I’m almost intimidated by GTA 6 – I’ve been covering games for the best part of 15 years now, but it’s hard to remember a launch where there’s this much anticipation and expectation. Before Rockstar goes back to Vice City, however, there’s one last big change coming to the Grand Theft Auto 5 PC version. Better visuals, improved menus, new vehicles, and updated controls are all part of the impending next-gen update. With the GTA 5 Enhanced Steam page already live, you can get even better prepared for launch by preloading right now.
The Grand Theft Auto 6 release date is getting closer, and the sandbox game sequel is surely destined to dwarf the success of GTA 5. Nevertheless, Rockstar isn’t quite through with Los Santos just yet. The Enhanced version of Grand Theft Auto 5 introduces to PC all the refinements and additions that until recently have been console exclusive. Loading times are shorter, ray tracing is available, and there’s the option for 3D audio. The cars from Hao’s Special Works are finally here and there’s the new career builder, as well as redesigned menus.
The GTA 5 Enhanced launch date is Tuesday March 4, but you can actually preload the new edition right now. It’s completely free and, if you do preload it, you can already transfer all your story mode progress over to the improved version ahead of the release date. From March 4, you can also transfer over your GTA Online progress, which includes characters, in-game dollars, progression, vehicles, properties, and everything else you’ve accumulated.
Once you have preloaded the Enhanced edition, you can transfer your story mode progress from within the pause menu of the current version. As for your GTA Online progress, you will be able to transfer that over from within the Enhanced version itself once launch day is here. Also worth noting, the existing version of Grand Theft Auto 5 will be renamed to GTA 5 Legacy, to differentiate it from the Enhanced edition.
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