Both of them promise varying degrees of optimisations and features ranging from 4K support to multi-frame sampled anti-aliasing. Like most new high profile releases on PC, there's a fresh set of drivers to install for your video card from Nvidia and AMD. This is because of the price advantage India has - Rockstar would like to prevent shady third party sellers from profiting on this instead of end users. The Steam copy cannot be gifted to other users. 2,493) and the physical copy will set you back Rs. The digital and physical variant both cost the same the Steam version costs $40 (approximately Rs. Perhaps this is the price we pay to prevent a massive download.

Bad enough that we have Steam, Ubisoft's Uplay, Electronic Arts' Origin, and GOG to contend with, and now another joins the fray. You also lose out on Steam achievements but most of all, it means using yet another service to launch a game. Much like Max Payne 3, GTA V on DVD will not use Steam, instead using the relatively untested service that is Rockstar Warehouse. Regardless how you plan to procure the game, you'll need an ample amount of gigabytes to space, which brings us to our next point.Ģ. Provision for more factoring in the size of save files and that the game will definitely receive updates. You might want to make space on your existing hard drive or simply pony up for a new one (preferably a solid state drive for the best performance). Here's what you need to know before you begin your adventure in Los Santos.įrom the game's lenient spec sheet, the biggest drawback is its space requirement (post download or install via disc), clocking in at around 65GB, GTA V is a huge game. Even before you start playing though, there are a few things you can prepare for. Having said that, we snagged a digital copy via Steam and played through the first few missions. While the distributor e-xpress Interactive did not comment, retailers say this is due to logistic delays on the part of Rockstar Games.

The physical edition of the game will only hit Indian stores by April 17. The game is a 60GB download you can get via Steam or from developer Rockstar Games' own website, so it's understandable for many to consider picking it up on DVDs. It's taken awhile but Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) is finally out for the PC.

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