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How to link a Rockstar Games account to PSN or Xbox for GTA 6

How to link your PlayStation or Xbox account to a Rockstar Games account before GTA 6, why Rockstar's store says some features may need one, and the mistakes that are hard to undo.

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What you need

  • A Rockstar Games account (free), or an email address to make one
  • The PlayStation or Xbox account you will play GTA 6 on, and its password
  • A phone or computer with a web browser
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To link a PlayStation or Xbox account, sign in to your Rockstar Games account on rockstargames.com, open the Connections page in your account settings, select Link next to PlayStation or Xbox, and sign in with the console account you play on. It’s free and takes a few minutes.

Confirmed Rockstar’s store says certain GTA VI features may require Rockstar Games account registration. Not announced Rockstar hasn’t said which features, or whether GTA 6 will ask you to link an account the first time you start it. We’ll update this guide on launch day with what the game actually asks for.

  • The store listing says some features may need it. Confirmed Rockstar’s store page for GTA VI says certain features, content or services may require an internet connection and Rockstar Games account registration, and that the minimum age varies.
  • GTA+ and GTA Online use it. Confirmed Take-Two says digital preorders include a free month of GTA+, which is used in GTA Online and the GTA+ Games Library, Rockstar services tied to your Rockstar Games account.
  • It saves time on launch night. Analysis If GTA 6 does ask for an account, you won’t be resetting a forgotten password while everyone else is playing.

Linking is the step most people get wrong, because the link is hard to change later. Read the warnings below before you start.

Step 1: make or sign in to your Rockstar Games account

Go to rockstargames.com and sign in, or create a free account. If you played GTA Online or Red Dead Online, you probably have one already. Analysis Use that account rather than making a second one, so everything stays in one place.

Analysis Turn on 2-step verification while you’re there. It protects the account, and Rockstar has a separate guide for linking consoles to accounts that use it (below).

Step 2: open the Connections page

  1. While signed in, open your account settings on rockstargames.com.
  2. Select Connections (the linked accounts page).
  3. Check the email at the top is the Rockstar Games account you want to keep.
  1. Next to PlayStation, select Link.
  2. Sign in with the PlayStation Network account you’ll play GTA 6 on.
  3. Choose your account visibility and continue.

Rockstar sends a confirmation email to the address on your Rockstar Games account once the link is made.

  1. Next to Xbox, select Link.
  2. Sign in with the Microsoft account that your Xbox profile uses.
  3. Choose your account visibility and continue.

If you see error #0.1000.5, Rockstar says the Xbox account doesn’t meet the age requirement to link to a Rockstar Games account. Check the account’s details with Xbox and try again.

  • One account per platform. A Rockstar Games account can have one PlayStation account and one Xbox account linked at a time.
  • One Rockstar account per console account. A PSN or Microsoft account can only be linked to one Rockstar Games account. To move it, you have to unlink it from the old one first.
  • Relinking can cost you progress. Rockstar warns that switching a linked platform account to a different Rockstar Games account can lose the Story Mode and GTA Online progress tied to it in GTA V. Not announced Rockstar hasn’t said how GTA 6 saves will work with linked accounts.
  • Families with more than one console account. Analysis Link the account that bought the game or that the player uses. Don’t link a parent’s account “to try it” and then switch.

If you’ve linked the wrong account, Rockstar Support explains how to change it. Our page on contacting Rockstar Support shows where to ask for help.

Using 2-step verification?

Rockstar says that if your Rockstar Games account has 2-step verification turned on, you link PlayStation and Xbox accounts from the Connections section of the Rockstar Games website, not from inside a game.

Is there a reward for linking?

For GTA Online, yes. Rockstar’s account linking rewards FAQ describes a one-time reward of GTA$500,000, the Annis Elegy RH8 and the Sawed-Off Shotgun for linking a PlayStation or Xbox account and verifying your email. It can only be claimed once per platform, by players who haven’t linked that platform before. Not announced Rockstar hasn’t announced a linking reward for GTA 6.

Common questions

Not announced Rockstar hasn’t said. The store says some features may need a Rockstar Games account, without listing them. The game is single player at launch; see GTA 6 single player and online.

Yes. One Rockstar Games account can have one PlayStation account and one Xbox account linked at the same time.

Does linking move my GTA V progress to GTA 6?

Not announced Rockstar hasn’t announced any carry-over from GTA V or GTA Online to GTA 6.

Is the minimum age the same everywhere?

No. Rockstar’s store says the minimum age for Rockstar Games account registration varies. GTA 6 itself is rated ESRB M (17+) and PEGI 18; see PS5 and Xbox parental controls.

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