Didn't you guys read the intro to these ratings? GameSpot explained, in detail, what they were looking for, why and what they would do if they had issues with the game they were testing. GTA IV worked fine on the system they were using. That's why it didn't make the cut in question. It worked fine on my Alienware pc as well. Mine was purchased in August of 2007. Quite frankly, I've yet to play a game that gives me hardware issues till this day. I've upgraded twice.