Grand Theft Auto or GTA is one of the most popular gaming franchises of all time and players of the community have been killing time with GTA 5 and GTA Online for too long now and are eager to play GTA 6. Rockstar Games, in February 2022 announced that GTA 6 is in development with the GTA 5 and GTA Online Community update.
There has been information regarding the game apart from gossip and gameplay leaks that have got players going crazy for the game. Now, there is a high chance that millions of gamers will not be able to play GTA 6 upon release and there might be a way to avoid that.
GTA 6 Will be Unplayable to Millions of Gamers
Rockstar Games haven’t officially given any details about the game but thanks to leaks, gamers have some idea about the map of the game and its potential release, which could be in March 2025 but millions of players might not be able to play the game when it launches, especially if they are not prepared. It seems like Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) will skip last generation consoles; PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and will directly launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC platforms.
While it is highly likely that most gamers would have upgraded to the new-gen consoles by the game’s expected release window if it lands on new-gen hardware, still there would be many who wouldn’t be able to do so and play the game at launch.
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Grand Theft Auto 6 Might Exclude Millions of Players
According to the reports, Grand Theft Auto 6 was planned to be for current-generation consoles from day one and will bring great visuals and gameplay. But if these reports are to be true, the players who wouldn’t be able to afford or switch to new-gen consoles for other reasons will be excluded from enjoying the game.
Also, gamers on current-gen consoles wouldn’t be much happy either if they got to that the game will be released on last-gen consoles as well making their shift to PS5, Xbox Series X|S worthless to some extent. It’s been two years since these consoles hit the market and still, gamers have not fully transitioned to them. Meanwhile, there is no other news about GTA 6 but there might be a big reveal coming soon, or not.
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Source: Gaming Bible
