Hot on the heels of EA announcing its compatibility of games with next-gen systems, Rockstar Games has announced which of its titles will be playable on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5.
And there’s good news for all involved.
The publisher is making sure that a majority of its releases – including classics – will be playable on the newest pieces of hardware.
“If you own a disc-based copy of any backward compatible game, you will be able to insert that disc directly into your new PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X (excludes PlayStation 5 Digital Edition and Xbox Series S consoles). Meanwhile, digital game owners will have instant access to download any compatible Rockstar Games titles they already have tied to their PlayStation Network or Xbox Live accounts. On PlayStation 5 these will be available from the Your Collection section of your Game Library and on Xbox Series X|S from the Ready to Install section,” the company noted in a statement this morning.
Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption II will be playable from day one, and will also feature full compatibility with cloud saves, so players can transfer over their progress with little to no problem. More information is available on the official Social Club page. In addition, all versions of L.A. Noire will be compatible with these systems, along with the
following classic releases.
Xbox Series X/S
- Bully: Scholarship Edition
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Midnight Club: Los Angeles
- Red Dead Redemption (all versions)
- Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
PlayStation 5
- Bully (PS2 Classic)
- Grand Theft Auto III (PS2 Classic)
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 Classic)
- Manhunt (PS2 Classic)
- Max Payne (PS2 Classic)
- Red Dead Revolver (PS2 Classic)
- The Warriors (PS2 Classic)
Rockstar also noted the following: “All PlayStation Plus members will continue to get GTA$1,000,000 (deposited into their in-game Maze Bank account within 72 hours of log-in) each month they play the PlayStation 4 version of GTA Online, up until the launch of the new standalone version of GTA Online on PlayStation 5 in 2021.”
So there you go, Rockstar fans. We may not have Max Payne 3, mind you, but there are more than enough classic games to go around. Dig in when the systems arrive next week!
