GTA 5 PC Version Delayed Again

The release date for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto 5 has once again been pushed back. Instead of hitting store shelves on March 24th, like it was supposed to, the game is being released on April 14th.
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gta 5 pc release date delayed The reasons are, of course, of a technical nature. The developers want to polish it as much as possible, but also make sure that GTA Online and the planned Heists feature are ready (and steady) on launch. According to the official blog, the PC version is “most graphically and technically advanced version yet, fully optimized to support a broad range of current hardware, and features a host of PC-specific enhancements including greater levels of detail, deep configuration options and ultra-high-definition support – as well as the powerful new Rockstar Editor for recording, staging and editing original custom videos.”

In order to show gratitude to their pre-order customers, they’ve decided to gift every one of them an additional $200.000 of in-game money, for spending in GTA Online.

In case you’ve missed them, the system requirements for playing GTA 5 on PC will be 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
DVD Drive

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
DVD Drive

Source: blog

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