In an interview with Bloomberg, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick stated that the studio is betting on "core consumers" — console players. According to him, when launching such large-scale projects as GTA 6, developers are primarily judged by how well they serve the key audience. If the "core" users do not receive the product in the best possible way and first, it will be more difficult to achieve success among other players.
Zelnick also denied rumors that the temporary console exclusivity is related to a marketing agreement with Sony. He emphasized that this is a historically established practice: Rockstar games traditionally release on consoles first.
Grand Theft Auto VI will be released on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
The exact release date for GTA 6 on PC remains unknown — the company does not disclose how much time will pass between the console release and the game's appearance on personal computers.