Rockstar has finally revealed the pricing scheme for the latest re-release of Grand Theft Auto V. Waiting mere days before the game's launch on current generation platforms, The Xbox and PlayStation Stores have now let fans know exactly how much they'll have to pay to play GTA V again. The pricing differs depending on which platform you choose to play on.

PlayStation 5 owners that have PlayStation Plus will be able to grab GTA V--now specifically referred to as "story mode"--for $9.99, with the GTA Online portion being free to claim for three months so long as you're a subscriber. Meanwhile, on Xbox Series X|S, Grand Theft Auto V will cost $19.99, and GTA Online will be an extra $9.99.

These prices will only pertain to the launch window. After June 14th, the GTA V's story mode will raise in price to $39.99 on both platforms, while GTA Online will be priced at $19.99. Grand Theft Auto for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S will launch on March 15th.


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[Jayro]

Don't buy these ports. Stick it to Rockstar by stiffing them on this one.

 

[tpax]

I guess that's the price for having an inferior console

Guess I'll get it whilst it's cheap...
F you Rockstar.

Why do you pay respect to Rockstar?

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

I'm half tempted to grab this on Series X, but it just feels like an inherently PC game. I can imagine mods will make up a lot of the fun once the initial shooty drivey buzz dies down.

I've played it on console and on pc with pretty much no mods, and I'd say the base game has a really good amount of content, although I will admit the game is kinda lacking in post game content.


there's also the online, which ill describe with a quote that i said on discord once:

<julie_pilgrim>if you want the gta online experience
<julie_pilgrim>open up gta V singleplayer and just randomly kill yourself every 2 minutes

 

[64bitmodels]

TF? why's it more expensive for us? is it cuz they have to optimize for series X and S?
not that bothered by it, but still a dick move

 

[Spider_Man]

Think you mean re-re-release.

You can buy it for next to nothing these days, why pay more for half of the content.

Problem with gaming today, devs keep shifting out the same shit and idiotic gamers blindly rush out to buy it.

 

[SkittleDash]

So let me get this straight... For both the singleplayer and online, It's $9.99 on PlayStation. But Xbox players have to pay $19.99 plus an extra $9.99 for the online? I'm a PC user but that still makes me mad. Holy shit, Rockstar. You suck.

 

[ut2k4master]

So let me get this straight... For both the singleplayer and online, It's $9.99 on PlayStation. But Xbox players have to pay $19.99 plus an extra $9.99 for the online? I'm a PC user but that still makes me mad. Holy shit, Rockstar. You suck.

no, its 19.99 total on xbox for sp+mp or 9.99 for mp only

 

[SkittleDash]

no, its 19.99 total on xbox for sp+mp or 9.99 for mp only

You know what, that's even worse. I just don't understand why Rockstar can't just do what they're doing on PlayStation. I mean, they're already a fan of the copy and paste tool.

 

[Kioku]

$9.99 ain't bad to be honest, since that is like the price for the PS4 disc version on ebay.

Until mid-June. Where it'll be $60 for the full experience.

 

[ut2k4master]

You know what, that's even worse. I just don't understand why Rockstar can't just do what they're doing on PlayStation. I mean, they're already a fan of the copy and paste tool.

because sony bought the exclusivity for it to be free for that period

 

[ut2k4master]

Until mid-June. Where it'll be $60 for the full experience.

$40

 

[Kitocco]

It’s really fitting when online-only games release on PS Plus since they’d only be playable while you have a subscription anyways LOL

$10 for the game on PS5 is pretty tempting, but dear goodness I’m sick of this “pay to experience the EXACT SAME GAME but actually using features of the box you already paid $400-$500 for” BS. Plus, I already have the game on EGS for free, and with this much time passing since release and still having not played GTAV, even the story mode… am I really going to play it anytime soon?

I got other stuff to play, and open-world isn’t usually my forte (namely the checklist objective, “sprawling, 100-hour” THREAT kinds)

 

[Kioku]

$40

These prices will only pertain to the launch window. After June 14th, the GTA V's story mode will raise in price to $39.99 on both platforms, while GTA Online will be priced at $19.99. Grand Theft Auto for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S will launch on March 15th.

Chary posting misinformation? Cuz that's $59.98 ($60). Unless I'm misunderstanding something here. "Story mode" is single player yeah?

 

[ut2k4master]

Chary posting misinformation? Cuz that's $59.98 ($60). Unless I'm misunderstanding something here. "Story mode" is single player yeah?

"story mode" includes both sp and mp. there is no sp only package

 

[Kioku]

"story mode" includes both sp and mp. there is no sp only package

Then they REALLY need to change their wording. Either way, they're asking too much.

 

[TomRiddle]

I'll likely pay the $9.99 for PS5 since I already own it on PC and PS4 but my PS5 is better than my PC

GTA 5, Skyrim and RE4, the goddamn holy trinity of remasters.

 

[TomRiddle]

Problem with gaming today, devs keep shifting out the same shit and idiotic gamers blindly rush out to buy it.

I think a wise quote explains this well,

"Just don't buy the thing until you know the thing is good" - Nerrel.

I believe that more gamers need to do their own research and review looking in order to fully be sure to find better games, that will be a step in the right direction.

I also think counter-wise that the gaming community as a whole have a problem with getting opinions over the popular consensuses first and then making their own opinion by playing the actual video games second, either because of fear on developing the unpopular opinion or wanting to jump on the hype/hate bandwagon too early.

And finally it's because of how cheap digital storefront discounts can be, Steam is the best example for instance.

Not that it's bad for discounts as happen often like this (in fact I do wish more frequent discounts on other platforms), but it does create a problem of people getting too trigger happy buying games at a glance without hesitation, like what you said.

Overall I think the general solution is that gamers need to see more research/reviews before buying a game, as well as also making their own opinion on the games first, reviews second at the same time.

The gaming community at large also need to acknowledge and be educated on anti-consumer practices within the video game industry in order to see on how us, the consumers, can do to not support these practices.

 

[Willgheminass]

So they're charging the whole game from 2013 for full price? I'm sorry, but what, the duck? Wasn't the online portion with the base game on older console gens anyways? What is this garbage?!

 

[AdenTheThird]

That's actually kind of funny.

The gall of pricing a video game differently from system to system isn't something seen very often.

 

[Jayro]

Another problem with gaming today is that large companies like Target, Walmart, Kroger, GameStop, etc bulk-buy the shitty games, and that instantly goes towards their sales figures of how well the game sold. It's not the individual person buying the game that makes the sales numbers. So Rockstar gets their money no matter what, and when the individuals buy the game, it's really just the big box stores getting their money back. That's just retail for you. So even if we completely boycott this game and nobody buys a copy, these big box stores already gave them sales numbers in droves.