

Outside of the graphical upgrades and the Career Builder in GTA Online, little has changed. Thankfully, this new mode gives players the chance to see what all the fuss is about. During the last couple of years, I have jumped in to GTA Online, but I always felt lost in what I could do. It’ll give you four career paths and a whopping $4 million to play with. This is fantastic if you’ve never dabbled in it and have no idea where to start. The big difference for those starting out is there’s a Career Builder option. GTA Online is the same bag as it has always been. It’s still not ideal, but a huge step up from playing on PS4. The game tends to load anywhere between 20 and 30 seconds. Thankfully, the single player loads are drastically improved. GTA Online taking a lifetime to return you to your criminal empire. Patiently waiting to switch from one character to the next. Waiting for the game to load from the menu screen. Let’s get into load times, shall we? If you have played GTA V before, you’ll know how painful all the waiting was. Moving around feels slower and a little unresponsive, but the 60fps has helped to alleviate those issues somewhat. Playing it now, the performance enhancements are much needed. Whether that’s because of the ray tracing bringing the city to life, or the feeling that more NPCs are populating the world, it’s clear that Rockstar doesn’t want to make the same mistake it did with ‘that’ trilogy. It does show its age in some ways, but the living and breathing world feels more alive. On top of the various graphic modes, GTA V feels more alive. Performance RT blends the best of both worlds, offering better visuals and a relatively stable framerate. Character models are crisper, the level of detail in Los Santos, with 4K on full display. If you are more interested in seeing how much better GTA V looks to the previous gen, Fidelity mode showcases the ray tracing and other noticeable improvements.

It all depends if you want that power in the way it plays over the graphical fidelity. The Performance mode means you’ll get a stable 60 frames at the expense of ray tracing and other visual upgrades. Not only that, but the 60fps will mean you’ll never go back. One thing that GTA V on PS5 does very well is run like butter. GTA V on PS5: Looking good, running better Along with improved visuals, the performance, especially when it comes to the notoriously long load times, has received a welcomed speed boost. In terms of the upgrade to next generation consoles, Grand Theft Auto V on PS5 is looking pretty damn fantastic. Honestly, there’s little to say that hasn’t been said already. Rockstar Games has consistently added to GTA Online, making it a huge success.

You don’t need me to tell you how good GTA V is, do you? It’s been out for eight years, so if you’ve not played it by now, what have you been doing? Even now, it still holds up as one of the best open world games on the market.
