Rockstar has announced that it is concluding support for GTA Online on Xbox 360 and PS3 this December.
On a new Rockstar Support page, the developer announced that online service support will be ended for Grand Theft Auto 5, Max Payne 3, and L.A. Noire this year for their PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions.
GTA Online support will be pulled in two phases. On September 16, 2021, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Shark Cards will stop being sold. On December 16, the servers for GTA Online will be shut down. This will also bring an end to stat tracking via Rockstar Games Social Club.
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There is no feature to allow players to transfer their GTA Online characters from PS3 or Xbox 360 to a newer console or PC, and so when the servers shut down it is the end of everything for that generation of GTA Online. Additionally, there are no refunds available for Shark Cards, so if you recently bought one unfortunately your balance cannot be rescued or transferred to a newer version of the game.
As for L.A. Noire and Max Payne 3, both games’ online services will end on September 16, 2021, including stat tracking via the Rockstar Games Social Club website.
Rockstar notes that none of these changes will affect the story mode/campaign for GTA 5, Max Payne 3, or L.A. Noire; players can still play the single-player stories of these games with no problems.
As one generation of GTA Online dies, another is born; last year Rockstar announced that GTA 5 and GTA Online will be upgraded for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. This updated version will be available in November.
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On a new Rockstar Support page, the developer announced that online service support will be ended for Grand Theft Auto 5, Max Payne 3, and L.A. Noire this year for their PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions.
GTA Online support will be pulled in two phases. On September 16, 2021, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Shark Cards will stop being sold. On December 16, the servers for GTA Online will be shut down. This will also bring an end to stat tracking via Rockstar Games Social Club.
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There is no feature to allow players to transfer their GTA Online characters from PS3 or Xbox 360 to a newer console or PC, and so when the servers shut down it is the end of everything for that generation of GTA Online. Additionally, there are no refunds available for Shark Cards, so if you recently bought one unfortunately your balance cannot be rescued or transferred to a newer version of the game.
As for L.A. Noire and Max Payne 3, both games’ online services will end on September 16, 2021, including stat tracking via the Rockstar Games Social Club website.
Rockstar notes that none of these changes will affect the story mode/campaign for GTA 5, Max Payne 3, or L.A. Noire; players can still play the single-player stories of these games with no problems.
As one generation of GTA Online dies, another is born; last year Rockstar announced that GTA 5 and GTA Online will be upgraded for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. This updated version will be available in November.
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Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.
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