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A former developer of games for Rockstar has broken down why the company often prioritizes console releases before PC and why releases are often delayed years or months down the road.
Developer Rockstar Games took the internet by storm last week when they revealed the first official trailer for GTA 6. The upcoming game, which has been in development for over a decade, has both broke records for the number of viewers received by the new trailer on YouTube.
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After the trailer dropped, it was also confirmed that the game will appear on Xbox Series S / X and PlayStation 5. Although it is not a surprise for fans who saw amazing images from the trailer, many are left wondering when and if the game will be released on PC.
Usually, Rockstar releases their games first on the console first, with the PC then added later after the launch.
Game developer Mike York, who previously worked on GTA 5, broke down why Rockstar and other game developers focused on console games before porting the game to PC after the game’s launch.
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On his YouTube channel York receptionhe revealed that, most of the time, the PlayStation version of the game is the first focus, before being transferred to the Xbox and then, months or years later, PC.
“One of the main reasons why it takes so long for a PC box to come out after the game is finished is because the developers want to make it as good as possible. They have to solve all these little bugs. they didn’t work for it.”
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York then added that “a PC port usually comes later because they want to prioritize the first purchases”, before explaining why this is the case.
“A lot of times, especially in the past, the PlayStation is the biggest seller… what the developer does is focus all their energy on making sure it works well the PlayStation port and the PlayStation game.
When I was working on GTA 5 for example, we focused on PS3 and Xbox at that time but we pushed the PS3 to the limits.
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Time tells when Rockstar plans to launch GTA 6 on PC. However, given their history of doing so, there is a strong possibility that they will eventually fall.
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