Which GTA 5 Steam Edition to Buy: Enhanced, Legacy or GTA+

21 August 2026 · 7 min read

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Today Steam sells only one GTA 5 edition — Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced for 1 349₴, and it already includes the old Legacy version. In other words, there’s no real “Enhanced or Legacy” choice: buying one automatically gets you the other too.

The confusion here is old and understandable. People remember the days when Steam listed several GTA V cards under different names and price tags, they read advice that’s two years stale, and they go looking for a button that no longer exists. Below is what’s actually on the store page right now, how that differs from the Shark Card bundle, and why the GTA+ subscription is a different matter entirely.

What’s currently on the Steam page

The first row is the base offer and the main one. Per the store page, buying Enhanced for 1 349₴ adds three items to your library at once:

1. Enhanced — the current version of the game.
2. Legacy — the older version.
3. Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack — a bonus pack.

It’s important to read this as a “three-in-one,” not as “a choice of three.” You’re not picking between the current and old version at checkout — both arrive together, and from then on they’re simply two separate entries in your Steam library that launch independently.

Why you can’t buy Legacy separately anymore

Steam still has a standalone Grand Theft Auto V Legacy page. It opens, it’s searchable, and old links from forums and articles still point to it. But there’s no purchase block on it — no button with a price.

The practical takeaway is simple: you can no longer buy the old version separately from Enhanced. If you come across advice like “get Legacy, it’s cheaper,” that advice is out of date — that option no longer exists in the store. The only legitimate way to get Legacy into your library is to buy Enhanced.

This also removes a common worry: “what if I get the new version and it doesn’t run well for me, and I have to buy the old one on top?” You won’t have to. The old version comes on the same receipt.

What exactly separates these two versions technically is a bigger topic on its own, and we cover it in our piece on [GTA 5 editions and platforms__STRIP__. Here, only the purchase fact matters: you pay once, you get two versions.

The Shark Card bundle: who actually needs it

The second offer on the same page is “Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced & Great White Shark Card” for 1 999₴. The store’s own wording is clear: it’s the same game with premium in-game currency added, in the form of a Shark Card.

Here’s what follows from that, and what doesn’t:

• The game in the bundle isn’t different. It’s not an “expanded edition,” not a “deluxe” version, not a version with different content. It’s the same Enhanced.
• It’s not a discount on the game. It’s the game plus a separate item, packaged as one listing.
• The currency is only relevant to the online part. The Shark Card is about GTA Online, not the story campaign.

So the decision here isn’t “which edition is better” — it’s a simpler question to ask yourself: do you want to start online with money already in hand, or are you fine earning it inside the game? The second route costs nothing but time, and we’ve covered it separately — see [how to earn money in GTA Online__STRIP__.

We’re not naming how much in-game money the Great White Shark Card actually provides: we didn’t record that figure on the page, and we won’t invent one.

GTA+ is a subscription, not an edition

The fourth thing that trips people up: the same Steam page mentions GTA+ at 259₴ a month, renewing automatically every month. The subscription gives extra perks in GTA Online.

The key point to take away: GTA+ doesn’t replace buying the game. It’s not a Game Pass-style deal where a subscription unlocks the game itself. You’ll need to buy Enhanced regardless — GTA+ is something you add on top once you already own the game.

The second thing to note is auto-renewal. The subscription keeps renewing itself every month until you cancel it. If you’re taking it “just to try for a month,” keep in mind you’ll need to switch it off yourself.

Whether it’s worth it for you depends on how much time you spend online. We go into the subscription’s details in a separate piece on [the GTA+ subscription__STRIP__.

How to choose in a minute

1. You just need the game. Get Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced for 1 349₴. It’s the baseline, there’s no way round it. Legacy and the Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack arrive on the same receipt.
2. You’re definitely going online and don’t want to start from zero. Look at the bundle with the Great White Shark Card for 1 999₴ — the same game plus premium currency.
3. You’re already playing online a lot and regularly. Then weigh up GTA+ at 259₴ a month separately — but only as an add-on to a game you’ve already bought.
4. You’re not planning to touch the online mode at all. You need neither the Shark Card nor GTA+: both only apply to GTA Online.

If this is your first time heading into the online mode, take a look at [getting started in GTA Online__STRIP__ first — it’ll help you work out whether you actually need money at the start or not.

What we’re not claiming

Let’s spell out what this piece deliberately doesn’t cover, so you don’t fill in conclusions on your own:

• We’re not comparing the technical content of Enhanced and Legacy. This piece was only about what’s sold and for how much.
• We’re not breaking down what’s in the Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack. That’s covered in our piece on [GTA 5 additional content__STRIP__.
• We’re not stating how much in-game money the Shark Card provides, or exactly which perks come with GTA+ — we don’t have that data on hand.
• We’re not promising these prices will stay the same. Stores change prices and run sales; the figures above are what we saw on the Steam page, not a guarantee for the future. Check the page yourself before buying.
• We’re not claiming Legacy will ever go back on sale separately. Right now there’s no purchase block — and that’s all that’s known.

The general rule for this topic is simple: old guides and old videos about “which GTA 5 edition is the better deal” describe a store that no longer exists. Trust only what you see on the Steam page today.

In short

Steam has one purchase left — Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced for 1 349₴, which unlocks Enhanced, Legacy, and the Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack all at once; the real choice isn’t between editions, it’s between the plain purchase, the bundle with the Shark Card at 1 999₴, and the GTA+ subscription at 259₴ a month, which doesn’t replace the game.