Rockstar Games Introduces GTA+ Subscription Offering

pcmag.com:

Rockstar Games has announced that a new subscription offering called GTA+ will debut on March 29 for Grand Theft Auto Online players with a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S.

"Being a GTA+ Member gets you a recurring monthly GTA$500,000 direct deposit to your Maze Bank account," the company says in its announcement, "plus the opportunity to claim properties in and around Los Santos that unlock gameplay updates you may have missed out on, special vehicle upgrades, Member-only discounts, GTA$ and RP bonuses, and more each month."

Rockstar Games also says that "GTA+ Members can also take advantage of special GTA+ Shark Cards that provide extra bonus cash from the PlayStation Store on the PS5 or Microsoft Store." Current offerings range from the Tiger Shark Cash Card, which costs $5 and provides $200,000 of in-game currency, to the Megalodon Shark Cash Card that runs $100 for $8 million in-game.

The company says content made available to GTA+ subscribers is supposed to complement, not replace, new offerings for GTA Online players who don't sign up for the service. (Although it wouldn't be a surprise if Rockstar Games decided to prioritize the paid content at some point.) That's particularly important given that GTA+ requires the hard-to-find next-gen consoles.

GTA+ will cost $6 per month when it launches on March 29. Rockstar Games notes that the subscription doesn't include access to GTA Online itself—players will have to purchase the standalone version that was released on March 15 or Grand Theft Auto V—and that playing the game on next-gen consoles also requires a subscription to PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold.

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