With Take-Two Interactive having revealed fairly a little bit of particulars relating to its future plans in a current earnings name, CEO Strauss Zelnick has revealed that the corporate isn’t apprehensive about {hardware} gross sales for PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S having fallen. In an interview with IGN, Zelnick additionally spoke concerning the launch technique for Grand Theft Auto 6.
“So with Civ 7 it’s accessible on console and PC and Change straight away,” stated Zelnick, referring to the current multi-platform launch of Civilization 7. “With regard to others in our lineup, we don’t all the time go throughout all platforms concurrently. Traditionally, Rockstar has began with some platforms after which traditionally moved to different platforms.”
Zelnick is referring to the custom of Rockstar’s titles not coming to all consoles on the identical day. GTA 4, 5, and Crimson Useless Redemption 2, as an illustration, obtained their PC releases effectively after the unique console variations launch. Even the seminal Crimson Useless Redemption solely managed to make its manner on to PC final yr.
He did, nevertheless, level out that PC is a crucial platform for Take-Two as an entire, with most video games within the writer’s line-up coming to the platform together with their console releases.
“We have now seen PC develop into a a lot an increasing number of essential a part of what was a console enterprise, and I wouldn’t be stunned to see that pattern proceed,” he stated. “In fact, there will likely be a brand new console technology.”
Zelnick additionally stated that he expects the upcoming launch of Grand Theft Auto 6 to be a sufficiently big occasion that followers of the franchise which might be nonetheless sticking to both their previous consoles or PCs will wish to get their arms on a PS5, Xbox Collection X or Xbox Collection S with a view to play.
“When you could have a giant title available in the market and we now have lots of them coming, traditionally that has bought consoles,” Zelnick stated.
“And I feel that can occur this yr. I don’t assume tariffs are going to be our pal, however I feel there will likely be a significant uptick in console gross sales in calendar 25 due to the discharge schedule, not simply coming from us, however coming from others. So I’m not involved about that [console sales falling]. I feel the pattern that you just’d wish to concentrate on is that this rising share of the market that’s mirrored in PC.”
Studies of console gross sales being down happened final months due to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella revealing that each the PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S bought much less {hardware} in 2024 than they did again in 2023. Take a look at our report for extra particulars.
Regardless of this confidence in Grand Theft Auto 6‘s success, Zelnick has beforehand said that Take-Two gained’t get conceited about it. Throughout its earnings name, the corporate said that it’s effectively conscious of rivals from the remainder of the gaming business not being asleep.
As for GTA 6, there’s presently no confirmed launch date apart from a Fall 2025 launch window. It’s being developed for PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S.
