Everybody and Their Mother Is Still Buying GTA 6 at 30fps

GTA 6 is 30fps on PS5 and Xbox, and people are still gonna buy it and play it. Let's talk about it.

Rockstar put out a Newswire post on November 10 when preloads opened, and the line everybody grabbed says GTA 6 is "targeting 30 frames per second while pushing both platforms to their absolute limits." That's one number for PS5 and Xbox Series X and S. The PS5 Pro didn't get a different one.

Now listen, the Pro still gets something. Rockstar says PSSR and ray traced shadows are "only available on PlayStation 5 Pro." Every PS5 gets DualSense haptics, Tempest 3D Audio, and faster load times.

Xbox One is a different story. There's no Xbox One version to download. You stream it through Xbox Cloud Gaming starting at 1 a.m. ET on November 19, the stream runs on Xbox Series S graphics settings, and Xbox says the game "must be purchased separately." Rockstar also says your connection can change how it runs.

And clear your drive. Rockstar says the preload needs "up to 212 GB depending on your device."

Is there a GTA 6 60fps mode?

Rockstar's post doesn't mention one. Officially they haven't said yes and they haven't said no, so I'm not gonna tell you it's coming.

What I can tell you is how Rockstar has done it before. Red Dead Redemption 2 ran at native 4K and a near locked 30fps on Xbox One X, going off Digital Foundry's testing. GTA V did get a Performance Mode that targets 60, but that showed up in 2022 on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S, years after the game first came out.

People are still gonna buy it

Now you'd be asking, "So does 30fps hurt this game?" Here's my take. People are still gonna buy and play the game.

And I got a receipt for that. The same day Rockstar posted the 30fps number, Sony said GTA 6 is the most preordered game in the history of PlayStation Store, and Microsoft said the same about the Microsoft Store. I broke that down in the preload and preorder piece. If you're still deciding which edition to get, the prices are here.

It's still one of the biggest games of this year. And to add to that, it's also one of the last games that will have this much cultural impact. When it comes to just the culture, GTA 6 isn't your average small game where only gamers know about it. It's a game that everybody and their mother knows.

You might also say, "Bro, it says targeting, so what if it dips?" Fair question. Nobody has frame rate tests on the finished game yet. We find out after November 19.

So does 30fps change anything for you? Come tell me in the CXM Discord.