Rockstar Games has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 5 will feature a first-person mode for both single-player and multiplayer sessions on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

According to Rockstar, the first-person mode will feature a new targeting system, cover system and a more “traditional FPS control scheme.” Players will also be able to toggle easily between the first-person view and the third-person camera.

“We’ve always been in interested in [first-person], but it’s never really been an option for us,” GTA 5 animation director Rob Nelson told IGN, in part. “I don’t think we could’ve put it in the [last-gen version] because we were too busy making the game. We were too busy working on our third-person controls and the missions.”

“We’ve always been in interested in it, but it’s never really been an option for us,” Nelson added. “I don’t think we could’ve put it in the [last-gen version] because we were too busy making the game. We were too busy working on our third-person controls and the missions.”

Nelson also noted that the first-person mode is more than just a camera switch, as all the animations seen in the first-person view are brand new. “We have a very solid third-person animation system, but you don’t just put the camera down there and expect to see the guns, aim, and shoot. All those animations are new when you switch to first-person, because it all has to be animated to the camera, to make it feel like a proper first-person experience that I think people would expect. All the timings have to be re-evaluated.”

GTA 5 is set to launch for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on November 18th, and the PC release will arrive in 2015.

(via Joystiq)