Steam is having a 33% off sale for GTA V which is currently active until the 3/11/2015 10AM PST. Its an alright deal if your looking for a retail steam copy straight from steam rather than a re-seller.
Same price as the current Rockstar Warehouse sale but this way you can link your steam directly to the game.
This is cheap for Steam. The only way to get the Steam version is to buy it on Steam. Everything else is Rockstar Social.
Whether having it on Steam being important is up to the purchaser.
You can buy it off Jerry at the US discount price.
Lewl, I preordered GTA V from Vietnam reseller on Steam for $45 USD. But yeah Jerry is trustworthy. The only catch is if he's gonna be accept PayPal from you guys. Its mixed bag.
yup I had jerry gift it to me before release for $60aud
Who is Jerry?
Jerry is a guy who bought GTA 5 off his region store for a cheaper price and gifted it to you via Steam. Most of us only paid AUD$66 just before the games release.
:EDIT: Jerry is very trustworthy. Nothing but recommendations from us over at Whirlpool forums. I'll see if I can dig up a link.
:EDIT1: Jerry's group page
Can vouch for Jerry, have ordered multiple games through him, no hassles.
All up to you. If GMG is still going it, you can pick it up for $31.35 USD with a VPN. Personally, I'd go through Jerry and pay the extra $2.65 for the peace of mind.
What are the benefits to buying GTA V from Steam? E.g. updates, DLC?
Actual benefits: automatic updating, Steam download servers, ingame overlay.
Luxury benefits: all games in one place, access to dedicated forum, news section.
I purchased from Malaysia Steam Store which is equivalent to ~A$34
No way this is a deal. Way, way cheaper at CDKeys.com. AUD$48.94 before the 5% discount.