Following reports of Grand Theft Auto 6’s strong pre-order performance ahead of the game’s November 19th release on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, CEO of Rockstar’s parent company, Take-Two Interactive, Strauss Zelnick, has started offering teases about the future. During a recent earnings report call (via GamesRadar), Zelnick praised Rockstar’s work as it gears up for GTA 6’s launch, and went on to confirm that the studio is now focusing on “what comes next”.
“Rockstar has completed the development of GTA 6. That may not come as a surprise to you, since we’re 10 days away from the release. They have done their very best work, and it’s going to come to consumers soon. They’re in the middle of their marketing campaign, which also, unsurprisingly, is fully baked. At this point, it’s the job of the organization to make sure that we do an A+ job, technically, in delivering this product to consumers.”
“Then, of course, Rockstar will focus on what comes next, and they’ll announce that in the fullness of time.”
While the subject of Rockstar Games’ focus following the launch of GTA 6 remains a secret, many are expecting it to be a new version of GTA Online that would make use of the gameplay elements, setting, and visual fidelity of Grand Theft Auto 6. How the company plans to migrate its existing GTA Online players over to the potential new version, however, remains to be seen.
On the subject of the title’s pre-order performance, PlayStation recently took to social media to confirm that it has become “the most pre-ordered game in PlayStation Store history!” Xbox followed this up with a similar announcement about its performance on the Microsoft Store. Interestingly, Xbox also confirmed that the title will be available to play through Xbox Cloud Gaming on Xbox One, while PlayStation has announced support for Remote Play on the PS Portal and smartphones. However, PC seems to have been left out of cloud gaming options across both companies.
Zelnick has been generally cagey when it comes to offering concrete details about Grand Theft Auto 6’s pre-order performance. He noted earlier this week, however, that it has been “running far in excess of our expectations.” His silence when asked about solid figures stems from the company not wanting to “claim success before it occurs. So, we’re just days away from beginning to see the fruits of our labor.”
In the meantime, Rockstar Games has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 will run at 30 FPS on PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S. The company said that it is “pushing both platforms to their absolute limits to bring the vast and rich world of Leonida to life – while maintaining the density and visual fidelity of all its environments and inhabitants.” Those who own the PS5 Pro may not get higher frame rates, but they can still look forward to enhanced visual fidelity thanks to PSSR and ray-traced shadows.
For more on Grand Theft Auto 6, check out our thoughts on how its biggest leap could be how the world reacts to the player’s crimes.
