A number of Rockstar-related information has hit right this moment, headlined by the addition of anti-cheat to GTA Online on PC.
A brand new replace, out now for GTA 5 on PC, provides BattlEye Anti-Cheat for GTA Online. The patch notes are under.
This replace, which has already sparked concern about mod compatibility in GTA Online, comes on the eleventh anniversary of GTA Online, and years after the multiplayer targeted recreation hit last-gen consoles and PC.
Why would Rockstar add anti-cheat to GTA Online now? It might need one thing to do with so-far unnanounced plans to launch the GTA 5 next-gen replace for the PC model of the sport. There are stories {that a} leftover metadata file noticed after right this moment’s modifications to the Rockstar Video games Launcher suggests Rockstar has been engaged on a “Gen9” model of GTA 5 for PC since earlier this yr.
Steam App for #GTAV Gen9 model on PC.https://t.co/SuFCRYp30J https://t.co/B8H4HoeQTH
— Tez2 (@TezFunz2) September 17, 2024
GTA 5’s next-gen replace launched in April 2022 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection X and S, however not PC. PC gamers have questioned whether or not Rockstar would possibly add it to their model ever since.
There’s extra. Reviews point out Rockstar by accident included the metadata for its Western epic Red Dead Redemption on PC with right this moment’s launcher replace.
Rockstar by accident included the metadata for #RDR1 PC with right this moment’s launcher replace too.
Steam App for RDR1 PC:https://t.co/BKGFQR1b1F https://t.co/Rd1WRoxFI5
— Tez2 (@TezFunz2) September 17, 2024
Final month, Red Dead Redemption’s lengthy awaited PC port appeared imminent when the PlayStation Retailer bizarrely claimed it was “now on PC.”
This is not true, in fact, as Red Dead Redemption continues to be solely out there on consoles regardless of launching in 2010, however the replace to its official PlayStation description urged motion behind the scenes. This after a datamine of developer Rockstar Video games’ web site in Could 2024 additionally talked about a PC port.
“Expertise the epic western adventures that outlined a era — now on PC for the primary time ever,” the PlayStation Store web page learn, as noticed by @Wario64 on X/Twitter. “Additionally included is Undead Nightmare, the long-lasting horror story that transforms the world of Red Dead Redemption into an apocalyptic struggle for survival in opposition to a zombie horde.”
The publish continued to point out additional PC parts: “That includes the whole single-player experiences of each video games, together with bonus content material from the Sport of the 12 months Version, Red Dead Redemption options all of the 2023 console model upgrades plus PC particular enhancements together with help for elevated resolutions and framerates, a number of shows, and different equipment, plus spatial encompass sound.”
Rockstar is in fact engaged on GTA 6, which at present has a launch window of fall 2025. That’s on PS5 and Xbox Collection X and S solely at this level, with no PC model at present introduced.
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