That extra processing power shouldn’t just be spent on texture resolution, of course. The good news is that Rockstar have done a much better job cleaning up PC versions of both LA Noir and Max Payne 3 in recent times. And while I’m daydreaming, how about a free camera mode to let us unleash our inner Dead End Thrills, or sanctioned mod support for a next-gen version of the almost frighteningly pretty GTA 4 mod, ICEnhancer? Don’t even get me started on the dodgy optimisation and sluggish Rockstar Social Club/Games for Windows Live wrapping that strangled Nico’s outing. Support for custom resolutions, too, and this time we’d like to be able to change everything in-game without requiring a restart like GTA 4 did. We’ll need an exhaustive suite of graphics options, then.

And is all that motion blur on the vehicles really necessary? The blocky low-res logo on that sports-team-branded hoodie is an affront to the eyes.

These aren’t the HD shadows we’re used to. Low texture detail and a lack of antialiasing are the most obvious, but seasoned PC players will spot even more. Look a little closer and you can see where the developers have cut little corners to get the game running on consoles at a steady 30fps. Grand Theft Auto 5 is a beautiful game, but it’s all relative: it’s a remarkable technical achievement because of what Rockstar have wringed out of consoles of such age and modest power. The only limitation is the size of the disc and how much memory we’ve got.” Well, Leslie, we don’t use discs, and we’ve got spare memory by the gigabyte. In a recent interview with Game Informer, Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies said: “We’ve set up so there are no limitations.

Rockstar admit that their long-term vision for GTA Online is fleshing out the world to include locations from previous games in the series. In fact it’s GTA Online that gives the strongest indication that GTA 5 is coming to PC: this has been in the works for a decade and built to last for years, not tacked on to the fag-end of a console generation. The thought of 64 players wreaking havoc in Los Santos and its surrounds is mouth-watering, and our rigs are more than up to the task. Console players used to 6v6 Call Of Duty multiplayer might be satisfied with that, but QuakeWorld was offering PC gamers a higher player count than that more than 15 years ago. Rockstar’s vision of a persistent, ever-growing multiplayer world is intriguing, but an upper limit of 16 players? Come on.

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