Grand Theft Auto 5 is leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 5th, 2024

Summary

• Grand Theft Auto 5 leaves the Xbox Game Pass for consoles on January 5^th.
• The title was initially supposed to leave the subscription service on December 31^st but had been cut slack.
• Following the removal, titles like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Resident Evil 2 are making their way to Xbox Game Pass.

PlayStation Plus and the Xbox Game Pass have a monthly system wherein several titles are added to the subscription-based service while some titles are axed simultaneously to make room.

Grand Theft Auto V is set to be removed from Xbox Game Pass for Xbox Series X|S on January 5^th. This comes only six months after GTA V was returned to the Xbox Game Pass. Other removed titles include Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, Garden Story, and MotoGP 22.

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Of all these titles, GTA V is the only one that is being removed exclusively from the consoles. All other titles are released from the Xbox Game Pass for PC and consoles.

The games will be available as a part of the Xbox Game Pass until January 5^th or 15^th, following which they will be available at 20% off for a limited period.

GTA V has had a mixed relationship with the Xbox Game Pass since its launch over a decade ago. It has been included and removed from the subscription service several times.

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It was last included in the offered titles in July 2023. This was just before the Xbox Game Pass price was increased.

Initially, Microsoft was expected to strike the final nail in GTA V’s Xbox Games coffin on December 31^st. However, they have extended it by five days, to January 5^th, unlike the other titles, which are being removed ten days later on January 15^th.

There are also other new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass to ensure that players don’t feel the void left by a title of the stature of GTA V. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Resident Evil 2 is coming in January along with other titles to ensure that the Xbox Game Pass continues to boast a strong portfolio of titles.

About Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V or GTA V is developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. Initially released on 1 October 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and on 18 November 2014 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and in the next year on 14 April 2015 for Microsoft Windows. A late 2021 release is scheduled for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.