GTAForums user janmatant bought an Xbox 360 for €5 at a car boot sale, turned out to be a Rockstar North devkit with a 118GB GTA 4 beta build

[Mave]

Sources:

https://hiddenpalace.org/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV_(Nov_23,_2007_prototype)
https://gtaforums.com/topic/735829-grand-theft-auto-iv-beta-hunt/?do=findComment&comment=1072656468

This topic will serve as a collection of new discoveries from this GTA IV beta build.

 

[Mave]

They actually managed to restore ferries

 

[Mave]

Beta vs final map

 

[Mave]

Silenced pistol and baton

 

[Mave]

There are models for the Liberty Eye Ferris wheel that are separate from the carts and the base
-> Was it intended to be ride-able at some point in development?

 

[Mave]

They took ice creams away from Niko

 

[Mave]

Models for ski and ski poles
-> Leftovers from Agent?

 

[Mave]

They actually managed to restore ferries

And here's the mod!

GTA 4 Liberty Ferries Mod - GTAinside.com

GTA 4 Liberty Ferries Mod was downloaded 166 times and it has 10.00 of 10 points so far. Download it now for GTA 4!

www.gtainside.com

 

[Mave]

Silenced pistol and baton

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Silenced pistol mod: https://www.mediafire.com/file/meb7o6nlpwg7etn/Beta_Silenced_Pistol_Restored.rar/file

Some photos:

Video with sound:

 

[Mave]

Cut comedy shows

 

[Mave]

Aiden O'Malley went through a lot during development.

 

[Mave]

Rockstar Games has taken down the archive.org mirror of the beta build.