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Rockstar: All versions of GTAV will be updated simultaneoulsy

Grand Theft Auto V will finally launch for PC next week and with that release Rockstar’s latest title will be available across all major platforms. In an interview with GameSpot,  Lead Gameplay Designer John Macpherson revealed that Rockstar plans to update all versions of GTAV simultaneously.

“We plan to deliver updates to PC and consoles simultaneously. There can be occasional variations in timing based on specifics from one console to another but PC will not be on a separate timetable to other platforms,” said Macpherson. With updates being pushed out at the same time, it’s strange that PC versions of Grand Theft Auto titles usually release much later than their console counterparts. Macpherson said this came down to a matter of “bandwidth.”

“We want each version of the game to be the best it can possibly be, and that means having the core members of the original GTAV team working closely with the best PC developers from across all Rockstar studios–the same crew that did great work on the PC versions of Max Payne 3, L.A. Noire and GTAIV,” he said,

Macpherson elaborated and explained that Rockstar leverages the best out of their teams by having those people best suited to a specific platform, work on that version. “Essentially, a large portion of the team that worked on GTAV for PS3 and Xbox 360 also worked on the PS4 and Xbox One versions and all of the GTA Online content, including Heists,” he said. “Since the new generation console versions and the PC version share similar architecture, the team also continued to work on the PC version.”

Grand Theft Auto V is available now for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One and will be available for PC on 14 April.


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