‘Grand Theft Auto’ Video Games Coming to Netflix Dec. 14
November 30, 2023
A compilation of Take-Two Interactive Software’s popular “Grand Theft Auto” video games is coming to the Netflix streaming service.
The streamer announced that Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is coming to the service on Dec. 14, free for Netflix subscribers on the App Store, Google Play, and on the Netflix mobile app.
Specifically, the “definitive” edition includes access to catalog titles Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, each updated for mobile use. The titles join Netflix’s catalog of 80 mobile games without any ads, in-app purchases, or extra fees.
“Grand Theft Auto” is arguably Netflix’s biggest video game license and one of the best-selling game franchises ever, with the most-recent release — 2013’s Grand Theft Auto V — reportedly selling more than 190 million copies.
Michael Pachter, media analyst at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles, said the fiscal value to Netflix subscribers is about $11.99, the cost the games would be if accessed as a download on an iPhone or Android device. Pachter said the offer is similar to Netflix offering access to two free movies like Uncharted or Gran Turismo.
“It’s worth something, but it’s not like [The Definitive Edition] is the latest installment,” Pachter said in an email. “Take-Two gets a ton of free publicity from reporters who don’t realize these games are so old.”
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