Rockstar Games has announced that players subscribed to its $5.99 GTA+ membership on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles will now get access to a “rotating assortment” of classic titles, beginning with Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition.
The reworked trilogy is comprised of GTA 3, GTA: Vice City, and GTA: San Andreas, all of which were billed to have benefitted from a slew of graphical and gameplay improvements. The collection released in November 2021 in a pretty rough condition, but Rockstar has since pushed out a series of patches that have alleviated some of the many bugs and graphical issues faced by players at launch.
In IGN’s 5/10 review we noted that the new features “are slight and only partially implemented”, while “visuals are mixed, performance is inconsistent at best, content is missing and bugs and glitches abound”. These technical issues did little to dull consumer enthusiasm, with the collection significantly exceeding Rockstar’s expectations by selling up to 10 million in the months following its release.
Paying out for the subscription service also grants you a monthly bonus of $500,000 of in-game currency, along with discounts and freebies of cosmetic items, properties, cars, and more. Rockstar hasn’t given any indication as to which other ‘classic titles’ will replace the definitive editions of GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas when they are rotated out.
GTA+ titles will cease to be playable once they leave the service, though perks like cosmetics and other items accrued as a result of membership will be persistent, even upon membership cancellation.
This month saw Rockstar celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Grand Theft Auto 5’s release, which despite its age still boasts a thriving online community. It's sold over 185 million copies to date, gracing innumerable PCs and three distinct console generations.
The developer is now actively working on the next entry in the series, which could be targeted for release sometime in the 2025 fiscal year - running from April 1 2024 - March 31 2025 - judging by indicators found in Rockstars latest yearly earnings report. Check out IGN’s roundup for a comprehensive look at everything we’ve gleaned about GTA 6 from official reports, earnings scraping, and the odd leak.
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