Rockstar Releases GTAV Next-Gen Details - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 March 2022 / 4,896 Views
Rockstar has released details on the next-generation versions of Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. The new details provides information on the new features, improvements, and how to transfer your save data.
Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online will launch for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on March 15, while a physical edition will release in April. Pre-purchase and pre-load for the digital version will start on March 8.
Read the details below:
Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online arrive for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on March 15 — delivering the action-packed, blockbuster Story Mode adventure and the dynamic, ever-evolving world of GTA Online to the latest generation consoles with a host of improvements for new and returning players.
These new versions of GTAV and GTA Online introduce high-end PC visuals to the console experience with new graphics modes featuring up to 4K resolution, a frame rate of up to 60 frames per second, improved texture quality, HDR options, and ray tracing — as well as utilizing the technical advancements of the latest console hardware for faster loading times, immersive 3D audio, support for platform-specific features, and more.
Grand Theft Auto V
Experience the interwoven stories of Franklin, Michael, and Trevor across the sun-soaked metropolis of Los Santos and the backwoods countryside of Blaine County in greater detail than ever before with stunning all new levels of visual detail.
Choose from one of three detailed new graphics settings to tailor your gameplay experience for what matters most to you. Fidelity Mode is tuned for the highest visual quality and targets 30 FPS. In this mode the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X support native 4K resolution with ray tracing enabled while the Xbox Series S supports upscaled 4K resolution. Performance Mode is tuned for the most responsive gameplay experience and targets 60 FPS. In this mode the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X support upscaled 4K resolution while the Xbox Series S supports a resolution of 1080p. In addition, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X have Performance RT mode, a hybrid of the Fidelity and Performance modes supporting upscaled 4K resolution with ray tracing enabled and targeting 60 FPS.
These new versions also offer across-the-board improvements including faster loading times, increased population and traffic variety, increased vegetation density, improved lighting quality across shadows, water reflections, and other elements. Plus improved anti-aliasing, motion-blur, highly detailed new explosions, fire, and much more.
There’s also new levels of responsiveness with Haptic Feedback and dynamic resistance via the Adaptive Triggers on PlayStation 5’s DualSense wireless controller, adding new sensations to weather effects, directional damage, rough road surfaces, explosions and much more. Platform-specific features also include immersive audio using Tempest 3D positional audio on PlayStation 5 and Spatial Sound on Xbox Series X|S.
Grand Theft Auto Online
The massive and unrivaled experience of GTA Online — with an unprecedented 8+ years’ worth of gameplay additions delivered across over 40 unique updates — will continue to evolve with the power of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. This new generation of GTA Online includes a range of new vehicles and a new addition to the Los Santos Car Meet: Hao’s Special Works.
Hao’s Special Works encompasses best-in-class vehicle upgrades, a new class of Races using specially modified vehicles, and a weekly rotation of Hao’s Special Works Time Trials, along with a Premium Test Ride, where you can get behind the wheel of these newly modified vehicles for free.
In addition to access being included as part of GTAV, GTA Online will also now be available for the first time as a standalone title for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Plus, for the first three months from launch, GTA Online will be available to download and keep for free for PlayStation 5 players — making it easier than ever before for new players to experience everything GTA Online has to offer.
And new players might need more than just a pistol in their belt strap to survive Los Santos, so we're introducing a new Career Builder feature designed expressly for new players – or anyone who wants to reset their character and get a fresh start – to get an introductory leg up in the criminal world of Southern San Andreas. With this system, you get a GTA$4,000,000 windfall to select essentials including Business Properties, Vehicles, and Weapons.
Furthermore, GTA Online for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S has an assortment of new quality of life improvements, including a newly designed introduction and tutorial for new players, a new front-end Main Menu that allows you to jump directly into Freemode, Heists, Races, Adversary Modes, the latest featured weekly event content, and more.
Story Mode and GTA Online Character Transfers
PS4 and Xbox One players will be able to transfer both their GTAV Story Mode progress and their current GTA Online characters and progression to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, or across console platforms, with a one-time migration for each.
Starting today, players can begin transferring their Story Mode progress by uploading a save to the Rockstar Games Social Club. To begin this process, enter GTAV on your current console account and go to the Game tab of the Pause Menu. From there, select the Upload Save Game option. Please note, you can only store one game save per platform at a time and saves will remain available to download for 90 days.
Players with a Rockstar Games Social Club account will also be able to migrate their GTA Online character progress to PS5 or Xbox Series X|S on March 15 upon loading up the game on either of these new consoles. This migration includes any Characters, GTA$, Progression, Stats, Vehicles, Properties, Weapons, Clothing, and Player-Created Jobs.*
Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online will be available digitally on March 15 through the PlayStation 5 console store and the Microsoft Store — with pre-purchase and pre-load beginning on March 8 — and physical releases coming in April. Stay tuned for more details.
*For GTA Online platform migrations, purchased GTA$ can only be transferred between platforms of the same family (PS4 -> PS5, Xbox One -> Xbox Series). All earned GTA$ will transfer regardless of platform.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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I wish they remastered/ported GTA IV. I really like that game and I beat it every now and then. I haven't touched V since 2013 when I first beat it.
This will sell additional millions of copies
This is great if you’re one of the 20 people who haven’t played it (myself includes).
but how much does it cost?
Its Rockstar, expect it to be expensive.
god i hope not!
Rather a GTA IV modernisation to be honest.
If there is zero expansion like missions or whatever, then this is a pointless release.
The game keeps selling due to GTA Online primarily.
Wrong, I would pay easy 10 dollars or more to upgrade, the better graphics, performance, adaptive triggers and loadings and 3d audio are well worth 10 extra for me.
In the time it's taken Rockstar to release GTA 6 (so far), GTA 3, VC AND SA all launched twice... with one year left to spare lol
so its free upgrade on playstation what about the xbox
Free? No way, are you mad, its Rockstar, they love money. I just hope we can upgrade, those of us who already own the game. I hope I don't have to rebuy it.
As far as I know the upgrade is not free on PlayStation. But you can play the upgraded version of GTA Online for free with PlayStation Plus. AFAIK, you have to pay to get the upgraded campaign on PS5.
I have never played a Grand Theft Auto game. Might pick this one up after a price drop just to see what all the hype is about.
i was in the same boat a week ago, so i finally tried San Andreas on gamepass and HATED it within the 1st hour of play.
San Andreas has a strange old school design where you can’t explore a lot of the wider game world until you have played quite a lot of missions.
Doesn’t really make sense to a modern game design perspective.
I didn’t like the approach when I tried it on PC years later.
The problem is that San Andreas is very dated by modern standards. I also played it on gamepass and wasn’t a fan. GTA V is a better entry point for the series.
It also has been in gamepass for short periods in the past so if you don’t want to buy it worth keeping an eye out for it coming back again.
San Andreas is horrible, far too old to be played now. It needs a full remake to even bother. Comparing GTA5 to it is like comparing Spiderman to the old spiderman on ps2.
What? How's that even possible? Do you like videogames?
Title made me think we were getting GTA VI info.
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