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Free Upgrade for Grand Theft Auto V on PC Coming March 4 (Includes Features Previously Only Available on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S)

Thick Thighs Save Lives

NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
On March 4, Grand Theft Auto V on PC is getting a free upgrade with sought-after features previously only available in the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of GTA Online — including all the latest vehicles and performance upgrades available at Hao’s Special Works, animal encounters, and access to purchase a GTA+ Membership — along with improved graphics options, faster loading times, and more.

All players who currently own GTAV on PC will be able to upgrade to this new version for free, with the ability to migrate your Story Mode and Online progress.

New Features on PC

Once upgraded, current PC players — along with anyone playing the game for the first time — will have access to a full suite of much-requested GTA Online upgrades previously only available on the latest consoles:
  • Enjoy a range of new vehicles and upgrades at Hao’s Special Works (HSW) that push automotive performance to new heights, and test your driving skills with Premium Test Rides, HSW Races, and HSW Time Trials.
  • Encounter Ambient Animals all across Southern San Andreas and take pictures of them to participate in the daily Wildlife Photography Challenge for new rewards.
  • PC players can sign up for GTA+ Membership to get special benefits in the upgraded version of GTA Online and beyond.
  • Track your criminal movements across all of GTA Online’s updates with the Career Progress feature as you build your empire.
  • Navigate a refreshed Landing Page as your starting destination to get straight into the action. Plus, take advantage of an improved introductory flow for newer players with a GTA$4,000,000 windfall to buy property, vehicles, and other items when you start off as an Executive, Gunrunner, Nightclub Owner, or Biker in the Career Builder.
This upgraded version of GTAV on PC also features all of our recent player experience improvements for GTA Online, including kernel-based anti-cheat protections and proactive voice chat moderation to help keep GTA Online fun for everyone.

 
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Antwix

Member

PC Technical Enhancements​

Depending on hardware support, GTAV players on PC who upgrade will be able to enjoy:
  • Ray tracing features only available on PC such as ambient occlusion and global illumination — plus ray traced shadows and reflections first debuted on consoles
  • Support for AMD FSR1 and FSR3, and NVIDIA DLSS 3
  • Faster loading times using SSD and DirectStorage on supported devices and configurations
  • Enhanced support for higher resolutions, higher aspect ratios, and higher framerates
  • DualSense® controller support, with adaptive triggers
  • Enhanced audio with support for Dolby Atmos and improved fidelity of speech, cinematics, and music
 

amigastar

Member

PC Technical Enhancements​

Depending on hardware support, GTAV players on PC who upgrade will be able to enjoy:
  • Ray tracing features only available on PC such as ambient occlusion and global illumination — plus ray traced shadows and reflections first debuted on consoles
  • Support for AMD FSR1 and FSR3, and NVIDIA DLSS 3
  • Faster loading times using SSD and DirectStorage on supported devices and configurations
  • Enhanced support for higher resolutions, higher aspect ratios, and higher framerates
  • DualSense® controller support, with adaptive triggers
  • Enhanced audio with support for Dolby Atmos and improved fidelity of speech, cinematics, and music
Now that sounds mighty fine.
 

Banjo64

cumsessed
proactive voice chat moderation to help keep GTA Online fun for everyone.

Am I missing something or is a game about stealing cars, robbing banks, murdering prostitutes and being the local drug kingpin not supposed to be fun for everyone?

Really curious to see their moderation policy and if you’d be banned for saying something that’s said in their own IG universe.
 

Lootlord

Member
Whelp... couldn't this have come like 3 months earlier? :messenger_grinning_squinting:
Finally played and finished the story in GTA V... got it free on EPIC couple years ago kekw...
 

PC Technical Enhancements​

Depending on hardware support, GTAV players on PC who upgrade will be able to enjoy:
  • Ray tracing features only available on PC such as ambient occlusion and global illumination — plus ray traced shadows and reflections first debuted on consoles
Very nice. PC back to being No 1. And they actually put some effort in to create new enhancements. Unusual for Rockstar, but I'll take it.
 
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Senua

Member
Finally good anti aliasing on pc
We already had MSAA

Animation Sipping Tea GIF by LAIKA Studios
 

Senua

Member
MSSA does not remove specular aliasing so in my book is a shitty AA
True, but it doesn't blur IQ like TAA solutions do. It's nowhere near shitty and still has benefits over newer solutions.

I still prefer 4x MSAA in Forza Horizon 5 at native 4k over even DLAA.
 
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Gonzito

Gold Member
True, but it doesn't blur IQ like TAA solutions do. It's nowhere near shitty and still has benefits over newer solutions.

You know this is off topic but I never understood the blurry complain with TAA. I guess that if one plays at 1080p makes sense but good TAA at 4k is absolutely beautiful, specially if one applies a bit of sharpening with reshade. Although DLAA transformer is king now, nothing can beat it
 

Senua

Member
You know this is off topic but I never understood the blurry complain with TAA. I guess that if one plays at 1080p makes sense but good TAA at 4k is absolutely beautiful, specially if one applies a bit of sharpening with reshade. Although DLAA transformer is king now, nothing can beat it
TAA looks great if static, the faster the motion the more noticeable the ghosting. DLSS/DLAA are much improved over standard TAA of course. I hate TAA in racing games for example. Have yet to try DLAA transformer but tried DLSS quality transformer in Tokyo Xtreme Racer and it was very impressive.
 

Dr Cowley

Member
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Let's fuckin go!!!!
Cant wait for everything in this update!
Haos special works!
The Imponte Arbiter GT!
Maybe a third thing...
Bye bye Bravado Buffalo Classic Custom, when I said I'd never get rid of you I lied...sorry
 
Curious how badly this is gonna run, and if they made further improvements to CPU utilization. My 7950x3D using the 8 v-cache cores, often times drops below 100 fps which I'm sorry but that's not acceptable for a game that was made for the Xbox 360.
 

nikos

Member
Wow, this is great. Looking forward to it. Will definitely try to force DLSS4 though.

Might even play the campaign again, as I haven't played it since the game launched on console. Pretty much just played GTA Online on PC.
 

xVodevil

Member
Nice to have this finally confirmed after rumors, even if no day1 release still gotta prep everyone on Earth for VI launch I guess
Dualsense support sounds cool though wasn't expecting that!
 
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