While there will be many new players who only play GTA 6, there will also be new players who want to look for more indie titles.
Three years after debuting on current-gen consoles, GTA 5's Enhanced update is live on PC. Here's the good, bad, and ugly of it.
The analyst draws comparisons to Call of Duty games that reward buyers with bonuses for Warzone and Call of Duty Mobile.
The Enhanced release brings all the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S enhancements to PC, including ray tracing and Hao's Special Works.
Corsair had indicated during its recent earnings report that Grand Theft Auto 6 is expected to come to PC in early 2026.
Take-Two Interactive boss Strauss Zelnick indicated that support for GTA Online might continue if there is enough interest in the player base.
Gearbox Entertainment will dive deeper into the combat, exploration, Vault Hunters and Action Skills in an upcoming State of Play.
CEO Strauss Zelnick also spoke about PC being an important platform for the publisher, and falling console sales.
From "highly confident" of a Fall window to "there's always a risk of slippage," Take-Two has sowed doubt about the title's launch in 2025.
In responding to a question about Take-Two's relationship with Nintendo, CEO Zelnick pointed to Civilization 7 and NBA 2K games as examples of support.
Strauss Zelnick also spoke about Take-Two making use of extensive consumer data to effectively market Grand Theft Auto 6 to a new audience.
Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick is confident about GTA 6's release, but also aware that competition from the industry won't be asleep.
“You will have a date soon, and then all will become clear,” said Take-Two Interactive's Strauss Zelnick regarding the looter shooter.
Take-Two estimates over 94 million cumulative sales for the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, which hints at current sales for the latter.
2025 will be "an inflection point" for Rockstar Games' parent company, thanks largely to Grand Theft Auto 6's long-awaited release.
Actor Steve Ogg thinks it would be great if Trevor could show up at the start of the open-world sequel only to get killed.
Several analysts also pointed out that games already charge $100 through deluxe editions by offering goodies and early access.
One analyst believes the pricing could cause the rest of the market to adopt the same, but will long-time series fans bite?
"This is way bigger, way better, more exciting and more beautiful than you could have possibly thought of," says Strauss Zelnick.
"Backward compatibility is good for our catalogue, and we think we have the highest selling catalogue per SKU in the business," Strauss Zelnick says.
