
Grand Theft Auto 6 is about to launch on PS5 and Xbox Collection S/X someday in 2025. The sport is more likely to be a extremely demanding title that pushes the current-generation consoles to the boundaries of their capabilities. The lower-end Xbox Collection S has run into {hardware} bottlenecks prior to now on the subject of new releases, and considerations have been raised about whether or not the console would be capable to run GTA 6 with out issues. Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has now downplayed these considerations, saying he’s “not frightened” about GTA 6 efficiency on Xbox Collection S.
At Take-Two’s second quarter FY 2025 earnings name, Zelnick was requested if there have been considerations about efficiency points for GTA 6 on Xbox Collection S, contemplating it was “by design a decrease specced console” and the subsequent Grand Theft Auto title would presumably push a “lot of boundaries” technically.
“We assist the platforms the place the shoppers are for so long as they’re there, and we discover a strategy to assist platforms regardless of completely different ranges of tech. Our labels are actually good at that,” Zelnick stated in response.
“I am probably not frightened — I’ve by no means frightened the place {hardware} was going, and I’ve stated this many instances over time. As a result of, to begin with, I do not fear about issues over which I’ve zero management
“And secondly, I do imagine within the viewers. The viewers goes to point out up when you’ve got nice properties. And so, we simply have to ensure to be on an array of platforms, and if one platform diminishes in worth, there’s at all times one other one. So, we’re seeing nice development in PC proper now, for instance.”
Zelnick stated the PC was going to be an more and more vital a part of the console enterprise going ahead and supporting the platform wasn’t going to be difficult for Take-Two.
“So, the underside line is we’re selective about which platforms we assist. We make the tech work after we could make it work, so long as the viewers is large enough to make that worthwhile,” Zelnick concluded.
Whereas the Take-Two boss talked about supporting the PC platform, it is value noting that GTA 6 is just not but confirmed for a PC launch and is more likely to get a delayed launch on the platform, identical to Grand Theft Auto 5 and Crimson Useless Redemption 2. Each video games launched over a yr after initially popping out on consoles. Developer Rockstar Video games launched Crimson Useless Redemption on PC final month, over 14 years after it first launched on PS3 and Xbox 360.
At its Q2 FY 2025 earnings name, Take-Two reiterated it plans to launch GTA 6 in Fall 2025. The follow-up to the wildly profitable GTA 5 is nearing a yr because it was revealed with a trailer in December 2024. Grand Theft Auto 6 shall be set in Florida-inspired fictional US state of Leonida and can return to the enduring Vice Metropolis seen in earlier titles within the sequence. The sport doesn’t but have a confirmed launch date.