No PS Plus? No Problem: Play GTA Online Free on PS4 & PS5 for the Next Two Weeks

Usually, you need an active PS Plus subscription to play Grand Theft Auto Online, but that is not the case for the game right now.

Since the release of the Money Fronts update on June 17, those playing GTA Online via Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced Edition and Grand Theft Auto V Expanded and Enhanced have been able to log into the game even if their subscriptions have expired.

According to @TezFun2 on X, the free play of GTA Online on PlayStation platforms will last for the next two weeks.

Excluding certain titles like Fortnite, PlayStation has always required players to have PS Plus to play online games. However, there've been certain exceptions.

Sony and Rockstar Games will occasionally collaborate to remove this requirement to play GTA Online on the PS4 and PS5. This often happens during the holidays later this year, but sometimes it's tied to the release of a big update.

With Money Fronts having just been released, it only makes sense that Sony and Rockstar partner up again.

It's unclear if this is related to the earlier rumors of a marketing deal between Sony and Rockstar for Grand Theft Auto 6 but it wouldn't surprise us if it were.

If not for the delay to May 26, 2026, we would've received what could've been the final DLC for GTA Online by now.

But based on how relatively few new content was added to GTA Online with the Money Fronts update and Rockstar teasing a more sustainable patch for later this year, more is definitely coming.

With that said, now is as good of a time as any to be a Grand Theft Auto fan on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

The PlayStation 5 Pro is one of the best platforms to enjoy GTA 5, especially with the latest upgrades. Not only that, but even if you didn't need PS Plus to play GTA Online, you might want to subscribe anyway to play Grand Theft Auto III from Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.