[CantPauseToast]

I would pretty much drive in that view the entire time if that had it. Been waiting for them to add this since GTA 3.

[Johnayx]

QUOTE (CantPauseToast @ Saturday, Aug 11 2012, 20:26)

I would pretty much drive in that view the entire time if that had it. Been waiting for them to add this since GTA 3.

All the time is a little too much! I can't even play an open world game like driver san francisco in cockpit view for long

[GtA01]

Bad for this style of game. They're much better spending their time/resources on more pressing issues, rather than the inclusion of cockpit view.

[el_roy1985]

Would be nice for big vehicles that block most of your site in third-person view. That was pretty annoying.

[gtasadude]

Even a low quality texture would be better than the current cockpit view.

[Ryanbashaw]

Cockpit view would be beast

[JBanton]

It would be cool to use for races, but one problem I just thought of; if it will be possible to pick up prostitutes...

[PrometheusX]

QUOTE (gtasadude @ Saturday, Aug 11 2012, 22:56)

Even a low quality texture would be better than the current cockpit view.

Well, This was a good reason why they didn't add the view to GTA IV. Not to mention the fact that the steering wheel doesn't move when steering.

[Dilapidation]

Cockpit view would be awesome if it was an optional view.

For those who are undecided or want to see what it might look like watch this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Al5FOtRBA

[Romanismycousin]

Would love to have Cockpit view for big semi-trucks, busses etc. It would just make the driving so realistic on the Highways :)

[tombstone5860]

I think Rockstar was aiming to do a cockpit veiw in GTA 4. I think that because in GTA 4, you have the option to veiw from the hood of the car while driving. That hasn't been done before in any GTA game ever. Plus if you notice that in some cars like the Voodoo, it has a lot of detail. But interiors like in taxis, its just all black. I'm just saying that Rockstar wanted to do a cock pit veiw but ran out of time, so they settled on a hood veiw. I'm sure they'll include this feature in GTA 5!!!!!

[blowtorchrepair]

the map and outdoor environment as a whole, IMO, is what is immersive in GTA, and not a car interior or air craft cockpit that obscures most of the view of the surrounding environment. I found the hood cam for vehicles, and the windshield cam in helis, in IV to be as close to the vehicle as I need to be, and on the projector the car hoods are as large as in real life.

[JBanton]

I would like to see a cockpit view, the landscape generally doesn't mean much to me, it would if GTA was set in the garden of Eden or something, but it's not.

[gabypoux]

If they wanna add a cockpit view, they have to correct what was wrong in GTA IV.

First, the interior of the cars are made of low resolution textures and there can be many cars having the same interior (even the same badging).

Second, this one made me laugh a lot of times, the steering wheel doesn't even move when turning. The characters move their arms but the steering is static .

If it is made without the current defaults, I'll take it gladly.

[GTAV2011]

I have nothing against the views we have at the moment. Cockpit view would be nice but this isn't a racing simulator, remember. I'm sure we'd all like it, and we were teased with the cabs in GTA IV, but it's not a game breaker.

It would be especially great in multiplayer though, combat would be so much better aiming FPS style out the window. However personally I would rather be able to walk round trains.

[Johnayx]

QUOTE (GTAV2011 @ Thursday, Aug 16 2012, 23:19)

I have nothing against the views we have at the moment. Cockpit view would be nice but this isn't a racing simulator, remember. I'm sure we'd all like it, and we were teased with the cabs in GTA IV, but it's not a game breaker. It would be especially great in multiplayer though, combat would be so much better aiming FPS style out the window. However personally I would rather be able to walk round trains.

True, however i would enjoy a cockpit view similar to Driver:San Francisco, you could actually see everything

[Kifflom112]

Why would it be bad. The only problem, more space used, and only certain cars(the Banshee, Coquette, Feltzer, a few more) have unique interiors. It would be kind of repetitive, but I doubt people would care.

[Mig10]

QUOTE (Johnayx @ Saturday, Aug 11 2012, 04:13)

QUOTE (Magic_Al @ Saturday, Aug 11 2012, 04:06) Actual cockpit view rather than hood/bonnet view would mean having to increase the detail of car interiors compared to GTA IV.  That might be a resource tradeoff they're not willing to make because GTA always has potentially more detail than the hardware can handle and they have to decide what to sacrifice. True, possibly in the next generation of consoles we will see it.

you're probably right, I too believe R* would love to add cockpit views but under other circumstances.

[Troll Proof]

Not to mention that this game is centered around the automobile, but a cockpit view adds to the immersion of actually being apart of the game's universe.

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Nah. The high quality interior is an overhead, of course, but it's not a significant one. Ideally, it'd be nice to load high quality interiors for all vehicles in the scene, to make sure that they are ready if you decide to get into the vehicle, but it's overkill and probably isn't going to be noticeable anyhow. Just load the interior for the vehicle you are getting into as you are getting into it, and problem is solved. With there being only one interior loaded at a time, the overhead becomes insignificant.

Really good proposal.

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It would really add to the experience and immersion. To the people who think it'll make driving harder, it only does at first because you're so used to the outside perspective. But once you get used to it it's much better.. it feels more like driving a car through a city instead of piloting an RC vehicle through a maze.

R* tried to alleviate the RC/maze feeling by putting the camera lower and towards the driver's perspective, but it skewed the feeling of driving as you had to adjust knowing that the front of the car wasn't aligned with the camera perspective.

[Johnayx]

QUOTE (Mig10 @ Friday, Aug 17 2012, 02:39)

QUOTE (Johnayx @ Saturday, Aug 11 2012, 04:13) QUOTE (Magic_Al @ Saturday, Aug 11 2012, 04:06) Actual cockpit view rather than hood/bonnet view would mean having to increase the detail of car interiors compared to GTA IV.  That might be a resource tradeoff they're not willing to make because GTA always has potentially more detail than the hardware can handle and they have to decide what to sacrifice. True, possibly in the next generation of consoles we will see it. you're probably right, I too believe R* would love to add cockpit views but under other circumstances.