“How will the starving indie devs over at R* make it without this?!?” one player on Reddit asked facetiously. Others wondered if Rockstar was in dire financial straights because of the move.
Introducing GTA+ for GTA Online.
A new membership program exclusively on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S — providing easy access to a range of valuable benefits for both new and long-standing players on the latest generation consoles.
Launching March 29:
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) March 25, 2022
Things weren’t much better over on Twitter, with Rockstar’s announcement tweet for the subscription service getting straight-up ratioed, with more replies and quote tweets than actual likes.
While it might be unpopular, the service will undoubtedly get plenty of use. Like it or not, pay-to-win seems to be here to stay in GTA Online going forward.
