Sony is getting close to unveil the newest additions to the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium line-up of games. According to a report by Billbil-kun of Dealabs, headlining the games catalogue will be Grand Theft Auto 5 marking its return to the subscription service. The report indicates that the title will be available to all PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers from November 18 onwards.
Much like the last few times Grand Theft Auto 5 has been available through PS Plus – like back in December 2023 and November 2024 – the title is only expected to be on the service for around six months. Aside from GTA 5, no other new additions coming to the subscription service’s Extra and Premium tiers are known.
Sony had also previously confirmed the line-up of games making their way to PlayStation Plus Essential’s offerings. The line-up is being headlined by 2022’s Stray, along with EA Sports WRC 24 for PS5, as well as Totally Accurate Battle Simulator for both PS4 and PS5.
While Grand Theft Auto 5 being available as part of PlayStation Plus catalogues is feeling like a yearly event at this point, the decision to bring the game to the subscription service might be at least tangentially related to the fact that Rockstar Games recently announced a delay for the release of Grand Theft Auto 6. Originally slated to come out on May 26, Rockstar announced earlier this week that the title will instead be coming out on November 19, 2026.
In announcing this delay, the studio said that it needed extra time to develop the game “with the polish you have come to expect and deserve.” In the same announcement, Rockstar also apologised for the “additional time to what we realize has been a long wait.”
CEO of parent company Take-Two Interactive, Strauss Zelnick, said in a recent interview that the company feels “really good” about the newly-announced release date. He also noted that the extra time was required for making sure that the title is polished “to be the best possible version of itself.”
“When we set a date, we really do believe in it,” said Zelnick. “We said when we set the last date, if a game requires more polish to be the best possible version of itself, then we will give that game more time. And that’s exactly what happened. We feel really good about this release date. It’s in the same fiscal year, it happens to be a great release window, and naturally, we’re really supportive of Rockstar’s approach.”
Zelnick also spoke about announcing the release date this far in advance, since it gives the company plenty of time to ramp up its marketing plans. This also helps the company to “give consumers as much certainty as possible”.
“It’s not that far in advance if you look at when you need to deliver a game to get it out,” Zelnick said. “Also, we have to start marketing activities in a significant amount of time ahead of release. What we want to do is give consumers as much certainty as possible. And again, we feel quite good about this date.”
