It’s taken a near lifetime to come to fruition – not least along with a number of false reports and rumours – but the next-generation iteration of Grand Theft Auto V has finally gotten concrete release date.
Announced on developer Rockstar Games’ official website, the date to mark in your diary is November 18 – a far cry from reports that suggested the game would miss this year altogether. The much-touted PC version of the game does suffer that fate, however, and will see release on January 27, 2015.
The developer has also been quick to stress that this port isn’t simply a half-baked effort, but instead key components of the game have been reworked and fine-tuned.
‘’Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC will feature a range of major visual and technical upgrades to make Los Santos and Blaine County more immersive than ever. In addition to increased draw distances and higher resolution, players can expect a range of additions and improvements including:
– New weapons, vehicles and activities
– Additional wildlife
– Denser traffic
– New foliage system
– Enhanced damage and weather effects, and much more’’, reads the news post.
The enhancements don’t just stop with the single-player, however, as GTA Online will now feature up to 30 players and will contain all the Rockstar-created content released thus far.
Rockstar Games has also detailed a pre-order incentive for the game, where players will get ‘’$1,000,000 in-game bonus cash to spend across Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online (GTA$500K each for your Story Mode and for your GTA Online in-game bank accounts).’’
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