Rockstar makes the GTA 5 upgrade to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S free for PS4 and Xbox One owners

Rockstar announced on June 17, 2026 that owners of GTA 5 on PS4 or Xbox One could switch to the current-gen release on PS5 or Xbox Series X|S for free. In a Rockstar Newswire post about GTA Online's next update, the studio said the offer covered every PS4 edition and the digital Xbox One edition, starting the following day, June 18.

The upgrade was timed ahead of The Kortz Center Heist, which the post described as GTA Online's summer update, due in July. Rockstar said the current-gen versions of GTA 5 and GTA Online offer "vast technical improvements", easy transfer of Story Mode and Online progress, and features such as Hao's Special Works vehicles and upgrades and Career Progress rewards.

PC players were included too. The post said they could move from the Legacy edition to Enhanced for free, which adds features exclusive to PC, including ray traced ambient occlusion and global illumination. It also said GTA+ members could now play GTA 5's Story Mode, along with GTA Online, through the GTA+ Games Library.

TechRadar, reporting the offer on June 18, estimated that players would save roughly $40 compared with buying the game again on current-gen. VGC, which covered the post on June 17, noted that the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of GTA 5 first came out on March 15, 2022.

The post was about GTA 5 and GTA Online and did not mention GTA 6, which at the time was due on November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar did not say how long the free upgrade would stay available, and pointed players to Rockstar Support for instructions on upgrading.