Massive game publisher Take-Two Interactive revealed that it will continue to update Grand Theft Auto Online well into the lifespan of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Sony previously announced during its next-generation games showcase on July 11 that GTA Online will be coming to PS5 as a free, three-month exclusive before it arrives on Xbox Series X sometime in the second half of 2021. Deconstructing how all of this might have major implications for GTA 6 hints at an exciting timeline for the game's release.

Take-Two provided more details on GTA Online's next-gen roadmap in its Monday night earnings call. Rockstar's holding company confirmed that it will continue to release regular updates to GTA 5's multiplayer mode, which further clouds the eventual release of GTA 6.

Here's the segment in Take-Two's earnings report that confirmed the company isn't done iterating on its 2013 release.

"For the Grand Theft Auto Online community, the journey will continue on next generation with more new updates, including additional content exclusive to the new consoles and PC. There will also be a new standalone version of Grand Theft Auto Online coming in the second half of calendar 2021, which will be available for free exclusively for PlayStation 5 players during the first three months."

It's no shock that Take-Two wants to keep GTA Online propped up on next-gen consoles. The company reported that the game was its most lucrative digitally-distributed product during its first fiscal quarter of 2021, which ended on July 30. Neither Take-Two nor Rockstar has ever reported an official player count, but it was estimated that GTA 5 Online had 33 million active players back in 2014. The GTA 5 base game has sold 130 million copies worldwide, so the number of player accounts could be much larger.



Posted: Aug 08, 2020 9:20 am
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