What Console Should You Buy for GTA 6? We Break Down PS5 vs. Xbox Pricing, Deals, and More

Grand Theft Auto 6 is finally starting to feel real. After years of trailers, delays, rumours, and more leaks than Rockstar Games would probably care to count, we've now had our best look at the game yet, thanks to the extended look trailer, alongside our dedicated GTA 6 preview right here on IGN.

And now, finally, it's just a matter of months before we can actually play it. GTA 6 launches on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, 2026, with pre-load beginning on November 12.

But there's still one pretty important question to answer: which console should you actually use to play GTA 6? And should you even buy a console for it, or simply wait for the inevitable PC release instead?

Look, there's no doubt that the vast majority of players will end up playing GTA 6 on PS5. Sony's console has a sizeable lead over Xbox Series X|S, with around 95 million PS5 consoles sold, compared with an estimated 35 million Xbox Series X|S consoles.

But it's not quite as simple as saying, "play it on PS5, like everyone else."

For starters, plenty of people still haven't made the jump to the current generation. If you're still playing on PS4 or Xbox One, GTA 6 could well be the game that finally convinces you to upgrade. Unfortunately, you couldn't have picked a much more expensive time to do it, with console prices, games, storage, and just about everything else seemingly getting pricier by the minute. It's a sign of the times, I'm afraid.

Rockstar has also yet to confirm the game's frame-rate targets, but current expectations point towards 30fps on the standard PS5 and Xbox Series X. That's hardly surprising given the sheer scale and visual ambition of GTA 6, but it does raise an interesting question about the PS5 Pro.

The Pro has considerably more horsepower than the standard PS5, along with PSSR upscaling, so you'd expect it to have an advantage. Whether that advantage will be enough to push GTA 6 to 60fps, however, is another matter entirely.

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