Two weeks out from the slated release date of the Grand Theft Auto V’s port to the PC, Rockstar has announced a delay until March 24. The Rockstar press release cites “a few extra weeks of testing and polish to make it as good as it can be,” as the reason for the eight week delay. Along with the press release, Rockstar released several screenshots from the PC version as well as the port’s system requirements, which are both visible below.
Given the surplus of broken and bug-ridden games that plagued 2014, this delay, while disappointing, leads to optimism about the quality of the game’s port. GTA IV’s port was universally criticized for poor performance, but Max Payne 3’s PC version was a marked improvement in optimization and ran smoothly with higher graphical fidelity than its console counterparts. Rockstar has stated that the PC version of GTA V will support 4K resolution, triple monitor setups, and 60 frames per second. This delay for optimization, along with the beautiful screenshots and reasonable system specs released, makes me hope that the PC version will be worth the nearly year and a half wait since the game’s original release on Xbox 360 and PS3.
Rockstar’s full statement can be read here. The system requirements are as follows:
Minimum specifications:
OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 64 Bit Service Pack 2* (*NVIDIA video card recommended if running Vista OS)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs) / AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) @ 2.5GHz
Memory: 4GB
Video Card: NVIDIA 9800 GT 1GB / AMD HD 4870 1GB (DX 10, 10.1, 11)
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
HDD Space: 65GB
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Recommended specifications:
OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1
Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHZ (4 CPUs) / AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHZ (8 CPUs)
Memory: 8GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD7870 2GB
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
HDD Space: 65GB
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