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[PC, Epic, Steam] Free Copy of Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced Edition (RRP: $44.95) for GTA V Owner @ Epic, Steam

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[PC, Epic, Steam] Free Copy of Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced Edition (RRP: $44.95) for GTA V Owner @ Epic, Steam
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Windthunder on 04/03/2025 - 23:28 store.epicgames.com (6048 clicks)
Last edited 05/03/2025 - 11:26 by 1 other user

If you've previously claimed the free copy of Grand Theft Auto V Premium Edition given away by Epic Games, congrats! You've hit the jackpot and now have Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced Edition in your Epic Games library, for free as well!

If you bought your copy of GTA V, you get the consolation prize: the enhanced edition for free for spending some monies with Rockstar.

If you haven't played GTA V, it is now available for purchase on Epic Games Store for $44.95 or Steam for $47.92.

Epic Games Store: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/grand-theft-auto-v
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3240220/Grand_Theft_Auto_…

Migrating your Story Mode Save from Grand Theft Auto V Legacy to Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced on PC: https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/38915199675411/Mi…

P.S. Servers are getting hammered. If the Enhanced Edition hasn't appeared in your library yet, the Rockstar launcher claims your Rockstar account does not have the game or you have trouble transferring your character in GTA Online, try again later. You can download, install and update the Rockstar Launcher in the mean time: https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/rockstar-games-launcher

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Comments

  • ymottomttdl on 04/03/2025 - 23:31
    +5

    and what extra do I get now? I've never played the epic version I claimed all those years ago

    • timtam-slam on 05/03/2025 - 11:06
      +5

      When I lookup the Enhanced Edition game in the epic store is says "in library" already, so I don't know if this is actually anything.

      • Lord Ra on 05/03/2025 - 12:37

        Same!

    • King Steuart on 05/03/2025 - 07:07
      +35

      It's definitely not a taste of gta 6

    • sween64 on 05/03/2025 - 08:40

      What are the improvements for graphics?

      • X2Jason on 05/03/2025 - 09:26
        +3

        It's mostly bringing it in line with the PS5/XSX patches (but obviously will run and look better if you have a decent PC).
        So it adds some level of ray tracing now, faster load times, 3D audio, all that jazz in terms of technical advantages. As King Steuart says, definitely not a taste of GTA 6, just a slightly shinier and nicer running version of 5.

        • Windthunder on 16/03/2025 - 10:21

          Digital Foundry thinks with the Ray tracing in GTA V Enhanced on PC, we are indeed getting a preview of the lighting and technology in GTA VI:
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6gMvs52-Hs

          • X2Jason on 17/03/2025 - 17:19

            @Windthunder: Yeah I had a watch the other day, didn't realise the global illumination had been implemented to that level. Beyond the lighting model though, there's no other graphical implementations here that are GTA VI-related. Hearing rumours the next trailer is set for April, here's hoping!

            • Windthunder on 18/03/2025 - 13:13
              +1

              @X2Jason: Ray tracing and lighting is part of the graphics and rendered by a GPU. The settings that controls them are under the graphics settings across all games.

              Maybe you are thinking art style. The Enhanced edition never purported to have a change in art style. It isn't a remake.

              • X2Jason on 19/03/2025 - 23:30

                @Windthunder: Nah not referring to the art style, I mean other than the lighting, nothing else has changed. The engine remains the same, all other rendering techniques remain the same, nothing else has been added.

        • Agret on 26/03/2025 - 13:36

          From what i've read about this enhanced edition the lighting changes are hit or miss with some areas looking good and other areas looking really weird because they weren't updated correctly. The 3D audio is also very glitchy with sounds coming from wrong places.

          @X2Jason some textures have been updated/changed too so even without the new lighting enabled some things will be higher quality.

      • maybe a bot on 05/03/2025 - 10:36
        +4

        FSR/DLSS (incl. AA)
        Lots of new RT and shadow options
        Revised textures
        120fps cap vs 188fps (unofficial cap in Legacy, because it would stutter like a mf if you hit this)

        Performance and frame pacing appears much better on my rig. For lower end rigs, there's definitely some performance loss. Game runs DX12 instead of DX11.

        • King Steuart on 05/03/2025 - 15:15

          188fps unofficial cap is meaningless though. You could set it to 120 if you wanted to.

          • maybe a bot on 05/03/2025 - 15:27
            +1

            @King Steuart: You could but you can't do for example 165fps cap for 165hz vsync or 135fps cap for half vsync on a 270hz display with the new game.

            The frame pacing and frame delivery are far better so I ultimately don't really care, but it's a limitation worth mentioning

  • danielh on 04/03/2025 - 23:35
    +11

    Nice. I completely forgot about this. Just clicked on the link to log into my account and I can see that I have Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced already in my library.

  • Devaust on 04/03/2025 - 23:53
    +8

    For those wondering, if you owned GTA V on Steam - you should now have 2 separate versions of the game in your owned library. You should see GTA V legacy and GTA V Enhanced. Interestingly, the enhanced edition is about 20GB smaller than the legacy game version at ~91GB now.

    You can keep the legacy edition installed if you are running it on something inferior like a steam deck but to get the enhanced edition you’ll have to download the entire new version of the game which for Steam; is a separate game.

    • TrafalgarSean on 05/03/2025 - 01:42
      +7

      For those wondering, on my Epic account I had the free giveaway of GTA V (thumbnail says Premium Edition but game title is just "Grand Theft Auto V") and next to that is "Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced" and the thumbnail says "Enhanced".

      Counts in Epic as a separate game.

    • Devastator0 on 05/03/2025 - 07:37

      Do your achievements carry over to the Enhanced Edition from the Legacy one?

      • DevlicK on 05/03/2025 - 15:46

        Similar question and wondering if the saves carry over

        • Windthunder on 05/03/2025 - 15:53
          +1

          Your single player saves can carry over from the Legacy edition but there are steps you need to follow: https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/38915199675411/Mi…

          • Devastator0 on 05/03/2025 - 20:01
            +1

            @Windthunder: So I found out that when you load up the save game imported from the Legacy edition, achievements auto unlock in the Enhanced version. Also, you can manually migrate the saves without the online component by doing:

            "Progression in GTA V Legacy story mode can be transferred by copying the files in the save game data location from %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\GTAV\Profiles\<user-id> to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\GTAV Enhanced\Profiles\<user-id>"

            Credit for that goes to the PCGamingWiki entry for the Enhanced Edition. This also is helpful if you still happen to make further progression in the Legacy version and want to re-import your newer save game again later to the Enhanced one.

            • Windthunder on 28/03/2025 - 02:17

              @Devastator0: There are issues with using save files from the legacy version directly with the Enhanced version as noted by the wiki.

              https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V_Enhance…

              Skips additional conversion to the updated save format, which results in achievements not carrying over from GTA V Legacy, and may result in other issues

              Best to follow the official Rockstar version so that it gets properly converted to the newer save format and your achievements carry over, as well as preventing unseen issues.

              • Devastator0 on 28/03/2025 - 13:46

                @Windthunder: Ahhh fair call, that information wasn't there when I originally posted about it. Good to know.

  • Wiadro on 05/03/2025 - 00:01

    So can I use the liberty city gta 4 map mod with it?

  • liuzhen on 05/03/2025 - 00:01
    +1

    Am I missing something.

    I have GTAV premium edition: https://i.postimg.cc/pL5K3zqS/image.png but enhanced is asking for $$: https://i.postimg.cc/RVDcPXQf/image.png

    • Windthunder on 05/03/2025 - 00:05
      +3

      Maybe takes a while to roll out to everyone (remember the original Epic Games Giveaway had more than 2000 votes considering Ozbargain had a smaller user base back then), but you should be seeing this: https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/416516/120164/gta_v_en…

      • liuzhen on 05/03/2025 - 00:12
        +1

        Yeah that's true - thanks for the clarification. Will sit tight and see what happens.

        Also just realized I had actually bought GTAV on Steam when it released so have it there anyway!!

    • bheart on 05/03/2025 - 00:53

      same, have premium but $$ for enhanced

      • bheart on 06/03/2025 - 13:10

        have now shown as In Library for me

    • pao2x on 05/03/2025 - 07:59

      same have the premium but $22 for enhanced

      • pao2x on 05/03/2025 - 22:39

        update now showing in library enhanced. automatically

    • Toffcuz on 05/03/2025 - 08:21
      +1

      yeah same, I dont understand how everyone else is getting the enhanced version for free

      • liuzhen on 05/03/2025 - 09:41

        As of 10 mins ago has shown up in library for me

      • adamjb007 on 05/03/2025 - 11:08

        Same here, same problem

    • Agileduck on 05/03/2025 - 14:06

      $22 for me as well

      • Steven Reece Lewis on 05/03/2025 - 15:26

        I have the free edition but they want me to pay. What up homies? Epic fail.

  • yellowrhino93 on 05/03/2025 - 00:02
    +1

    Thanks! Mine automatically showed up in my epic library

    • superforever on 05/03/2025 - 00:17
      +1

      Same but I couldn't remember I added it.

  • somm on 05/03/2025 - 00:44

    It doesn't load

  • BeefBiryani on 05/03/2025 - 05:54
    +6

    The spyware disguised as anti cheat ruined it for me. Haven't touched it since it started forcing users to install that spyware.
    BTW on my computer that spyware was installed nevertheless, even when I declined and cancelled the installation of gta V. Had to manually remove it from my PC.

    • Devastator0 on 05/03/2025 - 07:38
      +1

      BattleEye? Yeah, I disabled it via the Rockstar Launcher so I didn’t have it installed on my rig either.

  • EitherWayUp on 05/03/2025 - 06:23

    Wasn’t the game already enhanced when PS5 came out?

    • Azro on 05/03/2025 - 07:28
      +3

      This is basically the enhanced console version now available on PC.

      • EitherWayUp on 05/03/2025 - 12:29

        Oh snap… you’re telling me they didn’t enhance the PC version at the same time? I played it years ago and it looked good, can’t say the PS5 enhanced looked much better but I’m sure a side by side may tell a different story.

  • scart on 05/03/2025 - 06:31
    +1

    Love that I got a copy on the terrible Rockstar launcher, and they shaft us again with a paid upgrade. Didn't expect them to treat their direct customers so poorly.

    • reloxation on 05/03/2025 - 07:11
      +1

      Why'd you buy through the Rockstar launcher though…?

      • Agret on 26/03/2025 - 13:39
        +1

        The only way to get it on Steam is to buy the game directly on Steam, any other retailer code was for the Rockstar Launcher edition. Steam version was often not the cheapest way to buy the game with many keysites offering better value for it.

    • Windthunder on 05/03/2025 - 11:45
      +2

      It should be free if you've purchased it on the Rockstar Launcher as well, automatically added to your account: https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/7551a7k917554…

      Maybe give it some time for servers to roll it out.

  • basketballfreak6 on 05/03/2025 - 06:47
    +3

    I managed to get it pre-loaded a few days ago on the R* launcher so was able to try it out the instant it unlocked last night.

    Definitely a noticeable upgrade graphics wise and the game ran quite well; ~85-100 fps maxed out with DLAA at 3440*1440 resolution on my 4080.

    Just a bit sh!tty as @BeefBiryani mentioned that R* forces you to install the anti-cheat spyware in order to play the game though.

    • Devastator0 on 05/03/2025 - 07:39
      +5

      You can disable the need for BattleEye via the settings in the Rockstar Launcher. Game (Single Player) works fine without it. BattleEye only required for Online mode.

      • basketballfreak6 on 05/03/2025 - 08:03

        Oh fr? It aborted installation when I initially chose not to install BattleEye.

        Do I disable it then uninstall it?

        • Devastator0 on 05/03/2025 - 15:38
          +2

          Yeah, what you can do is disable the BattleEye option in the Rockstar Launcher then you just navigate into the install directory of the game and delete the BattleEye folder.

  • bashar20 on 05/03/2025 - 07:03
    -2

    For anyone with old hardware that can’t run GTAV

    Check NotGTAV.
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/369580/NotTheNameWeWanted…

    • Agret on 26/03/2025 - 13:41
      +1

      Notice: NotTheNameWeWanted is no longer available on the Steam store.

      There's a user review from 2023 lamenting the loss of being able to purchase the game so I guess it got taken down some years ago.

  • Captain Cheapskate on 05/03/2025 - 07:38

    GTA6 must only be months away

    • SuperMid on 05/03/2025 - 09:13
      +1

      They said towards the end of the year, so that probably means early next year.

  • G-rig on 05/03/2025 - 08:25

    I must already have the Enhanced edition from a previous deal, otherwise says A$22.47.
    Will have to play it one day..

  • Rob-4x4 on 05/03/2025 - 08:46
    +2

    I had GT5 on rockstar directly and the enhanced version has now appeared on the Rockstar launcher for free as well .

    • theguyrules on 05/03/2025 - 10:33

      That reminds me I bought the physical copy the day it came out.

      • Mike Paper on 05/03/2025 - 10:50
        +2

        Yes I still have the DVDs. It cost me $80 at launch.

  • CodeXD on 05/03/2025 - 08:48
    +5

    Weird, says I already own Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced Edition

    EDIT: I see, so everyone who had GTAV automatically get it converted to enhanced edition

    • darkly on 05/03/2025 - 08:52
      +2

      Yeah I think thats the bit of info we were missing.

  • Marrk on 05/03/2025 - 09:09

    Already showing as in my library.

    • Jake17 on 05/03/2025 - 09:25
      +5

      Its free. How are they trying to get more money?

      • crentist on 05/03/2025 - 09:46

        Free stuff with no strings. That's how they getcha

        • Jake17 on 05/03/2025 - 09:48
          +3

          There literally is no strings attached lol. Ive had it since it was free in 2020 and not had to spend one cent on it.

  • original15 on 05/03/2025 - 10:05

    Paid for it twice on Xbox platform..can I finally get it for free?? Lol

  • StephenCurry on 05/03/2025 - 11:06

    Does anyone know if it's family shareable? Unfortunately I don't own the game on PC but my friend does, and I've seen people on Reddit saying it is family shareable a few days ago but got removed yesterday?

  • worker on 05/03/2025 - 11:19

    Winning!!! Thanks OP

  • TheFreaK on 05/03/2025 - 11:22

    I love when account migration fails

  • Switchblade88 on 05/03/2025 - 11:29
    +1

    Xbox 360 version was still the best version

    • hawktalk on 05/03/2025 - 19:04

      Don't even know how I played it for so long. The graphics were not great (compared to the pc and xbo/ps4 versions etc).

  • Lord Ra on 05/03/2025 - 12:48

    PSA
    Everyone who has GTAV from the pervious deal from Epic, automatically has their listing in Epic converted to the enhanced edition. No further action needed. Just launch Epic Launcher and you'll see that the icon has changed.

  • Homr on 05/03/2025 - 13:03

    Anyone know why is GTA 6 taking so long?

    There was only a 5year gap between GTA4 and GTA5 and only 2 years between Vice City and San Andreas

    • hawktalk on 05/03/2025 - 19:02

      They're just following the Duke Nukem Forever blueprint.

  • DarkSide on 05/03/2025 - 14:15

    its not showing free on epic and I own the game on epic

  • sticky8anana on 05/03/2025 - 14:43

    will i get to keep my current online progress ?

  • Abang Tukang Bakso on 06/03/2025 - 20:40

    Ive got the normal gta 5 (not premium edition) and still get the enhanced version.
    https://imgur.com/a/csDhaMw

  • 7imo7hy on 08/03/2025 - 11:31

    Can i uninstall the standard edition after setting up the enhanced? Want to save up some storage.

  • jace88 on 27/03/2025 - 09:07
    +1

    Thanks for the heads up! Totally didn't realise that there was a different version of GTA V. Wonder if it'll make any difference on my 2080Ti or Z1 Extreme handheld….

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