>Yeah… I got it.

I couldn’t help myself. I looked at the screenshots, I pondered, and after finding there was no demo to quench my thirst, I ventured to go get it before the stores closed.

It’s installing now, and I’m enjoying the extra items in the box. I’ve got plenty of time to read it all – the game is 18g over 2 DVDs. I wonder if they’re dual layer. I guess they’d have to be, even compressed it would be at least 12 to 16g and that’s more then 2 4g DVDs could handle.

The new social club feature is kind of odd. Apparently someone had already taken my handle?? I don’t quite understand but now my PS3 Social Club, PC Social Club, and XBOX Live (Windows) is now all linked up. I’ve enjoyed the achievements in Fallout 3, and I guess that was another reason I was eager to get this version. I know I’ve seen most of the missions already, but I can play it really down and dirty and probably get pretty far.

I was all about the DLC, wondering if it will be out for PC too – and I guess I’ll get my answer, but if Fallout can do it (coming in January for both XBOX & PC users) I at least know it’s possible, and since it’s all LIVE – it ought to come to fruition soon enough.

[update 21:44] Apparently there is a newer version of Games for Windows LIVE. I was just playing Fallout 3 yesterday on LIVE so I expected I’d have the latest release. I didn’t play it today though, so there must be a new version just for GTA’s release. So on the upside to it still not being installed completely – coolness. Also, because I has x64 VISTA I needed to install x64 specific video encoding engine for the game to start, I guess the video editor and encoding is integral.