Grand Theft Auto 5 will launch on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 “eventually”, according to Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter and a report on Video Gamer.
The analyst also debunked any claims GTA would be a PS4 launch title this holiday season, amid growing speculation as to the delay of the game until September, which some critics claimed suspiciously tied in with the release of next generation consoles.
Speaking on whether he thought Rockstar’s latest crime epic would be making an appearance on next generation consoles, he said:
“Eventually. Not at launch.
“If you go back to the PlayStation 3 E3, the 06 E3, they showed Red Dead Redemption, remember? What year did that bad boy come out? 2010? It only took four years, and it was shown, it was shown during a launch event. So that’s about the pace I think Rockstar is on. I think Rockstar will have a game before the PS5.”
Pachter is now the second analyst this month to predict a next-gen release for Grand Theft Auto 5. On February 1st, Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz speculated that Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two “may have plans to eventually publish GTA V on the next set of consoles” in order to lessen the impact next-gen console sales could have on any future downloadable content releases planned for the PS3 and Xbox 360 version of the game.
So far, Rockstar themselves have only confirmed GTA 5 for release on current generation consoles, while it is rumoured that a PC version is also in development.
GTA 5 releases on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on September 17th, 2013.
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Stop these GTA V articles now. It is just too much!! There are other open world games other than GTA V.
I agree, it’s getting out of hand. It’s pure speculation. We’ve gone from ‘GTA V Information’ to ‘GTA V: Analysis of Information given by analyst’.
First thing I like to do when I come to work is come to this site and read a few interesting articles on games, wwe, and movies. Most of the other sites I go to are blocked except this one. However, the gaming section of this site has turned into a GTA stroke fest. There is absolutely nothing new in these articles, and most of them are rehashes of something that ign or gamespot has already talked about. PLEASE FIND SOME NEW MATERIAL. I’m not targeting one author but all of them. It just seems like they don’t visit the site themselves to see how many other authors have retreaded the same material. Like it’s said above, there are other open-world games.
First thing i always do when i come into office every morning is google for any news on GTA V. This game better be good as the hype its built up plus the delay and the frustration caused by the delay…. man i cant wait!
Also september 17th is my bday. Am i in for a treat or what fellas!!
it would be if you could buy property and land and even start businesses.
I don’t want too many GTA V articles either, but not urging them on or anything, but if any article writers of whatculture read this, perhaps they can make a ‘Songs that should be in GTA V’ about 50 songs or so……but that should be the last article about GTA V ever- until the review. Please??????????