Rumors continue to spread suggestingPlayStation is working on a mid-gen upgrade for the PS5, and comments fromTake-Two Interactivehave added fuel to the fire. The studio’s CEO expects not justPlayStation, but alsoXboxto launch upgraded versions of its latest consoles in the near future.
Gamesindustry.bizasked Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick if he believes thePS5andXbox Series X/Swill get mid-gen upgrades, a common practice in previous generations for both companies (viaVGC). “We probably will,” was Zelnick’s short answer, adding that the mid-gen upgrades forPS4andXbox Onedidn’t affect business much.
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PlayStation and Xbox usually hit gamers with mid-gen upgrade news around three years after a console launch, and the third anniversaries of both the Series X and the PS5 are fast approaching. This generation has been very different from any to have come before it, though. The pandemic made both consoles hard to find for almost two years, meaning many who have wanted to join the new generation since it began have only just been able to hop on the bandwagon.
That may mean mid-gen consoles are held back for a little longer than usual, although as noted above, it has been heavily rumored PlayStation has something in the works. Not necessarily a PS5 Pro or Slim, althougha listing on an Australian websitehinted that might be in the pipeline, buta new model with a detachable disc drive.
Although the PS5 has had a digital version since launch, it’s claimed the upgraded console will come with a disc drive you may attach and remove at will.A patent filed by Sonyfor a device that sounds like exactly that has compounded the belief that’s what PlayStation has in the works.
Xbox is arguably the platform that needs a mid-gen upgrade the most, although even though its sales aren’t close to the PS5’s,the Series X hit two million sold in the UK faster than the Switchmanaged to this week. Speaking of theSwitch, Zelnick confirmed Take-Two will continue making games for theNintendoconsole despite talk ofit being replaced by a newmodelnext year. It was feared Take-Two had already left the Switch behind after it canceled the Nintendo port ofMidnight Suns.
The biggest takeaway from Zelnick’s comments was the CEO all-but confirmingGTA 6 is currently slated to launch at some point during the next financial year, so between April 2024 and March 2025. Zelnick said Take-Two is expecting a huge jump in sales during that period connected to groundbreaking titles that will set new standards in the video game industry. That sounds a lot like a newGrand Theft Autogame if you ask me.
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