Rockstar may just have prepared a huge surprise Grand Theft Auto fans by having scheduled the release of the GTA V PC version for as early as this fall. While it’s not straight from the horse’s mouth, the news comes via visual computing giant, Nvidia which had let it slip during an earnings call last week. Fans will know that this isn’t the first time we’re hearing about the GTA V PC version, as a number of past leaks have already pointed towards the existence of the game on this platform.
The newest development comes courtesy Chris Evenden, who happens to be the senior director of investor relations over at Nvidia. He said during the earnings call that PC gamers are at the moment gearing up for a ”˜strong roster’ of titles that will be releasing this fall. And then he went on to name some of them, which is where he mentioned GTA V alongside the likes of Call of Duty: Ghosts and Assassin’s Creed 4, as written in the transcriptions of the earnings call prepared by Seeking Alpha.
Now what needs to be contemplated upon is whether this revelation about GTA V is just a slip of tongue or is it really what’s being planned. It should be known that Nvidia frequently keeps working with big developers to tailor its graphics drivers according to the games’ requirements. This means, if there is indeed a PC version of GTA V, the company most definitely knows about it, and we might just get it this fall.
History points the other way however. Grand Theft Auto IV had made its way to PC a long time after its original console release, whereas Red Dead Redemption never even came close to launching for the platform. Whatever the case, we’re still waiting for Rockstar to say something on this matter.
In other news related to GTA V, its multiplayer reveal is all set to take place this Thursday, so make sure to look for details about this component right here on our website.
Update: Eurogamer has received a response from Nvidia on the matter, in which the company explains that the concerned statement made by its investor relations team was ‘with the intent of expressing enthusiasm for the games industry in general, and was not intended to represent specific knowledge possessed by Nvidia.’