12 Years After Launch, GTA V Is Lastly Arriving In Two Extra International locations

Grand Theft Auto V was launched worldwide in 2013. Nevertheless, Rockstar’s massively widespread open-world crime sim by no means formally launched in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. That’s lastly altering later this month, and might be excellent news for players in these international locations excited to play Grand Theft Auto 6 subsequent yr.

On July 3, the Common Authority of Media Regulation in Saudi Arabia posted on Twitter that GTA V and Grand Theft Auto On-line had each been formally rated by the group. Each video games might be available for purchase and play in Saudi Arabia on July 17. The official PlayStation Center East account additionally confirmed that GTA V and GTA On-line would launch on the identical day within the UAE.

“Benefit from the expertise of the well-known sport Grand Theft Auto V & Grand Theft Auto On-line, rated 21 and above,” posted the account, in accordance with Google Translate. The 21+ score is greater than these the sport has acquired in most different international locations and is roughly (however not precisely) equal to the ESRB’s AO (Adults Solely) score.

Nonetheless, it implies that for the primary time ever, players of acceptable age will be capable of formally buy GTA V and its on-line multiplayer spin-off in each the UAE and Saudi Arabia on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in about two weeks.

Beforehand, gamers in these international locations had to make use of workarounds, like importing bodily copies of Grand Theft Auto V from different international locations or creating faux accounts situated in numerous areas for digital storefronts. Now, the complete GTA V expertise might be out there with out gamers having to leap by such hoops.

For players on this a part of the world, this information can also be thrilling as a result of it may be a superb signal that Grand Theft Auto 6 received’t be delayed for years within the area on account of score classification points. It would even launch in Could 2026, prefer it’s set to all over the place else, following a delay earlier this yr.