Four years after releasing native PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of GTA 5, Rockstar Games is finally letting last-gen owners upgrade for free. And it's no coincidence the offer drops a month before the game's next big heist.
Starting June 18, anyone who owns a digital copy of GTA 5 on Xbox One or any version (physical or digital) on PS4 can upgrade to the current-gen edition at no cost. The offer covers the Enhanced Edition on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, bringing 60 FPS performance, 4K resolution, ray tracing, and all the features PC players have had access to since last year.
The upgrade path arrives alongside Rockstar's announcement of The Kortz Center Heist, GTA Online's next major update coming in July. Players will infiltrate a prestigious Los Santos art gallery, choosing their approach across a multi-stage heist.
New properties like the Art Studio mansion add-on and a Fine Art Collector Program with exclusive rewards are also part of the update.
Rockstar is sweetening the deal with a limited-time 40% bonus GTA$ on all Shark Cards and a GTA$2,000,000 discount on luxury properties for GTA+ members. The timing matters. GTA 5's current-gen versions have been available since March 2022 at $39.99, and the free upgrade acts as an on-ramp for players still stuck on last-gen hardware.
Progress from Story Mode and GTA Online migrates smooth between generations, so no one loses their 13-year investment.
This is also Rockstar's last big push for GTA Online before GTA 6 launches in November. With a new generation of players getting their hands on the best version of Los Santos for free, the July heist update serves as a final content injection before attention shifts to Vice City.
PC players aren't left out either. The upgrade from the Legacy version to Enhanced is also free, adding ray-traced ambient occlusion and global illumination that console versions don't match.
