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The PlayStation Blog appears to have revealed a previously unknown detail about the next-gen version of GTA 5, revealing the game will run at 4K 60fps.
The longevity of games is a pretty fascinating subject right now. There are some titles that first launched on PS3 and Xbox 360 which have all but disappeared and since resurfaced via a remake or remaster. GTA 5, on the other hand, which was also released two generations of consoles ago has never gone away. Yet this November, the second best-selling game of all time's enhanced edition will arrive on new consoles.
GTA 5's enhanced and expanded edition will launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S this November. As for what exactly will make the game so much better than the version currently available on PS4 and Xbox One remains unclear. However, PlayStation may have jumped the gun, revealing a previously unknown detail via the German version of its blog.
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Since the blog has been translated from German to English with Google's help, the entry sounds a little odd. Regardless of language, it's plain to see it states GTA 5 will run at 4K 60fps on PS5. “The skyline shines thanks to a bold graphic update in crisp 4K resolution and you make the city extremely smooth and unsafe thanks to a smooth 60fps,” the blog reads when translated.
Since the information has been pulled directly from PlayStation's own blog, there's obviously no mention of the game's visual capabilities on Series X. However, it's probably safe to assume GTA 5 will also have the same specs on PlayStation's rival console. That won't necessarily be the case for the Series S. It will be a step up from the current version of GTA 5, however, which maxes out at 30fps.
The launch of GTA 5's enhanced edition will only add fuel to the eight-year-old juggernaut. Take-Two revealed via its most recent earnings report that the game has now surpassed 150 million copies sold worldwide. Outside of free-to-play games, Minecraft is the only title to have sold more copies. Its enhanced edition will bump that figure up even more, not to mention more people picking up copies over the holidays as PS5s and Series X consoles become more readily available.