GTA 5: do we have to pay back the game on PS5 and Xbox Series?

Gaming News GTA 5: do we have to pay back the game on PS5 and Xbox Series?

Announced at E3 2020 during a PlayStation Showcase, the current-gen version of Grand Theft Auto V hasn’t stopped talking about it. While the original game was released in 2013, Rockstar intends to release the fifth episode of its flagship saga on PS5 and Xbox Series after ports to PS4 and Xbox One, then to PC. This time, in addition to the full game, it will be possible to purchase GTA Online separately for those only interested in the online experience.

After setting the release date for November 11, 2021, the port’s launch window has finally been pushed back to March 2022. The information has only recently been confirmed as we learned last month that GTA V will be re-released on PS5 and Xbox Series therefore March 15th. However, like Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, released last November, Versions of GTA V for the PS5 and Xbox series will be available digitally starting March 15ththen in physical form in April.

No free or paid upgrade?

Therefore, while the launch of these new versions is imminent, Rockstar aired Friday night a statement to remember all the news what people can expect in Grand Theft Auto V and its online mode Grand Theft Auto: Online on PS5 and Xbox Series. Three different graphics modes (Fidelity, Performance, Performance RT), 4K resolution, frame rate at 60 frames per second, improved textures, HDR and ray tracing option, improved loading times… The experience promises to be more enjoyable thanks to the consideration of the technical capabilities of current generation consoles. However, when it comes to picking up these versions of the PS5 and Xbox series, things are less obvious.

While current generation consoles have been available from us for more than a year and a half, we have seen the democratization of so-called cross-gen games, i.e. titles released on both the previous generation consoles, PS4 and Xbox One and the current PS5 ones. and Xbox series. In such situations, there are two types of solutions: either a free upgrade from the old-gen version to the current-gen version, as is often the case, or a paid upgrade, as is the case with the Director’s Cut of Death Stranding the Case is and Ghost of Tsushima on PS5 for example. We don’t find that in GTA V no mention of a possible GTA V upgrade on PS5 or Xbox Series for owners of the game on PS4 or Xbox One in the press release.

However, when we go through this new information revealed by Rockstar, we find that there is nonetheless a connection between the PS4 Xbox One versions of GTA V and the PS5 Xbox Series versions of GTA V in terms of saves. You can now upload your GTA V Story Mode saves and Grand Theft Auto: Online progress to the Rockstar Games Social Club servers for viewing on a next-gen console in the same family. Note that you can only save one save per platform and the save is only available for download for 90 days.

On redeeming the game at a high price?

A few days before its release and while their prices were being announced, It seems more than likely that the PS5 and Xbox series versions of GTA V will not qualify for an upgrade for PS4 and Xbox One owners of the game, and that they pay off for everyone. To justify this decision, we must remember the words of Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two, which owns Rockstar, who announced that this version would not “just a port“Thinking about how to properly use the different technologies of the machines.”We don’t just carry titles, we take the time to do the best job possible to make the title different for the new version, for the new technology we’re releasing it with.‘ he said at the time.

However, the question of the price then arises and this time we have precise information. Digitally, GTA V will be available on PS5 and Xbox Series for $39.99, which includes both single player and GTA Online. For the launch, the title will receive a discount limited to June 14th. You can get it for $14.99 in the PlayStation Store and $19.99 in the Microsoft Store. For those only interested in the online mode, the latter will also be available as a standalone, otherwise at an as yet unknown price. Additionally, GTA Online is free to purchase and download for PlayStation players until June 14th.

To understand why Rockstar was reluctant to communicate the terms of purchasing GTA V on current-gen consoles, we need to look at player reaction. Remember that a new trailer was released during September’s PlayStation Showcase to announce the postponement of these new releases from November 11, 2021 to March 2022. Right away, Players had expressed their dissatisfaction by writing a massive number of dislikes under the trailer Streamed on both PlayStation’s YouTube channel and Rockstar. With this gesture, players wanted to say goodbye to hearing from GTA V again as the game approaches its 10th anniversary. Today, gamers seem much more interested in a new episode whose development has recently been tentatively confirmed than in yet another postponement of a game that has already sold more than 150 million copies worldwide.

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