The 1.08 patch for GTA V managed to improve the game’s frame rate performance across both of the new gen console, but it seems this boost to fps came at the expense of some of the game’s graphical fidelity and some of its physics. There’s a great deal more texture pop-in, the level of detail has taken a serious knock, and the anisotropic filtering has pretty much just gone away. Rockstar’s released a brand new patch with an iterative number on the end…but it unfortunately doesn’t fix much.
Players who favour frames per second over fidelity have scarcely noticed the effect the new patch has had, while graphics pundits have been crying in to their mountain dew since the patch was deployed. According to the change log of the new patch with a 9 on the end, here’s what the patch brings:
Additional fixes for GTA Online to improve stability, and other minor fixes for both GTA Online and Story Mode.
Those of you hoping for better graphics in the new patch are out of luck. The patch itself weighs in at just over 4GB, but is iterative so your download should be significantly smaller if you’ve patched the game previously. Thankfully though, Rockstar does know about the drop in graphical fidelity, and plans to do something about it. Here’s what Rockstar says:
Question: After updating to Title Update 1.08 on PS4 and Xbox One, there appears to be a deterioration of graphical quality. Is Rockstar investigating this issue?
Answer: We are aware of some graphical issues on the Xbox One and PS4 versions of GTAV after the most recent Title Update, and we are investigating a fix now. If you would like to receive an automatic email notification as soon as there is more information, please log into the Support Site and click Subscribe at the top of this page.
It’s something! GTA V on the new consoles doesn’t look great at the moment, but it’s still better looking than the PC version,, which right now, looks like this:
It’s coming next month though, and PC pundits will be able to lord their resolutions and frame rates over console gamers once again.
Last Updated: March 27, 2015
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 27, 2015 at 08:15
Okay, that should win header of the week.
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 08:25
Such memories!
Dutch Matrix
March 27, 2015 at 08:26
Hot Coffee any one? It is still early…
CuddlesaurusRex
March 27, 2015 at 08:23
Meh, Over this game now. Took too long for heists and with not much else to do online got bored with it. Trade in fodder for MKX!
KHOKAN NASKAR
March 27, 2015 at 08:23
NICE
Lord Chaos
March 27, 2015 at 08:25
Awesome, when I get home I can start the PC and… wait…
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 08:28
Lol
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 08:28
Grove street for life fool!
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 08:28
Awwww jisssss
Lord Chaos
March 27, 2015 at 08:29
*fo
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 08:29
I’ve been out of the ghetto too long
Lord Chaos
March 27, 2015 at 08:30
Can take the gangster out of the ghetto, but you can never take the ghetto out of the gangster
Admiral Chief
March 27, 2015 at 08:32
*gangsta
Seems like you have been out too long as well
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2015 at 08:48
Used to drink malt liquor, now it’s espressos
Marc O Polo
March 27, 2015 at 11:05
Groove street, home, at least it was till I fucked everything up!
WitWolfy
March 27, 2015 at 09:00
Dammit R* you’ll lower the graphics to boost the framerate but cant fix the non popping trophies exploit.. Damn you guys suck sometimes…
Truan Frames
March 27, 2015 at 09:26
But i thought it wasn’t the graphics that makes a game good? This is always the argument that gets brought up when people argue Console VS PC.
Gareth L (That eXCheez Guy)
March 27, 2015 at 09:39
Although I agree with you 100%, I understand the upset if someone has just spent R6k for a new console for its improved graphics.
Truan Frames
March 27, 2015 at 09:45
True, i just find it funny how the attitude changes in an instant when it now affects them
Marc O Polo
March 27, 2015 at 11:07
Ppl just like to harp on about shit, always finding something to wine about…. 99% of ppl will never notice the difference anyways,
Greylingad
March 27, 2015 at 10:31
Ag well… Soon… Just a few days before the PC release and then the arguments are going to flare up the whole of the internet with everything in it will be arguing about the graphical fidelity of the PC vs that of the console, without considering that if you want the 4k graphics etc. you will be required to buy a single Graphics card worth literally three times, yes, THREE TIMES the price of a whole PS4 console!
Edit: Because logic
Uberutang
March 27, 2015 at 11:01
Not even close. Did you see the recommended spec for PC? Really low.
Minimim is from a 2007 era PC and Recommended a 2012 era pc.
You wont need a R18k GPU to 4k that. Stock 970 or better should easily do 4k and still be above 30fps.
Personally I will settle for a nice high DSR and solid 60fps.
Greylingad
March 27, 2015 at 11:12
Hehehe, That is exactly what I’m on about, the console guys are going to scream expensive, while the PC guys will be like, “I got it to run on my old 386…Which is better than your PS4…” which will then cause all of the turmoil needed to start the world’s next gamer war, leaving countless dead and decaying on the streets…or at least in the comments section…
Uberutang
March 27, 2015 at 11:15
http://www.pcgamer.com/gta-5-system-requirements-announced/
Greylingad
March 27, 2015 at 11:19
Yep! Pretty much what Max Payne 3 required, it’ll just be interesting to see some of the arguments, but I am completely with you on the 970 and DSR at 60fps….
Fred
March 29, 2015 at 15:34
You PC douche mongers are going to be so disappointed when you get a buggy game like the rest of us have been dealing with since the original release date.
Greylingad
March 30, 2015 at 09:15
PC douche mongers…. buggy game like the rest of us…. since original release date…. You know I’ve been rolling these words through my mind for I don’t know, the last 17 seconds or so, I’m not sure I like being called a PC douche monger actually… Also, just to clear something up, I did play the game on PS3, finished it quite a few times, except for a stupid latency issue, I didn’t see anything wrong with it…at all… So unless something has gone Radically wrong at Rockstar (who, for the ps3 and Xbox 360 release spent just over $ 268 million on the development) I wouldn’t believe that the game would be buggy, especially due to their dedication for releasing it to the gamers that firstly supported them, yes, those PC douche mongers….
Fred
March 30, 2015 at 13:56
I’m sorry that I hurt your feelings. Please, go on believing that Rockstar poured all their resources into producing the perfect PC release. Since I won’t be playing it, I will rely on you to give me the full story when it finally gets released.
Greylingad
March 30, 2015 at 14:19
Thanks man! I appreciate your dedication to stay informed, hopefully one day, just maybe, you might look past this…
Klipkop1980
March 27, 2015 at 10:57
Something something Master Race yada yada.
Jay
March 27, 2015 at 14:37
I seem to think rockstar did the latest patch as some kind of placebo into thinking the graphics have been reverted. Hopefully I’m wrong and the next 1.10 patch would fix it
irrant
March 27, 2015 at 18:35
sucks to be a console game
can’t wait for pc version
Gr8_Balls_o_KFM_Fire
March 27, 2015 at 23:53
How can they NOT know what a patch will do? Theyre just playing dom
Robert Shaun Piccoli
March 29, 2015 at 06:11
Whatever the reason is for the Downgrade since Heists I’ve noticed more Frame Lag than ever and the Game lacks its Original Lovely Looks it had before the Heists Update ;(