
In our 10/10 review of Grand Theft Auto V's single-player story, IGN said "Grand Theft Auto V is not only a preposterously enjoyable video game, but also an intelligent and sharp-tongued satire of contemporary America". The fifth mainline Grand Theft Auto then returned to the service in April 2021 with support for Xbox Cloud Gaming, before it was removed for the second time in August of that year. It was removed roughly a month later and replaced with Red Dead Redemption 2. This marks the third time Grand Theft Auto V has released on Microsoft's game subscription service after debuting initially in April 2020. Rockstar's critically-acclaimed open-world game is available on the console version of Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

In an Xbox Wire post, Microsoft announced the next slate of games hitting its Game Pass subscription service, with Grand Theft Auto V headlining.
