Once removed, subscribers lose access to both the Story Mode and GTA Online unless they purchase the game separately.
The headline refers to the recurring cycle of Grand Theft Auto V leaving the Xbox Game Pass subscription service . While your query highlights 2022, this pattern has continued into 2026, with the game most recently set to depart the service on April 15, 2026 . 📉 The "Bad News" for Subscribers 2022---GTA-5--Bad-news-for-Game-Pass-owners-
GTA V (both Enhanced and Legacy versions) is scheduled to leave Game Pass on April 15, 2026 . Once removed, subscribers lose access to both the
The game has been added and removed multiple times since 2020, leading to player fatigue over the "on-again, off-again" availability. 🎮 What You Need to Know Before It Leaves this pattern has continued into 2026