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with Grand Theft Auto 6 release date has been confirmed, fans face an agonizing wait before getting their hands on the latest entry in the blockbuster video game series. But according to new data, even when the wait is over, GTA 6 will remain unplayable for 50% of PlayStation owners – leaving millions unable to enjoy the title.
That’s because half of all monthly active users on PlayStation still rely on the 11-year-old PS4 console. Of the 118 million people who play on PlayStation every month, only 59 million have upgraded to PlayStation 5.
Unfortunately for the remaining 59 million, Grand Theft Auto VI will not be released on consoles on launch day. For now, Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, has only confirmed plans to release GTA 6 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S …with rumors flying around a PS5 Pro entry console will be just in time to take advantage of the launch.
Rockstar Games has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI will not launch this year, with the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S releases now slated for 2025
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Rockstar Games has not confirmed the existence of a future PC version Grand Theft Auto. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick was recently asked if Grand Theft Auto VI would move on to PC gamers and replied: “Rockstar has a cross-platform approach that we’ve seen before, and they’ll be making more announcements in due course.
“I believe the right strategy for our business is to be where the consumer is, and historically what this company has done is reach consumers wherever they are, on whatever platform makes sense over time.”
This seems like a pretty strong hint that Rockstar Games will follow the same release strategy as previous entries in the Grand Theft Auto series. The Scottish studio has historically prioritized console releases, before releasing a PC version of the same game within a few years of the original release date.
with Grand Theft Auto VI confirmed to launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S next year, we could see a PC version of the satirical crime thriller launch sometime in late 2025 or beyond.
When departure finally arrives, Grand Theft Auto fans will have waited an amazing 12 years between installments in the best-selling series. During that interval, Rockstar Games has released Grand Theft Auto V across three console generations, starting with the Xbox 360 and Sony PS3 in September 2013.
An enhanced version of the game launched on the latest generation of video game consoles, Xbox Series X|S and Sony PS5, in March 2022 with support for 4K Ultra HD visuals, ray tracing, 60 frames per second and audio 3D. The game’s continued popularity is partly attributed to it GTA Online.
Experts believe that the next installment in Grand Theft Auto franchise may break its own record sales figures. his ancestor, Grand Theft Auto V, still holds the crown for the best-selling opening week in video game history – raking in $1.15bn (£1.2bn) in five days. It went on to become the second biggest game of all time, although it is still 100 million copies behind the gold medal winner. Minecraft.
But many like Dmitri Williams, a video game business expert and professor at the University of Southern California, expect the long-awaited sequel to perform even better. He said: “The brand is as strong or stronger than it was before, but also the games industry is bigger. If it keeps the same share of the pie, it will be big because it will come from a bigger pie.
“The gaming industry is just massive globally and it’s not a single genre or platform. It’s so big and so diverse that even parts of it are bigger than entire parallel industries like movies.”
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For those who haven’t followed the latest whispers, the next installment of the popular Grand Theft Auto series will take players back to Vice City, which last appeared in 2006 Vice City Stories.
Rockstar Games has already confirmed that the franchise will feature a female protagonist for the first time since 2000, known as Lucia. Little is known about the plot of the satirical action-adventure game, but it is widely expected to depict the misadventures of Bonnie and Clyde through a fictional US state that spoofs Florida, called Leonidas.