PS5 and Xbox Series X/S series versions of Grand Theft Auto 5 will be officially launched on March 15, and will also launch a separate GTA Online version, and for the first time established It is a precedent that you can play without the game itself.
A few weeks ago, Rockstar teased that development on GTA VI was underway, giving some indication of what’s to come. Today, the official announced more details, such as how GTA players will migrate their characters to the next-generation console, let’s take a look.
The next-gen version of GTA5 will offer three quality options: a 4K fidelity mode with ray tracing turned on, and a relatively stripped-down, upscaled 4K (1080p on Xbox S) performance mode that can run at 60 frames per second (fps) It runs faster, and the “Performance RT” mode of PS5 and Xbox X, which mainly meets 60 frames per second, and can take into account ray tracing.
Rockstar says the next-gen version has faster load times, improved water reflection, and a higher flow density. Additionally, Pang Pang features improved anti-aliasing, “highly detailed” explosions, and more.
Surprisingly, some vehicles can have higher speeds on next-gen consoles, mainly because the new consoles can process game world data faster and more smoothly. On PS5, GTAV can also take advantage of the DualSense controller’s haptics, as well as its adaptive triggers. Rockstar says the haptic technology will let you feel the effects of weather, directional damage, rough road surfaces and explosions.
GTA Online will be separate from GTAV on Xbox and PlayStation, and Rockstar has also done some work to help new players get started faster. The new Career Builder feature also gives you $4 million in in-game currency, and the online mode also offers “all-new” intros and tutorials for new players to help players easily jump into the various game modes. There will also be new vehicles, a mode that lets you test drive luxury cars for free, and more.
The developers also hope to be able to bring back lost players (PC players excluded) from GTA 5 saves and GTA Online characters migrating to the next-gen version. The new migration tool supports cross-age, cross-platform migration, meaning it will let Xbox players move to PlayStation and vice versa, no matter what age console you’re playing on.
However, it is worth noting that the cross-platform rules do not apply to game currency. “GTA Online” currency can only be transferred from PS4 to PS5, or from Xbox One to Xbox Series X/S and the recharged premium currency will be bound to the host.
PS5 players can download and play GTA Online for free for the first three months after launch (three months from March 15). As for pricing outside of this time, or for Xbox players, Rockstar hasn’t decided yet. It also doesn’t mention an upgrade path for older generation games.