Don’t Pay for a Subscription After Pre-Ordering Grand Theft Auto VI.
It may seem incredible to those who’ve been waiting for it for years, but Grand Theft Auto VI is almost here. What’s more, the game is now available for pre-order for PS5 and Xbox through Rockstar . While unfortunately there’s no physical edition, you can opt for the Standard Edition for $79.99 or the Ultimate Edition for $99.99, the latter of which includes a wealth of add-ons that justify the higher price. Both editions also include something you might not have expected: a GTA+ subscription.
Grand Theft Auto: VI comes with a free month of GTA+.
No matter which edition of GTA VI you pre-order, you’ll get a free month of GTA+, Rockstar’s online subscription service. According to the company’s pre-order page, GTA+ will earn you GTA$500,000 monthly in your GTA Online bank account—in-game ” Grand Theft Auto Dollars,” not U.S. dollars, of course. You’ll also get Shark Cards with a 15% bonus GTA$, free and discounted cars for GTA Online, access to “classic” Rockstar games, and other bonuses. (This collection appears to include much of Rockstar’s library, including Red Dead Redemption , Bully , GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition , LA Noire , and now even Grand Theft Auto V. )
GTA VI doesn’t launch until November 19th, but GTA+ bonuses will be active immediately after pre-ordering. You might have to wait until Thanksgiving to dive into the new take on Vice City, but you can start playing GTA Online (or any other Rockstar game available with a subscription) immediately, or activate it after launch (or by March 2027).
Free subscriptions are always welcome, but they’re also dangerous. Anyone who’s ever signed up for a free trial knows how easy it is to forget about it—until your credit card gets charged. This could ultimately happen to the thousands, if not millions, who pre-ordered GTA VI . As Gamespot notes , your GTA+ subscription automatically renews, meaning you’ll be charged $7.99 a month after activation. This means if you activate your free GTA+ subscription and don’t want to pay for it, you’ll need to cancel it before the automatic renewal.
How to cancel your GTA+ subscription
To cancel GTA+, you need to return to the store where you purchased the subscription, or in this case, the platform where you pre-ordered the game. This could be any of the following stores:
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PlayStation Store: https://store.playstation.com/
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Microsoft Store: https://account.microsoft.com/
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Rockstar and Epic: https://store.rockstargames.com/gta-plus/manage
To be clear, your GTA+ subscription doesn’t start immediately after you pre-order the game. You must first activate it. If you plan to use it, do so before March 31, 2027, or you’ll lose access to your free month. After that, you’ll need to cancel your subscription before the end of the month to avoid being charged.