New GTA V Release Date for PC. To Pre-Order or not to Pre-Order?

PC gamers have been waiting patiently (or not so patiently) for the release of the next episode in the Grand Theft Auto series.  The PC release was originally scheduled for January 27th but was bumped back.  The new official release date is now March 24th.  Mark your calendars!

Free copy with Steam Pre-Order

I'm a big pre-orderer even though I know that it's generally not recommended.  If you pre-order GTA:  V on Steam before February 1st you get $1,000,000 in game cash with the promise of an additional $300,000 (I don't understand why they're separating them) as well as a free copy of Grand Theft Auto:  San Andreas.  I thoroughly enjoyed San Andreas but it has been years since I've played it.  I would recommend playing it to anyone who hasn't.  The setting is great, fake Los Angeles in the early 1990's with all it's gang warfare.  This game featured some unique ideas that have since been dropped--your character had to work out or else they'd get fat and you could send him to the tattoo parlor to get inked with some cool....or completely uncool tattoos.

I think I'll hold off on pre-ordering.  It's been ages since it originally came out on consoles and the PC release is obviously not a huge priority.  I wouldn't be surprised if the release date is pushed back yet again.  Maybe I'll even wait till the summer sale and hope it ends up as one of the great deals.