Typically, Rockstar Games titles only stay on services like Game Pass or PS Plus Extra for a very limited time, which makes sense as they are some of the most persistently popular games in existence. Unless something's different this time around, Grand Theft Auto 5 will likely remain on the Xbox Game Pass service for three to six months at most. Sword and Fairy: Together Forever (Cloud/Consoles/PC).

Typically, Xbox Game Pass additions remain on the service for at least a year, but Game Pass subscribers should not expect GTA 5 to be available for nearly that long. As some may recall, this is not the first time that Grand Theft Auto 5 has been a part of the Xbox Game Pass lineup.

Grand Theft Auto 5, meanwhile, is only available to play through the consoles and the cloud, with the PC version not a part of the game's big Xbox Game Pass return. RELATED: Grand Theft Auto 5 Mod Adds OceanGate Sub to the Game Sword and Fairy: Together Forever is an RPG that is especially popular in China, and Game Pass subscribers curious about the series can play it through the consoles, cloud, and PC. As previously announced, Sword and Fairy: Together Forever is now part of the Game Pass lineup.

While Xbox Game Pass subscribers didn't know if Grand Theft Auto 5 was going to be added to the Game Pass lineup, they still knew to expect at least one new game today. While Xbox Game Pass subscribers knew that there would be new Game Pass games added today, they had no clue that the award-winning and record-breaking Grand Theft Auto 5 would be part of it. Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 5, one of the highest-rated video games ever made, has been added to the Xbox Game Pass lineup as a surprise new addition to the subscription service.

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