GTA 5 and its online counterpart just can’t seem to slow down.
The game is the second best selling of all time, a few million behind Minecraft, and is still regularly in the monthly top 10 charts.
Not only that, the game continues to get new content and updates and is even heading to the PS5 and Xbox Series X very soon.
In terms of updates, the game received a new one today. Here’s everything you need to know about the GTA 5 Update on March 16.
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What’s changing?
This update is a very interesting one. A member of the GTA V Online community, known as t0st, found a big issue with GTA’s code. This meant that loading into the game was far, far slower than it could and should have been.
Rockstar then looked into t0st’s findings and realised that he was in fact correct. In turn, Rockstar is now implementing the suggested changes into the game and have rewarded t0st with a $10k bounty for his work.
GTA 5 Online Update March 16 Patch Notes
While there are currently no official Rockstar released patch notes, Reddit user u/bozidarilic has provided his own details. They are as follows:
IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES:
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Loading the Story Mode / Online on PC is now way faster than before.
TEST ON MY LOW END SPECS:
CPU: Intel core i3 4005u
GPU: NVIDIA GT 820m
RAM: 4GB
OLD HDD
LOADING ONLINE DIRECTLY FROM LANDING PAGE:
BEFORE: 9 minutes and 38 seconds
AFTER: 3 minutes and 15 seconds
As soon as we receive official word from Rockstar, we will be sure to update this post.
When is the game coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X?
Unfortunately, since it was announced last year, we have had no real new info about the next-gen versions of GTA V. It is slated for a 2021 release date still, so hopefully it won’t be too long.
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