The Rockstar Games Newswire has word that online heists are coming to Grand Theft Auto V on March 10th, just two weeks before the release of the Windows edition of the open-world action game, except the same announcement includes word that the PC port is delayed another three weeks, and is now due on April 14th. They copy-and-paste the apology from the previous delay and are throwing another 200K in spacebux into their preorder bonus as hush money. They say the extra time is needed to "ensure that the game is as polished as possible," though they admit they are not really sure how much actual polish this will represent, asking PC gamers for "understanding and assistance" with "those inevitable initial teething issues" upon launch. Here's word:

GTAV for PC
GTAV for PC will be arriving on April 14th at retail and as a digital download. Our apologies to PC gamers worldwide who have been counting down the days until the launch of the game, but a bit more time is needed to ensure that the game is as polished as possible, and to make certain that both Heists and the GTA Online experience are ready to roll out on day one for PC. As a gesture of thanks for your understanding, we will grant anyone who has pre-ordered the game an additional $200,000 in-game cash for use in GTA Online.

As always, we ask for the GTA PC community’s understanding and assistance in helping to report any concerns during the early days of launch when those inevitable initial teething issues arise on the new platform. If you do experience issues please visit Rockstar Games Support and send feedback to GTAOnline@rockstargames.com – we’ll be closely monitoring the situation and addressing any hitches as quickly as we can.

The PC version of Grand Theft Auto V is our most graphically and technically advanced version yet, fully optimized to support a broad range of current hardware (system specifications) and features a host of PC-specific enhancements including greater levels of detail, deep configuration options and ultra-high-definition support – as well as the powerful new Rockstar Editor for recording, staging and editing original custom videos.

We thank GTA players worldwide for their patience in awaiting these big game updates and we are excited to bring both Heists and GTAV for PC to you very soon. Please stay tuned for lots more information in the weeks ahead and for now, check out some new screens showing action from Heists.