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GTA 6 is likely to skip PC again and only launching on current gen consoles (kotaku.com)
submitted 11 months ago by drmoose to c/games
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I'm confused why Kotaku mentioning next gen in the title when Rockstar only commented on current generation PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

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[–] c0mbatbag3l 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

4 years is the typical halfway upgrade, not a new gen. Gens are usually 7-8 years.

[–] drmoose 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nah there's not rules for "gens" it's all bullshit that could be anywhere between 3 to 7 years looking at wiki release tables. Now especially new generation is super easy to release as consoles are just PCs.

[–] c0mbatbag3l -5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I didn't say there was a rule for it.

Four years isn't enough time for technology to develop and make a significantly more powerful console, that would be like buying a new 1100 dollar phone because they made the camera slightly better and the battery not as shit.

Consoles aren't just PC's, their physical architecture is completely different. Even if it was the same, I wouldn't go out and build a completely new PC every four years because that would be a waste of money. I wouldn't even notice a difference on most games.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

We have no idea what kind of hardware will be released, tech can go through all kinds of spikes even if seems to have leveled out. So while I agree the next generation or even future generations for awhile after that won't significantly improve in 4 years, I disagree with the sentiment. Also:

Consoles aren't just PC's, their physical architecture is completely different.

Lol, no.