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- Apr 14, 201590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Grand Theft Auto V Launches on PC and Steam on 14 April 2015
- Grand Theft Auto V reached Windows on 14 April 2015, about 19 months after the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 release in September 2013. Rockstar delayed the PC version several times, saying it needed more time for polish and to have Heists and GTA Online ready on day one; Steam's page shows 13 April because downloads unlocked in the US evening of that day[1][2][3][5]
- The single-player story follows three protagonists, retired bank robber Michael De Santa, street gangster Franklin Clinton and drug dealer Trevor Philips, through heists around Los Santos and Blaine County in the fictional state of San Andreas[1]
- The PC version supports resolutions up to 4K, 60 frames per second, more than 25 configurable graphics settings and the Rockstar Editor for recording and editing gameplay videos[1][2]
- Wikipedia puts GTA V at over 230 million copies shipped and nearly $10 billion in revenue, and Steam shows a Metacritic score of 96 for the PC game[1][2]
- On Steam's weekly most-played chart for the week to 2 October 2026 the page ranks 10th (8th the week before) with a peak of 66,501 concurrent players. Since the free GTA V Enhanced upgrade arrived in March 2025, the original PC version has been called Legacy[2][4]
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- [1]90%en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_Ven.wikipedia.org· Posted Oct 3, 2026· Starts Apr 14, 2015 ✓· 32% of score
Wikipedia and PCGamesN's[5] report of Rockstar's delay notice give a PC release date of 14 April 2015. Steam's store page shows 13 April 2015; GameSpot[3] reported that the download unlocked at midnight UK time on 14 April, which was the evening of 13 April in the US, so 14 April is the global launch date.
- [2]90%Grand Theft Auto V Legacy on Steamstore.steampowered.com· Added Oct 3, 2026· 32% of score
Store page: Steam date of 13 Apr 2015, PC feature list and Metacritic 96.[1]
- [3]70%Here's Exactly When GTA 5 PC Unlocks - GameSpotgamespot.com· Added Oct 3, 2026· 32% of score
Explains the unlock time (midnight UK, evening of 13 April in the US), the cause of the 13 vs 14 April difference. Seen only as a search-result snippet; page itself returns 403 to scripts.[1]
- [4]70%How Grand Theft Auto V Legacy & Enhanced Edition Compare on Steam Deck - Steam Deck HQsteamdeckhq.com· Published Mar 4, 2025· 3% of score
Original PC version renamed Legacy when the Enhanced edition launched.[1]
- [5]80%GTA V PC release date pushed back (again) - PCGamesNpcgamesn.com· Published Feb 24, 2015· 0% of score
Rockstar's delay notice moving the PC launch to 14 April 2015.[1]
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