Grand Theft Auto V will flex your PC graphics card’s muscles with lush 4K visuals

By Will Fulton March 30, 2015

Rockstar Games has released a new batch of high-resolution screenshots for the upcoming Windows PC port of Grand Theft Auto V, set to release on April 14.

Optimized for all the latest PC hardware, the sky is the limit for the visuals in this edition of the game. These new images show off the game’s new compatibility with 4K monitors. Take note of the details: the city lights reflected on the glossy black of a car’s hood; the white, churning wake behind a speedboat; beams of soft, fog-filtered light slipping through trees in the forest. GTA V has always been a pretty game in all of its versions, but this edition promises to look definitively the best.

Along with GTA V comes its associated online version, GTA Online, including the long-anticipated cooperative heists that finally made their way to the game’s console versions in March. While you wait for the April release, you can brush up on strategy with our handy guide and start assembling your team for the perfect crime.

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