Microsoft has confirmed the batch of video games leaving Xbox Game Pass this month, and amongst them is Grand Theft Auto 5.
As revealed on the Xbox PC app, Rockstar’s GTA 5 Enhanced and GTA 5 Legacy depart Game Pass on April 15, 2026. The timing right here is sensible; GTA 5’s elimination comes a yr after the sport returned to Game Pass, on April 15, 2025, with GTA 5 Enhanced playable by way of PC Game Pass. So it seems to be like Microsoft snapped up GTA 5 for Game Pass in a 12-month deal. However GTA 5 isn’t the one recreation leaving Game Pass this month.
Games leaving Xbox Game Pass in April 2026:
GTA 5 leaves Xbox Game Pass forward of a ramp up in GTA 6 advertising, which Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has indicated kicks off this summer time. GTA 6 presently has a November 19, 2026 launch date for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X and S solely — there’s nonetheless no PC model introduced. The value of GTA 6 stays a thriller, with some anticipating Rockstar to cost as much as $100 for the sport, though there isn’t any proof both approach proper now. One factor Zelnick has been clear on, nonetheless, is denying rumors that GTA 6 might be a digital-only launch upon its preliminary launch. Not too long ago, PlayStation avid gamers started fooling their buddies by including GTA 6 to their Not too long ago Performed checklist.
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