{"id":1166407,"date":"2026-02-11T21:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=553480"},"modified":"2026-02-11T21:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:42:09","slug":"grand-theft-auto-5-crashes-into-xbox-game-pass-on-april-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/grand-theft-auto-5-crashes-into-xbox-game-pass-on-april-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Theft Auto 5 crashes into Xbox Game Pass on April 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trevor from Grand Theft Auto 5 walks toward the camera with a mountain behind him \" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/grand-theft-auto-5-crashes-into-xbox-game-pass-on-april-15.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/grand-theft-auto-5\/3667\">Grand Theft Auto 5<\/a><\/em> is making <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2025\/04\/03\/grand-theft-auto-v-game-pass-gtav-enhanced-april-15\/?ocid=Announce_soc_omc_xbo_tw_Photo_lrn_4.3.1\">its way back to Xbox Game Pass<\/a> on April 15 after being removed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24022783\/gta-5-xbox-game-pass-persona-3-4\">early last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The long-in-the-tooth crime simulator will be made available to folks with either a Standard or Ultimate subscription. If you\u2019re on PC, an active membership will also grant you access to <em>Grand Theft Auto 5<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/526708\/grand-theft-auto-5-online-pc-console-update-patch-ray-tracing-dlss\">recently released Enhanced edition<\/a>, which boasts ray tracing features like ambient occlusion and global illumination, support for AMD FSR1\/FSR3 and NVIDIA DLSS 3, faster loading times, and a whole lot more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Of course, with <em>Grand Theft Auto 5<\/em> also comes access to <em>Grand Theft Auto Online<\/em>, including all expansions up to <em>Oscar Guzman Flies Again<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Grand Theft Auto 5<\/em> first launched on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2013, but continues to show impressive staying power even in the face of the impending <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gta-grand-theft-auto\/549529\/grand-theft-auto-6-gta-second-trailer-rockstar-take-two-strauss-zelnick\">Grand Theft Auto 6<\/a><\/em> launch later this year. And if you\u2019re a lapsed player, it feels like now is the perfect time to reacquaint yourself with one of the best, most expansive games in the series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/553480\/grand-theft-auto-5-gta5-xbox-game-pass-gta-online-pc-enhanced\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grand Theft Auto 5 is making its way back to Xbox Game Pass on April 15 after being removed early last year. The long-in-the-tooth crime simulator will be made available to folks with either a Standard or Ultimate subscription. If you\u2019re on PC, an active membership will also grant you access to Grand Theft Auto 5\u2019s recently released Enhanced edition, which boasts ray tracing features like ambient occlusion and global illumination, support for AMD FSR1\/FSR3 and NVIDIA DLSS 3, faster loading times, and a whole lot more. Of course, with Grand Theft Auto 5 also comes access to Grand Theft Auto Online, including all expansions up to Oscar Guzman Flies Again. 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