GTA 5 leaves PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium on November 17, two days before GTA 6

GTA 5 will leave the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on November 17, 2026, two days before Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19. Sony told members through a notice on the PS5, which KeenGamer and PlayStation LifeStyle quoted on October 13. We have not seen the notice ourselves, so the wording below is as those outlets quote it.

KeenGamer says the notice is dated October 12. In it, Sony says that if you are counting down to GTA 6 arriving on PS5 on November 19, you can "take a trip to Los Santos in the meantime". It says Extra and Premium members can play GTA 5 from the Game Catalog, "but only until November 17". The two outlets transcribe the notice slightly differently, including the game’s name, so we quote only words that appear in both.

PlayStation LifeStyle says it is no surprise that GTA 5 is leaving in November, and that it had predicted the move with GTA 6 due two days later. That is the outlet’s reading. Sony’s notice, as quoted, does not say why November 17 was chosen.

On October 20, Push Square published the full list of 11 games leaving PS Plus Extra on November 17. It says the list comes from the Last Chance to Play section. GTA 5 is on it for PS5 and PS4. So is Red Dead Redemption 2, for PS4. Sony’s GTA 5 notice does not mention Red Dead, so that detail rests on Push Square’s list. The other games it names include Football Manager 26, The Talos Principle 2 and Cricket 24.

On what happens next, Push Square says PS Plus Extra access ends once a game leaves the catalog, and that anyone who wants to keep playing would need to buy it after November 17. That is Push Square’s explanation rather than a quote from Sony. PlayStation LifeStyle adds that the notice itself gives players the option of buying GTA 5 to keep playing, or pre-ordering GTA 6.

Neither Sony nor Rockstar has said whether GTA 5 or Red Dead Redemption 2 will come back to PS Plus. We found no statement from Rockstar about the removal.

None of the coverage we read says GTA 6 is coming to PS Plus or Game Pass. For what has and has not been announced, see our answer on PS Plus and Game Pass. GTA 6 launches on November 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.