Grand Theft Auto 5 comes to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X tomorrow, 15th March. Yes, the game that once launched on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 nine years ago lives to see yet another release on yet another generation of hardware. And its reincarnation comes with significant improvements like 4K crispness, 60 frames-per-second silkiness, texture upgrades, draw-distance upgrades, HDR options and ray-tracing. Whew.
How much it will cost you depends on where you buy it. Suffice to say ‘it’s complicated’. In summary, there are two products – GTA 5 Story Mode and GTA Online – and they’re available separately or bundled. PS5 has the better deal but there are discounts on both console ecosystems, explained in another article on the site.
In this article, I want to draw your attention to nearly 10 years of Grand Theft Auto 5 by compiling some of the best pieces we’ve written about it. It’s a game that – courtesy of GTA Online – has lived on and on. Prospered, even. And what we’ve written about it reflects that. Without further ado, then, here the pieces are.
Here’s Tom Bramwell’s original GTA 5 review from all the way back in 2013. Do you remember the anticipation? Such was the clamour for any information that eager fans managed to map Los Santos, using a single screenshot, before Rockstar had even properly revealed the game.
The game’s launch being so long ago means people have had plenty of time to play GTA 5 through more than once, too, and their objectives get more, um, specialised each time they do.
Oh and I know you won’t need these by the way, but here’s our GTA 5 guide, our GTA 5 cheat’s page, and our quick way to make a lot of money in GTA 5 page, just in case you do.