At the big reveal event for the PlayStation 5, Rockstar announced the release of GTA 5 and GTA Online on Sony’s next-gen console. GTA Online is even available for free for all PS5 owners. Here is the first trailer.
What was going on? Sony showcased many games for the PlayStation 5 in a major reveal stream on June 11, presenting for the first time the final design of the new console.
The nearly one-hour stream had its highlight for some GTA fans right at the beginning. There was the announcement that GTA 5, including the large multiplayer playground GTA Online, will be released on the PlayStation 5 – GTA Online even for free.
There is a trailer that gives a first impression of GTA on the PS5:
GTA Online Free on PS5 – PS4 Players Receive Big Bonuses
When will GTA Online be available for free? The launch on the PS5 has been announced for 2021. However, a specific date has not been revealed. It is also not yet known whether it will come as a standalone version or as a joint game with the solo campaign of GTA 5.
Once GTA Online is available on the new PlayStation, you can secure this action MMO. However, you will need PlayStation Plus to play, the subscription service of PlayStation, which also offers free games every month along with online gaming.
What is changing? The short trailer does not reveal too much. Additionally, the YouTube video only has a Full HD resolution and not the planned 4K standard of the PS5.
There are a few really nice images, like the short scene of a police chase, but it’s hard to get a real picture of what is being improved at this time.
As a statement for the new PS5 version, there was only: “Expanded and Enhanced”, which suggests a polished version.
And do PS4 players get something too? To sweeten the uncertain time for all players on the PS4, all gangsters receive 1,000,000 in-game dollars every month until the launch of GTA Online on PlayStation 5. Definitely a strong deal that no CEO should miss.
With the PS5 release, GTA 5 is already entering its third console generation. Almost 7 years have passed since its release in September 2013, and some fans had also hoped for an announcement of GTA 6. At least GTA Online will still be supported for quite a while.
