Can the best get better?
After months of speculation, new-generation ports for GTA 5 were announced at E3 2014. With the additional horsepower provided by the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and high-end PCs, Rockstar has already promised advancements like improved textures and car damage, greater volume to terrain like grass and trees, and more traffic to truly capture that SoCal rush-hour vibe.
Modding, of course, but with a bone thrown to console gamers
While Grand Theft Auto 5 was revealed at Sony's E3 press conference, the console announcements played second fiddle to the potential afforded by the PC version. As great as Grand Theft Auto 4 is on consoles, the game's lifespan on PC extends far past its console cousins (KAHZEEN) thanks to the countless mods enterprising players have applied to the game. From the functional (boosting to new-gen-level textures) to the insane (playing as a horse , driving a piano car, or removing all vehicle friction), PC-owning GTA fans get far more choice. Sure, many PC games have mods, but Rockstar's series is as much about messing around, causing chaos (aspects significantly enhanced by mods), as it is about serious crime.
More songs
There's no denying that Grand Theft Auto 5's soundtrack is pretty darn extensive. Between the 17 radio stations and the 240 songs, it's likely you won't hear all of GTA 5's audio, even if you play the game to 100% completion. Still, most wouldn't object to having a few new tunes added to the proceedings.
Better-handling helicopters
It's been plaguing the Grand Theft Auto franchise for almost a dozen years now; while we've seen great improvements to driving, gunplay, and melee combat, piloting a helicopter is still the GTA equivalent of threading a needle. While wearing boxing gloves. Thankfully, there aren't too many helicopter-based missions in Grand Theft Auto 5, but the few that do exist are made a good measure more difficult, especially when you have to precisely place the chopper above a marked location.
Quicker loading
This is a no-brainer. While in-game load times have been virtually abolished (remember those awful 15-second stops on Vice City's bridges?), Grand Theft Auto 5 still comes with the slightly unbearable initial boot-up, even after you've dedicated gigs of hard drive space to storing game data. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are all about bringing you right into the game after selecting it from the main menu, so hopefully that wait is shortened somewhat.
Police and Ambulance Missions
You don't know what you got 'til its gone. While Grand Theft Auto 5 brings a lot of new stuff to the table, a few long-held traditions are shelved. Police and Ambulance side-missions--mainstays since Grand Theft Auto 3--are sadly absent from GTA 5, making those vehicles just a tad less alluring than they were before.
Video editing for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Remember the first time you pulled off a sick stunt while trying to escape from the fuzz in Grand Theft Auto 3, and bemoaned that the moment was lost without anyone else around to see it? Besides an extremely buggy instant replay system, implemented in the original Xbox's version of San Andreas, we've yet to see something that can save our most insane GTA memories. Hopefully GTA5 on PS4 and Xbox One can remedy that.
