GTA V first-person mode coming to Xbox One and PS4 versions of game

THE re-release of last year’s insanely popular Grand Theft Auto V for PS4 and Xbox One will finally bring first-person mode. This is what it will look like.

GTA 5’s new release on Xbox One, PS4, and PC differs from the original Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Grand Theft Auto V. Beyond the enhanced graphics, new Vehicles, Weapons, Collectibles, Bonus Cash, and more are coming. Huge new Races and Deathmatches are also planned to GTA Online, which will support up to 30 simultaneous players on the Xbox One / PS4 / PC platforms.

Today’s big news, however, is the addition of a first-person mode.

First person mode in GTA 5 significantly alters game play. Controls respond much more like a traditional FPS. Players are given a choice between assisted aim and free aim modes, and Online players are pooled by which setting they opt into. Thus, free aiming online combatants will play against and with other free-aiming players.

Each of these two modes can be further tweaked:

Assisted Aim — Full: Traditional instant GTA 5 targeting

Assisted Aim — Partial: Short lock-on period

Free Aim — Assisted: Brief initial lock on and under-the-hood aim assistance.

Free Aim: No lock on.

Players may switch at the touch of a button between first and third person control modes. Additionally, a large number of situation presets are available which automatically switch the camera when certain conditions are met. These options are fully customizable.

For example, if a player wants to automatically shift from first-person shooting to third-person perspective when taking cover, and back to first when taking a shot, that configuration can be easily preset.

Complete first-person toggles:

On-foot — 1st or 3rd

Cover — 1st or 3rd

Driving — 1st or 3rd

Ragdoll — 1st or 3rd

An option also exists to disable head-bobbing in first-person. Field of view is also adjustable in first person control mode. The mini-map also shifts perspective a bit toward first-person when operating in first-person mode.

Control schemes are adjustable, with remappings more in line with traditional FPS control schemes than GTA V’s original controls. Run, for example, may be remapped from a face button to the L3 stick. Push-button grenades are also available.

Drive and shoot in first-person view at the same time.

Vehicles will also be in first-person view, with each having individually mapped, high-resolution interiors, with working guages and radio displays. Perspective includes passengers sitting alongside (Chop, for example, animates in the passenger seat when taken along for a ride). Players automatically don filtered helmets when entering certain vehicles. First person driving drops perspective to eye level through the windshield, and can be switched on the fly at the touch of a button between 1st and several traditional 3rd person driving modes.

Read more about the upcoming release of GTA V on next-gen consoles at IGN.

Originally published as GTA V first-person mode coming to Xbox One and PS4 versions of game