GTA Online updates no longer being released for PS3 and Xbox 360

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Rockstar Games said that they will no longer be releasing GTA Online updates for PS3 and Xbox 360. As announced today the new Freemode Events update will be coming September 15th, but it will not be seeing it's way onto PS3 or Xbox 360 consoles.

The reason for no longer releasing updates to older consoles is it has become impossible for the technology of the older consoles to support it. Rockstar Games has said last December that some updates would be impossible to release for older consoles and that they would do all they could for as long as possible.

A statement provided to Kotaku UK:
"As we mentioned previously, we always knew there might be a point where we would reach the technical capacity of what the older generation of consoles can handle as each downloadable update requires additional memory both for assets and for additional scripting. We have continued to optimize the entire game over time in order to squeeze as much memory as we possibly could out of the last-generation hardware and at some point, continuing to add content for those systems could cause the risk of instability to the game overall."




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orgyPosted:

Its about time. Can't wait for all the new current gen only updates.

MushroomElmPosted:

TMH_x_Modder Remember when everyone said oh we will support ps3 and xbox 360 for another 10-15 years


I remember when Rockstar was hesitant to even announce a release for the new gen consoles for this Game. Now they'll stop working on it before they even finish the game(Remember, they said they'd have major DLC for Singleplayer.) Looks like they've given up on trying so hard, which isn't very hard at all, really..

TMH_x_ModderPosted:

Remember when everyone said oh we will support ps3 and xbox 360 for another 10-15 years

PolygonPosted:

Not sure why they're forcing so many people to move to "next" gen.
You people need to join the masterrace ;)

HellboyTxPosted:

Whom Looks like the end of gaming for me then can't stand next gen



Its CURRENT gen but whatever. And why b/c you can't mod anymore? What's there not to like about it I don't get it. Why play on those dinosaurs?

DanielPosted:

Looks like the end of gaming for me then can't stand next gen

OGPosted:

Well its about time. Hopefully it brings more players to GTA

BioPosted:

The console pricing for what you get is far. People should be able to buy for what you are all getting with it.

DusknoirPosted:

Will people upgrade already? All this time complaining about the price of the console you could've owned one by now.

FamousPosted:

I'm glad they have done this, now Call of Duty needs to do this.