Tag: GTA 6
News Here's Another 30+ New GTA 6 Screenshots To Drool Over
Now that's a fine batch of photos
Someone at Rockstar is clearly having fun with the photo mode in GTA 6. Hopefully, all these extra screenshots mean the game will actually feature one, because by golly gosh, this latest batch of pics is gorgeous! 'The Launch Gallery' features 38 new screenshots from GTA 6 which show off the insane level of unique...
News GTA 6 Download Size & Preload Times Officially Revealed For Xbox Series X|S
Here we go!
It's getting very real now, folks! Rockstar Games has today announced both the download size and the preload date/times for GTA 6 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, ahead of the full game's release on November 19th. Firstly, the download size for GTA 6 is a max of 212GB. Rockstar says that this may change "depending on your device",...
News New GTA 6 'Dog Poop' Gameplay, Images, And Extra Info To Hype You Up
South Park has the latest GTA 6 'poop-scoop'
It's been 1,059 days since we first caught a glimpse of GTA 6, and in just a mere few weeks, we'll be able to play it on Xbox Series X|S. Just MERE weeks, people! The game looks great, but if you're unsure whether or not to pick it up for yourself, maybe throwing and slapping NPCs with dog poop with seal...
News Xbox Racks Up Millions Of Views Teasing GTA 6 On Xbox Series X
You're not playing GTA 6 are you?
What are you up to, Xbox? Playing GTA 6 perhaps? Possibly! Xbox posted a picture last night that sent everyone into full detective mode. The picture in question depicts a lovely Halloween setup adorned with a pumpkin, pinecone, and a particularly lovely translucent Xbox Elite controller, BUT the main attraction is...
News GTA 6 Looks Great In Official Rockstar Launch Trailer, But Xbox Is Nowhere To Be Seen
"This trailer was captured entirely in-game from a PlayStation 5."
Rockstar Games has officially unveiled the GTA 6 launch trailer today, giving us just another small glimpse at what to expect from the biggest release of the Xbox Series X|S era (and quite possibly in gaming history!). You can watch the full thing above, which doesn't really go into...
News The First Six Radio Stations Have Been Revealed For GTA 6, Complete With Audio Previews
Black Sabbath, Bad Bunny, Slayer and much more!
Here we go! Rockstar Games is starting to pull back the curtain on the radio stations for GTA 6, with six of them having been revealed today along with audio previews for each one - with more to be shared in the near future. We'll definitely be getting more than just six, but there's still a little...
News Xbox Denies Landing Exclusive Streaming Deal For GTA 6 At Launch
Update: "The game will not be streaming exclusively or to PC"
The biggest deal in Xbox Cloud Gaming history is reportedly just around the corner, as Xbox boss Asha Sharma has apparently told employees that GTA 6 will stream exclusively as part of Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch in November. This news was broken today by The Verge, which says that it...
News Take-Two Signs New Deal With Xbox, But There's Debate About How Important It Actually Is
"I would speculate that this is for Project Helix"
Take-Two has signed a new deal with Xbox. Great! But what does it actually mean, and is it even a newsworthy development at all? That's been the big debate on social media since the news first dropped last night. The deal was seemingly first shared by TipRanks yesterday, highlighting that Take-Two...
News Five Key Things We Learned About GTA 6 From The Game Informer Cover Story
Just to raise your hype levels even further
As you may have read elsewhere today, GTA 6 has just received a massive 14-page cover story over at Game Informer, and anyone who signs up to the Game Informer app on Android and iOS is getting access to it for free. We highly recommend going and reading the full thing for yourself, but just to whet...
News Xbox CSO Issues Response To Report About GTA 6 Sales Being 'Heavily Skewed' Towards PS5
"The title is breaking records for XBOX"
Earlier this evening, the folks over at The Verge published a report that suggested GTA 6 pre-order sales were being "heavily skewed" towards PS5, and that it was "ringing yet more alarm bells about the platform" amongst other challenges that the brand has suffered recently (such as the layoffs that took...
News GTA 6 Has No Major Xbox Competitors This November, But Nintendo Is Going Against It
Ocarina of Time remake arrives just two weeks before the Rockstar title
Well, well! It's been a year of publishers purposely avoiding the month of November to get out the way of GTA 6, but Nintendo clearly doesn't care about that - they've just set a November 5th release date for the Ocarina of Time remake. This slots the game between Modern...
News GTA 6 Release Times Suggest Some Xbox Players Will Get Access Earlier Than Others
New Zealand being first in the queue
It looks like we know the release times for GTA 6! Various outlets have been reporting on them today, including the likes of IGN and Digital Foundry, as the official PlayStation Store has begun listing the
News GTA 6 Extended Preview Causes Xbox Series X|S Sales To Spike In The UK
Even despite the recent price increases
Although Xbox has just recently increased the prices of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S by a substantial amount due to the ongoing component crisis, they've enjoyed a spike in sales in the UK over the past few days. This is according to Nielsen IQ via The Game Business, which says that Xbox Series S and X...
News Here's A Look At 30 New GTA 6 Screenshots To Hype You Up After The Extended Preview
Such a beautiful iguana
Rockstar is ramping up the hype levels for GTA 6 with a freshly baked batch of screenshots to drool all over, following last week's tasty Extended Preview. We weren't the quickest to draw and fire out these new stills, so you've probably seen one or two out in the wild. That said, there are 30 new pics to ogle! From the...
News In-Depth GTA 6 Analysis Hints At Potential Resolution & FPS Targets For The Full Game
Based on the PS5 footage from the Extended Look
Last night's GTA 6 Extended Look was obviously a massive hit, and the fine folks over at Digital Foundry have been racking up a ton of attention today with their "Extended Look analysis" of the 26-minute gameplay showcase. They spend a lot of time talking about just how amazing it all looked,...
News GTA 6 Dev Hints At Lengthy 80-Hour Runtime, But With A Potential Catch Or Two
Don't take it as gospel just yet
How long will GTA 6 take to beat? That's obviously a big question on many people's minds right now, and Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson has potentially answered it in an interview with The New York Times. We say potentially because he only referenced his own playthrough in this interview, stating that it...
Feature Three Xbox-Specific Takeaways From The GTA 6 Extended Preview
Captured on PS5, but what about Series X and S?
The GTA 6 Extended Preview is in the books! We've covered some initial impressions and the hands-off previews elsewhere on Pure Xbox, but we also wanted to highlight some Xbox-specific takeaways from the stream. As you may have seen, the gameplay was recorded on PS5 for the Extended Preview, but...
Roundup The First Hands-Off Previews Are Starting To Roll In For GTA 6
Dropping alongside the Netflix Extended Look
Here we go! We've officially been given our first look at GTA 6 today as part of the Netflix Extended Look showcase, and as expected, it looks like we've got Game of the Year material on our hands. What's perhaps even more surprising is that Rockstar Games and Take-Two have provided at least two...
News Rockstar Games Publishes Lengthy Statement On GTA 6 Leaks
"We are very sorry that everything has taken as long as it has"
Ahead of the massive GTA 6 Extended Look reveal on Thursday, the folks over at Rockstar Games have finally acknowledged the leak situation and issued a lengthy statement in regards to it. They say the leaks have been "heartbreaking for our team" and that it's "obviously not how we...
Feature I'm Halfway Towards Getting GTA 6 For Free On Xbox, But I've Run Into Some Issues
Bringing the cost down with Microsoft Rewards, one day at a time!
Let's talk about Microsoft Rewards, eh? Back in June, we published an article about how you could use Microsoft Rewards to "reduce the price" of GTA 6, and that's exactly what I've been trying to do ever since on my Xbox account. We're two months on from that article, and I'm now...
News Xbox CTO Issues Brief Statement On GTA 6 Leaks
"We are working closely with Take-Two and Rockstar Games"
The GTA 6 leak saga continues! As someone known as "Cyberleek" continues to share footage from an old build of GTA 6 online, it seems Take-Two is desperately working to track the person down and put a stop to the spoilers. Both Kotaku and Windows Central are reporting today that Take-T
News 'Nightmare Scenario' - GTA 6 Fans Fear The Worst As Leaks Become Far More Serious
Leaker appears to have a playable build
We mentioned earlier this week how new clips of GTA 6 gameplay had begun making their onto the internet and circulating around social media, and unfortunately it seems like the situation has now become much more serious. Simply put, the leaks haven't stopped rolling in over the past few days, and there are...
News Multiple GTA 6 Gameplay Videos Appear To Have Leaked, But There's A Catch Or Two
Ahead of the official reveal next week
It was all the way back in 2022 that GTA 6 suffered a major leak of in-progress gameplay footage, and it looks like something similar has happened today, with a bunch of new gameplay circulating across social media in particular. We're not going to share the footage here for obvious reasons, but the initial...
News More 'Avid Consumers' Are Pre-Ordering $100 GTA 6 Edition Over The Cheaper Version
"Pre-orders have gone much better than expected"
Looks like the majority of people are willing to splash $100 on a game, at least when it comes to GTA 6, arguably the biggest game release in modern history. In an interview with CNBS, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Rockstar's parent company Take-Two Interactive discussed GTA 6 pre-orders, saying they "have...
News Take-Two CEO Hails 'Astonishing' GTA 6 Pre-Orders, Explains Lack Of Disc Version
He suggests discs don't make sense for certain releases
We've very much on the path towards GTA 6's release now - Take-Two has reconfirmed today as part of their earnings release that it's still scheduled for November 19th, while also hyping up the "Extended Look" on Netflix in late August. It's yet to have been revealed what kind of sales we're...
News New GTA 6 Footage To Be Revealed In Special 'Extended Look' This Month
In partnership with Netflix
Ready for a proper glimpse at what GTA 6 has to offer?! Rockstar Games has announced today that it has partnered with Netflix to unveil an "Extended Look" of the next Grand Theft Auto at the end of the month. Specifically, the reveal will take place on Thursday, August 27th at the following times: 3pm August 27th 2026...
News Xbox Announces 'Record' Pre-Orders For GTA 6 In Response To New Report
A rare statement has been issued
Microsoft and Xbox aren't typically great at revealing sales information for their hardware and games these days, but after just a few days of pre-orders, we already know that GTA 6 has achieved "record" sales across Xbox Series X and S. The specifics haven't been revealed yet, but a statement was issued to Windows...
Poll If You're Buying GTA 6, Are You Getting The Standard Or Ultimate Edition?
IGN's recent poll was heavily skewed towards the Ultimate Edition
It was always inevitable that Rockstar Games and Take-Two would offer some kind of special edition for GTA 6, and that's been unveiled this week in the form of the "Ultimate Edition" featuring various in-game benefits. To be fair, there are no gameplay-altering perks as far as we can...
News GTA 6 Is Highlighting A Flaw With The Review System On Xbox
It already has over 2000 reviews on there!
We've seen some amazing console features being implemented by Team Xbox over the past few months since Asha Sharma took over, and at least in our opinion, we feel like the user review system should get some attention as well. GTA 6, in particular, is highlighting a flaw with the review system on Xbox right
PSA Xbox Rewards Allows You To Reduce The Price Of GTA 6
You've got plenty of time between now and November
Today's the day for GTA 6 pre-orders across Xbox and PS5, and as we covered yesterday, the base game is $79.99 in the US and the Ultimate Edition is $99.99 - pretty much what we expected, but certainly not cheap by any stretch! There's a great way to reduce the price of GTA 6 through the Xbox...
News Eek, GTA 6's 'Physical Edition' Is A Download Code In A Box
Hey Siri, define 'Physical'
Grand Theft Auto VI feels like the most anticipated game in the history of games (well, for as long as I've been alive, anyway) so it's understandable if fans are foaming at the mouth to get their hands on the game. The only problem is, there isn't actually a disc to get your hands on. In an article on Business Wire, we...
News GTA 6 Costs $80, Described As A 'Single-Player Experience'
Pre-orders begin at 'midnight local time.'
Rockstar Games has finally announced the price of GTA 6, ahead of pre-orders commencing at midnight local time. Grand Theft Auto VI will cost $79.99 on both Xbox Series X|S and PS5, with The Ultimate Edition at $99.99. The game will feature a 'single-player experience', with no mention as of yet about a...
Talking Point How Well Do You Expect GTA 6 To Run On Xbox Series X|S?
It's got to be 30FPS, right?
The past few days have been exciting for fans of the GTA series, as Rockstar Games has officially confirmed that pre-orders for GTA 6 will start next week across Xbox and PS5, with the exact date set as June 25th. We probably still won't know much at that point aside from pricing details (and hopefully a third trailer...
News GTA 6 Cover Art Revealed, Pre-Orders Begin Next Week For Xbox Series X|S
It's happening!
Here we go! It's been announced today that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 will begin on June 25th, 2026 - and this will include on the Xbox Store for Xbox Series X|S, on the PlayStation Store for PS5, and at other select retailers. A price still hasn't been revealed yet, so we'll have to wait a little longer for it. We also...
News Xbox Delays Fable To February 2027, And It's Basically Because Of GTA 6
"So it can have the dedicated moment it deserves"
Well, it's official. We've been speculating for some time that Xbox might decide to delay Fable to early 2027 because of GTA 6's launch in November, and that's basically what's been confirmed in a new statement today. The statement mentions GTA 6 as one of a few games that Xbox is trying to avoid...
News Xbox Racks Up 37 Million Views With A Single Post About GTA 6
The power of a GTA tease
Just in case you were in any doubt, GTA 6 is going to become easily the biggest video game of all time when it releases on November 19th of this year (assuming it doesn't get delayed any further). Take Xbox's latest post about it as evidence. At the end of last week, Xbox took to Twitter/X and simply stated the release date...
Rumour Fable Has Apparently Been Delayed Internally, But May Still Launch In 2026
"They are worried about the launch of GTA6"
GTA 6 could be a bit of a trouble-maker when it comes to other 2026 game launches, couldn't it? The Rockstar epic is sure to swallow up everyone's time and attention when it finally launches this year (supposedly), and the latest rumour doing the rounds suggests that Xbox's Fable may end up getting delayed...
Poll As Things Stand, Will You Be Buying GTA 6 On Xbox This November?
Are you planning to be there day one?
We're still well over six months away from the release of GTA 6 in November (assuming it doesn't get delayed again, of course), but considering how busy things are about to get with Forza Horizon 6, Fable, Gears of War: E-Day, Halo: Campaign Evolved and whatever else releasing on Xbox over the coming months,...
News We'll Start Seeing More GTA 6 This Summer Ahead Of November Launch, Says Take-Two CEO
"Rockstar’s launch marketing set to begin this Summer"
GTA 6 is, for now anyway, set to launch for Xbox Series X|S this November - something that Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has again reiterated this week as part of the company's latest financial results. There's still hope for the highly-anticipated title to come out this year, then, but it's...
News Xbox Studios Boss Talks GTA 6 And The Need To 'Space Out' New Releases In 2026
It's going to be a challenge!
2026 is set to be a major year for Xbox Game Studios, with multiple tentpole franchises receiving new releases over the next 12 months, and studios boss Craig Duncan is hyper-aware of how important it is to schedule these correctly. In an interview with GamesRadar, Duncan admitted that releasing Keeper,
Feature Fable Could Finally Be Xbox's Big 'Game Of The Year' Contender, But There's One Problem
Hey, hey I wanna be a rockstar
There's been a long-running narrative for some time now that Xbox never quite seems to make the Game of the Year cut, particularly at The Game Awards showcase that happens each and every December. There's no doubt that Microsoft has produced some great games in recent years, but that big TGA award always seems to...
News 007 First Light Suffers Delay, Will Now Release When GTA 6 Was Supposed To
It's taken over the old May 2026 window from Rockstar Games
We've been eagerly awaiting the release of 007 First Light on Xbox next year, so we're a little saddened (but not too surprised) to hear it's been pushed back slightly from March to May of 2026. Specifically, 007 First Light will now launch on May 27th, 2026. This is one day after the date...
News New GTA Online Cutscene Leads To Speculation Over Returning Character In GTA 6
"Is this a hint?"
Last week, we mentioned how GTA 5's Michael De Santa would be returning in a new update for GTA Online called "A Safehouse in the Hills", and that update has gone live today on Xbox - you can go and check it out right now. As you can see from the "Michael Returns" video, De Santa and his wife Amanda make a fairly lengthy...
Talking Point Do You Think GTA 6 Will Actually Launch On Xbox A Year Today?
November 19, 2026 is the new date... or is it?
Earlier this month, we got the somewhat inevitable news that GTA 6 has been delayed again. Yep, Rockstar Games has given us another date for its upcoming open-world epic, with November 19, 2026, now circled on the calendar. The question is, do we actually think it'll launch on that day - exactly a year...
News To Make Up For GTA 6's Delay, GTA Online Is Free On Xbox This Week
Playable through the weekend
Still hungover from last week's GTA 6 delay? Well, if you somehow don't own GTA 5 on every platform known to man, Rockstar has made the online portion of its latest Grand Theft Auto game free on Xbox this week. Yep, GTA Online for Xbox Series X|S is now free-to-play until Monday, Novem
News CD Projekt RED Reminds GTA 6 Team Of Mistakes Made With Cyberpunk 2077 Launch
If your game needs a delay, delay it
Last week, Rockstar delayed GTA 6 once again — this time to November next year — and Cyberpunk 2077 dev CD Projekt RED has put out an ominous reminder that delaying your game is probably a good idea if it needs extra dev time. If you cast your mind back to the CP77 launch back in late 2020, the game was in
Feature The Timing Of Xbox's 25th Anniversary Just Got A Lot More Awkward
Thanks Rockstar
In case you haven't been keeping track, Xbox will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2026. The specific date is November 15th, 2026 - exactly 25 years since the original Xbox was first released on November 15th of 2001. We've been hearing in recent months how there are big plans for Xbox in 2026 as a result, with Phil Spencer...
News It's Official, Rockstar Games Has Delayed GTA 6 To November 2026
"We are sorry for adding additional time"
It's been rumoured for a while, and now Rockstar Games has officially confirmed the news. GTA 6 will no longer be releasing in May 2026 as planned, with the game slipping to November 19th, 2026. In a short statement on social media today, the company apologised for "adding additional time" on top of the...
News Take-Two Boss Says GTA Couldn't Be Made With AI Because 'There's No Creativity In That Model'
Some sense, finally!
In a new interview with CNBC, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick talked down the use of AI in the company's video games - going on to say that GTA couldn't be developed with that technology because "there is no creativity" in the AI model. In what's a remarkable bit of common sense from a video game publisher boss, Zelnick says that...
Rumour Journalist Suggests GTA 6 Release Date Could Be Delayed To October 2026
Water is wet?
Earlier this year, Take-Two delayed GTA 6 to May 2026 to allow Rockstar "extra time to deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve", but not everyone thinks that launch date is likely. To be honest, we've questioned it here at PX HQ ever since we heard it - and now reporter Tom Henderson suggests that we could soon learn of...
