Rockstar Games sent out a tweet stating just as much. But interestingly, the sudden spike in traffic in GTA V on PC is also causing issues to Rockstar Games Services, and the company’s own game launcher. At the time of writing, the company says that it has resolved the performance issues with both the game and the Rockstar Games Launcher.
— Rockstar Support (@RockstarSupport) May 17, 2020 It’s not really surprising that any of this is happening. GTA V is one of the biggest games of all time. Naturally, it being given away for free will draw unprecedented amounts of people to it, resulting in the spike in traffic.
— Rockstar Support (@RockstarSupport) May 17, 2020 So if you’ve not claimed it yet, remember to claim your free copy of GTA V on the EGS. You have until 21 May to do so, unless you’re against the EGS on principle or something. (Source: Rockstar Games / Twitter via Engadget)