Sony has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 5 is coming to the Extra tier of its PlayStation Plus subscription service beginning Tuesday, December 19, joined by 13 other games. The Extra tier of PlayStation Plus gives subscribers access to a wide variety of PS4 and PS5 games that rotate in and out of availability. This is in contrast to the PS Plus Essential games, which are the monthly free games that subscribers can keep forever as long as they stay signed up for PS Plus.

Whereas the monthly free PS Plus games are added at the beginning of each month, the new PS Plus Extra games tend to come in the middle of the month. So is the case with the new PS Plus Extra games for December 2023, which have now been announced and are set to be added on Tuesday, December 19.

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The PS Plus Extra games for December 2023 are headlined by Grand Theft Auto 5, coming to the service just weeks after the first GTA 6 trailer broke the Internet. Grand Theft Auto 5 is joined by GigaBash, Grime, Mega Man 11, Metal: Hellsinger, Moonscars, Moto GP 23, Prodeus, Salt and Sacrifice, Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut, Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition, Shadowrun Returns, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, and Tinykin. Needless to say, the new PS Plus Extra games for December 2023 offer quite an extensive variety of games and there should be something that appeals to all gamers.

PS Plus Extra Games for December 2023

• GigaBash
• Grand Theft Auto 5
• Grime
• Mega Man 11
• Metal: Hellsinger
• Moonscars
• Moto GP 23
• Prodeus
• Salt and Sacrifice
• Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
• Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
• Shadowrun Returns
• Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
• Tinykin

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin leaked for PS Plus Extra ahead of time, but all the other games should come as a surprise to subscribers. Besides Grand Theft Auto 5, some of the standouts include Mega Man 11, the critically-acclaimed platformer from Capcom, the first-person rhythm action game Metal: Hellsinger, and Tinykin, which plays like a combination of a 3D Mario platformer and Nintendo's beloved Pikmin franchise.

Thanks to the new games coming to PS Plus Extra on December 19, it should be a big day for the subscription service. However, it's worth pointing out that 11 games are leaving PS Plus Extra that day as well. With that in mind, PlayStation Plus subscribers will want to check out Caladrius Blaze, Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo HD Edition, El Hijo: A Wild West Tale, Foreclosed, Friday the 13th: The Game, Legends of Ethernal, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, The Escapists 2, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, and Yakuza: Like a Dragon through their subscription while they still can.

Grand Theft Auto 5

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One of the most popular open-world titles of the 2010s, Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 5 is an ambitious crime game featuring three protagonists. It is an action-adventure title played in both third and first-person perspectives. As the seventh main entry into the Grand Theft Auto series, it is the most popular of the titles, and one of the most popular games of all time.

The single-player campaign is set in the fictional state of San Andreas, where the protagonists, including a retired bank robber, a gangster, and a drug dealer, attempt heists.

Franchise

Grand Theft Auto

Platform(s)

PS5 , PS4 , PS3 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , Xbox One , Xbox 360 , PC

Released

September 17, 2013

Developer(s)

Rockstar North

Publisher(s)

Rockstar Games

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