I have to laugh at this. How can warez get posted on the net BEFORE the official release date if it ISN'T an inside job? Somebody at Rockstar is making a few quid/bucks on the side.
Well, I've already put my ?3 deposit down on a legit copy of the game and the 29th October booked off work to go stand outside GAME (in the pissing rain, no doubt) and get stuck into it.
Downloading would take longer, anyway. Plus I don't have a modchip. Nor any plans to get one.