It's easy to forget a new version of Grand Theft Auto V is on the horizon for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but it's just a few short months away from gracing our consoles... again. Speaking about the game in a recent earnings call, Take-Two Interactive shared an interesting note about the enhanced edition.
Strauss Zelnick, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, spoke about the impressive sales of Grand Theft Auto V. Since its launch, the game has managed to shift over 150 million units, which prompted Zelnick to dig a tiny bit deeper into the next-gen release.
When asked whether sales of the game had dropped ahead of the next-gen launch, Zelnick claimed it was something the company couldn't really measure. That being said, with the game taking advantage of the Xbox Series X|S hardware, Zelnick stated that he views the enhanced version as "highly appealing" to next-gen consumers.
"We've sold in over 150 million units. So I'm not sure we've seen I'm not sure we could measure it in any case. I don't know — we have to do tailored research and it still wouldn't tell us that anything that we could do differently. But I remain of the view that the enhanced addition of Grand Theft Auto V will be highly appealing to consumers with next-gen platforms or now [current]-gen platforms."
It's already been revealed the next-gen release will exclusively receive select vehicles with "all new speed improvements and more", but we're still yet to see what else could be coming to the enhanced version. With the game arriving on November 11, we imagine it won't be too long before we start hearing more details.
Are you excited to dive into Grand Theft Auto V again on Xbox Series X|S? Let us know in the comments below.
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Not playing it.
Smart Delivery? I expect not...
@Beermonkey Don't hold your breath.
Already paid for this game…..haven’t touched it in years. Don’t expect to do so anytime soon.
No thanks. I've been done with GTA since GTA 4. Unless they remake Vice City I won't ever play this series again.
@VenomousAlbino I picture all the executive's at rockstar looking like Mr Crabs all saying "I like money!" at the same time.
Maybe 5 years since I've played this, but with so much there to play, it won't be a day one for me however once I see the reviews and see that it has properly been enhanced, I'll be tempted to pick it up in a few months
@Beermonkey Well they're not getting any more of my money. I've already bought the game twice.
It would have to be pretty bloody amazing for me to triple-dip on this game. I’m assuming Take Two won’t be offering a free upgrade for existing owners, which is a slap in the face for people that have already double-dipped. Just release GTA 6 already!
The upgrades, from 360/ps3 era to xbo/ps4 era, were quite pronounced and welcomed. From better graphics, more populated areas, even adding a first person mode, to give the game a different feel. This warranted a second playthrough, maybe a second purchase. But if all they are adding is "nextgen" cars, I can see why people are upset, especially if they are charging for this, supposed, "upgrade"
Easy pass for me. Not excited. Beat the game on the 360. Online was boring to me. I think they've spiced it up since then but that's okay. I'd enjoy playing online campaign in my own server. There is so many great NEW games coming out. It always sucks seeing the same friends online recycling the same 2-3 games like clockwork.
Having already bought this game on PS3, Xbox One and PC, Rockstar won't be taking any more of my money for the same again yet again.
Campaign isn't worth replaying again and GTA Online should be F2P anyway with the amount of microtransactions involved in that.
Will give it a go if it appears on GamePass, but certainly not going to be buying it. If they had done something more interesting, say a remake of one of the earlier generation GTA games or the original RDR I’d have been a lot more interested
Depends if they've added anything to the single player which they won't have
@Thefatadder I would totally splash out some cash for a remake of any of the earlier GTAs even a remastered 4 but GTA 5, again? Really R*? At this point I wonder if they have sold off the IP and just stretching out 5 for as long as possible.
I'm guessing we'll be looking at 60fps with ray tracing. Possibly increased population density. I might be tempted to pay a small upgrade fee depending on what gets added, but I'm sincerely hoping it will be a free upgrade.
I already played it on my brothers PS3 nearly a decade ago. How about GTA VI now, huh Rockstar?
Bought this on Xbox 360, I couldn't really get into it, tried again on Xbox One, same, I think this game is just not for me.
Third attempt? If the enhancements are excellent and it includes ports of the GTA 3/Vice City/San Andreas... Maybe.
I don't know why they still hype this game up, it's not that great as people make it out to be. Sure the story is great, or so I'm told. But Jesus, this game is how old now? If they want to do something great, re-master Vice City or III.
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