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Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick is convinced that GTA 6 will help to increase “to sink” console sales.
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It is planned to be launched later this year in the fall, but there is no concrete release date yet.
Without signs of PS6 or the next Xbox, and with Nintendo Switch 2 on the near horizon, the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S sales are “plummeting”. But take-two CEO Strauss Zelnick believes that GTA 6 will help get them back.
“When you have a big title on the market, and we have many of those who have historically sold consoles,” Zelnick told IGN. “And I think it will happen this year. I don't think customs will be our friend, but I think it will be a meaningful at the top of the console sales in Calender 25 because of the publishing schedule, not just come from us, but comes from others. ”
Take-Wo recently assured that GTA 6 is about to be released later this year. We still do not have an exact date, and the rear half of 2025 is an ominous empty as many publishers will undoubtedly hope to avoid a collision course with what will inevitably be the biggest game of the year. EA is even ready to move Battlefield 6, which is scheduled to be released sometime before April next year, if it falls under Rockstar's shadow.
Strauss Zelnick addresses GTA 6 PC -Port
Another big question about the GTA 6 is when it will be released on PC. Many fans are worried about a repetition of GTA 5, which launched on PC an astonishing 19 months after the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. This would probably ensure that the PC release coincided with the Xbox One and PS4 release.
We know nothing about the next gene yet, but internal Sony documents revealed that PS6 would not be launched until 2027 at the earliest. If that timeline remains correct (and again, it is the earliest), 19 months after autumn 2025 would land around April 2027. It is certainly possible that Rockstar will launch the PC port shortly after PS6 and new Xbox versions, but this is Completely speculative and the delay may not be almost as serious, especially with the smaller leaps between generations we now see.
Regardless of the explanation, Zelnick Coy remains. He simply pointed out that earlier “Rockstar has started with some platforms and then historically moved to other platforms.” With that said, he also emphasized PC's importance in modern play. “We have seen PC become a much more important part of what used to be a console company,” Zelnick explained. “I would not be surprised to see that trend continue.”
Hopefully for PC player's sake, the wait will not be almost as long this time.
