Believe it or Not: Grand Theft Auto V to Hit the PC this Fall

Rockstar excels at game-making – no one can argue that. But believe it or not, the company might be even better at something else: Keeping secrets. When’s the last time something leaked out of Rockstar? I can’t personally remember. It almost makes me wonder if the company has the gang members it hires for voice-overs on call, in case someone wants to go flapping their lips.

I digress. PC gamers, and for that matter, “next-gen” console owners, have largely been miffed at the fact that Rockstar didn’t have (public) plans to bring Grand Theft Auto V to their respective platforms, but at E3, the company made the announcement a lot of us hoped for. It also has a special trailer to help you get hyped up:

On one hand, and as a PC gamer, I want to detest Rockstar. It treats the PC like a second-class citizen, when it’s the most powerful gaming platform going – it’s perfect for an open-world adventure like those that GTA titles provide. Yet, we’re always ignored until the company finally decides to announce a game for the platform.

Well, as much as I hate how Rockstar might treat the PC, I still can’t wait for GTA V‘s release. The company promises that the experience will be even better on these higher-end platforms:

Grand Theft Auto V will take full advantage of the power of the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC with across-the-board graphical and technical improvements to deliver a stunning new level of detail. Increased draw distances, finer texture details, denser traffic, and enhanced resolutions all work together to bring new life to the cities, towns, deserts and oceans of Rockstar North’s epic reimagining of Southern California.

Even if Rockstar doesn’t take full advantage of what the PC offers, if GTA IV is a gauge to anything, the modding community is definitely going to right any of Rockstar’s wrongs.