Grand Theft Auto 5 releasing on PS4 and Xbox One this November, PC in 2015

Rockstar Games has announced the official release dates for the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions of Grand Theft Auto 5.

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Rockstar Games announced its popular open-world crime simulator, Grand Theft Auto 5, would be making its way to PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One his fall. If you’re a PS4 or Xbox One owner, we have some good news for you. PC players, get ready to be slightly annoyed.

Grand Theft Auto 5 will be available on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 18, 2014. PC players will have to wait until next year as that version is expected to release on January 27, 2015.

The PS4, Xbox One and PC versions of Grand Theft Auto 5 will feature numerous visual improvements and technical upgrades, such as increased draw distances and higher resolutions. New weapons, vehicles and activities as well as additional wildlife to hunt, traffic will be more dense, enhanced damage and weather effects, and for you plant lovers, a new foliage system. The radio stations will also receive a big improvement as over 100 additional new songs, new DJ mixes from returning DJs.

Those who pre-order will receive $1,000,000 of in-game cash that can be spent across both Grand Theft Auto 5 and Grand Theft Auto Online. Rockstar also has an incentive for players who are upgrading from a last-gen version of GTA 5 such as exclusive vehicles, activities, shooting range challenges, new weapons and more. Previous owners of GTA 5 will also be able to transfer their Grand Theft Auto Online progress and characters, meaning all of your hard work screwing over other GTA players across various challenges won’t be in vain.

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    September 12, 2014 6:13 AM

    Daniel Perez posted a new article, Grand Theft Auto 5 releasing on PS4 and Xbox One this November, PC in 2015.

    Rockstar Games has announced the official release dates for the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions of Grand Theft Auto 5.

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      September 12, 2014 6:32 AM

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      September 12, 2014 6:38 AM

      Boooooo!

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      September 12, 2014 6:39 AM

      I'm glad to hear that there's going to be multiple improvements to the game, but if there aren't multiple broadcasts of Dr. Ray DeAngelo Harris, I'm not getting the game.

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        September 12, 2014 7:14 AM

        I'm glad I'm not the only one who was a fan of his show. ;)

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      September 12, 2014 6:47 AM

      January?! But I wanted a peanut it now!

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      September 12, 2014 7:08 AM

      What was the consensus on GTA5? I figured it would be coming to PC and next-gen eventually so I ignored discussion of it last fall.

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        September 12, 2014 7:13 AM

        Easy. GET IT.

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          September 12, 2014 4:03 PM

          This guy gets it. Quickly becoming my favorite writer here sorry Ozzie

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        September 12, 2014 7:18 AM

        *ignites abrasion signal

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        September 12, 2014 7:24 AM

        It's pretty fucking great.

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        September 12, 2014 7:29 AM

        It's the greatest GTA game, and one of the best games overall that I've ever played.

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        September 12, 2014 7:36 AM

        It's a very well done game. Leaps and bounds better than GTA4. It's a no-brainer purchase for me.

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        September 12, 2014 7:53 AM

        Thanks! I should mention that I was one of those gamers who did not like GTA4. While prettier, the world felt empty compared to GTA: San Andreas, which is still my high water mark for the series.

        Will I like GTA5 if I preferred GTA: SA over 4?

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          September 12, 2014 8:24 AM

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          September 12, 2014 9:29 AM

          I would say you should. There is way more to do in GTA 5 compared to GTA 4, especially with GTA Online. The only reason why I stopped playing was due to next-gen taking up precious living room space in my home. If not, I think I'd still be playing it every so often.

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          September 12, 2014 9:30 AM

          Yes. You will love it.

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          September 12, 2014 10:18 AM

          Awesome; thanks for chiming in, everyone. I think I'll pick it up for PS4.

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          September 12, 2014 11:17 AM

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          September 12, 2014 10:33 PM

          Yes, it's not as dark/serious

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        September 12, 2014 10:32 AM

        GTA5 was the first GTA game I ever beat. If you count RDR then I guess I beat that too.

        I got bored while playing through GTA3, Vice City, GTA4 and Bully so the fact that GTA5 held my attention the whole way through was a positive thing. It was a good game.

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        September 12, 2014 11:49 AM

        I'm an anomaly, but I didn't like it (on PS3), but I'll probably grab it again on the PS4 to play multi with my brother. I thought it had some really bad missions that would yank the game into a ditch and they were fairly frequent. They did something I've come to despise in games several times. So there would be really boring shitty missions no one likes but Nazi war criminals, shit like tail that car but stay close enough but not too close or it starts over, or park there and stare at other cars and wait for a guy and then tail that fucking guy blah blah blah. Here's where I get annoyed instead of just bored, the fuckers have dialogue like "Man Frank, this is really dull!" "Yeah but blah blah". FUCK THAT. It wasn't cute in Blood Dragon either fuckers. If your shit sucks it sucks, if you acknowledge it sucks and are like lolwhatevs then you are also a cunt and your shit sucks.

        That said, the heists were so goddamned good. They just took their wonderful banquet and left piles of shit in all the chairs.

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        September 12, 2014 7:34 PM

        i think it's safe to say it's the best GTA. the story line was fun from beginning to end and all the side things felt so natural.

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      September 12, 2014 7:15 AM

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        September 12, 2014 8:16 AM

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          September 12, 2014 8:26 AM

          My bet is that Destiny's PvE stuff doesn't end up having much staying power, save for the people who get really into it, but that the competitive PvP will likely be a big hit for a while.

          Basically, I expect it to be like CoD, where no one cares about single-player stuff after a bit, except that the organized raid stuff will likely attract some.

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          September 12, 2014 8:34 AM

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      September 12, 2014 7:19 AM

      A lot of other sites discussing upgrade from 360/ps3 to xbone/ps4. I don't expect them to discount this game, but it will make the decision for me of whether I purchase it at launch or wait for black friday/christmas deals. what about you guys?

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        September 12, 2014 8:22 AM

        Waiting on PC.

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        September 12, 2014 9:30 AM

        I'd be surprised if Rockstar offers a discount for previous owners. I mean, they're already offering a number of incentives for past owners to want to pick up this version.

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      September 12, 2014 7:27 AM

      PS4 it is.

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      September 12, 2014 8:21 AM

      Longest 2 months ever

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      September 12, 2014 8:28 AM

      [Insert Chewbacca's laugh from Endor]

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      September 12, 2014 8:38 AM

      Says coming November 18 to Xbox One and PS4. Then: "Also coming for PC." So.... maybe not on November 18th.

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        September 12, 2014 8:39 AM

        Or I could just read the press release

        Rockstar Games is proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto V will arrive on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 18, 2014 with the PC version to follow January 27, 2015.

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          September 12, 2014 9:13 AM

          Or... you know... the news post itself? ;)

          "PC players will have to wait until next year as that version is expected to release on January 27, 2015."

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      September 12, 2014 10:59 AM

      Ugh that PC release date. Might have to purchase PS4.

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      September 12, 2014 11:15 AM

      I keep wondering if it'll run as good as well on the PS4 completely off the drive or if the disc + drive combo will run better. :/

      Part of me wants to start researching SSD's for the PS4. lol

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        September 12, 2014 11:19 AM

        512gb mx100's go for $200. Very tempting.

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          September 12, 2014 11:33 AM

          Will that slide right into a PS4 without any issues?

          Another question -- can I transfer all my shit to it?

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            September 12, 2014 11:37 AM

            Do you subscribe to PS+? I would imagine, having not done it myself, that the easiest way to transfer everything would be to save it all to the cloud storage you get as a PS+ subscriber, install the SSD, and then redownload everything.

            The PS3 also had a USB option so you could connect a portable drive and dump everything on there. I'd guess PS4 has one as well. My wife and I got a PS4 about 3 weeks ago but we've barely had time to dig around and see what it has to offer.

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              September 12, 2014 11:53 AM

              Yeah I have PS+ so I'd probably just save everything to the cloud and download. Good idea. haha

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            September 12, 2014 4:00 PM

            As long as it's 9.5mm and under in height you are good to go.

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        September 12, 2014 4:07 PM

        Remember that PS4 games, even on disc, don't run off the disc anymore. Everything gets installed and the disc is just a method of DRM.

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          September 12, 2014 4:35 PM

          I didn't know if it would take advantage of streaming media from the disc in parallel with the hard drive. GTAs are famous for doing that in the past to keep pop up to a minimum.

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            September 12, 2014 5:58 PM

            GTA online on my PS3, the HDD light is fucking solid even in the missions, it's straining that poor thing hardcore.

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              September 12, 2014 6:00 PM

              I did the flash drive trick on the 360 to speed it up considerably.

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                September 12, 2014 7:14 PM

                As in an SSD inside the HDD case?..?

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                  September 12, 2014 9:12 PM

                  No. The 360 version has two discs -- the install disc, which is installed to the hard drive and put aside; and the play disc that you're supposed to keep in your disc drive while playing.

                  The manual says you shouldn't install it to the hard drive, because all that stuff from the install disc is keeping it busy and it decreases performance and you see more pop in as a result.

                  A fast flash drive has faster seek times than the disc drive, so to make the game run a little better, I installed the play disc to a flash drive.

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                    September 13, 2014 5:46 PM

                    If you reverse it, and put the install disc data on the flash and the play disc on the hdd, it runs even better.

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            September 12, 2014 7:07 PM

            neither ps4 nor xbone use the disc at all. it's literally only used as a license dongle now and quicker method for downloading the initial install for a game, which are now able to download 10s of gigs of patches.

            There's honestly very little reason to have discs anymore.

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              September 12, 2014 7:14 PM

              There's still the used market. You can sell a copy of BF4 for PS4 for $10 -> $30 online on ebay or something. Just as you could sell a DVD or a book. I think that makes a difference.
              Example - my pal just sold his 360 and like 80 games to a store, I think he's fucking nuts mind you, cause gamestop are bastards - but ultimately he ended up paying about $50 or $100 for his PS4, instead of $550 - because he had 80 games. Old games but 80 games.
              Come time to buy a PS5? your PS4 is literally just a box for playing your licenses tied to your account on their servers if you're all digital. You'll get $90 for your PS4 tradein and that's it. So I'm doing my best to buy stuff on disc personally.

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          September 12, 2014 5:05 PM

          I don't think it's ever been confirmed that all games, install entirely. I: wish it was clear, but it isn't.

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          September 12, 2014 5:56 PM

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        September 12, 2014 5:43 PM

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          September 12, 2014 6:07 PM

          I tried to obtain info on this and couldn't. XB1 I believe definitely, PS4 it's not conclusive - I'm not positive every single byte on the disc is copied to HDD for every game? :/ I'd like to think so, I've got a 1TB SSD in my PS4.

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      September 12, 2014 3:53 PM

      Go fuck yourself Rockstar.

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      September 12, 2014 6:02 PM

      i can not wait. I might even take a few days off of work.

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      September 12, 2014 6:11 PM

      What is up with the god awful banner on this news post? The resolution of the images looks so terrible.

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      September 12, 2014 10:31 PM

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