- GTA: Online comes for free with the purchase of GTA 5, and can be played instantly on PC.
- Players on Xbox and PS4 need a paid membership to access GTA: Online on their consoles.
Rockstar Games has over the years gained a lot of goodwill from the video game community and not just through quality titles like the GTA franchise.
Rockstar is one of the few major publishers to offer AAA titles that are worth their price and without executing small paid transactions in their online components.
While GTA: Online, one of its most popular online products, has microtransactions, it doesn’t break the game hard in terms of balance. Most in-game PvP match modes are not affected by the player’s personal purchases.
While many publishers would have charged a whopping sum to play GTA: Online, which is another title in itself and not just an online item. You can access GTA: Online if you purchase GTA 5.
How to play GTA: Online:
You will need a PlayStation Plus membership if you want to play an online multiplayer game on your PS4. The same applies to Xbox One, where you are required to have an Xbox Live membership if you want to play GTA: Online.
However, on PC, you can play any game online, including GTA: Online for free, other than the game’s apparent cost of purchase.
Once you purchase GTA 5 from an online library like Steam or Epic Games Store, you can play the game. Starting the game will load the main menu of GTA 5.
From here, you can choose to go to “Story Mode” or “Online”. Selecting “Online” will directly enter you into GTA: Online and you can start your online experience.
The game will require you to create your character online first, then give you the option to play through a tutorial. Once that is complete, you can choose to do whatever you want in GTA: Online.
