Rockstar Games is offering free upgrades of Grand Theft Auto V to current-gen consoles starting June 18, just months before the anticipated GTA VI release in November.
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<p class="has-text-align-none">Rockstar Games will allow players to upgrade older versions of <a href="https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/517k8ak75ao327/the-next-big-score"><em>Grand Theft Auto V</em></a> for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X / S for free just months before the launch of <em>GTA VI</em>. Starting June 18th, players with any version of <em>GTA V</em> on PS4 or the digital version on Xbox One can get the current-gen version of the game at no additional cost.</p>
<p class="has-text-align-none">If you haven't upgraded your copy of <em>GTA V</em> yet, this free update saves you from buying a whole new copy of the game for $39.99 or <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/8/22967316/gta-v-ps5-xbox-series-x-s-next-gen-preload-preorder-cost">paying an upgrade fee</a>. Rockstar announced the news as part of an update to <em>GTA Online</em>, which will add the ability to carry out heists at the Kortz Center in July.</p>
<p class="has-text-align-none">We're still waiting …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/951533/gta-v-ps5-xbox-series-x-upgrade">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
# We got free GTA V upgrades before GTA VI
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Rockstar Games will allow players to upgrade older versions of[*Grand Theft Auto V*](https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/517k8ak75ao327/the-next-big-score)for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X / S for free just months before the launch of*GTA VI*\. Starting June 18th, players with any version of*GTA V*on PS4 or the digital version on Xbox One can get the current\-gen version of the game at no additional cost\.
If you haven’t upgraded your copy of*GTA V*yet, this free update saves you from buying a whole new copy of the game for $39\.99 or[paying an upgrade fee](https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/8/22967316/gta-v-ps5-xbox-series-x-s-next-gen-preload-preorder-cost)\. Rockstar announced the news as part of an update to*GTA Online*, which will add the ability to carry out heists at the Kortz Center in July\.
We’re still waiting on another trailer for*GTA VI*ahead of its November 19th release date\. There’s[still no word](https://www.theverge.com/games/935676/take-two-still-isnt-sharing-gta-vis-price)on how much*GTA VI*will cost, but other developers are already adjusting[their game release schedules](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/944229/grand-theft-auto-6-release-calendar-summer-game-fest)to avoid a clash with the highly anticipated title\.
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