Grand Theft Auto VI launches in just a week’s time, and when it does, gamers are going to be busy for months completing its story and exploring Leonida. However, while you’re distracted, you could end up losing some hard-earned cash through one of Rockstar Games’ cheeky offers.
You’ll have probably spent $100 on the Ultimate Edition of GTA VI anyway, so don’t let the biggest game of the year take another penny without you being 100% okay with it.
The Hidden Cost: GTA+ Auto-Renewal
When gamers pre-order GTA VI, either the Standard Edition or the Ultimate Edition, they get a free month’s membership to GTA+. Rockstar’s subscription service offers a wide range of in-game bonuses for games like GTA Online and Red Dead Online, whilst also giving you access to other Rockstar games.
The subscription can start as soon as you pre-order the game, or you can wait to activate it later. But when it’s live, make sure to turn off the recurring membership. This isn’t switched off by default, so once a month has passed you’ll be charged for another month. If you end up liking the service, this might be fine, but for those wanting to save their money, it could be a nasty surprise if you don’t nip it in the bud beforehand.
How to Avoid the Charge
To prevent the auto-renewal from taking money from your account, you need to manually disable it. The process varies depending on your platform. On PlayStation, you can manage subscriptions via Account Management > Account Information > Subscriptions. On Xbox, go to Account > Subscriptions. If you’re on PC, check the Rockstar Games Launcher or the platform you used to subscribe. Make sure to do this before the free month ends.
If you’ve already activated your membership, you shouldn’t let it go to waste. For starters, it’ll net you some fantastic goodies for GTA Online, including $500,000 of in-game currency. You might as well jump back into the online mode now, considering it’ll be obsolete when GTA VI‘s online mode comes out.
You can also use your GTA+ subscription to do your homework for the next game. While GTA V, Red Dead Redemption and more are playable at no additional cost, you also get access to Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. Through this remastered collection, you can jump into Grand Theft Auto: Vice City to see what it looked like back in the day, before seeing the modernised version on November 19. Also, don’t worry, despite the remastered trilogy’s rocky launch, it’s actually improved a lot with some post-launch updates.
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What About GTA+ and GTA 6?
We still don’t know what kind of functionality GTA+ will have with the next game, but fans speculate that it must do something; otherwise, there’d be no point including it as a pre-order bonus. We’ll find out what it does on November 19 when the game is officially playable worldwide.
For now, the best plan is to either cancel the auto-renewal immediately or hold onto the free month and activate it after GTA 6 launches. Either way, don’t let a subscription you didn’t intend to keep take another chunk out of your wallet.