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Revision as of 14:54, 14 April 2015

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Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V cover
Developers
Rockstar North
Publishers
Rockstar Games
Engines
RAGE[1]
Release dates
Windows April 14, 2015
Grand Theft Auto V on Wikipedia
Grand Theft Auto 1997
Grand Theft Auto 2 1999
Grand Theft Auto III 2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2003
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2005
Grand Theft Auto IV 2008
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City 2010
Grand Theft Auto: iFruit 2013
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 10 Year Anniversary 2014
Grand Theft Auto V 2015
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars 2021
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (series)

Key points

"Returning" Xbox 360 and PS3 players can redeem exclusive content in the PC version.[2]
Players with non-standard characters in their Windows username needs to edit it to run the game at all. This has been acknowlegded by Rockstar. [3]
PC version also includes the new Rockstar Editor, which gives players a full suite of editing tools to create and publish gameplay clips direct to both Social Club and YouTube.

General information

Official website
Grand Theft Wiki
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
Requires online activation
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Developer website
Requires online activation
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Requires online activation
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GamersGate
Requires online activation
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Green Man Gaming
Requires online activation
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Requires online activation
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Humble Store
Requires online activation
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
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Requires online activation
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
All versions require the Rockstar Games Social Club client and a Rockstar Games Social Club account for "activation, online play, and periodic entitlement verification".[4]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271590/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271590/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Input settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Traditional Chinese

Custom Music

To add custom music copy your mp3 files in the %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\GTA V\User Music folder

Network

Online features require a Rockstar Games Social Club account.
Online characters and progression can be transferred from the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 or PlayStation 4 version. See here.[5]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
Native support for up to triple-monitor setups.[4]

Issues unresolved

"The Rockstar update service is unavailable (code 1)" error on launch or hang when updating

This issue is caused by an incompatibility with certain characters in Windows user names.
A future update will patch this issue; in the meantime it can be worked around by making another Windows user account.
Instructions

"ERR_GEN_ZLIB_2 Failed zlib call. Please reboot or reinstall the game"

Rockstar has commented that the redownload of the game will fix this error[6].

Possible workaround: http://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/32jif5/potential_fix_for_failed_to_load_zlib/

Benchmark appears broken

Instructions

Issues fixed

Computer unresponsive for a few seconds after alttabbing

Instructions

Unable to Detect Windows Media Player Error

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 10, 10.1, 11
Shader Model support 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Euphoria, Bullet
Cutscenes Bink Video

Command line options

See Rockstar's list of available command line entries

System requirements

A 64-bit system is required.
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40 GHz
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 65 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia 9800 GT
AMD Radeon HD 4870
1 GB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References