Will feature major visual and technical upgrades.
By Dileep Thekkethil
BANGALORE: Rockstar Games will soon launch the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of “Grand Theft Auto V,†an update of the hugely popular open world, action-adventure video game.
Rockstar is planning to launch the reloaded ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ (widely known as GTA 5) for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 18 and the PC version will hit the market early next year.
Rockstar has confirmed that all three versions will have the same update and will feature some “major visual and technical upgrades” from its earlier version.
The official website of Rockstar said, “Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC will feature a range of major visual and technical upgrades to make Los Santos and Blaine County more immersive than ever.”
New GTA 5 will also have more than 100 new song tracks to accelerate the gaming experience during each drive.
As always Rockstar scripted three background stories for the protagonists of the GTA 5. All the three main characters have to complete missions that happen in an imaginary city named Los Santos (the name seems to be borrowed from Los Angeles).
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of GTA 5 were launched in September 2013, and the game became an instant hit across the globe. Within the first 24 hours after the release, Rockstar Games reaped more than $800 million revenue. Rockstar also sold almost 34 million copies of Grand Theft Auto 5, becoming the most popular game ever, earning revenue of $1 billion.
Gamers across the world were eagerly waiting for the launch of Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of GTA 5. Even as the company says they haven’t changed the story of the game, they acknowledge that the plot has undergone serious refurbishment with newer updates including heavier traffic on the roads of Los Santos.
As a pre-order offer, Rockstar has loaded $1 million in-game cash along with the GTA 5. Adding to this, Rockstar has also enabled Grand Theft Auto Online, the open-world platform to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC users. The current gamers of Grand Theft Auto Online will be able to change their characters to the upgrade version of Grand Theft Auto V.