Grand Theft Auto V PS4

The best thing about Rockstar – aside from its award winning games – is the manner in which it goes about announcing them. While other publishers pre-empt reporters with Twitter teasers and cryptic press releases, the Grand Theft Auto V developer prefers to nonchalantly drop bombs – usually when we expect them the least.

We assumed that this morning’s rumours would be the last that we’d hear about the next-gen re-release of the firm’s sandbox smash for some time, but the organisation clearly felt that it should probably attach a date to the holiday game. It will deploy on 18th November globally for the PlayStation 4, and will come with a whole raft of improvements.

Many of those were detailed earlier today, but in case you missed the memo, they include a new foliage system, denser traffic, additional wildlife, and much, much more. The title will also boast “increased draw distances” and will run at a “higher resolution”, though there’s no word on any enhancements to the original’s inconsistent frame rate.

Nevertheless, the tweaks aren’t strictly cosmetic, as the port will also come with 100 new songs and tons of fresh commentary from the release’s radio DJs. The player count in Grand Theft Auto Online will also be bumped up to 30, making your online battles even more epic than ever before. Pre-order the port, and you’ll get $1,000,000 in-game cash for free.

There’s a new trailer embedded below, which we have to say looks absolutely stunning. Los Santos always felt scarily alive on the PlayStation 3, but it appears even more impressive on the next-gen machine. Are you excited by what you’ve seen? Will you be double-dipping when this updated version drops? Show your allegiance to Kraff in the comments section below.