Looking at Grand Theft Auto V, the game remains one of the most sold installments in the history of the industry. The 2013 title which arrived initially on PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 ended the past decade as the #1 best selling game besting close to a dozen Call of Duty entries issued by Activision. The game entering the generation Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC was another milestone that fed its success and that does not stop there surely.
Rockstar Games previously announced that Grand Theft Auto V is making way for both PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X|S later in 2021. So if you are still somehow not in the loop, you can experience the critically-acclaimed title on the latest console hardware. Cleverly, Take-Two Interactive, parent company of the series’ developer, pressed that GTA Online will be a free experience in the halfway mark of this year.
What is still an enigma of the coming port for the newest consoles is how this version will differentiate to its predecessors. One claim tells that Rockstar Games will incorporate the same RAGE Engine version used in Red Dead Redemption II which does excite many returning fans. But, that statement has yet to be verified as of reporting.
But while we wait, Take-Two Interactive does comment that Grand Theft Auto V is to deliver a new ground-breaking iteration on the 2013 title when it arrives to the new fleet of consoles later this year. The following statement was transcribed from The Sun which comes from a recent conversation at the Morgan Stanley conference.
We’ve done differently than the competition – we don’t just port titles over, we actually take the time to do the very best job we can making the title different for the new release, for the new technology that we’re launching it on. So, we improve the technology, we upgrade the visuals, and we make performance enhancements.
And that’s why I think our remastered titles typically do so well. We’ve done great with the Mafia series, for example, and Grand Theft Auto [V] is now heading into its third generation which is incredible. It was a standard-bearer when it was launched, it continued to be the standard-bearer in the second generation, we’ll see how Grand Theft Auto does in the next generation.
Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two Interactive CEO
If the comment from Zelnick is to hold some foundation, it does appear to be in favor of the rumor in regards to the entirely new updated engine for Grand Theft Auto V. Zelnick reinforces his statement by telling,” Obviously, I’m confident that Rockstar is going to deliver just a great experience, but you can’t do that if you’re just doing a simple port.”
Elsewhere during his time speaking at the Morgan Stanley conference, Zelnick does also comment that on games expecting a $70 price tag. Previously supporting the increased pricing in the past, Zelnick further elaborates on his idea for why games, at least from Take-Two Interactive, are in favor for more than the traditional $60. You can read the full report by heading here.
Are you welcoming to the new changes for Grand Theft Auto V?
Grand Theft Auto V is out now for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC; playable via backwards compatibility for PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X|S.
Source: The Sun