Whilst it's only a game, and life will go on regardless of when you get to peel open the cellophane, do spare a thought for those of us who will be patiently waiting for the far superior PC version to be released.
I'm not revisiting this topic after today, and will be avoiding, as far as is practicable, anywhere else that reviews or discusses GTA V. I want to be able to play it at the highest graphic settings and that means my PC rig. 7-8 year old console technology just won't cut it. Particularly when you have strong rumours that the game has been specifically coded for both PC and PS4 and won't merely be ported. That coding has probably contributed to the delay in release date for the 7th gen consoles, and PS3 and Xbox360 owners will be the guinea pigs for all the bugs in the first release. That's the price you pay for HAVING to have the game on day one.
Whilst this will be the last great game for 7th gen consoles, history shows that major games released at this time in a console cycle are somewhat cynically marketed to achieve 'double sales'. That is, an improved version (already likely to have been coded) will be released for the next generation consoles, and console gamers will feel the need to buy the newer version as well. Rather than play the existing game (if backwards compatibility allows) on the new console.
That's why I stick with PC gaming. I may have to wait a little longer, but that wait is useful in ironing out bugs, improving the graphics etc. And with a game like this being released on the cusp of generation change in console technology that wait is probably all the more worthwhile.