Starting from tomorrow, Grand Theft Auto 5 players on PS4 and Xbox One will be able to upgrade to the Expanded and Enhanced current-gen edition completely for free, just in time for a brand new GTA Online heist.

Even though we're all sitting around and waiting for any sign of news on GTA 6 now that we've hit its promised summer marketing campaign, Rockstar hasn't budged an inch just yet. At least, that's the case for GTA 6, as it's been more than happy to keep giving updates on GTA Online and Grand Theft Auto 5.

Earlier today, Rockstar announced that the next big GTA Online heist, The Kortz Center Heist, is coming this July, proving once and for all that it has no plans to sunset the game any time soon. That wasn't all that it announced, though, as Rockstar has made a very generous gesture to anyone playing GTA 5 on last-gen consoles.

You Can Upgrade To GTA 5's Current-Gen Edition For Free From Tomorrow

I'm Getting The Sense Rockstar Wants Anyone On PS4 And Xbox One To Move Over

Over on the Rockstar Newswire post detailing the Kortz Center Heist, it was also revealed that anyone who owns the PS4 or the digital Xbox One version of GTA 5 will be able to upgrade to the PS5 and Xbox Series' Expanded and Enhanced edition completely for free. This is so that players can "experience the best versions of GTA 5 and GTA Online ahead of the launch of The Kortz Center Heist".

PC players were already able to upgrade from Legacy to Enhanced for free, but it's nice that other consoles can now too.

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The free upgrade path goes live tomorrow and will presumably always be available going forward. Although we can all make jokes about getting GTA 5 for the fiftieth time, it's a good move from Rockstar considering literally everyone owns GTA 5 in some form or another, and there's zero harm in letting players experience the best version for free.

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Of course, you could be cynical about it and point out that PlayStation recently encouraged PS4 users to make the leap to PS5 in time for GTA 6, I'm choosing to believe that it's nothing but a kind gesture..

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