The much-requested enhanced version of GTA 5 Online will finally be release on PC by Rockstar Games as per the latest blogpost. GTA fans have waited quite some time for this, and the update will be releasing in the new year with graphical enhancements. More details regarding the release are yet to be released.
“There is much more still to come, including ongoing weekly special events and bonuses, festive celebrations, gifts, surprises, as well as plans to bring the much-requested PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S features of GTA Online to the PC platform in the new year. Please stay tuned to the Rockstar Games Newswire for details,” Rockstar Games wrote.
The information was buried deep under the post and was simply termed as ‘experience improvements’ in the announcement. Luckily, fans have a sharp eye. The enhanced version of GTA Online was kind of a next gen update for the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, released back in 2022.
GTA Online Community Update
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) November 1, 2024
First details on an exciting new GTA Online update coming in December — featuring clandestine operations launched from the Darnell Bros. Garment Factory.
Plus new community challenges, experience improvements, and more: https://t.co/i1vnYzVtK6 pic.twitter.com/QRn4Bn71Wb
As many might have guessed, these features are also not available on older consoles like PS4 and Xbox One. The speculations regain Rockstar brining the enhanced version of GTA 5 on PC was already done by Tez2 on X who found leftover metadata and believed that the addition of BattleEye might be a sign of preparation.
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Fans worried about GTA Online performance after the update
The enhanced version or the Gen9 version of GTA 5 features graphical enhancements along with many other improvements. Due to this, many people are worried about the hit in performance the upgrade will have, after all the game is ancient in tech terms. People who have playing since the beginning might be worried if they have not upgraded their rigs.
As of now, it is hard to say not to the performance hit as the same update was not available for older consoles. Hopefully, the recent push in graphics may have convinced most players to get a more recent hardware.