Grand Theft Auto V Patch Quietly Adds A Bunch Of New-Gen Improvements

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A new update for Grand Theft Auto V on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S has added some welcome updates which, while seemingly minor, go a long way in improving the nearly decade-old game. The tweaks, as picked up by Kotaku, introduce the option to turn motion blur off, alongside a number of other quality-of-life changes--and they will likely be coming to PC soon, too.

Update 1.56 comes just over a month after the 2013 game launched for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, alongside a standalone version of GTA Online. The patch includes fixes for the PS4 and Xbox One, but is mostly focused on the new-gen consoles.

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The biggest change is a new motion blur slider, allowing players to tone down or completely turn off motion blur, making car gameplay look more crisp and detailed. The ability to customise the game's motion blur is something fans have requested since the next-gen versions launched, with the effect becoming way more intrusive at higher frame rates.

The update also fixed a bug on Xbox where in-game music would be muted when players were in an Xbox Live Party, as well as a handful of other issues affecting audio on the Xbox.

While not in the update patch notes, players have also reported finding other improvements including new options for displaying and hiding activities on the map, and fixed car shadows on new-gen Xbox consoles. Players have also discovered that the new-gen update files are also present on the PC, though are currently empty, suggesting that the