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		<title>Grand Theft Auto 5 Sells Over 215 Million Units, Red Dead Redemption 2 Crosses 74 Million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 03:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Grand Theft Auto series nears 450 million units sold while the Red Dead Redemption franchise finally crosses 100 million sales.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even with <em>Grand Theft Auto 6</em> <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/grand-theft-auto-6-delayed-to-may-26th-2026">delayed to next year</a>, Rockstar&#8217;s previous efforts continue to sell years later. Parent company Take-Two Interactive revealed its financials for <a href="https://ir.take2games.com/static-files/e8841ad4-15c4-4572-b4c4-0df5548df6ba" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Q4 of fiscal year 2024</a>, ending March 31st, 2025, and confirmed that <em>Grand Theft Auto 5</em> has sold over 215 million copies.</p>
<p>This is <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/grand-theft-auto-5-hits-210-million-units-sold-red-dead-redemption-2-at-70-million">up over five million units</a> from the previous quarter, bringing the series&#8217; total to almost 450 million sales. <em>Red Dead Redemption 2</em> has sold over 74 million sales thus far (up four million from the last quarter) and over 100 million sales for the franchise.</p>
<p><em>Grand Theft Auto 5</em> launched in 2013 and has been available for three console generations, with the <em>Expanded and Enhanced</em> arriving for Xbox Series X/S and PS5 in 2022 (and <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/grand-theft-auto-5-pc-is-getting-a-free-upgrade-on-march-4th">more recently for PC</a>). <em>Red Dead Redemption 2</em> is equally impressive, maintaining steady sales growth despite the lack of a current-gen upgrade.</p>
<p><em>Grand Theft Auto 6</em> is out on May 26th, 2026, for Xbox Series X/S and PS5. Check out the latest details <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/gta-6-25-tiny-details-you-likely-missed">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced on PC Offers a Decent Visual Upgrade But Little Else</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The previously-exclusive enhancements and content coming to PC three years later underscores Rockstar's lack of enthusiasm for the platform.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="bigchar">B</span>ack when Bungie&#8217;s <em>Destiny</em> was still doing platform-exclusive content, it would release certain Exotics and Strikes about one year later on Xbox One and PC. This usually coincided with big expansions, like <em>The Taken King</em>, so everyone received a free Hawkmoon. And while free Exotics for no other reason than because your greedy publisher wanted as much cash out of your IP as possible and is now throwing you a bone out of pity is neat, it was also inconsequential. Save for the feeling of “Why even bother?”</p>
<p>As out of left field as it sounds, <em>Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced and Expanded</em> finally coming to PC provided the same feeling. Referred to <em>Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced</em>, it launched to some&#8230;mixed user reviews on Steam. How mixed? Out of 12,757 user reviews at this time, only 51 percent are positive. It peaked at 187,059 concurrent players shortly after release and averaged a little over 159,000 players in the last 24 hours, so clearly people are playing.</p>
<p><a href="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_05.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-510547" src="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_05.jpg" alt="Grand Theft Auto 5 - Xbox Series X-S, PS5_05" width="720" height="405" srcset="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_05.jpg 1920w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_05-300x169.jpg 300w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_05-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_05-15x8.jpg 15w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_05-768x432.jpg 768w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_05-1536x864.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a></p>
<p>However, the impression among many fans, especially the longtime <em>Grand Theft Auto Online</em> fans that you&#8217;re trying to appeal to ranges from “negative” to an overwhelming “meh.”</p>
<p>Maybe it&#8217;s because the content arrives about three years later and isn&#8217;t considered all that substantial. Hao&#8217;s Special Works is a nice addition to the game, with 25 different cars to upgrade and special liveries if you win enough races. PC players even get five brand-new vehicles that haven&#8217;t been available till now, though you have to wonder how worthwhile that may be. After all, they&#8217;ve received plenty of new vehicles, and assorted craft through updates.</p>
<p>At least the revamped Landing Page looks good, and the new Career Builder helps ease new players in while getting them into the fun stuff faster. On the other hand, longtime players have faced different issues, particularly with migrating their progress from the original release (aka <em>Grand Theft Auto 5 Legacy</em>). Story Mode seems to carry over well enough, allowing players to appreciate the visual enhancements (such as they are, but we&#8217;ll get to that), but those on <em>GTA Online</em> are having no luck.</p>
<p>The other problem is <em>Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced</em> exists as its own game. Don&#8217;t get me wrong: From a specifications point of view, this makes perfect sense. The <em>Legacy</em> version launched in April 2015 and recommends a GTX 660 and a third-generation Core i5. It&#8217;s an easy choice for those with less powerful hardware, so why mess with that audience by making this a mandatory update?</p>
<p>However, even if the migration issue is resolved, there&#8217;s the problem of splitting your audience. Those with the<em> Enhanced</em> version can&#8217;t play <em>GTA Online</em> with <em>Legacy</em> owners. If you&#8217;re on the former but your friends are stuck on the latter due to hardware limits, you can&#8217;t play together. Of course, you could always maintain two separate installations – one for the <em>Enhanced</em> version to enjoy all the new features and the other for <em>Legacy</em> to team up with your pals.</p>
<p><a href="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_06.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-510548" src="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_06.jpg" alt="Grand Theft Auto 5 - Xbox Series X-S, PS5_06" width="720" height="405" srcset="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_06.jpg 1920w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_06-300x169.jpg 300w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_06-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_06-15x8.jpg 15w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_06-768x432.jpg 768w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_06-1536x864.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a></p>
<p>Two saves with separate progressions and one nagging feeling about the point of it all. At least you can still play with randoms online, right? However, text chat has also been removed, so you better get on the microphone if you want even the slightest chance of success in heists.</p>
<p>But surely you can&#8217;t be too hard on a free upgrade for current owners? Rockstar has even discounted a bundle containing the<em> Legacy</em> and <em>Enhanced</em> editions with the Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack by 50 percent. The latter gives you numerous properties, vehicles and weapons alongside GTA$10,000,000. What a deal&#8230;except many have reported not receiving items from the Starter Pack, so that&#8217;s one more issue to add to the pile.</p>
<p>However, all of this aside, it&#8217;s a free upgrade. Just ignoring all the problems, it lets you play <em>Grand Theft Auto 5</em> on PC with ray-traced reflections and shadows, AMD FSR 1 and 3 or DLSS, and faster loading times. Surely, that must count for something, right?</p>
<p>Well, yes, but also no. The PC version of <em>Enhanced</em> also packs in ray-traced ambient occlusion and global illumination, and the results are pretty good. While it can be largely unnoticeable in some interiors, watching sunlight pouring through an archway and realistically illuminating the area, bringing out its colors all the more, is pretty great.</p>
<p>However, the ray-traced reflections are a different matter. While they can look good in several scenarios – admiring skyscrapers or the shiny hoods of sportscars – there&#8217;s a certain blurriness in their quality. Also, many buildings don&#8217;t use ray-traced reflections, utilize the<em> Legacy</em> version&#8217;s reflection system or lack reflections altogether. And as gorgeous as the game can look during a rainy night, the reflections in certain water bodies look inaccurate.</p>
<p><a href="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_03.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-510545" src="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_03.jpg" alt="Grand Theft Auto 5 - Xbox Series X-S, PS5_03" width="720" height="405" srcset="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_03.jpg 1920w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_03-300x169.jpg 300w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_03-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_03-15x8.jpg 15w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_03-768x432.jpg 768w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Xbox-Series-X-S-PS5_03-1536x864.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a></p>
<p>On the bright side, at least Rockstar fixed an issue capping the frame rate at 120 FPS and DLSS performance is solid (even if MSAA is much better quality). Loading times are also improved by a few seconds in Story Mode. And hey, for what it&#8217;s worth, <em>GTA+</em>, Rockstar&#8217;s subscription service, is seemingly working without a hitch. If all the microtransactions in <em>GTA Online</em> weren&#8217;t enough already, you can pay even more to the company. Talk about generosity! Considering all the other issues, its addition stings all the more for PC players.</p>
<p>The final verdict for<em> Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced</em>? If you&#8217;ve never played the base game, have a good rig, and are comfortable with using your mic in <em>GTA Online</em> (and quickly finding out why text chat is better), it&#8217;s worth checking out. <em>Grand Theft Auto 5&#8217;s</em> story is still one of the very best in video games, with memorable characters and an involving plot as lovingly over-the-top as it is satirically biting.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s also a stunning open world to explore, with so much enjoyable content and incredible attention to detail that will catch your eye. This was true over a decade ago when the game first launched and even more so when the PC version arrived later. You could argue that this is even superior to the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 versions, with ray-traced AO and GI making the world look more natural, lived-in and breath-taking than ever.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re a longtime owner, then maybe it&#8217;s worth downloading to check out the lighting changes in single-player. Drive around Los Santos, seeing the better side of the reflections (just don&#8217;t look too closely at them), maybe doing a fresh playthrough.</p>
<p><a href="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-Online.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-613911" src="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-Online.jpg" alt="Grand Theft Auto Online" width="720" height="405" srcset="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-Online.jpg 1920w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-Online-300x169.jpg 300w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-Online-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-Online-15x8.jpg 15w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-Online-768x432.jpg 768w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Grand-Theft-Auto-Online-1536x864.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a></p>
<p>For <em>GTA Online</em> players, the hassle of migrating your progress over isn&#8217;t worth it right now, and you can&#8217;t even play with <em>Legacy</em> friends. The latest update, Oscar Guzman Flies Again, might be worth checking out because beyond making specific cars faster in Hao&#8217;s Special Works and partaking in some races, there isn&#8217;t much new content in the <em>Enhanced</em> version.</p>
<p>You can go either way on whether the three-year wait was worth it because, before this, all eyes were on Rockstar to provide an update on <em>Grand Theft Auto 6</em>. A new trailer, new details, anything. Instead, they received a grim reminder of Rockstar&#8217;s desire for more cash, its reputation for problematic upgrades, the apparent disdain that it has for PC players (if the lack of a PC version for <em>GTA 6</em> wasn&#8217;t enough), and its constant milking of a game that&#8217;s beyond tapped.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the new year upon us, there are tons of highly anticipated games to look forward to. Here are 45 big releases coming in 2022.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="bigchar">W</span>ith the past year&#8217;s releases now behind us, it&#8217;s time to look forward to what&#8217;s coming next. There&#8217;s a lot in store but the number of options that single-player fans will have is overwhelming. Let&#8217;s take a look at 45 single-player titles to look forward to in 2022, from the highly anticipated to the recently revealed.</p>
<p><b>Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League</b></p>
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<p>When paragons of virtue like Superman and The Flash have fallen under Brainiac&#8217;s control, and the Earth is facing invasion, the Squad is called in to clean things up. The Game Awards provided our first real look at the open world third person shooter with each character having unique abilities, whether it&#8217;s Harley&#8217;s melee combos and explosives or Deadshot&#8217;s jetpack and firearms. Though co-op is available, it can also be played solo as one switches between different squad members. <em>Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League</em> doesn&#8217;t yet have a release date but it&#8217;s slated to release in 2022 for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC.</p>
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