If you want to catch up on the series before November 19, most of it is still on sale. Two games aren't sold anywhere, Netflix no longer carries any of them, and GTA V is leaving PlayStation Plus two days before GTA 6 arrives. We checked the official store listings on November 10, 2026. Prices are list prices on that date and will change with sales.
Where each game is sold today
| Game | PlayStation | Xbox | Nintendo | PC | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA (1997), GTA 2 (1999) | No | No | No | No current store | No |
| GTA III, Vice City, San Andreas: The Definitive Edition | PS4 and PS5, as the Trilogy bundle ($59.99) | Xbox One and Series X|S, Trilogy ($59.99) | Switch, Trilogy | Steam, each game sold separately | iOS and Android, each game separately (30-minute free trial, then a one-time unlock) |
| GTA IV (with Episodes from Liberty City) | PS3 only | Xbox Store ($19.99), plays on Xbox One and Series X|S | No | Steam, Complete Edition ($19.99) | No |
| GTA V | PS4 and PS5 ($39.99) | Xbox One and Series X|S ($39.99) | No | Steam, GTA V Enhanced ($29.99) | No |
| GTA: Chinatown Wars | Original PSP disc only | No | Original DS cartridge only | No | iOS ($4.99 unlock) and Android |
| GTA: Liberty City Stories | Original PSP and PS2 discs | No | No | No | iOS ($6.99 unlock) and Android |
| GTA: Vice City Stories | Original PSP and PS2 discs only | No | No | No | No |
"No" means we found no current official listing, not that the game never existed on that platform. Used discs and cartridges for the original consoles are still a legal way to play anything here; this page sticks to what you can buy new or download today.
The Trilogy: Definitive Edition, and what happened on Netflix
OFFICIAL PlayStation's listing has the Trilogy as one bundle for PS4 and PS5, released November 11, 2021, at $59.99 list. It also says the bundle is included with a GTA+ membership. Microsoft's store sells the same bundle for Xbox One and Series X|S at $59.99, and Nintendo's store lists it for Switch. On Steam the three games are sold separately, each listed since January 19, 2023.
Mobile is where things changed. The Definitive Editions arrived on Netflix's mobile games service on December 14, 2023. According to What's on Netflix, GTA III and Vice City's last day there was December 13, 2024, and San Andreas's was December 12, 2025. None of the three is on Netflix now.
They didn't vanish from phones, though. Rockstar sells each one as its own app:
- iOS: "GTA III – Definitive" and "GTA: Vice City – Definitive" are free to download with a 30-minute trial and a $19.99 one-time unlock, per Apple's US App Store listings. "GTA: San Andreas – Definitive" is listed at $19.99.
- Android: all three are on Google Play under Rockstar Games. The listings for GTA III and Vice City say GTA+ members get unlimited access while their membership includes the game.
GTA IV
There's no PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 version, so on PlayStation it's still a PS3 game. Two other routes work:
- Xbox. OFFICIAL Xbox Wire announced on February 9, 2017 that GTA IV and both Episodes from Liberty City were backward compatible on Xbox One, and that Xbox 360 disc owners could insert the disc and download the game. Microsoft's store lists GTA IV today at $19.99 and up, playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
- PC. Steam sells Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition, listed since March 24, 2020, at $19.99 list.
GTA V, and the subscription exits
GTA V is sold on PS4 and PS5 and on Xbox One and Series X|S at $39.99 each, and on PC through Steam as Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced, listed since March 4, 2025, at $29.99 list.
- REPORTED Xbox Game Pass: GTA V left on April 15, 2026 (PC Games, citing Insider Gaming).
- REPORTED PlayStation Plus: it leaves the Game Catalog (the Extra and Premium tiers) on November 17, 2026, per Notebookcheck. If you were planning a PS Plus replay before GTA 6, you have a week.
- REPORTED Free upgrade: per Game Informer's report of Rockstar's June 17, 2026 announcement, owners of any PS4 version or the digital Xbox One version have been able to upgrade to the PS5 or Xbox Series X|S version for free since June 18, 2026, with story progress carrying over. GTA+ members can also play story mode through the GTA+ Games Library.
GTA Online comes with GTA V and keeps running; it isn't being shut down for GTA 6. The GTA Online hub covers the current update cycle.
The handheld games
Chinatown Wars is the easiest to find. Apple's US App Store lists it from Rockstar Games, Inc. with a 30-minute trial and a $4.99 full-game unlock, last updated November 19, 2024. Google Play lists it too, last updated March 9, 2026.
Liberty City Stories is also on both app stores. Apple lists a $6.99 full-game unlock after a 30-minute trial; Google Play's listing was last updated February 23, 2026.
Vice City Stories is the one you can't buy digitally. Delisted Games records a PS2 Classics release on PS3 in April 2013 and says that version and the PSP download were gone by July 2017. In 2017 the ESRB rated both Stories games for PS4, but as Push Square noted in August 2020, they never came out. The original PSP and PS2 discs are the only option, which is a pity, because it's the most recent game set in Vice City before GTA 6 (our Vice City Stories page).
The 1997 GTA and GTA 2
Neither is sold anywhere today. In the 2000s Rockstar gave both away on its Rockstar Classics page: a German tech column reported GTA 2's free download on January 12, 2005, and pointed readers to rockstargames.com/classics. That column made a point worth repeating: the download was free, but the games weren't freeware. Rockstar kept the rights.
Per Delisted Games, both were pulled from Steam and Rockstar's site in May 2013, and the Classics page has since said the free download series is unavailable. That address now just loads Rockstar's homepage. Copies floating around on download sites aren't authorized by Rockstar, so we don't link to them.
Play before GTA 6: a short list
- GTA: Vice City (Definitive Edition). GTA 6 returns to Vice City. This is the 1986 version of it, on every current console, PC and phones (how Vice City has changed).
- GTA V story mode. Rockstar's last numbered GTA, and the only earlier one built around switching between protagonists. PS Plus Extra members have until November 17.
- GTA IV. Cheapest of the three, and on Xbox it's a $19.99 backward-compatible download that runs on Series X|S. It's the first HD-era GTA, and the one GTA V followed.
If you'd rather see how the series got here than play it, the GTA timeline and how GTA evolved cover every entry, and the history of Rockstar Games covers the studio. For GTA 6's own map, see the Leonida map page.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the GTA Trilogy still on Netflix?
No. According to What's on Netflix, GTA III and Vice City left on December 13, 2024 and San Andreas on December 12, 2025. Rockstar now sells each Definitive Edition as its own app on iOS and Android.
Can you play GTA IV on PS5 or Xbox Series X?
Not on PS5: there's no PS4 or PS5 version, so it's PS3 only on PlayStation. On Xbox, it's backward compatible and sold on the Xbox Store at $19.99, playable on Xbox One and Series X|S.
When does GTA V leave PS Plus?
Notebookcheck reports GTA V leaves the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on November 17, 2026. It left Xbox Game Pass on April 15, 2026, per PC Games citing Insider Gaming.
Can I still download GTA 1 and GTA 2 for free?
Not legally. Rockstar gave both away in the 2000s, but per Delisted Games they were pulled in May 2013 and Rockstar's free download page is gone.
Can you buy Vice City Stories digitally?
No. Its PS3 and PSP digital versions were delisted by 2017 per Delisted Games, and a PS4 version rated in 2017 never released. The original PS2 and PSP discs are the only way.
Sources
- PlayStation: Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
- Xbox: Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
- Nintendo: Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch
- Steam: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition
- App Store: GTA III – Definitive
- App Store: GTA: Vice City – Definitive
- App Store: GTA: San Andreas – Definitive
- Google Play: GTA III - Definitive
- Google Play: GTA: Vice City - Definitive
- Google Play: GTA: San Andreas - Definitive
- What's on Netflix: Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City leaving Netflix Games in December 2024
- What's on Netflix: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas set to leave Netflix Games
- Xbox Wire: Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City playable on Xbox One with Backward Compatibility, February 9, 2017
- Xbox: Grand Theft Auto IV
- Steam: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
- PlayStation: Grand Theft Auto V
- Xbox: Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox Series X|S)
- Steam: Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced
- PC Games: GTA 5 verlässt den Xbox Game Pass, April 3, 2026
- Notebookcheck: Sony confirms one of PlayStation Plus Game Catalog's biggest games is leaving in November, October 13, 2026
- Game Informer: Rockstar announces free PS5 and Xbox Series X/S upgrade for Grand Theft Auto V, June 17, 2026
- App Store: GTA: Chinatown Wars
- Google Play: GTA: Chinatown Wars
- App Store: GTA: Liberty City Stories
- Google Play: GTA: Liberty City Stories
- Delisted Games: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Push Square: Why didn't GTA Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories release on PS4?, August 19, 2020
- Delisted Games: Grand Theft Auto 2
- schieb.de: Hersteller Rockstar verschenkt Computerspiel GTA, January 12, 2005