Grand Theft Auto 5 Has Been Delayed Yet Again

The PC port for Grand Theft Auto 5 has been delayed, yet again. Today on the official Grand Theft Auto Facebook page, 25th of February 2015, the PC port of the game was announced as being released on April 14th, yet another delay. These series of delays have become infamous within the gaming community as thousands eagerly await the PC release of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 5.

Why is it that the PC port of Grand Theft Auto is so hyped? Because it promises to bring vastly improved graphics, new game-play features such as Heist and best of all; allows mods to be made for the game.

I've already covered in an earlier blog post as to why I think mods are a great thing for any game to have, they just add so much content and increase the game's popularity so much. Both the developer and users benefit hugely. The users are able to make the game however they want it and add limitless replay-ability.

The reason for the delay, is quite boring. Here it is:

"A bit more time is needed to ensure that the game is as polished as possible."

- Rockstar Games

Very vague reason as to why it is needed to be delayed. However, players who have pre-ordered the game will receive an extra $200,000 in-game cash bonus to be used in GTA Online which I guess is a decent incentive not to cancel your pre-order. This is so far the 3rd delay for GTA 5, you would think that the delays would be related to finding lots of in-game bugs. However, that means each time they have gotten close to releasing, they have found more bugs and as a result have delayed again. It is not like Rockstar to announce a release date and not achieve it; let alone delay the game for the 3rd time in a row.

Could possibly be business related issues, as there is currently a port strike in LA/West which could be causing issues. We'll never know the real reason as to why they keep delaying the release date.

However, they have finally announced the Heist DLC with a scheduled release date of March 10th. Note the word "scheduled" as they could change it at any time. At the very least, we do know that when GTA 5 hits the shelves for PC, it will be as a game should be; perfectly polished.