Rockstar will offer free GTA 5 upgrades from older console and PC versions

Not quite the GTA news everyone's been waiting for, but we'll take it.

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 .

GTA fans have been eagerly awaiting entirely different news on the franchise, namely more details about Grand Theft Auto VI . It appears as though Rockstar is actually sticking to the current November 19 release date after several delays . Parent company Take-Two claimed the GTA VI marketing machine will ramp up this summer, so the third trailer for the game — the first in over a year — seems imminent.