Reaction: GTA 6 Could Be The Star Of The Xbox Series X|S Generation

The trailer was truly exceptional, if the final release delivers that sort of visual quality, it will be one of the best looking games of the generation.

If anyone is going to push the envelope in what a console can do it’s Rockstar. You may have to wait 5-7 years for a game from them, but it’s usually worth the wait. I reckon GTA 6 will be 30fps on PS5/XSX, but by then PS5 Pro and the Xbox equivalent will be out on which GTA 6 will probably be 60fps.

If we go just only by rumours the PS5 Pro will steal the must have console to play GTA 6 on.

Which I really do hope Xbox releases a Series x Pro, they did and amazing job with the Xbox one x
I have my fingers crossed.

We'll definitely have to see how things go.

Current rumors suggests it will be bundled with the PS5 Pro which will outperform the PS5 which is already outperforming the Series X most times. Likely due to developers having to deal with the S.

Then on top of that it is supposedly a timed exclusive to PlayStation with both PC and Xbox coming up to a year later.

@InterceptorAlpha I can understand console only release at first - just to exclude piracy and have more time to polish and test performance on different types of hardware for PC release.

But PlayStation time exclusive? Hardly doubt that. Alongside with PS5 PRO + GTA 6 bundle.

@Tomato_Goose We're talking about a publisher that is exploring "pay per hour" payment scheme for video games.

Given the relatively small install base of Xbox, I'm sure they'd be happy to take a sizable check/cheque from Sony for timed exclusivity. As many developers have.

@Nightcrawler71
You and everyone else who think Pro Systems are anywhere near launching make me laugh. After the chip shortage the current systems are just now readily available and getting into homes, it would cause a riot to ask people to replace those systems already. The Xbox One X did not release three years after the Xbox One

Definitely will be the game of the generation like read dead redemption 2 was for last gen it's going to be amazing!!

60fps don't be daft ,and whats all this talk of a ps5 pro ,they haven't even pushed these consoles yet and people are talking about an upgrade.

@OldGamer999 i agree when i seen Phil said no to the Series Pro console i thought it was a huge mistake. This is giving the already insanely popular PS5 another feather in its cap. They will build it and market it as a 4K/60 or above machine. For people like me that don’t want to play on PC but is willing to spend upwards of $700 on a console if it’s a powerhouse this is not a good look for me and Xbox. I will pay for power on console and look to play my games in the best running condition possible. Sony is not new to marketing games around their platform and they will go heavy with GTA 6 marketing and maybe even bundles. Xbox has to have a plan or this game will bury them even further behind in sales. This will be the biggest game of the gen by far.

@eire-shabba Definitely will be the game of the generation like read dead redemption 2 was for last gen it's going to be amazing!!

Agreed when i seen this trailer the first thing that went into my Red Dead Head was how good would a RDR3 look with this tech? I would go as far as to say photorealistic or darn near. Cause there isn’t as much to put on screen at once in an open field like there is a city. So trees and animals would look near real. Maybe i am ahead of myself but it would look crazy good. RDR2 on a super high end PC in 8K almost looks real HAHA 🤠

@Mephisto2869 Sony’s leaks around PS5 Slim, Portal and PS5 Pro all came from the same spot. The dev kits are going out now to early 2024 and the specs are slowly leaking it to be a 23 TFLOP machine. It’s way more than likely happening in 2024. Rumored to launch alongside the Switch 2. Even the Rockstar CEO commented about the Pro models. If Sony wasn’t doing one they would come out and say it as they don’t like rumors around that could take potential PS5 base players out of shopping with them.

phil should have paid to keep this off playstation. this would have been a career move phil. but no keep going with your fail streaming plan and forget consoles. right?

@rustyduck Don't like that it's such a big game best to give it to as many as possible

@InterceptorAlpha "We're talking about a publisher that is exploring "pay per hour" payment scheme for video games."

never heard that one before. link?

@HonestHick That could be a good 8 years away buddy god knows what will be around then

@eire-shabba yeah true. It’s not coming anytime soon. At this point the patch for RDR2 to be on PS5/Series X might take them 8 years. All we want is 60fps and some current gen enhancements. Haha

@HonestHick good grief ,im gonna need another credit card 😂

I thought the trailer did a good job of capturing present day Miami, and I bet it will have a 60fps performance option with a 30fps quality option.

@rustyduck

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/11/gta-publisher-lays-out-complex-entertainment-per-hour-pricing-algorithm

@HonestHick
I'm glad someone else reads the news and can see between the lines instead of just seeing what is written plainly, in crayons, as other seem to need. ❤️

@ZuneTattooGuy It released 4 years after.

@Mephisto2869 haha. They will be happy to give you one too. 😊

@HonestHick
You are absolutely right, PS5 Pro will also be advertised as the most powerful console available and the best place to play all third party titles.

I sort of think if Xbox don’t combat this with a pro console of their own and get a hold of some GTA 6 advertising etc then their console intent will be obviously clear for the near future and probably for next generation.

If the rumours of a series x discless and no extra pro power are true then to me it shows Xbox have definitely lost their way with the console market and what consumers want.

I would buy a series x pro but why would I buy a discless series x with no extra power, when I have the original series x.
It’s about energising your brand, momentum and market.

@OldGamer999 i fully agree with you. There is little to no excitement for a digital Series X. Do i want one? Yes I’m an idiot with cash to burn. Haha, there’s not many of those in the Xbox community. However i would be more excited for the Ps5 Pro as it’s a visual and performance boost i can see where my money went to. Again I kept saying this but Sony is ruthless in the console space. They know how to speak console. I want to throw in one more obvious points to this. The series S might struggle some with GTA 6, depends on how much rockstar optimizes for it. We are starting to see a nearly 30 million console lead for Sony and now they are going to add more power to the mix. What does that mean for Series X or S? Will those consoles get used to their full potential or will those just be lazy ports and efforts to them? Cause if thats the case you are losing the console experience for an entire fan base. As a Xbox guy i am concerned if you can’t tell. Now i love my PS5 so i will be more than ok to play GTA 6 on a PS5 Pro if it really is leaps and bounds better. But this should be a easy sale for MS with me and they are making me question them.

Doesn’t everyone talking about a PS5 pro realise that market is a niche? Enthusiasts on the internet may buy one but the vast majority don’t.

@HonestHick
Sony are doing nothing special and nothing different to the xbox360 days really.
Sony are so easy to read and predict and if Microsoft top dogs can’t work that out and counteract etc then they really have lost the plot.

I keep expanding my Xbox series x library but maybe I need to stop and expand my PS5 library knowing that a PS5 Pro is coming 2024.

Microsoft need to give some back and announce a series x pro, then I can confidently keep expanding my Xbox games library.
Microsoft make their loyal fans like me doubt them and it really does nothing for my future console of choice and eco system I should buy into.

@OldGamer999 Supposedly Sony has already secured exclusive marketing rights for GTAVI. We'll see in a month or two though when it goes into full swing.

@InterceptorAlpha
You are probably correct there.

@InterceptorAlpha
That’s what happens when you have a big PS5 user base, you can get the deals easier.
Then more buy your consoles and more get into your eco system.
But Microsoft I don’t think understand that.

@OldGamer999 again i fully agree. I am excited for the new controller they have. But a digital series X does little to move the needle. PS4 was a 360 game plan and they did it better than Xbox. This is well known and yet MS now is so far behind they don’t know what to do outside of GP. Not saying GP is bad or should go away. I just want to see them be more aggressive and have more direct plans and discussions with the community. I get it, MS is playing the long game. But in the short term is looks worse than it should. Again please to you or anyone reading my GTA 6 and PS5 Pro comments, do not think i am bashing Xbox or not loving my Series X. In fact it’s cause i love my Series X and Xbox that I say these things. If you want better it’s ok to ask for it. Example i am a DIEHARD Diablo fan. I own D4 on both Series X and PS5. It looks so much better on Dolby Vision on my TV than the washed out blacks on HDR for PS5. So at over 600 hours into a load of classes i am still on my Series X most days. But man do i wish they had some momentum behind them and looking forward to seeing what they do at the awards.

@HonestHick
You are the same as me, I bash Microsoft about Xbox because I want them back to the xbox360 days and they seem so chilled and even complacent about the whole thing, when there are some easy steps and ways they could undertake to improve market brand recognition and momentum.
I purchased an QD-OLED 65” at the weekend and wow it is showing off series x games amazingly.
Playing gears 4 right now as I type this, looks outstanding.

@OldGamer999 congrats on the new TV. I have a C2 LG Oled in 65inch and it makes the Series X look incredible. I love that Xbox uses Dolby vision and sound. It really is a step above what my PS5 performs on for my setup. You and me both friend, i want to see Xbox back to at least competing and people talking about all the good stuff it has to offer. They have the IP’s now and great services as well. I will never count them out due to their money, infrastructure and now IP’s. But it’s time to start turning up the heat. Let’s get 2024 going in a direction that is way more exciting than just hi-fi rush and Starfield. I would like to see a new COD into GP every 3 months for a year or two. Gives players time to enjoy them and something to come back for and stay subscribed. The list is endless and this is why fan’s like me and you are like come on MS let’s go. Cause Sony is off to the races in sales again and a Pro will really give them more marketing advantages.

@HonestHick
Have you got rear speakers etc Dolby Atmos set up, it make so much difference when gaming.

@HonestHick if the graphical fidelity is like this on release and the same for crowd and traffic density ,the series s is really gonna struggle.

@HonestHick Easier at that point to just build a gaming PC.

@Mephisto2869 you have a point. I mean i am not sure how that is going to work out. That video is insanely good looking. The S needed to be $400 with some sales getting it to the $349 price point. At $299 sure it’s an attractive sale price but it’s a little lean on performance in a few areas. Not completely cause it is a capable machine in some ways. I don’t know what the right answer with the S is for some topics. Never even played on one before. I got the Series X and Digital PS5 and most my friends have either a 5 or X.

Surely nobody thought this was genuinely coming to last gen consoles.

As for the trailer I thought it was alright, the graphics look really good but I'd much rather have seen some gameplay instead of some tiktok videos being recreated.

I've no doubt the game is going to be good but I won't be a hypocrite and criticise others for not showing gameplay and then get all giddy over this for doing the same. Oh and it'll obviously be 30fps on Series S and I doubt it'll be 60 on the others with that crowd density and level of detail

Those clamoring about an updated version of the game on a "pro" console need to look at the history of Rockstar releases. PC will come after the first release on Xbox Series consoles and PS5. Then they will focus on any upgraded console version. If the original release even is in 2025 you are going to be waiting until at least 2027 for any pro version of the game and Rockstar will make you pay another $60-$70 for the upgraded version. I'm sure it will happen, you need pro consoles first as well. GTAV started on the Xbox 360, they made you buy it again on Xbox One which if I remember correctly didn't release until Xbox One X and the PS4 Pro, then you have to pay full price again for the Series X upgrade as well.

@OldGamer999 oh yeah buddy, i have around $4000 dollars in my surround sound setup alone in my media room. So movies and games i can hear a lot of stuff. When friends come over and i play it for them they tell me they didn’t even know those sounds were in the game or movie. Haha Dolby Atmos is the real deal. Again i really like the Dolby vision also. MS did that right.

@iplaygamesnstuff i have 0.00% interest in PC’s. I am a Apple fanatic, and just don’t want to do driver updates and make sure i have it all running right only to find out the port is sloppy and nothing i can do will run it the way i want it. I am a console guy. Have been my whole life. Now i respect PC gaming and for those that love it and understand it to its fullest i have no doubt they are getting a better experience. Also take GTA 6 for an example. I am not waiting 1-2 years for its PC release. Not a chance 😊

@HonestHick Good for you. Enjoy.

@iplaygamesnstuff unlikely friend. There is reports out that Sony is shipping Pro dev kits to company’s this month and into early 2024. Some PS games already have an uncapped option in them just waiting to unlock with Pro enhancements. Likely all we will see is improved ray tracing and fps. That won’t take anytime cause it’s already there. They just need the power to unlock it. We won’t be getting an all new copy of GTA 6 for the pro.

@iplaygamesnstuff then look at the Last of us part 1 on PC that game ran like a number 2 from a dog. No matter how good of a setup you had that game was optimized like poo poo. So PC is in a weird space at the moment when it hits it’s great but man when it misses it makes the old tech in a console look like a race car.

The trailer is exactly what I was expecting, same as it was for GTA V, 90% showing off the game's setting, 10% tease of the story (reminder the first GTAV trailer only featured Micheal).

My concern is that it's going to be filled with half a dozen performance modes that'll alter the game in some way (like lesser crowd and car density) so your choices will be lesser performance and getting the games the devs wanted, or getting good performance and making this huge world space feel empty.

@HonestHick
Wow sounds like an amazing set up you have there 😊

@OldGamer999 thanks buddy. It is nice. Took me a few years to save up for and when they would have a piece or two on sale i would get it. It didn’t happen overnight but i sure do love it. Problem is when my wife and daughter are home i am normally on headphones haha. But man when they leave the neighbors are probably wishing for her to come back home so i turn it off. Haha

If the rumours about the PS5 Pro are true and GTA VI has significant upgrades over the PS5/Series X versions then I’ll be buying the game for the PS5 Pro. I’d rather play it just on Series X as I’ve always used Xbox as my primary console since the original but I’ll want to be playing GTA VI at its very best.

I don't honestly understand why folks keep supporting Rockstar. They have repeatedly shown how little love they have for gamers. The entire franchise is a rip off. Not upset at all if it does come to Xbox anytime soon.

@Fenbops Market for pro versions is incredibly niche. People here talk like everyone is going to buy new console. That's not how it works. Have everyone sold there xbox one and ps4 and bought ps4 pro and xbox x, I don't think so.

@Fenbops Halo products make quite the impact on brand awareness and that trickles down across the product portfolio. RTX 4090 is used by less than 1% of PC gamers but I’m quite sure that you’ve heard of it before. It’s why Nvidia has always chased the performance crown, it really boosts their brand recognition and prestige.

By the time this releases, there will likely be another 'gen' of consoles either out or coming soon. LOL

@Moby I don't agree with their practices, but it works and they are able to keep making very high quality games that outsell many games year to year because of their profits.

@InterceptorAlpha They confirmed there isn’t any exclusivity, it will release day one on PS5, Xbox Series X and S, don’t spread misinformation.

@IOI If you take "rumors" as information I've got bad news for ya.

And there's absolutely no information stating they release at the same time. Only that they both release in 2025.

Worth noting, if you bothered to read time stamps, this was posted before even that tid bit dropped.

I couldn’t care less about GTA we need halo for Xbox not GTA. 😑

The vibes/atmosphere is/are captured like expected. The hype is definitely real! I didn’t applaud all the different GTA5 generation games but on the positive side, a lot of the money made with those games will be put in the development of the new game. The dev budget for GTA6 is insane and never done before!.
2 years to built up even more hype for a piece of entertainment is going to be fun to watch. For me personally, I hope a lot will be invested in the SP experience.
I doubt there will be some kind of exclusivity on either console, MS has many other investments and Sony can’t afford that amount of money (to busy with GAAS). The game will sell itself 😄

@tornster
There is data that shows once the PS4 Pro took hold it was about 20% of PS4 sales during the PS4 Pro time period of course.

The question that can never be answered is if the PS4 Pro had not been released would that 20% of sales just gone to PS4 anyway or was it additional through existing PS4 owners upgrading etc.

Twerking is gross. Nasty behavior. Will be avoiding this game.

Grand Theft Auto goes beyond the gaming community. There will be a ton of people that will just get a console to play just the one game and that’s where the XBOX Series S will shine the brightest.

GTA6 is the first good reason to get yourself a new gen console.

This game celebrates and adds glorified fantasy to the worst parts of society. It saddens me that so much obvious talent and effort went into creating this when it could have created something far more positively empowering. The role of the storyteller in society is an important one, and the story this tells makes society sick. My hope is that enough people will recognize this but I know that it’s unlikley.

My question for people to consider is “What happens when people playing this decide that maybe they’d like to live out part of the game’s fantasy?” – Will everyone? Absolutely no. But even participation in the game helps people defines what see they as “fun” and acceptable. And the more people are “excited about it” the more it helps empowers more outliers to go even further out. Then when their fantasy affects the rest of society negatively, we’ll all wonder how that person ever got to that point.

In short, there’s a lot of games out there. Just stay away from trash like this. And remember if you’re not a part of the solution of rejecting this, you’re a part of problem that helps to create those outliers (whether you want to accept that or not). And no there isn’t a way to both somehow enjoy this and not be supporting that which fuels the negative outcomes. Life just doesn’t work like that regardless of whether we want it to or not.

And for those who say “dude, it’s just a game”. Yeah and the Bible, the Quran, Mein Kampf, and the Declaration of Independence were all just things people wrote. Nothing that anyone writes ever has an effect on anyone else.

@InterceptorAlpha Lmao, no rumors, just the official Rockstar blog stating so…

@IOI

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