Epic Games has become a home of sorts for GTA 5 since they made it available for free in 2020. Millions of players signed up on Epic to play the game. However, with the increasing number of downloads and registrations, also came various bugs and issues. Generally, one of the most common issues that players faced was the error message "Grand Theft Auto V was unable to authenticate with Epic Online Services".
GTA V could not be verified with Epic Games services. Solution
While players are still unsure how to get rid of this issue, we have found a way to fix it. That being said, you don’t have to reinstall the entire game, just use the solutions we have listed below.
To be sure, I want you to check if your internet connection is working properly or not. Because if your connection is unstable, you are more likely to encounter these types of online errors. That’s why I suggest you to restart your wifi router or switch to a wired connection if necessary. If this is not the problem, here’s what you need to do:
It’s possible that a corrupted file is preventing GTA 5 from connecting to Epic Online Services. If that’s what’s happening, you can Verify (or repair) the files instead of reinstalling the game. Here’s how to verify the game files:
