GTA 5 and GTA Online Xbox Series X and PS5 pricing have been Revealed, here is what we know. With both the next-gen versions “Grand Theft Auto 5” and “GTA Online” about to launch, finally, we have gotten the price that each of the versions would cost. Rockstar has been quite trickle-releasing information about these PS5 and Xbox Series X ports, though all this time, it hasn’t discussed anything about pricing.
GTA 5 and GTA Online
While no official word has been given by Rockstar concerning the topic of pricing, The PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of the two games have gone up for pre-order, offering us a much better picture of how much they actually would cost during launch and beyond.
Unfortunately, as IGN points out, it looks like there won’t be any free cross-gen upgrades for “Grand Theft Auto 5” and “GTA Online,” which happens to be a particular bummer when you consider that by the time gamers purchase “GTA 5” and its online counterpart on PS5 and Xbox Series X, a lot of them would have bought the game across three different console generations, including the Xbox 360/PS3 and Xbox One/PS4.
Once again, there are several reasons why “GTA 5” and GTA Online” never fail to rake in millions of dollars every day, and this is not just because Rockstar is giving them away for free.
GTA 5 and GTA Online Xbox Series X and PS5 pricing
As stated in the IGN article linked above, both “GTA 5” and “GTA Online” would be offered at a discounted price for the first few months of launch on the Xbox Series X and PS5. IGN stated that on PS5, “GTA 5” will be sold at $39.99 regularly – a price that also grants you access to “GTA online” – but for the first three months of availability, it would be at 75% off, offering the price down to $9.99 for both.
That’s discount is not a bad one, but if your interest lies only in playing “GTA Online” remember that it would be free for three months via PlayStation Plus, and all those that claim the game during that three-month period get to keep the game as long as their PlayStation Plus remains active. Once the promotion is over, “GTA Online” will run as a standalone product for $19.99.
The Xbox Series X versions of “GTA 5” and “GTA Online” will only be 50% off rather than 75% off like the PS5 versions. Within the first three months of the launch, the bundle that includes both “GTA 5” and “GTA Online” would actually cost around $19.99, rising to $39.99 after. The standalone version of “GTA Online,” Meanwhile, it will cost $9.99 for the first three months and $19.99 after, for Xbox fans, at the moment there is no free GTA for you.
GTA 5 Xbox Series X and PS5 Release Date and Improvements
Just in case you fail to mark it on your calendar the first time around, the Xbox series X and PS5 versions of “GTA 5” and “GTA Online” are expected to launch on March 15, 2022.
Previously, Rockstar stated that Xbox Series X and PS 5 versions of these games will come at various graphics modes, and it includes fidelity mode, which favors resolution and places framerate to 30fps: performance mode, which cranks the framerate to 60 fps at the expense of resolution; and Performance RT mode, which is more of a hybrid that blends raytracing with framerates that are higher.
GTA 5 Story Progress Transfer
To add, Rockstar stated that these next-gen versions would offer much faster loading times and it would bring an increased density of things like populations, traffic, and vegetation. Players would be able to transfer their story progress from their Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game by uploading their saves to the Rockstar Games Social club via the “GTA 5” in-game pause menu. In addition, “GTA Online” would be transferred automatically when the is booted up on either Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5.
