Grand Theft Auto 5 has been around for close to a decade at this point, but the game is still selling at a surprising rate. This is partially owing to Grand Theft Auto 5's online component still being regularly updated with new content, and the fact that the online community has stayed active throughout the years.

Grand Theft Auto 5 has now sold over 160 million units worldwide, with 5 million of those sales coming in the last quarter of 2021. The series as a whole has now also eclipsed 370 million units since its inception. This is unsurprising as the franchise has become somewhat of a household name since Grand Theft Auto 3 came out and laid the foundation for many open-world games to come.

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The success of the game can also be attributed to the fact that Grand Theft Auto 5 has lasted 3 console generations so far. PS5 PlayStation Plus subscribers will soon be able to download Grand Theft Auto 5 for free. The promotion will last for 3 months following the game's release on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on March 15. This will likely encourage fans to continue playing the game on the latest console generation.

Rockstar has now finally announced that it is working on Grand Theft Auto 6. This has been a long time coming considering that only 5 years passed between the release of Grand Theft Auto 4 and Grand Theft Auto 5. Grand Theft Auto 6 has no set release date as yet, and it has been nearly 9 years since the release of Grand Theft Auto 5.

An industry insider has even suggested a possible release date for Grand Theft Auto 6. Jason Schreier of Bloomberg has speculated that Grand Theft Auto 6's release date will be announced some time this year. Schreier also theorized that Grand Theft Auto 6's release date could be as soon as late 2023, or even possibly early 2024.

In the meantime, however, Rockstar is still consistently updating Grand Theft Auto Online. The latest update is said to be adding a new car shop for elite cars in the game. Rockstar has announced a brand-new auto shop called Hao's Special Works, which is said to be able to upgrade vehicles' speed to be able to take advantage of the upgraded power of the newer hardware of the next-gen consoles. The new auto shop will, unfortunately, only be able to upgrade 10 vehicles at launch, 5 existing vehicles, and 5 new vehicles that will be added in the update.

GTA Online is now available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions will release on March 15.

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