Rockstar Offers Free GTA V Upgrade to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S for PS4 and Xbox One Owners
The free upgrade removes a major barrier for last-gen players to move to current consoles, potentially boosting the player base for GTA Online ahead of its July heist update.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Rockstar Games announced a free upgrade path for Grand Theft Auto V from PS4 and Xbox One to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, effective June 18. The upgraded versions include technical improvements, progress migration, new vehicles, and career rewards. A summer update for GTA Online, The Kortz Center Heist, arrives in July.
Rockstar Games will let Grand Theft Auto V owners on PS4 and Xbox One upgrade to the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions at no cost, starting June 18. The current-gen versions include technical improvements, story mode and online progress migration, high-performance vehicles from Hao's Special Works, and career progression rewards. The upgrade applies to both GTA V and GTA Online. Rockstar has not announced plans for a domestic release. Separately, the major summer update for GTA Online, The Kortz Center Heist, is set for July, with preparatory content rolling out in the weeks before.
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