Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI), one of the crucial extremely anticipated recreation releases in years, is lastly set to launch. After a number of rounds of delays from 2025 to Might 2026, the OG (authentic gangster) of free-roaming, open-world video games with doubtful morals, irresponsible shenanigans and lawless enjoyable, is lastly confirmed to reach on 19 November 2026.
Developed by Rockstar Video games, GTA VI guarantees extra adrenaline-fuelled driving and taking pictures motion within the legal wonderland of Leonida, a modernised model of the neon-lit Vice Metropolis. Take a look at the extended gameplay trailer from Rockstar that can get you hyped for the sport.
GTA is among the most profitable recreation franchises with memorable characters, gratuitous violence in addition to loads of hilariously enjoyable and not-quite-legal actions.
And because it’s been 13 years since GTA V was launched for the Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles, adopted by a PC launch in 2015, the anticipation of GTA VI within the gaming group is palpable.
Gearing up or zening out
As with different Rockstar video games, GTA VI will likely be launched on consoles first, particularly the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X|S, adopted by a PC launch perhaps 12 months or extra later. Within the case of the primary Red Dead Redemption, it took 14 lengthy years for a PC launch.
With round two months to organize, three paths now lay earlier than you:
If you have already got an Xbox or PlayStation console, you may pre-order the digital model of the sport now, and it may be pre-loaded on 12 November. This can prevent some valuable gaming time on the precise launch day spent ready for the sport to obtain and set up in your console.
In case you are a trustworthy PC gamer with no plans to get a console, you’re looking at ready for perhaps over a 12 months for the PC launch.
It’s a very good time to clear your recreation library backlog within the meantime whereas being zen about all of the hype over GTA VI — perhaps replay GTA V, Red Dead Redemption I and II, Far Cry 6, Cyberpunk 2077 or Saints Row to scratch the drive-and-shoot open-world itch.
However should you don’t have both console but and actually wish to play GTA VI as quickly as it’s launched, it’s time to start out looking for one. However which one?
Console your self
Though Rockstar has not formally shared any really useful specs for operating the sport since it’s launched just for consoles, we will infer based mostly on the bottom spec’ed console that may run the sport, which is the Xbox Collection S.
The Xbox Collection S incorporates a GPU graphics processing unit (GPU) that may churn out graphics at 4 Teraflops, which is equal to an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or an AMD Radeon RX580. The sport is prone to require properly over 100 GB of stable state drive (SSD) area to put in since GTA V on the PC is already taking over 96GB.
GTA VI may even be capped at 30 frames per second (fps) on consoles, which is slightly low for a contemporary 3D motion recreation. For PC faithfuls with a souped-up rig, it makes the wait all of the sweeter when you may ultimately play the PC model at 60 fps or extra.
For Xbox Collection X|S versus PlayStation 5 evaluation, take a look at our previous article again in 2020 as it’s a separate dialogue. My take is to get the console that has extra video games that you’re prone to play.
For the Ps, Sony has just lately indicated that single-player games will be exclusive going forward, which implies these new titles is probably not launched for PC sooner or later – suppose franchises like God of Warfare and Ghost of Tsushima/Yotei.
Notably, followers for Hideo Kojima of Metallic Gear Stable and Demise Stranding fame must take be aware that Physint, Kojima’s upcoming motion espionage title, will likely be developed for the Xbox as PlayStation has reportedly bailed out on the challenge.
For these leaning in the direction of the Xbox camp, there are two variants to contemplate:
| Function | Xbox Series X (1 TB) | Xbox Series S (512 GB) |
| Color | Carbon Black | Robotic White |
| Inner Storage | 1 TB Customized SSD | 512 GB Customized SSD |
| Expandable Storage | Devoted Storage Growth Port / USB 3.1 for Exterior HDD | Devoted Storage Growth Port / USB 3.1 for Exterior HDD |
| System Reminiscence | 16GB GDDR6 w/320 bit-wide bus | 10GB GDDR6 128 bit-wide bus |
| CPU | 8x Cores @ 3.8 GHz (3.6 GHz w/SMT) Customized Zen 2 CPU | 8x Cores @ 3.8 GHz (3.6 GHz w/SMT) Customized Zen 2 CPU |
| GPU Efficiency | 12 Teraflops (52 CUs @1.825 GHz Customized RDNA 2 GPU) | 4 Teraflops (20 CUs @1.565 GHz Customized RDNA 2 GPU) |
| Gaming Decision | True 4K (as much as 8K HDR) | 1440p |
| Optical Disc Drive | 4K UHD Blu-ray (Bodily & Digital video games) | None (Disc-free digital gaming) |
| Goal efficiency | As much as 120 fps | As much as 120 fps |
| Included Cable | Extremely Excessive Velocity HDMI Cable | Excessive Velocity HDMI Cable |
| Really useful retail worth | From S$799 (present listed worth) | S$459 (launch worth) |
Supply: Xbox official website
Because the Xbox Collection X|S have been round for round six years, it makes extra sense to get the upper spec’ed Xbox Collection X. With the ability to play video games at 4K decision is now the norm since most trendy TV units above 40 inches in dimension supply that sharpness.
The Xbox Collection X additionally has greater processing energy which ought to supply a greater gaming efficiency for GTA VI. As well as, a bigger SSD area of 1TB within the Xbox Collection X permits you to set up extra video games in comparison with the tiny 512GB SSD of the Xbox Collection S console.
The Xbox Collection X’s GPU at 12 Teraflops efficiency is estimated to be equal to an Nvidia RTX 3060Ti or AMD Radeon RX 6800, which prices round S$500 to S$600 right this moment. Contemplating the worth and efficiency, the Xbox Collection X is definitely fairly an inexpensive funding should you consider it as a mini-PC, regardless of being a slightly aged machine.
When you favor to purchase bodily copies of your video games, selecting the Xbox Collection X is a no brainer because it has an optical disc drive which you can even use to look at 4K UHD Blu-ray motion pictures. One other plus for the Xbox camp is the Xbox Game Pass, which provides you entry to a beneficiant library of video games underneath a tiered subscription mannequin.
The very best tier, the Xbox Sport Cross Final, offers entry to Day One releases, EA Play and Ubisoft+ Classics video games for S$21.90 a month. Better of all, most titles within the Xbox Sport Cross library might be performed on the PC as properly.
For the PlayStation camp, there are three variants to contemplate – the PlayStation 5 digital-only version, PlayStation 5 with a disc drive, and the PlayStation 5 Professional. By way of specs, the 2 non-Professional PlayStation 5 consoles are precisely the identical, with the presence of the disc drive being the one distinction:
| Function | PlayStation 5 | PlayStation 5 Professional |
| GPU Efficiency | 10.28 TFLOPs (AMD RDNA 2) | 16.7 TFLOPs (AMD RDNA 3, ~67% extra compute models) |
| AI Upscaling | Not Supported | PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Tremendous Decision) |
| Ray Tracing | Customary Ray Tracing | Superior Ray Tracing (2x–3x rendering velocity) |
| Inner Storage | 1TB Customized NVMe SSD | 2TB Customized NVMe SSD |
| System Reminiscence | 16GB GDDR6 (448 GB/s bandwidth) | 16GB GDDR6 (576 GB/s bandwidth) + 2GB DDR5 |
| CPU | 8-Core / 16-Thread AMD Zen 2 (3.5GHz) | 8-Core / 16-Thread AMD Zen 2 (as much as 3.85GHz Increase Mode) |
| Wi-fi Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Disc Drive | Included (Disc Version) / Non-obligatory Add-on (Digital) | Bought Individually (All models are Digital-native) |
| Goal Efficiency | 4K output at 30fps or 1080p/1440p at 60fps | 4K output at 60fps or as much as 120fps with Ray Tracing |
| Really useful retail worth | S$849 (disc version) / S$764 (digital version) | S$1,167 |
Supply: PlayStation 5 official website and TechInsider
With the flexibility to churn out graphics at 16.7 Teraflops, PSSR (PlayStation Tremendous Spectral Decision) AI upscaling and superior ray tracing, the PlayStation 5 Professional is at present probably the most highly effective console that may run GTA VI.
Launched in November 2024, this late entrant to the console wars now takes the lead from the six-year-old Xbox Collection X. Its beneficiant 2TB SSD storage retains up with the huge storage calls for of recent video games. After all, it’s the costliest console to purchase as properly.
The PlayStation 5 Professional’s GPU efficiency at 16.7 Teraflops is estimated to be corresponding to an Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti or AMD Radeon 7700 XT which prices round S$600 to S$800 right this moment. It’s main the pack among the many consoles right this moment, and the premium is likely to be worthwhile should you can afford it.
What may tip you over to the PlayStation camp are the candy GTA VI-themed Dualsense wireless controllers at S$115 to get you into the vibe with the sport.
With PlayStation’s resolution to go disc-less by 2028, players preferring to purchase bodily video games may wish to rethink. Nevertheless, I personally suppose this will likely be inevitable – it has been the case for PC video games for round twenty years because the reputation of on-line recreation shops like Steam, GOG and Epic Video games took off. Most gaming rigs don’t actually have a disc drive bay anymore.
Availability
Following the discharge of the tantalising GTA VI gameplay trailer, shortages of each the Xbox and PlayStation consoles have been reported. With the proper storm of worldwide RAM scarcity – no due to the ever-increasing demand for reminiscence for AI knowledge centres – and GTA VI followers dashing to purchase consoles in anticipation of the sport’s launch, discovering high-end consoles is sort of a tricky essential story mission in itself.
On the time of writing, each the upper finish PlayStation 5 Professional and Xbox Collection X consoles are out of inventory on the main shopper electronics brick-and-mortar shops in Singapore, like Harvey Norman, Courts and Challenger. Though they’ll settle for orders, the gross sales folks have mentioned that there is no such thing as a assure of when the supply will really occur.
There are slim pickings for on-line retailers, and a few sellers on Lazada are fast to money in with a better premium than the really useful retail worth for the PlayStation 5 Professional.
Sony Singapore’s site signifies that the Professional model is bought out whereas the essential PlayStation 5 continues to be accepting orders though transport is “to be confirmed”.
When you can settle for the decrease spec’ed PlayStation 5, it’s nonetheless accessible on-line at some retailers. For Wolverine followers, the pre-order for the PlayStation 5 Slim Wolverine version is on the market and transport is indicated as “finish September”.
I managed to search out each Xbox Collection S and X consoles on-line though there have been warnings of low inventory, and the official Microsoft Singapore web site indicated that the Xbox Series X in addition to the 512GB model of the Xbox Series S are bought out. You thoughts additionally discover pre-owned units in addition to some for pre-order, which implies model new units are certainly fairly scarce.
With the present console scarcity, which leaves keen players unable to purchase them regardless of being keen to pay, you may solely hope that this may persuade Rockstar to maneuver up the GTV VI PC launch timeline. Let’s hope it doesn’t take 14 years!