GTA IV on Consoles

I was going to just micro-blog this, but I felt we needed more space and a common space for the discussion I assume will ensue.

GTA IV comes out soon, and Bean has implied he is getting it, so I know there is at least some interest around here.

I am also interested, I love GTA games. There was nothing better than pretending to be an L.A. gangsta in San Andreas. Classically the GTA games came out for PS2 first due to some exclusivity deal, and then made it's way to other consoles and the PC at a later date. This always was sad for me because I didn't have a PS2. I'd wait and pirate it for the PC when it came over.

I'll cut to the chase now. I have a 360, so I can get it launch day and start the mayhem now, or I could hold out for a PC version. Why wait? Because I'm really not sure how I feel about a game that involves a lot of shooting on a console. I know FPS games do well with sales on consoles, but frankly, I've always been a mouse and keyboard kind of guy. I got used to Halo, which was probably the only dual stick FPS I played a lot of. N64 era games only had one stick. Trying to test out Gears of War and Crackdown with John was fun, but was a reminder that I have lost any touch with the dual sticks that Halo had given me. Another factor is probably that I've done a lot more FPS gaming on the PC since my Halo days, since I only got broadband in the summer before freshman year of college. In addition I had to share PC time with the family.

Basically any FPS skillz I have go down the shitter when using a controller. Wow, so much for cutting to the chase. Do you guys think it's worth the wait for a possible PC release since GTA IV, while not first person is still third person, and has a reticle. I'd love to play this game, but unless they help me out some and lock-on to guys, I think the difficultly is going to ramp up too quick for my abilities to catch up.

So how do you guys feel about playing GTA on consoles? Any beefs with either platform?