Grand Theft Auto 5 could be leaving Xbox Game Pass soon, marking the end of its nth tour on Microsoft's supposedly profitable video game subscription service.
Neither Rockstar nor Microsoft have confirmed that GTA 5 is leaving Game Pass, but several users are reporting they've received a notification on the Game Pass app on their phones that it's leaving on December 31. However, GTA 5 doesn't appear in the "Leaving soon" section of the said app.
The aforementioned section is where Microsoft puts the games that will exit the Game Pass library within two weeks.
GTA 5 is currently discounted to $19.99 (it's normally sold for $39.99) on Xbox Series S/X. So, in case the second-best-selling video game ever leaves Game Pass, now is the best time to get a copy. You can always continue your progress even after it has left the Game Pass if you get a permanent copy. Of course, you can always wait for when GTA 5 comes back to Game Pass again.
GTA 5 often comes and goes from Game Pass, presumably because it's probably too expensive for Microsoft to make it a permanent fixture. This time, GTA 5 arrived in July. This means that it will have stuck around for a little over five months before it rides off into the non-subscription sunset.