GTA+ is Rockstar’s membership for GTA Online, and a month of it comes free with digital GTA VI pre-orders on PS5 and Xbox. It is not a GTA VI feature: GTA VI launches as a single-player game, and Rockstar has not said whether GTA+ will connect to any future GTA VI online mode. If you take the free month, set a reminder, because it reportedly renews at about $8 a month.
More buying help is in the guides hub. For the online question in full, see GTA Online status.
What is GTA+?
Rockstar’s GTA+ page describes a paid membership on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC confirmed. The benefits, as reported reported:
- A monthly GTA$ deposit in GTA Online, reportedly GTA$500,000
- +15% GTA$ on Shark Card purchases
- A back catalogue of Rockstar games to play while subscribed
- GTA Online access on consoles, added recently
Is GTA Online included on PC?
Sources disagree. GameSpot says GTA Online access through GTA+ is console-only. Rockstar’s own GTA+ page lists PC benefits. The likely reading is that PC members get the perks but not the online-access part, though we could not confirm that wording on Rockstar’s page speculation. It doesn’t matter for GTA VI, which has no PC version.
Who gets the free month?
| Purchase | Free GTA+ month? |
|---|---|
| Digital pre-order, PS5 | Yes |
| Digital pre-order, Xbox Series X|S | Yes |
| Digital purchase on PS Store through Nov 19 | Reportedly yes reported |
| Boxed copy (code in box) | No |
| Ultimate Edition upgrade | Not stated |
Xbox Wire and Rockstar Support, as quoted, confirm the digital pre-order offer and its exclusion from box copies. Sony reportedly also counts PS Store digital purchases made through Nov 19.
How do you claim it?
On Xbox
Xbox Wire’s terms confirmed:
- Open the Store.
- Open your profile and choose Offers & credits.
- Redeem the GTA+ offer.
You have 180 days to redeem. It works once per platform account, and restricted child accounts can’t use it.
On PS5
The offer reportedly stays claimable until March 31, 2027 reported. Sony has not published step-by-step instructions that we have seen.
Does it auto-renew?
Reportedly yes. games.gg says the month rolls into a paid subscription at about $8 a month unless you cancel reported. The 180-day Xbox redemption window suggests the month starts when you redeem, not when you buy, so you can wait until you actually want to use it speculation.
Is GTA+ worth it for GTA 6 players?
Today, only if you also play GTA Online on GTA V or want the Rockstar back catalogue. Inside GTA VI, it does nothing that Rockstar has announced.
Things that are not known yet:
- Whether GTA+ will carry over to a GTA VI online mode
- Whether GTA$ or GTA Online characters will transfer (nothing announced)
- When a GTA VI online mode arrives. A 2027 date is rumour; see the online-at-launch rumour
Take-Two says it will keep supporting GTA Online after GTA VI launches, so GTA+ isn’t going anywhere soon.
Why does the ESRB say “In-Game Purchases”?
The ESRB rating carries an In-Game Purchases notice. Rockstar North’s Rob Nelson says GTA VI single-player has no real-money purchases reported. The label most likely covers the Ultimate upgrade and GTA+ speculation. See age rating.
Bottom line
Take the month if you got it, redeem it when you want to play GTA Online or the classics, and cancel before it renews. For which edition includes it, see which edition should you buy and pre-order bonuses.