Next-gen GTA 5 leak suggests support for single-player save transfer

According to TezFunz2 on Twitter, popular data miner alloc8or has found what appears to be clues concerning a new feature for GTA 5 on the Xbox Series S/X and the PS5. The feature would let players transfer their single-player save files from the current-gen version of GTA 5 to the next-gen versions and would be a big deal considering that the same thing was not possible when the PS4 and Xbox One ports of GTA 5 were released more than half a decade ago.

Technically, Rockstar Games supported cross-gen save transfers from the PS3 and Xbox 360 to the PS4 and Xbox One, respectively. However, the studio eventually discontinued support for this feature because people were modding their save files on the older consoles (which had been hacked) and then transferring them to the PS4 and Xbox One (which were not hacked).

The data miners also claim that Rockstar is working on Character Transfer services in preparation for the next-gen version of the latest GTA title. What's next for Grand Theft Auto? We'll all get a chance to see this scene in all its next-gen glory soon enough.

Rockstar Games currently has its hands full working on both GTA 5 and GTA 6. However, unlike Bethesda, which confirmed The Elder Scrolls 6 a few years ago, even though the game might not release until after 2022, Rockstar has refused to talk about GTA 6, even if only to confirm or deny that it is in development.

At the moment, the only confirmed GTA project is the next-gen version of GTA 5 and the standalone release of GTA Online. Unfortunately, with so little information to go on, all we can do now is wait for Rockstar Games to make an announcement.

If it's any consolation, there are rumors that a PlayStation State of Play event is set to take place in August or September. With Sony and Rockstar's close partnership, we might hear more then.