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GTA 5 PC Delay Was For Development & Optimization - Rockstar Confirms

Rockstar recently delayed the PC release of GTA 5 even more, from November to Early 2015. Many people are angry with this as they are desperate to enjoy this breath taking title from Rockstar Games.

Rockstar has posted a statement saying that the delay for GTA 5 on PC is for the good. They are optimizing the game for PC so it runs good. Unlike the GTA IV, which was badly optimized for PC.

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skydragoonity4284d ago

I can only imagine how good this game will look on a high end pc

gillri4284d ago

Like the PS4 version? maybe with a better resolution if your PC can support it

WeAreLegion4284d ago

I would imagine that's the case. I'm getting it for both, but both will be running at 1920x1080. I'll lock the PC version at 120 FPS, if at all possible, however. I doubt the PC version will look much better than the PS4 version before mods.

RumbleFish4284d ago

I lost interest since GTA IV. I liked the game and had it on PS3 and on PC and loved BoGT, but the way R* treats PC gamers made me sour.

Spinal4284d ago

I'm getting it on my ps4 cause I know it will be more fun there with all my friends. I got a beast of a PC so I will eventually also get it there when it's on a steam sale an mods have been created. Waiting on that Superman mod lol.

GTA is just better suited for consoles and I'm glad it's increased to 30 players online. Finished the story was the most fun I've had in a Singleplayer campaign in ages. I only got to like rank 34 online cause I wanted heists and knew the next gen version would come.

starchild4284d ago

No, there will be other advantages too, just like every other multiplatform game I have played on PC. AC4, Bound By Flame, Battlefield 4 and Thief, for example, all had advantages beyond just a higher resolution.

Some of the things we often see are better shadow quality, better textures or better texture filtering, better ambient occlusion, less aggressive LOD, less pop-in, more advanced effects or higher precision effects, much better anti-aliasing, higher native display resolutions, and higher framerates.

Chrischi19884284d ago

Sony and MS probably paid big time to make GTA a console game. It is a shame what Rockstar Games does here... The do the same like many studios do with the Wii U, release a game late, act like they had to do so much more work (even though PC is THE x86 plattform) and then act like it didnt sell well enough. I mean, do they really expect everyone who has a PC is just waiting until it finally arrives? By that time the whole magic of the game is gone. It is already gone for me. I got every GTA, but will skip this one, because I already played it enough on other plattforms. It kinda destroys the whole interest in a game, if it comes late. A game is fun, if it is truly new to everyone. Who likes to play games, where your friend can tell you everything there is? Bad business practice, really.

DevilOgreFish4284d ago

Remembering a few of the comments from other threads about if or whether the lead platform was PC. Rockstar said as far as the consoles were concerned "There is no lead platform" http://www.examiner.com/art...

since the early footage of GTAV, we actually did see the PC version years back. if anyone can remember the infamous early screenshots compared to the last gen long time ago.

Original
http://abload.de/img/screen...

Last gen Consoles
http://abload.de/img/gamepl...

With that said, though even if PC was lead they still have to add proper support for a range of PCs. An issue that was present in GTAIV. fortunately for PC, APIs are improving and will only get better when DirectX 12 finally lands.

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aquamala4284d ago

@gillri PC gamers would be disappointed if it just looks like the PS4 version, that's called a console port

Deividas4284d ago

Yea...lets hope you optimized this game a little better than GTA IV, that ran like crap on the PC

MadLad4284d ago

This is what I believed to be the case, anyway. It's obvious they were going to focus on the next-gen versions of the game. Leaving a smaller team dedicated to the PC version.
When I heard the later release date, I was more relieved than anything.
We don't want another GTA IV on our hands and, honestly, neither do Rockstart, I think. They may not focus on PC, but they know there's still a large market there. A market that doesn't easily forget being screwed over.
After the fantastic Max Payne 3 port, however, I do have a bit of faith in them.

GundalfDeGrej4284d ago

That's great to hear. I don't usually buy the same game twice but if the game has mod support and runs great then I'll definitely reconsider!

Intentions4284d ago

Still pondering if I should get it on PC, considering I have (and others) have finished the console version.

They better make use of the extra time to optimise it, GTA 4 want exactly that great on PC.

Also, wonder when heists would come out/if It will be avaliable for ps4/x1/PC day one lol.

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Take-Two Pauses ‘Borderlands 4’ Switch 2 Release; CEO Addresses User-Created Charlie Kirk Mission

Take-Two Interactive revealed it is pausing development on its Nintendo Switch 2 edition of "Borderlands 4" in its latest quarterly earnings.

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PlayStation Store’s top downloads of 2025

O'Dell Harmon Jr. writes: "Before we say goodbye to 2025, let’s take a look back and see what were the most downloaded games of the year. It was a great time for sports, shooters, and some new PlayStation VR2 games. Sports favorites topped the charts in US/Canada and EU, with NBA 2K26 and EA Sports FC26, respectively.

Juggernaut GTA V found a home in the top three for both regions, with new 2025 release Battlefield 6 claiming second place in the US. Fortnite took top place for free-to-play games, and Beat Saber continues its PS VR2 success."

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maximusprime_144d ago

FH5 4th in Europe compared to North America 14th. Not surprising.

LucasRuinedChildhood144d ago

I think it shows how shortsighted it was for Sony to let go of Evolution and not get them to make some sort of competitor (open world Driveclub?) 10 years ago.

bionicstar144d ago (Edited 144d ago )

its a hard bet to make. hindsight is always 20/20.

Christopher144d ago

After Driveclub's reception, hard to say it would have done well enough to compete. It's easy to dream of such a thing, but to make it happen? It's taken how long for CoD to be dethroned? And it was dethroned by Hogwart's Legacy and has gained it right back just the next year.

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1Victor144d ago

It’s funny to watch the only games EU and USA agree on was Minecraft and back ops 7 both regions on 6 and 7 spot respectively other than that FIFA rules EU

gold_drake144d ago

yeh, football is really popular here in europe ha

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DivineHand125144d ago

I would like to see a list that has both free to play and paid games together, but at least we have this.

To this day GTA5 is a top downloaded game and it makes me wonder if the industry is really ready for GTA6. I imagine almost nothing else will sell during that game's release window.

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PlayStation and Xbox's most-played games of 2025 were the same as 2024's in the US, data suggests

Another night of Fortnite with the boys then?

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jznrpg153d ago

I’ve never played Fortnite GTAV or CoD BO7 but I do own GTAV for PS4/5 because I got them cheap.

gold_drake152d ago

i think we should either take those games out, or make a singleplayer list too ha

badboyz09152d ago

I still play gta V alot. The others nah.

Popsicle152d ago

This is why we can’t have nice things.

Tacoboto152d ago

What exactly are we not getting?

Did we not just have a 2025 filled with nice games like...

Silksong, Doom TDA, Expedition 33, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Ghost of Yotei, Dispatch, Split Fiction, Hades 2, DK Bananza, and so many more?

Popsicle152d ago

Agree that all you just posted are great games. Expedition 33 is one of my favorites. Spent a large chunk of time on BG3 in 2023. Another for my all-time list.

My point though not well articulated in the OG post is that we would get more of the games of the quality you mentioned if so many valuable resources were not allocated to FTP slop and/or heavy monetization schemes. Some of what used to be my favorite franchises have been ruined by them.

To sum it up, I would like to see games like 33 outperform the profits made by games like Fortnite so more resources are allocated to great games. When heavily monetized FTP games are at the top of the list, we end up being stuck with a significant chunk of games that are not good. Or worst case scenario games that spend years in development, but get cancelled due to industry trend chasing.

cloganart152d ago

Such a pessimistic view. This year gave so many good games.

Christopher152d ago

Popsicle, I actually think we're getting more great games because of the slop. Developers are seeing that people aren't happy and taking advantage of big AAA studios not delivering for people.

Popsicle152d ago (Edited 152d ago )

Perhaps, and I hope you’re right. A shift is needed IMO