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Rockstar Games Rolls Out Free GTA 5 Upgrades While You Wait For GTA 6 by Chris Harper — Thursday, June 18, 2026, 02:30 PM EDT It's not just Sony pushing gamers to upgrade their consoles ahead of GTA VI's release—Rockstar is also doubling down by providing PS4 and Xbox One X owners of Grand Theft Au… …
… " Should a next-gen update for Red Dead Redemption 2 truly exist, now certainly seems like a good time to release it, especially considering all the GTA 6 controversy . However, perhaps we will have to wait a little longer for RDR2 to be ready on current-gen consoles, or maybe even forever. …
… That wasn't all that it announced, though, as Rockstar has made a very generous gesture to anyone playing GTA 5 on last-gen consoles. …
… Rockstar has historically used remasters, ports, and next-gen upgrades to keep older games commercially active between major flagship launches. …
… Kotaku ‘s GTA expert Zack Zwiezen suggests that following the launch of GTA 6 in November, perhaps early next year when the fuss starts to die down a little, the developer will let on that the death of these older versions of GTA V is coming. …
… KitGuru says: What do you think of Take-Two’s plans for the next few years? What do you think the first remaster will be for? Will we get a current-gen Red Dead Redemption 2 upgrade before GTA VI? …
… While Rockstar has been able to add in 60fps mode in next-gen releases eg GTA 5 on Xbox Series X/S and PS5 , the studio has historically preferred to maximise fidelity at 30fps rather than sacrifice them for 60. …
… Let’s put it this way: GTA V has sold a staggering 230 million copies to date, spread across the PC, PS3, PS4, PS5, and three generations of Xbox. Even if GTA VI was purchased by every single person who currently owns a PS5 and Xbox Series X / S, it still wouldn’t sell anywhere near that number. …
… The game has the potential to greatly expand the current-gen console userbase, to a point where last-gen versions of games are no longer necessary. …