GTA Online next-gen update save transfers, new car upgrades detailed

Grand Theft Auto OnlineThis is the cooperative and competitive multiplayer element of Grand Theft Auto 5, which will arrive on PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X March 15th as a stand-alone game. On Friday, Rockstar Games detailed new features, including a new Career Builder aimed at new players and new types of races, coming to the “expanded and enhanced” GTA Online.

As the single-player version of the game GTA OnlineThe PS5 and Xbox Series X will see a visual update: Up to 4K resolution, 60 frames per second, enhanced texture quality, HDR options and ray tracing.

New players — GTA Online is now more than eight years old — will also get a leg up with the Career Builder mode, which delivers GTA$4 million to spend on property, vehicles, and weapons, and a newly designed introduction and tutorial.

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GTA Online veterans will be able to carry their online characters over to the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions via the Rockstar Games Social Club, and upgrade their existing vehicles at Hao’s Special Works at the Los Santos Car Meet. Hao’s Special Works will unlock new vehicle upgrades, a new class of races, and weekly time trials. These cars can be tested by players for free.

Rockstar explained that the migration of characters from old-generation consoles into new ones includes GTA$, progression and stats as well as vehicles, property, weapons, clothing and other player-created jobs. Rockstar warned that progress may be moved between platforms or generations of consoles, but GTA$ cannot be carried over to new consoles if the console is the same one (e.g. PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5).

GTA OnlineFor the first three months following its launch on March 15, PlayStation 5 will offer free downloads. The physical release of Grand Theft Auto 5 Grand Theft Auto OnlineIn April, they will be available for Xbox Series X and PS5