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With the Grand Theft Auto6 release date confirmed, fans will face an agonizing wait before they can get their hands on the latest installment in the blockbuster video game series. But according to new data, even when the wait is over, GTA6 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 appear on console on launch day. For now, Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, has only confirmed plans for a release GTA6 on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series an upcoming PS5 Pro console will be timed to take advantage of the launch.
Rockstar Games has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI will not be released this year, while its release for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S is now scheduled for 2025
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Rockstar Games has not yet confirmed the existence of a PC version of the next game Grand Theft Auto. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick was recently asked if the Grand Theft Auto VI would make its way to PC players, replying: “Rockstar is taking an approach to platforms that we’ve seen before, and they’ll be making more announcements in due course.
“I truly believe the right strategy for our company is to be where the consumer is, and historically this company has addressed consumers wherever they are, on whatever platform makes sense over time.”
That seems like a pretty strong indication 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 launching a PC version of the same game within a few years of its original release date.
Of Grand Theft Auto VI confirmed to release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series
When the launch finally comes, Grand Theft Auto fans will have waited an astonishing twelve years between episodes of the best-selling series. Rockstar Games was released during that period Grand Theft Auto V on three generations of consoles, starting with the Xbox 360 and Sony PS3 in September 2013.
An enhanced version of the game launched in March 2022 on the latest generation of video game consoles, Xbox Series The game’s continued popularity is partly attributed to GTA Online.
Experts believe that the next episode in the Grand Theft Auto franchise could break its own record sales figures. His predecessor, Grand Theft Auto V, still holds the crown for the best sales week in video game history – grossing $1.15 billion (£1.2 billion) in five days. It has become the second biggest game of all time, although it is still 100 million copies behind the gold medalist. Minecraft.
But many like Dmitri Williams, a video game 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 before, but on top of that the gaming industry is bigger. If it keeps the same part of the pie, it will be large, because it will come from a larger pie.
“The games industry is simply enormous worldwide and does not consist of a single genre or platform. It is so big and so varied that even parts of it are bigger than entire parallel industries like movies.”
GTA6 trailer
For those who have not yet followed the latest rumors: the upcoming episode of the popular one Grand Theft Auto series takes gamers 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 known as Lucia for the first time since 2000. Little is known about the plot of the satirical action-adventure game, but it is widely expected to follow the misadventures of Bonnie and Clyde by a fictional US state spoofing Florida called Leonida.