Rockstar Lauds ‘GTA 6’ PS5 Pro Features, Issues Xbox Warning

Rockstar just announced that pre-loads for Grand Theft Auto 6 are live in all regions. The 212 GB file will be able to be planted on your hard drive until its release on Nov. 19, just over a week from now. But it also used this release to comment on the two console versions of the game, PS5 and Xbox, and the two are treated a touch differently.

Sony has a big marketing deal with GTA 6 , where it "plays best on PS5," given the power of the PS5 Pro, which exceeds the Xbox Series X. Rockstar has now detailed what the PS5 Pro bonuses will be:

"The PlayStation 5 Pro offers breathtaking visuals, with improved clarity through PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) and ray-traced shadows only available on PlayStation 5 Pro."

Rockstar has been consistently showing off base PS5 gameplay, given that it is the platform that will be most commonly used for GTA 6 , so we don't have a sense of how exactly this will look on PS5 Pro. However, it's made clear that 30 fps is the target, and Pro does not get 60, which is disappointing many. Past this, Rockstar also talks about specific PlayStation features:

" Grand Theft Auto VI for PS5 includes high-fidelity haptic feedback fully integrated across the game on DualSense controllers and adjustable via accessibility settings, improved spatial audio rendering so all in-game sounds take full advantage of Tempest 3D Audio, and improved load times, making Grand Theft Auto VI play best on PlayStation 5 consoles."

The release doesn't omit Xbox entirely. It confirms that GTA 6 is playable on Xbox Cloud Gaming, but issues a warning about potential performance issues when playing that way:

"The game will also be available via XBOX Cloud Gaming on XBOX Series X|S and XBOX One consoles, utilizing XBOX Series S graphics settings. And as with all cloud streaming, connection speeds and other technical factors may influence game performance in ways that would not impact local gameplay . GTA VI will also fully support Remote Play on PlayStation and XBOX."

It doesn't exactly strike the same tone in those sections. Xbox has promoted the concept of cloud gaming for years now, but streaming tech remains flawed, and has caused Rockstar to actually issue a warning about performance issues here. That seems a bit…unnecessary, to be honest. A needle that wasn't needed, I'd argue. Though in general, no, streaming GTA 6 with potential latency issues at Series S settings does not sound fantastic.

Despite being the "best" place to play GTA 6, the PS5 Pro is out of reach for almost all gamers right now, sold out across many stores and used versions being listed for $1,300-$1,400 at times. If you bought one at launch for the standard price of $700, or even $900 after the hike, great, but finding one now? Good luck.

Due to install bases, PS5 will be the largest portion of the GTA 6 playerbase, but despite all this information, it remains frustrating that this is one of the only AAA third-party games to launch without a PC release in recent memory. That may come early next year, but for now, the above consoles and their features are your options.

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