GTA v has been waiting for its next-gen upgrade so long that information technology'due south basically current-gen now. Originally scheduled for November 2021 (a year after the PS5 and Xbox Series X launched), that got delayed to March 2022 thanks to COVID and the challenges of working from home. Since then, we got to come across some new paint jobs coming in the update, simply that'south near it.

Until now. Rockstar has finally confirmed GTA 5 Expanded and Enhanced will arrive on March 15.

Upgrades for the PS5 and Xbox Series X|Southward include "new graphics modes with up to 4K resolution, up to 60 frames per 2d, texture and draw distance upgrades, HDR options and ray-tracing, as well as offering the technical advancements of the latest console generation with faster loading times, immersive 3D audio, platform-specific features like advanced haptic feedback, and much more than."

Everyone volition have the take chances to transfer their Story Manner progress and GTA Online characters "with a one-time migration at launch." In that location will also exist a brand-new standalone current-gen version of GTA Online that will be bachelor for gratuitous on PS5 for the first three months.

As well the graphical improvements, GTA Online will become a number of improvements on the newest consoles. New players will be able to skip GTA 5's story prologue and too gain admission to a new GTA Online tutorial. Later completing the tutorial, players volition be taken to the Career Builder screen where they'll be able to cull between 4 illicit businesses: Biker, Executive, Nightclub Owner, or Gunrunner. Decision made, players will then get "a sizable GTA$ windfall to help select a property, high-end vehicle, and the firepower required to kickstart their enterprise."

Returning players tin savour that windfall too by restarting their character to have advantage of the new Career Builder.

Finally, Hao'due south Special Works auto shop located at the Los Santos Machine Meet will be bachelor to all in GTA Online. Hao will have upgrades for five new vehicles and five existing vehicles that will accept "full reward of the upgraded ability of new console hardware." Which means we're probably finally going to get those two-tone paint jobs.

GTA 5 and GTA Online's upgrades make it on March fifteen.

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