GTA 6 Targets 30FPS on Consoles as Preorders Reportedly Break Records
Thirty frames per second, but every single one of them is in Vice City.
Rockstar finally answered the question everyone has been asking about Grand Theft Auto 6. In its preload announcement on November 10, the studio confirmed the game is "targeting 30 frames per second" on current consoles.
Rockstar says GTA 6 was built from the ground up for this generation, and it is pushing both platforms "to their absolute limits" to keep Leonida as dense and detailed as possible. The announcement doesn't mention any 60FPS performance mode, so console players should plan around the 30FPS target for now, especially on the standard PS5 and Xbox Series S.
What does GTA 6 look like on PS5 Pro?
The PS5 Pro gets the biggest upgrade. According to Rockstar, it uses PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, or PSSR, for sharper image quality, and it adds ray-traced shadows that are "only available on PlayStation 5 Pro."
The regular PS5 version gets its own perks, too. Rockstar lists detailed haptic feedback on the DualSense controller, improved spatial audio through Tempest 3D Audio and faster load times. Rockstar also says GTA 6 will "play best on PlayStation 5 consoles," which is a pretty strong line for Xbox fans to read.
Can you play GTA 6 on Xbox?
Yes. The game is coming to Xbox Series X|S, and Rockstar says it will also be playable through Xbox Cloud Gaming, including on Xbox One consoles using the Series S graphics settings. Remote Play is supported on both PlayStation and Xbox.
Preloading is open now for everyone who preordered digitally, and code-in-box buyers can start preloading as soon as they redeem their code. Rockstar also dropped a new video set to "Blood in Your Eyes" by Tove Lo, a track from Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album.
How many people have preordered GTA 6?
Apparently, a record-breaking number of people. Market intelligence firm Sensor Tower estimates GTA 6 has passed 9.69 million preorders across PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, according to TheGamer. That would beat Cyberpunk 2077's previous record of roughly 8 million, and about 75% of those orders are reportedly on PS5.
That lines up with Take-Two's earnings call, where the company said GTA 6 presales are tracking "far in excess" of its own expectations. The full game officially launches worldwide on November 19, which is now only nine days away.
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My read is that 30FPS is the right call for a world this packed, as long as it actually holds steady. Red Dead Redemption 2 ran at 30 and nobody stopped talking about how good it looked. (Your PS5 Pro owner friend is about to become unbearable, though.)
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