Take-Two: "GTA VI vil give et "meaningful uptick" i konsolsalget

Det må være lidt af en opgave at befinde sig i den afsluttende fase af udviklingen på Grand Theft Auto VI. Selvom Rockstar uden tvivl bare er fokuserede på at lave det bedste spil de kan, så er de uden tvivl bevidste om at spillet har fået til ansvar nærmest at redde hele branchen, og placere en stærk vind i sejlene der igen vil sætte skub i investeringer tværs over hele markedet.

Ikke nok med det, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick mener også at spillet egenhændigt vil sparke gang i konsolsalget igen. I et interview med IGN siger han nemlig dette:

"When you have a big title in the market and we have many of them coming, historically that has sold consoles. And I think that will happen this year. I don't think tariffs are going to be our friend, but I think there will be a meaningful uptick in console sales in calendar 25 because of the release schedule, not just coming from us, but coming from others. So I'm not concerned about that [console sales falling]. I think the trend that you'd want to focus on is this increasing share of the market that is reflected in PC."

Det han også kommenterer på er om Rockstar skyder sig selv i foden ved ikke at udgive på PC fra start af, men her svarer han dette:

"So with Civ 7 it's available on console and PC and Switch right away. With regard to others in our lineup, we don't always go across all platforms simultaneously. Historically, Rockstar has started with some platforms and then historically moved to other platforms. We have seen PC become a much more and more important part of what used to be a console business, and I wouldn't be surprised to see that trend continue. Of course, there will be a new console generation."