: Players can explore 10 square miles of a detailed city influenced by New York and Chicago, featuring over 50 era-accurate vehicles like sports cars and city buses.

: Introduces a cover system for shootouts and a context-sensitive interaction system (Standard vs. Violent actions) for tasks like carjacking or lock-picking.

: The experience is bolstered by licensed music across three radio stations and seasonally accurate weather, such as icy roads in winter that affect vehicle handling. Hardware Requirements Comparison Requirement Minimum (Classic) Recommended (Classic) Definitive Edition (2020) OS Windows XP SP2/Vista/7 Windows XP SP2/Vista/7 Windows 8.1 64-bit CPU Pentium D 3GHz 2.4 GHz Quad Core Intel i5-2500K AMD FX-8120 RAM GPU GeForce 8600 HD2600 Pro GeForce 9800 GTX GTX 660 / HD7870 (2GB VRAM) Storage Sourced from 2K Support , Steam , and PCGamingWiki . Definitive Edition vs. Classic