GTA 5 on PC/next-gen? ‘At this point we have nothing to say,’ says Take-Two

Will Grand Theft Auto 5 release on PC, PS4 & Xbox One? Probably, but parent company Take-Two isn’t ready to announce it on Rockstar’s behalf.

Asked to provide details on the “efforts required” to bring GTA 5 to other platforms during the Take-Two’s Q3 earnings call last night, CEO Strauss Zelnick dropped hints that a port could be on the way, but that details on a release would be led out of Rockstar.

“We are going to leave it to our labels to talk about what happens with their properties going forward,” said Zelnick. “We think that’s – I know at times, on these calls people would like me to talk much more about upcoming releases and sometimes there is some frustration that we don’t.

“The truth is though, we are trying to provide as much transparency as we can to our shareholders and leave the marketing decisions and the marketing announcements to our labels, because that’s where we maximize our sales.

“So once again, Rockstar will make appropriate announcements about the releases as they come as well [as] 2K. And as they make those announcements and of course we will reference them here, but let me emphasize that we feel very optimistic about our outlook going forward and very encouraged by the results we have had to date.”

Quizzed later over the possibility of a PC release, president Karl Slatoff added: “At this point there is really nothing for us to say about that… We haven’t announced anything as it relates to any of the platforms versus what’s out there.”

Rumours surrounding a PC and next-gen release for GTA 5 have reignited in recent weeks, with an announcement expected fairly shortly.

Take-Two announced last night that GTA 5 had shipped 32.5m units, putting it well on the way to becoming the highest-selling game of all time.

Announcing a PC and next-gen release too early could damage future sales of the current-gen version as consumers hold out for the superior port – something Take-Two will want to avoid given the title’s ongoing strong performance.

Rockstar’s timing and the gap between announcement and release could be key to maintaining the game’s short-term retail momentum.

Source: seekingalpha.com