Rockstar Games’ monumentalGrand Theft Auto 5was first released to massive critical acclaim in 2013. While it initially launched on the PS3 and Xbox 360, Rockstar followed up the original release with an enhanced version for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.Grand Theft Auto 5is still selling incredibly well to this day, and as such, Rockstar has decided to re-release the title once again on the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Rockstar has been pretty tight-lipped about the upcoming next-gen version, but it has stated thatGrand Theft Auto 5: Enhanced Editionwill have performance enhancements, visual upgrades, and technical improvements. Zero footage of the game running on next-generation consoles has been shown up until this point, but PlayStation just dropped a new trailer on August 27th that may have finally given fans their first look at the title running on a PlayStation 5.
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The trailer in question, titled “Breathtaking Games,” has been posted by PlayStation to its respective YouTube and Twitter accounts. The video shows a compilation of cutscenes, gameplay, and CGI from variousPS5 titles such asReturnal,Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut,Gran Turismo 7, and more.
Within the trailer, there are what seems to be two very short clips from the new version ofGrand Theft Auto 5. One shows a character who looks like Trevor jumping out of a 4x4 vehicle with a parachute, and a second shows Michael speeding down a runway in a white car while a police car explodes next to him. The fine print in the trailer does mentionGrand Theft Auto 5and states that all footage shown from titles that are notDeathloop,Forspoken, orFIFA 22are captured on a PS5 console. This indicates that this footage could indeed be thenext-gen version ofGrand Theft Auto 5that we are seeing, as brief as it is.
Rockstar certainly has its reasons for releasing yet another version ofGrand Theft Auto 5. The title won several awards and is tied for the highest-rated title on Metacritic on both the PS4 and Xbox One systems. On top of those impressive accolades,Grand Theft Auto 5is now the most profitable entertainment productof all time, generating about $6 billion dollars from its 150 million copies sold.
As great asGrand Theft Auto 5is, fans are highly anticipating the next title in the series,Grand Theft Auto 6. However, that title has yet to be given a release date of any sort. Being that so little is currently known about Rockstar’s next crime opus, it is likely thatGrand Theft Auto 6is still a long way from being released. As such, fans will have to keep playingGrand Theft Auto 5and its continuously updated multiplayer component,Grand Theft Auto Onlinefor now. At least an enhanced version of the title should make that wait a little easier.
Grand Theft Auto 5is available on PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The next-generation PS5 and Xbox Series X/S version will release on July 19, 2025.
