Take-Two Boss "Not Worried" About GTA 6 Performance on Xbox Series S

Take-Two CEO "not worried" about GTA 6 performance on Series S, confident in their ability to support platforms with varying capabilities.

[RaidenBlack]

720P @ 30?

[Obscure_Observer]

"720P @ 30?"

Does it really matter? People were swearing this game wouldn't run on the S at all! So it´s great news for Series S owners.

[RaidenBlack]

lets face it ... the game has to be a multiplatform release, given the budget, so they have to develop for Series X, but for that it also has to run on the Series S, be it at 540p @ 24fps ... or else have to abandon Xbox port altogether but they can't afford that

[Michiel1989]

@raiden the audacity to talk like that, they want to develop for xbox, they don't have to. It will make it's money back on pc and ps alone, so they absolutely don't have to. but you probably know better than that random Take Two ceo.

There are also other things to increase performance besides dropping the resolution and fps, like they do for games that come out on pc and consoles but those arent as great of buzzwords.

[RaidenBlack]

@Michiel1989
My initial comment wasn't intended to delve much into the performance tuning ... so I mentioned resolution and framerate only. But yes on top of res and frame rate cap, they'll have to implement DRS, lower lod, lower texture, lesser secondary effects/physics etc .... but who knows, maybe the RAGE tech team might have come up with some sort of trick feature in order to run the game on lower specs with less compromise.

[Cacabunga]

No but we are 😀 Mr CEO

[MDTunkown]

Strange that people didn’t assumed that Xbox series S would be the base console. It also gives them possibility to later port it on switch 2 since it probably will be around series S power wise

[Lightning77]

Hmmm....

Some sort of marketing rights perhaps....

Nahh probably not. They're just speaking candidly on the consoles.

[gold_drake]

of course it matters.

who wants to play a game with 720 p in 2025 lol or 2026

[Baza]

540p unstable 30

[Jin_Sakai]

I’m going with this answer.

[Eonjay]

Even if that is the case they will probably be using some sort of decent upscaller. Keep in mind this is probably the most expensive game ever made (although Star Scam will probably grift its way to number 1 eventually).

[goken]

Impressive…. You know like a pig qualifying for a horse race kinda way 😛

[NotoriousWhiz]

Let's not forget that GTA V was on the PS3. I'm sure Rockstar can get this working on the S no problem. Texture quality will probably be reduced along with draw distance. It 100% will not look as good as the X/PS5.

[Melankolis]

Because it was developed with PS3/360 in mind in the first place?

[ABizzel1]

What’s crazy to me is the Series S is now technically only on par with AMD’s integrated graphics at this point with the 780m / 880m / 890m.

[Relientk77]

The game is going to sell like hot cakes on PS5 and PC. Even if the game runs like and looks like a potato on Xbox Series S, it's not going to matter that much. Take-Two still wins and makes tons of money regardless.

[darthv72]

You do know potato pancakes are a thing... right? So it should sell like that on XB too.

[Muigi]

Lmao

[NotoriousWhiz]

It will sell like hotcakes on everything. And it'll be some years before it arrives on PC.

[Obscure_Observer]

"I do think PC will continue to be a more and more important part of the console business going forward, and that isn’t complicated for us to support at all. So the bottom line is we are selective about which platforms we support. We make the tech work when we can make it work as long as the audience is big enough to make that worthwhile."

Then why don´t you port it to the Switch?

[RaidenBlack]

They need to port GTA V to Switch before that .... they'd rather do that + GTA Online than GTA VI
add GTA IV too if they're feeling generous

[Yui_Suzumiya]

My best bet is Switch 2 will get it

[Neonridr]

Switch 2 could be a possibility. DLSS could help alleviate some technical shortcomings. Who knows.

[franwex]

They made GTA5 run in Xbox 360 and PS3. They made San Andreas run on ps2. I’m sure they can figure out the S.

[RaidenBlack]

^this
making San Andres possible on PS2 was no small feat and GTA V was made to run on PS3's 256mb RAM.

[Eonjay]

The only thing that will divide X from S (besides resolution and IQ) will be a potential Performance Mode. That, in all likelihood, would be too much for the Series S GPU. He does say he is ready to suppot 'platforms with varying capabilities' so this does also imply that a 60 FPS mode may be in the cards even if its not possible on the S.

[moomoo319]

GTA V was azz on those consoles though. It may come out on Series S but 720p ~30fps upscaled wont be fun.

[franwex]

Right. But those console gamers aren’t like us. They don’t count pixels on the screen and count fps. They play Fortnite on ps4 or switch and have yet to get a current gen console.

[Redgrave]

It seems this will have several releases like 5 did. Will the Series S version release later, or simultaneously with the others? Because if simultaneously.... that's why GTA6 is still 30fps.

[Chocoburger]

Was he also "not worried" about the trilogy "remaster" prior to its release? This guy is an assclown, who will lie about anything, and if called out on his lies, the best he'll do is offer a fake apology. Something of a trend this whole generation.

Don't be shocked if there's some form of GTA VI debacle upon release.

[cloganart]

This is like asking Elon Musk if Twitter can run an iOS 15…

[FPS_D3TH]

It’s one thing to get its own single player optimization but if series S is part of GTA online that’s going to be unfortunate as I’d assume it would force limitations across all systems.

[InUrFoxHole]

Well... Someone better tell this guy that n4g has already decided it can't even run on the S.

[franwex]

I’ll write a later to the shareholders and get their input.

[Bathyj]

I don't care what it plays like on Series S or what sacrifices they have to make. Just don't skimp on the other versions, especially the Pro version.

[anast]

HA!

[Starman69]

Gosh, I'm so happy my ps5 pro arrived today! 🫠

[Demetrius]

Devs should start skipping the series s, if Microsoft doesn't agree oh well

[northpaws]

Majority of xbox gamers is on Series S though.

[franwex]

49% now. Not majority, but a very large base nonetheless.

[Destiny1080]

fingers crossed it runs above 480p

[ironmonkey]

Minecraft mode.

[Cockney]

Not worried?
Not worried as in it'll look and run fine
Or not worried as in couldn't care less?

[Retro1986]

Always so much hate towards Xbox. So many kids and simple minded adults that follow like sheeps when opinions that lacks solid foundation is written or verbalised.

In my opinion, Xbox has done solid this gen. Both hardware and software is great, and their strategy with making both S and X has been including, same with cross gaming etc.

They deserve to sell just as much as ps5, if not more.

I have had it all from the 80s and up, and Xbox is my favourite here this gen, next to Nintendo.

PlayStation has in my opinion dropped the ball big time since ps3 (abit better with ps4), and is just riding on a ps2 wave that Will end soon if they dont wake up.. soon friends Will turn over to pc,Nintendo or Xbox and more and more Will jump ship.

[RedDeadLB]

Remember that GTA5 was built for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and ran pretty well, remember that RDR2 was built for the base PS4 and Xbox One and ran pretty well.

I'm pretty confident GTA6 will run fine as well.

[Npugz7]

What? I thought it was spring 2025 now it’s fall. I shouldn’t be surprised I guess!

[Npugz7]

Probably 1080p at 30 fps at worse 720p 30fps

[DustMan]

Cyberpunk 2077 on last gen consoles.

[babadivad]

They would know.

[derek]

Short sighted Microsoft and their boneheaded decision to make this potato console to avoid what was garunteed to happen anyways.

[Knightofelemia]

When it comes to the Series S there is always a worry better to triple check before dropping it on the Series S. Last thing gamers want is a game that runs and looks like crap on the Series S.

[waytoobad]

yeah cause he is worried about diversity, performance optimization testing is not on table.