Now that we know that the first official GTA 6 presentation trailer will be published next December 5 (yes, there are only a few days left to find out), there are those who wanted to continue pulling the thread and it has already generated the first controversy without the game being officially announced. And what if GTA 6 had some kind of exclusivity with PlayStation?
GTA 6 with PS5 Pro
The Alex Smith Twitter account has once again launched a controversial tweet with which it has assured that GTA 6 will arrive first on PS5 and Xbox SeriesWhile PC will have to wait another year to receive the game. This is something that falls within Rockstar's trend, which usually lengthens PC development to focus first on the console launch.
Although this information could be true and not too surprising, what is truly interesting in his words is that it seems that PlayStation would have reached some type of agreement with Rockstar to have the marketing exclusivity. This means that, although the game is available on other platforms (such as Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S), Microsoft could not announce the game with its console, so only PlayStation could do it.
BREAKING NEWS
PLAYSTATION will have the marketing rights for GTA6 on PlayStation 5.Furthermore:The game will not be released simultaneously on PC/Consoles, leaving for PC 1 year later. PLAYSTATION is thinking already Bundle with PLAYSTATION 5 PRO # GTA6 https://t.co/BKIMNMXrx0— Alex Smith (@AlexSmitk) December 1, 2023
And it seems that with the intention of taking advantage of that and making even more noise, Sony would be thinking about the possibility of launching a pack consisting of the game and a new PS5 Pro, about which nothing would be known at the moment.
Are the rumors true?
Alex Smith's account has tried in advance to launch some rumors and leaks with not very satisfactory results, so this information about GTA 6 should be taken with certain licenses. That the PC version will arrive a year later may be correct taking into account Rockstar's history, but in relation to the launch of a PS5 Pro we would have to be more cautious.
- Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) December 1, 2023
Regarding marketing exclusivity, PlayStation's own Jim Tyan already dropped a long time ago that they would work with Rockstar in the current generation, so, if by working he did not mean taking advantage of the launch of GTA 6, we no longer know what he could do. refer.
What would Microsoft do?
The situation in Redmond will certainly be quite comical, and there are many related details that could unleash the bomb. On the one hand, we have the gigantic purchase of Activision, which after many litigations was finally completed, but which does not allow us to obtain Call of Duty exclusivity. A bombshell like GTA 6 eclipses absolutely everything, so the $70.000 billion purchase would quickly be forgotten, and no matter how many Call of Duty you launch, nothing will be able to steal attention from the Rockstar phenomenon.
Add to that the supposed marketing exclusivity of PlayStation, something for which Microsoft should be harshly reproached after hearing PlayStation say that they were going to run out of Call of Duty. There is no doubt that a launch like GTA 6 could generate a lot of friction in the industry, so we will be very attentive to analyze everything that happens and what losses remain along the way. Because there surely will be.
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