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GTA IV To Have “Hot Coffee”?
I’m not one to spawn rumors around the masses of the Internet for self-glorification and e-penis enlargement. But I did come accross some interesting (yet, based) rumor the other day: that Grand Theft Auto IV (for 360 and PS3) could possibly have the infamous “Hot Coffee” mod built-into it. And might not be so hidden, per say.
“Hot Coffee”, for those who don’t know, was a mini-game built into GTA: San Andreas, by the developers themselves. Originally created as an easter egg of sorts, “Hot Coffee” was never meant to be accessible by the public. The mini-game basically consisted of you [the player] controlling CJ [main character] while performing sexual activities with various female individuals in the game. A mod was released in 2005 that enabled the mini-game for public use on the PC, and eventually, on consoles.
Rumor has it that GTA IV will have various adult-themed scenes, or missions, in which you seduce prostitutes to perform various acts of sexual nature. Yes, more of the dirty virtual big pimpin’ that we’ve all grown to love!
To the left is a scene from the GTA IV trailer. To the right is the San Andreas “Hot Coffee” mod in action.
Even if this rumor is being interpreted out of proportion, it would be interesting in and of itself to see how Rockstar Games would depict sexual conduct, as per the likes of the “Hot Coffee” mini-game. in the next-generation of consoles. With tremendously improved graphics in the 360/PS3, we’re talking about a hell of a lot of more attention to detail. Better lighting, better textures, better everything.
Which brings me to another point: ESRB ratings are completely and entirely horse-dung . I don’t understand how a game like San Andreas, with the crappy, pixelated textures of prostitutes that it has, could possibly be rated “Mature” (pre-Hot Coffee publicity) when GTA IV, with its near-perfect representation of the nude female body, could be rated “Mature” as well. The idea of ratings are to establish guidelines for parents to prevent children from getting their dirty paws on games which might influence them in a bad way: in a way which stirs poor morals upon their young, innocent minds.
But GTA IV essentially is an entire game of “Hot Coffee”. The difference in the portrayal of nudity between San Andreas and GTA IV is like night and day. I’ll be damned if a bunch of flat, pixelated textures would have an effect on any teenager’s mind. As technology continues to improve and graphics in games consistently advance in quality, our perception of right and wrong continues to become ever-skewed.
If GTA IV were released five years ago, it’d definitely be worth the notorious AO (”Adults Only”) ESRB rating. Leisure Suit Larry, with it’s sub-quality graphics, was initially awarded the AO rating for “soft-core nudity”, why is GTA IV let off so easy, when it offers a 10x more realistic experience? Then again, I’m also not a proponent of stricter ESRB ratings (ala Jack Thompson), so who am I to complain?
My coffee’s getting cold, until next time…
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