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[Tiago Rodrigues]

SIE and Rockstar Games work together to deliver the best experience on PS5 by leveraging its innovative features.


Since Grand Theft Auto first arrived on the original PlayStation in 1997, the series has defined generations of play. We know players are excited for Grand Theft Auto VI, which heads to the state of Leonida — home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond, in the biggest, most expansive evolution of the series yet.

Thanks to the close partnership between Sony Interactive Entertainment and Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto VI will play best on PS5 by taking advantage of PS5's immersive features to deliver a deeply engaging single-player experience when it launches on November 19.

PS5 puts you in the center of the game world with the DualSense wireless controller reacting to your actions and bringing the sights, sounds, and sensations of Jason and Lucia's story into the palm of your hands. The controller's haptic feedback offers responsive vibrations, while its adaptive triggers provide dynamic resistance. The controller's integrated speaker also adds another dimension to key moments and interactions, with sound effects from the controller enhanced by haptic feedback.

With Tempest 3D AudioTech, you can surround yourself in the distinct soundscapes of Leonida. From the streets of Vice City to the moments that unfold all across the state, this highly accurate audio positioning enhances your perception, helping to bring this world to life around you in unmatched ways. Grand Theft Auto VI also leverages the PS5's ultra-high speed SSD, enabling you to experience the expansive world of Leonida with near-instant load times.

Purchases made before November 20 will also include the Vintage Vice City Pack, a collection of items inspired by Vice City's neon-soaked past. Players who pre-order any edition on PlayStation Store will also instantly receive a redeemable free month of GTA+.

For new players who are looking to jump in, it's a great chance to also see why PS5 is the best place to play. Players can pick up a PS5 or PS5 Pro at direct.playstation.com (where available) and at local retailers.

PS Blog

Game page even shows a new tag:

That marketing deal money starting as well.

edit: "near instant load times" is great to be confirmed though.

edit 2: I meant to write on that title "GTA+" Not GTA Online. Lemme warn some mods lol

 

[Hideous Snake]

SIE and Rockstar Games work together to deliver the best experience on PS5 by leveraging its innovative features

A detailed Sony PlayStation blog about GTA 6 has revealed a lot of things but most importantly:

With Tempest 3D AudioTech, you can surround yourself in the distinct soundscapes of Leonida. From the streets of Vice City to the moments that unfold all across the state, this highly accurate audio positioning enhances your perception, helping to bring this world to life around you in unmatched ways. Grand Theft Auto VI also leverages the PS5's ultra-high speed SSD, enabling you to experience the expansive world of Leonida with near-instant load times.

No mention of the Pro just the PS5 but of course I assume the Pro will obviously be better than Base PS5

Grand Theft Auto VI plays best on PS5 November 19

SIE and Rockstar Games work together to deliver the best experience on PS5 by leveraging its innovative features.

blog.playstation.com

 

[Bojji]

SIE and Rockstar Games work together to deliver the best experience on PS5 by leveraging its innovative features

A detailed Sony PlayStation blog about GTA 6 has revealed a lot of things but most importantly:



No mention of the Pro just the PS5 but of course I assume the Pro will obviously be better than Base PS5

Grand Theft Auto VI plays best on PS5 November 19

SIE and Rockstar Games work together to deliver the best experience on PS5 by leveraging its innovative features.

blog.playstation.com

I mean, I doubt it will be different on XSX.

 

[midnightAI]

Ok, cool, is there any actual gameplay footage yet?

 

[Cakeboxer]

SECRET SAUCE, only possible on P-S-5!!!!!

 

[MrRibeye]

DualSense is gonna be great for the hot coffee moments

 

[Spyxos]

1 month of free gta online? It costs now money??

 

[AJUMP23]

But they will drain your controller battery in 1 hour.

 

[AJUMP23]

1 month of free gta online? It costs now money??

they are talking about GTA+ I believe. A monthly thing that gives you money and stuff in GTA online.

 

[yogaflame]

Im very interested with the dual sense features. I hope it as immersive and fun dualsense functions just like astrobot, gt7 and stellar blade. By the way, what are the ps5 pro enhancements?

 

[NickFire]

Anything about pro enhancements?

 

[Venom Snake]

 

[yogaflame]

Will there be beta test?

 

[Prodyhig]

Will there be beta test?

 

[seb85]

Just PR bullshit , same thing will be in series x

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

1 month of free gta online? It costs now money??

Already asked for a mod to edit my title. It's GTA+, not GTA online. It was my mistake.

 

[Prodyhig]

Sony is going to sell consoles with this game like hotcakes.

 

[VulcanRaven]

Will there be one long loading screen when starting?

 

[geary]

Near-instant loading screens = No Loading Screen

I wonder what instant loading screens would mean...

 

[Bojji]

Sony is going to sell consoles with this game like hotcakes.

But what if they don't have any consoles to sell?

Analysis Hardware Sales-Age  Thread 'New Document Reveals Sony’s Fix for Rising PS5 Costs May Be Selling Fewer Consoles'

Monday at 9:03 PM

New Document Reveals Sony's Fix for Rising PS5 Costs May Be Selling Fewer Consoles

A new document reveals that Sony could be looking to manage the high memory prices by simply selling fewer PS5 units and ending promotions.

tech4gamers.com

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The current console generation has been somewhat unlucky. It started during the pandemic times, so there were mass shortages as the trades were disrupted. Now, due to the AI boom, memory prices are skyrocketing, leading to higher prices.

Unsurprisingly, Sony has been hit by this too, as they had to increase PS5 prices earlier this year. Now, a new document shows that they are planning to fix this situation by just selling lower PS5 consoles.

Why it matters: Despite the slower start, the sales had become so high...

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[Physiognomonics]

I mean, I doubt it will be different on XSX.

If they really use the custom I/O blocks to decompress data on PS5 there should be a magnitude of difference. Like 1sec vs 10sec.

No big games have near instant loading on XSX, even in their first party games, when PS5 has a few of them. We'll see.

 

[Hideous Snake]

Will there be one long loading screen when starting?

Good god this reminded me of GTA 5 on PS3. Nightmare..

 

[Prodyhig]

But what if they don't have any consoles to sell?

Analysis Hardware Sales-Age  Thread 'New Document Reveals Sony’s Fix for Rising PS5 Costs May Be Selling Fewer Consoles'

Monday at 9:03 PM

New Document Reveals Sony's Fix for Rising PS5 Costs May Be Selling Fewer Consoles

A new document reveals that Sony could be looking to manage the high memory prices by simply selling fewer PS5 units and ending promotions.

tech4gamers.com

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The current console generation has been somewhat unlucky. It started during the pandemic times, so there were mass shortages as the trades were disrupted. Now, due to the AI boom, memory prices are skyrocketing, leading to higher prices.

Unsurprisingly, Sony has been hit by this too, as they had to increase PS5 prices earlier this year. Now, a new document shows that they are planning to fix this situation by just selling lower PS5 consoles.

Why it matters: Despite the slower start, the sales had become so high...

• LectureMaster
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I'm already used to the FUD on NeoGAF about Sony.

 

[FUBARx89]

That maybe so, but the real question for most people is how shit are the loading times for online gonna be.

 

[Bojji]

If they really use the custom I/O blocks to decompress data on PS5 there should be a magnitude of difference. Like 1sec vs 10sec.

No big games have instant loading on XSX, even in their first party games, when PS5 has a few of them. We'll see.

Xbox also has hardware decompression. SSD speed is 2GB/s vs. 5GB/s and no game is even close to saturating that in gameplay.

We will see.

 

[photogaz]

Monthly fee for GTA+?

 

[Topher]

Anything about pro enhancements?

Nothing mentioned

 

[Calverz]

Is that it? I'm still better getting it half price on Xbox through game sharing.

 

[NickFire]

Is that it? I'm still better getting it half price on Xbox through game sharing.

I don't know how game sharing works on Xbox currently, but two people can easily shares games on PS.

 

[PauloRoberto]

Xbox also has hardware decompression. SSD speed is 2GB/s vs. 5GB/s and no game is even close to saturating that in gameplay.

We will see.

Im sorry, ill take issue with that... we can see that first party sony games show 'teh powah of ssd'... i mean, Demon Souls Remake and Spider man 2 has less loading time than Nine Sols! It's a pity that Sony did not want to require the usage of 'teh powah of ssd' for third party games and, for the vast majority of third party games, the SSD brute force is enough (truth be told, if i am a game developer, I would only use brute force too).

 

[nush]

Is "Plays best" the same as "looks best"? Series X needs some love.

 

[Physiognomonics]

Xbox also has hardware decompression. SSD speed is 2GB/s vs. 5GB/s and no game is even close to saturating that in gameplay.

We will see.

That's without compressing data. PS5 custom I/O is doing 9-10GB/s on average with compression with zero CPU usage. It's really potent, when properly used.

Sadly only a few games are using it and we have no multiiplat games that would use it on PS5 so we have not yet really compared against the traditionnal CPU decompression. But still I am a bit surprised Rocktar would take the time of using it on PS5 only. Even Guerrilla don't use it on PS5, and they are 1st party.

 

[cireza]

Sony resorting to its usual communication tactics.

 

[lughnasadh123]

All 5 Xbox owners outraged they aren't being represented here.

 

[adamsapple]

I mean, I doubt it will be different on XSX.

The PS5 version will be the best PS5 version in the market.

 

[kaizenkko]

Exclusive 60fps edition incoming.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Newsflash.....this gen loading screens on PS5 AND XSX have been mainly non-existent. Not just PS5

 

[lughnasadh123]

Seems like as good of time as any to start asking how we'll see the online naming conventions handled now that we'll have 5 and 6 running at the same time eventually.

 

[SJRB]

> PLAYSTATION blog posts about Playstation features
> "huuuuh Xbox can do this too, this is just marketing"

Yeah no shit dawg

 

[Witchilich]

 

[JerryinSoCal]

It says PS5 Pro enhanced when you click on the link in the article that takes you to the wish list page.

 

[Witchilich]

No shit. Ofcourse they will prioritize optimizing for the platform where their game will actually sell.

 

[neo raider]

Read the blog
it talks about DualSense

 

[Witchilich]

Sony resorting to its usual communication tactics.

If it plays best on their platform, why can't they advertise it actually does?

 

[ReBurn]

lol marketing gobbledygook

 

[kaizenkko]

Sony resorting to its usual communication tactics.

This is how the market works. Sony is obviously going to try to convince everyone that PS5 is the best place to play GTA VI, and for the average consumer, that marketing will be effective.

There's nothing unusual about it. It's just standard business.

 

[PlayStaytion]

SECRET SAUCE, only possible on P-S-5!!!!!

I mean a teenager in mid-school who can't value the disc more than the extra content code would find that informative.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Is that what the extra $10 per unit sale gets you?

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

Anything about pro enhancements?

I just saw this on Twitter...

If this Polish retailer is to be believed the Pro has a performance mode....

 

[LordCBH]

Lol and shills were trying to convince everyone Microsoft would have the marketing partnership with this game