Pre-Load GTA 5 PC Starting Next Week

The highly anticipated PC version of Grand Theft Auto V will be available to pre-load on Tuesday, April 7, developer Rockstar has announced.

Pre-loads will be available from Rockstar Warehouse, the company's own digital store, and Steam. Rockstar said it will update this page with an exact time as soon as that information is available. If you preordered the game from a different retailer, Rockstar asks that you contact its customer support department for more details on pre-loads.

You can also receive an automatic notification as soon as there's more information by logging into Rockstar's Support Site and subscribing at the top of this page.

If you pre-load the game, you'll be able to play as soon as it's released on April 14.

For more on the PC edition of GTA V, check out the game's minimum and recommended specifications. If you want an idea of what it'll look like on PC, watch the latest trailer above.

GTA V was originally released in September 2013 for last-generation consoles. The game launched for current-generation machines in November 2014, selling 10 million units on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 as of December 31. In all, GTA V has shipped a massive 45 million copies worldwide.