GTA V Players Can Get Free Upgrades to Current-Gen Versions
Quick Look
- Rockstar Games is offering free upgrades for Grand Theft Auto V to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S for owners of the PS4 and digital Xbox One editions starting June 18.
- PC players can also get a free upgrade to the Enhanced edition.
- This move may signal a future shutdown of GTA Online on older consoles.
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Why It Matters
Rockstar Games is offering free upgrades for Grand Theft Auto V to current-generation consoles and PC. This follows previous free upgrades for the game on consoles.
Rockstar Games has dropped some fresh Grand Theft Auto news, though it's not exactly the update everyone's been waiting for.
Starting on June 18, if you own Grand Theft Auto V on PS4 or have the digital Xbox One edition, you can upgrade to the PS5 or Xbox Series X/S version for free. The current-gen version — which arrived in March 2022 and was initially available as a paid upgrade — features visual enhancements and performance boosts, such as faster switching between the three protagonists. You can transfer your save data and Online progress when you upgrade.
GTA V players on PC can score a free upgrade from an older version to the Enhanced edition (which arrived last year) as well. Rockstar says that, along with the same upgrades the current-gen console versions have, the Enhanced edition includes PC-exclusive features such as ray-traced ambient occlusion and global illumination.
Free upgrades are always welcome, particularly now that many more people will have a PS5 or Xbox Series X/S (or perhaps a better PC) than four years ago. However, this does feel like a precursor to Rockstar eventually shutting down GTA Online on PS4 and Xbox One, as it did on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2021.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
GTA Online may eventually be shut down on PS4 and Xbox One.
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- When will GTA Online be shut down on PS4/Xbox One?
- Will save data transfer be seamless?
