GTA 5 players on PlayStation & Xbox to lose all their clips in Rockstar Editor
PlayStation and Xbox players will loose access to saved GTA 5 and GTA Online clips once the Rockstar Editor gets removed.
Rockstar Games introduced theRockstar Editornearly a decade ago in 2015. Originally launched on PC before migrating to consoles, the editor serves as a video creation tool that lets players craft and share footage from the story campaign and GTA Online.
In addition to PS4 and Xbox One versions, the tool has also made its way to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles.
Things are changing for players still using this functionality on eighth-gen hardware, however. And those changes are coming very soon.
GTA 5 clips will removed from Rockstar Editor
In an update on its official support page,Rockstar Gamesannounced plans to remove the Rockstar Editor from PS4 and Xbox One platforms. Players will no longer have access to the tool in Grand Theft Auto 5 andGTA Onlinestarting Saturday, February 20.
According to the studio, this is a necessary change that will allow developers to “support ongoing updates to these games on both platforms.”
What this means in the short and long term is that users will lose access to their saved clips and projects this coming weekend.
Fortunately, players can export their work before the Rockstar Editor’s PS4 and Xbox One removal. The export process will upload GTA 5 and GTA Online clips and projects to YouTube. Rockstar provided the following guide:
Since the Rockstar Editor is leaving last-gen PlayStation and Xbox hardware this weekend,GTA 5and GTA Online fans hoping to keep their created content should act fast.
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