Xbox Vs. PS5: GTA 6 Specs Revealed, And These Are The Biggest Differences

30 fps is garbage, I'll wait until they resell it (at full price again) for the next gen.

I'm surprised there's no balanced 40fps like there usually is in games 🤔🙂

Target 30fps. On all consoles.

Target.

Your game of the year, sire.

The "plays best" statement ultimately boils down to : we have haptic feed back.

What I do find a little scummy is that they only released the full spec the day AFTER funds have been taken.
I wonder how many people will put in for refunds now, especially those with PS5 Pros.

@IronCrow86 I too was surprised by no 40fps mode. I am not expert at all this but that mode does seem to be offered more these days.
@dskatter 'Target' is definitely an interesting word to use

Will wait for next generation 60FPS.
Typical rockstar up sale for next generation consoles and of course PC.

@ZeD Yeah i'm the same; any technical computer talk...whoosh - straight over my head 😐😄

@IronCrow86 I am technically enough for my job (desktop software dev) but when it comes to game dev and FPS etc, it is over my head too.

I am deeply envious of all of you who can wait until next gen for this game. As a massive fan of this series, I'm dropping the 80 bones day one, but between this and the OoT remake my pockets are hurting

Feels strange that my Series S, which costs as little as 25% of a PS5 Pro, will have the same FPS lol.

Roll on 18th Nov!

The best place to play.
Ok what about the stores x hardware built in VRR LFC going down to 20fps and not the PS5 48fps.

The game being only 30fps will favour the series x VRR LFC being able to be used for this game.
The PS5 unless programmed into the games software will be able to do nothing on the VRR front.

The DualSense is an excellent controller and really does help with immersion. Hearing radio/phone calls come out the controller is always dope to me.

Pretty sure we was getting an Xbox equivalent at one point or did I dream that?

@ZeD "The "plays best" statement ultimately boils down to : we have haptic feed back."
Pretty embarassing to the narrative if it is featuring FSR 4.1 on Xbox and have better render quality than cheapo FP32 QSSR.

As someone who likes 30fps in games for its cinematic quality (unless it's really fast paced action, which GTA is not) then some of the comments here are baffling. Nobody is realistically going to deny themselves of GTA 6 unless they are a PC only user waiting for the PC drop.

30 FPS done smoothly will not be a big deal

The fanboy wars over this game is getting pathetic, difference will be minimal across base PS5 and Series X as has been for 99% of the games released this generation, just play it on the platform of YOUR choice.

@Coletrain Agreed, for such a cinematic game a steady 30 FPS is not a dealbreaker at all, and also just to be able to play this game at 60 FPS on the same graphical settings you’d need a +$2000 PC which I bet many people complaining here or at Push Square simply don’t have.

Also, plays a day early on Xbox. 😀

(With the New Zealand trick, of course)

@Coletrain I know this will come as a shock, but I’m voluntarily denying myself GTA6 because no actual physical release. (And before someone says “but it’ll need more than one or two discs!!1!1!”, then SO BE IT.)

My life will be just fine without this game in it.

@Coletrain I remember red dead 2 running pretty smoothly at 30fps.
I do believe that even though they say targets 30fps, that they are confident it will be stable

@dskatter that's a fair reason and unrelated to the topic really. I agree with the movement for physical games

@bowzoid

That actually always takes me out. But I'm probably in the minority there.

@ZeD I can't imagine a Dev team this size won't have QA'd it into the ground to stop choppy performance. It's gonna be great!

@Coletrain I am really looking forward to getting my hands on it now. This game would have been in QA for a minimum of 12 months 😂

Rockstar makes me sick. The things people won't say for a few million dollars in marketing exclusivity deals... It's ridiculous.

And yes, good catch regarding cloud gaming, which is exclusive to Xbox.

I'm also waiting to see the integration of FSR 4.1.2, which could potentially make the Xbox Series X superior to the base PS5, which is limited to its rather underwhelming and restricted QSSR solution. I'm obviously not talking about the PS5 Pro, which is naturally more powerful, but also much more expensive. They're not really comparable products.

That said, I can't help but wonder whether Sony paid them to slow down the integration of FSR 4 on GTA6 for Xbox. It wouldn't be the first time Sony has been accused by critics of engaging in anti-competitive business practices.

@themightyant yes, you would like to think we've moved on from a 2013 release now mate! I play plenty of series X games with shaky 60 modes but I'm struggling to think of a bad 30 one

PS5 has the bigger install base they will spend more time fine tuning the game to run on that system. It will probably actually run a little better on PS5.

@fatpunkslim You really have the most outlandish theories every time, why would Sony pay Rockstar to delay FSR4 if there isn’t ANY game that officially supports it yet on Xbox? Why are we even comparing FSR4 to QSSR when neither are currently supported by GTA VI?

As I said, fanboys on both sides are really grasping at straws trying to justify “this version is better”…

@IllusiveMan consoles will probably be 2000.00 bucks at the end of this generation. They are close to a 1000.00 now. lol just kidding but you never know.

So, when it's GTA, nobody cares about 30 fps? :X

@ZeD That's why one doesn't pre-order a digital game is the sensible conclusion. 🧐

@IllusiveMan Don't be naive. We already know that Sony has paid publishers in the past to keep their games off Game Pass. That came up during the competition investigations surrounding Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Sony was accused of paying certain third-party publishers for so-called "blocking rights." However, I'm talking about marketing deals and console exclusivity here, which is a different matter.

We can also point to other controversial practices that critics have described as anti-competitive, such as restricting the sale of game codes by third-party retailers, deploying updates that allegedly disabled certain lower-cost competing controllers (which led to legal challenges and settlements), pushing an all-digital ecosystem, or concerns raised over its position in the anime market following the Crunchyroll acquisition. Sony has faced scrutiny and complaints from competition authorities on several fronts over the years.

People shouldn't be naive about what a company might be willing to do when millions of dollars are involved. That's why I wouldn't be surprised if certain marketing agreements included technological restrictions or at least imposed delays on the implementation of specific features.

That said, FSR support on Xbox is still relatively new, so for now it's perfectly normal that it hasn't yet been widely adopted or supported by other publishers.

It's not about being a fanboy, it's about opening your eyes. Sony has been facing accusations and legal challenges over alleged anti-competitive practices for years, so there's nothing far-fetched about my hypothesis. If anything, it's a realistic one based on the company's track record and the concerns that have repeatedly been raised about its business practices.

30 FPS vs 30 FPS in 2026. Wow. I'll gladly wait for the PC version rather than suffer such an absurdly low framerate.

@Bartig raises hand It's me, nobody! I have a Series X but I'm not even going to bother picking up GTA6 until it releases for PC solely because of the 30 FPS limitation.

Wishing the 30FPS swervers a strong stance against FOMO.

It's probably be a 6/10 game now I've said that

30fps is horrendous in 2026

"the Xbox version has one massive benefit in the form of Xbox Cloud Gaming. it only appears to be for consoles, rather than other devices like PCs and mobiles."

Oh boy I can't wait to play this game that has hundreds of hours worth of content for 15 hours per month. That is such a massive benefit. /s

They could have done 60FPS, but they would need to scale back some, if not a lot of stuff that would take away from the experience - NPC density, traffic, draw distances, physics, beauty - all trade-offs that probably go against the vision.

@fatpunkslim "We (Microsoft) are in a very unique position to be able to go spend Sony out of business." - Matt Booty
"Content is the only moat we have... If we can buy the studios that make the most popular games, we can effectively eliminate the competition." - Phil Spencer
Those emails didn't paint either platform in a particularly flattering light and just because they failed miserably doesn't change the intent.
I know you believe Sony = evil but it is always more nuanced than that.

@AI-Generation And having seen the box we get full Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision support. I'm surprised it isn't being mentioned more in these articles. If Rockstar and Sony keep pushing 'Tempest 3D Audio' as major benefit, so are the Dolby features of the Series X.

@KayUK
It’s what Sony has paid for the marketing and PR for GTA6. And that is what you get full promotion from the publisher for your brand, in this case Sony and none for XBOX really.

Sony want to sell consoles and games for it.
Xbox don’t really want to sell consoles.

@Llamageddon But Sony really is "evil". Folks old enough remember Sony and their Rootkit fiasco. They were infecting millions of PC's with malware just because of profit-paranoia. And you would think it's big company MS who does terrible things to the market but no, it's always Sony who pushed anti-consumer things forward. Latest scandals the removed bought movie licenses on PS or the termination of game discs.

@Llamageddon The Matt Booty quote is real. He was a bit unfiltered that day. But there's a difference between someone's aggressive comments and actual actions.

As for Phil Spencer, that's fake news. The quote you're referring to was completely made up. He never said that. What he actually said was:

"Content is the only moat we have, in terms of a catalog that runs on current devices and our ability to create new content."

He never talked about eliminating the competition.

But you're overlooking a major distinction. We're not just talking about rivalry between competitors, which is perfectly normal as long as it stays within the boundaries of the law (something Sony's critics have questioned on multiple occasions). We're also talking about practices that ultimately harm consumers, such as software updates that block third-party controllers, restrictions on third-party game code sales, or pushing an all-digital ecosystem without meaningful alternatives.

That's where the real issue lies. Preventing a third-party publisher from bringing a game to Game Pass is, in my view, anti-consumer. Likewise, my hypothesis that a company could delay or obstruct the adoption of a technological advancement like FSR would also be anti-consumer. That's the core of the problem.

And next time, double-check your quotes. 😉

@fatpunkslim I guess the real difference between us is that I believe if the roles were reversed ie if Microsoft had Sony's dominance they would be doing much the same as Sony to hinder the competition regardless of how it impacted consumers. I am of the firm belief that neither Sony or Microsoft are our friends, they only care about the line going up.
Fair enough on the second quote, upon further research it seems I had been mislead.
Your FSR theory at the moment is just that, a theory no matter how much you believe it to be true.

@docLEXfisti I'm not suggesting Sony are the good guys but MS have a very long history with many skeletons. Feel free to research that for yourself though. Much like on Push, I simply don't care for the black and white view some people have for their preferred platform

only haptic feedback? Hopefully it also uses the trigger stuff, the trigger rumble in the Xbox controllers is criminally underused. Ever so slightly faster load times and proprietary surround sound is hardly a game changer, and Xbox supports other forms of spatial audio and surround sound that will make it just as good in practice.
Hopefully FSR4 and QSSR are patched in quickly.

@fatpunkslim Still grasping at straws, yes Sony has had flagrant anticompetitive behavior yet it doesn’t make the slight sense to accuse them to pay for delaying a feature that isn’t even live yet, the same anticompetitive behavior would be true if Microsoft was market leader, hell they even weren’t market leader when they tried to get rid of used games 13 years ago.

None of these corporations is our “friend.” I am surprised people still accept the parasocial bond Xbox executives project on social media. It worked with Phil for a few years, but still believing every word they say and thinking any of these companies truly prioritizes “gamers” as they claim is truly naive.

@bowzoid

I miss the speaker in the Nintendo controllers. Not sure why Nintendo dropped that from Wii & WiiU.

1:
If it can run on Series S, why is it not on Switch 2?

2:
Sony has a sh*tt* controller layout!
That automatically makes the Xbox version better!

I don't understand why Sony constantly puts the L-Stick in such a bad hand-cramping position!

@IllusiveMan The proof is that Microsoft has more money than Sony, yet it hasn't engaged in many of the anti-competitive practices that Sony has been accused of, even though it arguably has the means to do so. You're confusing cause and effect.

I think the corporate mindset is different. Microsoft isn't willing to push past certain legal boundaries, and its overall approach is more consumer-friendly. You can call me a fanboy for saying that, but when I compare the pro-consumer actions taken by each company, especially over the past few months under Sarah Bond's leadership, the balance clearly tilts toward Xbox. At least that's my conclusion.

Beyond corporate culture, I'm not naive either. I also believe Microsoft is subject to much stricter scrutiny from competition regulators than Sony because it's a Big Tech company. As a result, its room for maneuver is probably far more limited, while Sony is able to get away with things that Microsoft simply couldn't.

Take Crunchyroll as an example. In my opinion, that acquisition should never have been approved. Sony ended up controlling the overwhelming majority of the anime-focused streaming market in both the United States and Europe. That should never have been allowed to happen. Competition authorities would never have let Microsoft acquire a company and end up controlling nearly an entire market segment.

There is clearly a degree of permissiveness toward Sony that I find difficult to understand. Sony is also the world's largest music publisher through its acquisition of numerous music catalogs, and critics argue that its licensing practices have contributed to higher costs for streaming platforms and, ultimately, consumers. The same can be said about Blu-ray licensing, where Sony has long played a major role in controlling the ecosystem and licensing fees.

That's part of the company's culture, in my view. Sony often seems willing to push as far as possible, even when it results in higher costs for consumers.

So no, I don't think Microsoft would do something like that. Not only because it may not want to, but also because it probably wouldn't be allowed to.

All I will say is that this is not a surprise. I was right to wait until the PC release. And anyone who thinks you need a smoking PC to run this game at 60 frames per second is sorely mistaken. People will be able to play it at 720 and even 1080 or 1440 on PC's that cost as much as a series x or a standard PS5 and get 60 frames per second with upscaling and frame generation. This is just Rockstar being lazy as usual.

@fatpunkslim We were discussing a game and you drifted off to defend Microsoft’s corporate culture of all things and cast Sony as the ultimate villain of humanity, as if Microsoft hasn’t had its sort of legal issues for forcing users to use their services in their software for decades.

On the gaming side, they literally outlined a plan to “spend Sony out of business,” tried to buy Nintendo, acquired two publishers, pushed to eliminate used games and force online requirements back 13 years ago! Yet you still claim Microsoft would be less anti-consumer than Sony if it led the market? You really are being unreasonable.

@Spider-Kev just personal preference at the end of the day, 90 million+ people don't seem to mind too much. Though I have seen others on here complaining of symmetrical sticks giving them pain over long play sessions (not criticising as the complaints seem legitimate).

Im playing this on XBOX because I got enough reward points to cut the price of the ultimate version in half

gta6 will run 60 fps on ps6..

publishers trust sony a lot more when it comes to game sales then they trust xbox..and for good reason..

Waiting for the pc port instead.
30fps just gives me a headache, especially since I got my 83 inch screen, where the judder is even more noticable.

I don't understand, why they always skimp on the CPU's for consoles, as it always becomes a bottleneck, with such CPU intensive games.

Same with the midgen upgrades, like the PS5 pro, where they only upgrade the GPU, but keep the same CPU (maybe slightly overclocked, but not enough to make any difference).
You would think that the console makers, would understand this, but nope...

@Spider-Kev
Wouldn't the placement of the R stick, also cause the same cramps, for the right hand then?

Probably won't be a stable 30.

@IllusiveMan My first comment was about the article, about Rockstar, the marketing deal with PlayStation, and a hypothesis that I clearly presented as a hypothesis. You're the one who drifted off-topic first by defending what you perceived as criticism of PlayStation based solely on that hypothesis.

You focused exclusively on that point and completely ignored my criticism of Rockstar, for example. It's still pretty strange that your attention was directed solely at my criticism of PlayStation and not at the rest of my comment and about rockstar, which was much broader.

So sure, I'm willing to be labeled the fanboy here, and I fully own that. But apparently some people aren't willing to admit the opposite. So no, you're the one who drifted off-topic, my friend, because you can't seem to handle any criticism of Sony for whatever reason.

My original point was broader, and you're the one who decided to steer the discussion in that direction. I simply responded to what you brought up. And you keep bringing up imaginary criticisms about Xbox, saying that if Xbox had been in PlayStation's place, they would have done the same, blah blah blah. But with "ifs," you can reshape the whole world.

I'm talking about facts about Sony's long history of lawsuits and rulings against it for anti-competitive behavior., not hypotheticals with "if", "if", "if" (except for the hypothesis that FSR was being blocked).

improved spatial audio rendering so all in-game sounds take full advantage of Tempest 3D Audio

It's hilarious 😂, Rockstar are making it read like the Xbox Series consoles don't support spatial audio rendering.

@fatpunkslim Lmao sure dude, you’re always right, everyone else is wrong, Sony is evil and Microsoft is a saint. Happy now?
Impossible to hold a conversation with someone who has such a reductive fanboy mentality.

@IllusiveMan literally the only time Xbox had a truly competitive share of the gaming hardware space they wrecked it by going full anti consumer. They are literally in the position they are now because of an incredibly ill judged anti consumer decision they made at the launch of Xbox 1. That is an actual fact.
I am also under no illusion that Sony will continue to try and nickel and dime their user base as much as possible but I have no time for conspiracy theories like the Black Myth nonsense back when that launched.

Wait what cloud exclusivity? If you are a ps plus extra deluxe or whatever it is called you can stream your digital games in PS5 or Portal. Ok I guess you cannot play it on PC but still...

@IllusiveMan Classic reaction when you're out of arguments. Always a pleasure discussing things with you.

So, do you have any thoughts on Rockstar's ridiculous sponsored "Play Best on PS5" message, which is anything but objective, especially considering the weak arguments they put forward?

Can we at least agree that what they're saying is complete nonsense?

That was the actual point of my original comment before you started fixating on my hypothesis. And honestly, I don't think that hypothesis is nearly as far-fetched as you claimed, especially when you look at their track record.

But please, don't get me started on that again. It's probably for the best 😉

@fatpunkslim I agree that rockstar have essentially done the bare minimum to make that statement 'true' and the tagline would be more accurate if it were 'Plays best on ps5 pro' (which is an obvious statement as it's the most powerful console on the market' ).
If you're the dominant platform though it would be really stupid to not get the marketing rights for the biggest game of the generation, conversely it would be stupid for rockstar not to accept that money for very little effort on their end. It's just business 101 and we don't have to like it to understand it.
Any platform in playstations position would have done the same for the business reasons I have just explained.
Technically it's not false advertising, if it were then Microsoft could/would sue.

@darylb24 while Rockstar hasn't confirmed it, it has been reported that the game will run 40 or 60 fps on the pro. O ly time will tell, and it isn't like it can't be patched later to run at higher fps.

@fatpunkslim I agree that the tagline “best on PS5” is purely marketing, but as I’ve noted since my first comment here, the differences will be minimal same for nearly all games released this generation, so just play where you prefer to spend your time and money, don’t let some marketing tagline take away your enjoyment lol.
On the rest, let’s agree to disagree…

So basically...the eventual PC version of this game will run the best.

Hopefully that version of the game will not require as much storage space as the console versions.

@fatpunkslim bro just chill with the console war stuff lol. How old are you 11?

@In-between-games It is rather very cringe, isn't it? These type of people can't just be happy the biggest game of the generation is about to land for BOTH consoles. No, it has to be about Xbox vs Playstation, Sony vs Microsoft, for some strange reason.

@WhiteAzn minority of gamers actually care about that. People will still love the game. As GTA’s are always technically impressive for each console generation. This is game is what it looks like when a developer pushes the current hardware to its limits. Doesn’t help that these ancient chipsets that are the series consoles and PS5 launched with weak sauce CPUs at their time. And even more so today.

The game could play at 19.5 fps at 1080p for all consoles. People would still love the game for its innovation and digital world. The biggest complainers would be FPS foundry and folks on niche gaming sites. Funny thing is no one wants to pay for a state of the art console regardless of the year haha