my other friends have 920s as well, and they have experienced flickering as well. It really just ruins my experience when it happens.
Well, by testing.... What I usually do: Install an app -> start it, setup -> check in background tasks if the app has automatically enabled it's task -> if I don't need it, turn off / if I need it keep it on -> reboot device (not necessary but recommended, there are some bugs with background tasks sometimes...).
If I've kept a background task on, I will notice (probably the next day, after a full charge) if it is draining the baterry more than it should, or not.... if it is: either turn off bg task, or delete application. Done.
And also, read forums... people usually report faulty apps. Example: HERE Drive+. That app's background task was automatically enabled and caused many ppl RAPID battery drain.. I don't get my would I need background task from a navigation app...
But Daniel, how do you understand which app is causing the drain.? It doesn't show the statistics for it, right? Also, for me, i think WhatsApp is a big time battery hog. If i start chatting, i don't last 6 hours even on wifi, but normal browsing the web easily takes me for about 12 hours. I am really stunned. Happens on the 620 at my home too. Do you have any thoughts on that..??
No it doesn't... First, I don't install lots of bullsh*t apps.
Second, when your phone is normal, and doing your usual battery life, you will notice instantly if a fresh installed app is faulty and causing more drain...
Like my phone's battery is usually getting drained 1-2% / hour.
If with the same usage it's more, I notice it... if a restart doesn't help its probably a bad app... simple as this.
I haven't used WhatsApp yet, I'm using Viber so I have no idea...
Ohh..well my battery app..battery sense always shows minimum 4% per hour drain. :D
@navidee
That doesnt mean the phone is faulty... My phone can last 1.5 - 2 days with light usage (and always on WiFi + egde + 3-4 background tasks). The software itself had some errors (or let's say faulty apps) which drain the battery constantly, or some other app with a process stuck in the background... And again it's the user who can read forums, get information and solve problems like this. A correctly used phone with a non casual user doesn't have these problems imho.
@Jf.Vigor
Wow, what do you expect of a developer version fw, which is currently under developement and not finished yet (at least for Lumia 920)?
Just hoping it will support 512mb ram devices
Can't wait
Would be even better with Moga support. I'd buy the damn thing for this game alone.
With achievements?
This game ain't gonna be cheap. I think it cost like 9.99 for the iOS version.
Totally worth it.
7 bucks is a great deal.
Yes!!!!!
My 1520 is ready
Very excited this game will come, but it will support 512 mb of ram?
Hope it runs smooth, just got a 1520, can't wait to play this
GTA SA + L920 = fire hazard lol... My L920 heats up like a bbq when gaming
Ohhh yeah..didnt think of that.. :D
I have a Lumia 520 and it probably will not be available for it but I can't wait either way!
I hope there's achievements. But I won't hold my breath.
No... Only 1Gb ram devices....
Good to see it coming to Windows phone but rockstar games are better to play on gaming consoles or pc which is the best. Such games on touch screen devices so uncomfortable to play. Windows phone will be releasing this game next week but my opinion don't release more such games on windows phone though its good for the ecosystem. I don't care about ios n droid at all. They don't think b4 releasing something except famous games
You find it uncomfortable to play such games on a touch screen brother. Some people argue saying there are no games on WP. Its better to have and not play than to want to play and not have. Get it.?
Yes we are ....we just hope it will be for all windows phone..... And also in all countries
San Andreas for PC the minimum requrement for RAM is only 256 Mb :D
I cant wait for this. I LOVE gta sa :D
I hope its cheap like asphalt 8
Playing these type of games with touch screen controls is terrible.
Finally, a non free to play cash grab.
The game is 1.63 GB and $9.99 on iPhone.
Well.. 8GB devices will get screwed then
Unless its that important to you to make room for it.
Won't even be able to install if it is over 1.5GB - can't see making 6GB or so free space on L820. I was barely able to scrap enough space for Asphalt 7 and it was just below 1GB install...
Install from SD card
I did, still required absurd amount of space to install...
1.63GB ? Well, that's a relief. I was expecting around 3GB like the xbox version .... Given the GTA III mobile was 900MB & Vice City was 1.1Gb .
Thanks dude
I bet it wilk be too big to install on 8GB devices :'(
Yeah I have an HTC 8XT and don't have much space for two or three big games to be installed. I hope one day we can install games on the SD Card.
Also need to clear the waste other storage
This is huge.
Achievements or GTFO.
Idiotic. If you'd skip a great game because of achievements, you deserve the free to play bullshit shovelware.
Er, i can play games for whatever reason i like thanks. Personally achievements are a big factor in games for me, and I'm making a stand against games that have no Xbox integration by not buying them. But if you want to go slagging people off for their interests go right ahead. Stay classy.
Humm, so you're making a stand? Boy, that will definitely show them... *sigh*
Yeah you're right, I should just sit on my hands and do nothing instead. #SaveXboxWP
By not buying, you're doing more harm than good; the developer doesn't get motivated to invest their time, effort and money on the platform and then drop it. And why? Because children like you want them to spend extra time, money and effort in this "Xbox sh*t", for which they get no return from and have to deal with a dreadful process maintained by MS. Do you think WP has 90% of the market share to afford this? I'm from a time where people bought to, you know, ENJOY them, not for childish "achievements". Grow up.
Wow, that seems a bit unnecessary. Whatever makes you feel better though fella. I'll keep popping my childish achievements thanks.
Talk about unnecessary ("savexboxwp")... Go pop it.
What's unecessary is your condescendingly telling someone who cares about something (XBox integration) that their concerns are less important than yours. Viva la #SaveXboxWP movement; Down with condescending jerks.
Actually, buying a game that doesn't have features he watns would be doing more harm than good as it would be telling lazy game developers that they can get away with providing a lesser experience and still getting his money. If a game doesn't have the features he wants (Xbox achievements) then he is completely justified in not buying it. He's not running a charity here. If you want him to buy a game that doesnt' have the features he wants then send him a check for $6.99. Otherwise, get off his case with your incredibly self-righteous, condescending "children like you" talk. You are the one who needs to grow up.
You're completely CLUELESS about developing process - besides having a low reading comprehension -, which is just one reason why I won't exchange words with such a kid whose most important thing in the day is to tweet something to someone. I actually have to work. "See ya".
Yes, please go away, and try not to be a condescending d-bag to your coworkers like you are here.
You can, and I can tell you what a stupid reason for not playing a game achievements are. Its like not watching a movie because it doesn't have an extras djsc. Its an objectively stupid position to take. You can take it, but you're wrong. Taking it on a public forum means that you've ASKED for people to respond. It's a really, really, really stupid reason not to play a game.
I'm wrong?! Jesus Christ, i genuinely thought the community on here were more open minded than that.
Don't let a few condescending ignoramuses get you down. We've got your back: #SaveXboxWP
What is stupid is you judging and belittling someone else simply because they have different sources of enjoyment than you. So you don't care much about achievements. Fine. But he does, and it's important to him (as it is to me), and we don't have to spend our own money on games that don't have the features we want. You telling us that that is a "really, really, really stupid reason not to play a game" is about as condescending as one can be. And for the record, Xbox achievements are awesome. They make games much better and I too will never buy a Windows Phone game that doesn't have Xbox integration.
Cheers to that, heatlight. I'm with you: No Xbox achievements, No buy. I find Xbox enabled games to be much more enjoyable and rewarding. These ignoramuses on here attacking you for having different interests than yours are nothing but condescending jerks. Stick to your guns. #SaveXboxWP
You're condescending. The guy only wants to play games that have Xbox achievements and you're telling him he's wrong? He knows what he likes. If this game doesn't have it then he doesn't want to play it. I'm with him: if a game doesn't come with Xbox achievements to me it isn't worth my time and I won't buy it. If you want to take the blue pill and play it, go for it, but don't sit here and call other people with a different idea of fun 'idiotic'.
Wow! Didn't expect a GTA game to come for a while, that's great news!
Xbox game or not? I will be surprised if it is.
I'd also be surprised if it is, but I sure hope it is. If not, I'll tell Rockstar and Microsoft that the lack of Xbox integration is the reason I didn't buy it. We'll see next week. #SaveXboxWP
Will it be free
Highly doubt it. Expect $6.99 cost.
$9.99 on iPhone.
edit: WPU says its $6.99
Yes, check on iphone uk and its £4.99 which i think is $6.99
Crossing fingers for Vice City...
+1
+920
-625
If you want to play games you made a wrong decision.
Now THAT, is great news. A bit of Rockstar in this crappy Gameloft universe.
How would we enter cheats?
step 1: pause game using back button
step 2: tap on the first item on the pause menu list saying "Enter Cheat Codes Here"
step 3: ... ... ... well you get the idea
I can maybe be studid, but i cant find it on my surface RT.. can you make maybe some screen shots of it?
Instant buy for me if it'll support my lumia 920. :D
The game is priced 9.9 usd for iPhone and iPad :D
Should have more money to buy it when it arrives!
6.99$
hint for requirements or supported phone able to run GTA?
1GB ram & WP8... Don't meet that requirement? Well.. Stick with temple run till kingdom come
thanks!, I'm using L925. I got issue on buying on store bcoz im not a credit/debit card holder. i hope GTA will be free...
Lmfao GTA free?? Hahaha NO.
Oh my god oh my god oh my god ! This awesome !!!! Cant wait ! San Andreas is my all time favorite video game !
Got enough space for it in my 8X .... Fingers crossed it will run
Why would you want to play this type of game on your phone though?
Because it's fun and an awesome time killer...
I think this game is going to cook my 920
Spot on.
Don't get me wrong, I love the GTA franchise, I'm super-fun-happy for everyone that's excited it's arriving on WP (and - for a big title release - so quickly, for a change)...but I won't be getting it.
I don't want to play large, complex, and involving games on my phone...in the same way that I wouldn't want to play things like Angry Birds or Tile Path, on a console.
Horses for courses.
If I want to play GTA:SA, I'll do it at home, on my PS3, with a big screen and a proper controller.
If I'm gaming on the phone, that means I'm out and about, and so any game should be small, simple, easy to pick up/point down, and definitely not heavy on the battery.
That's just my opinion though. For the 99.8% that are pumped for, and primed to snatch up this undeniably important release, I hope GTA:SA is everything you want and expect it to be.
:-)
I got my £20 Nokia gift voucher primed and ready. Bring on next week.
I spent my Nokia gift voucher on Killer Instinct Ultra Edition. Looks like I'll be charging this one to AT&T. :)
Lol, i don't have x1 yet so all of this will be going to WP. Supporting devs and all. Though if i had X1 i'd probably do the same :)
Hope this can run on my L920 :)
Why wouldn't it? Nothing has required 2 GB of RAM and I hope nothing ever will on WP8.
Hehe, I will just test only how it works on L920. Waste of memory
Hope it will be available for free -_- and support for 512 MB RAM
Lol. If this comment is sarcasm, well done.
No it will run only devices with 1GB and more RAM, and it will cost you $6.99
It will cost you $6.99
$6.99 how do they make them so cheap lol
So glad the upgrade on my 521 comes in a few weeks. Time to get a more adequate phone so I'll quit missing out on games like this.
Does anyone know if this game will be xbox live enabled????????
Fingers crossed fella, but sadly i don't think it will be. MS seems to have forgotten WP has LIVE capable games. :-/
What does MS have to do with it.
I would like to know this too but most likely it won't be. I'm still going to buy it though because it's that much of an great game.
I hope it does have Xbox integration as that would be great for the Windows Phone platform. If it doesn't, I'll be passing on the game as I'd rather play Xbox-certified games. I'll be letting Rockstar and Microsoft know why via Twitter too (#SaveXboxWP)
Doubtful.
Give it to me on Windows rt so I can use a controller... My 920 will get way too hot to play this
I was Just about to write the same..our 920s will burn down...:\
Really wish I had bought a 925 right now. 521 is great but storage and ram ruin game/app enjoyment.
What did You expect from a low end Phone?
Didn't know the specs until after I bought it.
Does it support Lumia 520 ??
Doubt it
"This game will cost $6.99 and requires 1GB RAM devices to run"
No dude 1gb ram needed
I wish they make an elder scrolls for mobile and release it for WP8. That would be a dream come true! :D
I know elder scrolls is made by a different company. ;)
I remember that the Nokia nGage had an Elder Scrolls game.
I completely forgot Nokia made the nGage, man was a POS that was. What were they thinking? heh
For all that Nokia gets right now with design, that must have been some dark times for them.
I loved my n-gage qd, best phone I ever owned till this date!
N-Gage was a good idea, but the idea was beyond what could be done at the time.
I hope it runs on my new Lumia 925 :)
It definitely should run on our beautiful Lumia 925s ☺☺
Definitely it'll work!
Yes not for 512mb Ram
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I hope this game is fun to play without mods. PC master race.
Hot Coffee anyone ?
Hahaha))
Hope it supports my Lumia 625 or, other wp with 512mb ram
I don't think it'll...
Same hope but i guess it'll be 1GB
"This game will cost $6.99 and requires 1GB RAM devices to run"
Rockstar Games
Where is the link where you got this information?
It wont boss 1GB ram required details available in rockstar