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I did some testing after I read comments on Reddit posts.
Turns out, my speaker is the cause for the issue. Whether it's the Realtek drivers, Sonic Studio 3, or other drivers, I do not know - every sound device I plug into my machine crashes the launcher and the game.
When I unplugged my stereo speakers, everything worked fine again.
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Tested some ...
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As the official Rockstar support page for this error mentions, you can try either of the following:
Update your graphics drivers
NVIDIA owners should update their graphics driver version to 441.12 or above in the GeForce Experience app, or manually using this link.
AMD owners should update their graphics driver version to 19.11.1 or above in ...
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No worries, once claimed, it will be tied to your account: it's a free game, not a trial version.
For verification, this image was pulled from the official Rockstar Games article announcing the giveaway as part of the release of their official game launcher - mentioning a "FREE" copy:
The launcher works as any other (Steam, Epic Launcher, Uplay, GOG Galaxy)...
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