PS5 Pro will be released before GTA 6: Rumor explored

Ever since the GTA 6 trailer released on December 5, 2023, the internet has been buzzing with the craziest speculations and rumors about the upcoming title. Everyone is trying to guess all of the new features the game will offer, the platforms it will be released on, and more. Now, according to a brand-new rumor, PS5 Pro will be released before Grand Theft Auto 6 even comes out.

That said, here’s a brief investigation into the speculation and a possible explanation of why it could be true. Fans should note that most of the rumors come from fans and other sources.

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GTA 6 will be a PS5 Pro-ready title, as per the rumors

As seen in the post above, YouTuber SKizzleAXE took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared the rumor that the PS5 Pro will be released before GTA 6. According to their analysis, there’s a possibility that the PS5 Pro will be out by November 2024.

The speculation arose after the PS5 Pro's specifications got leaked on the social media. Here are the reported specifications of Sony’s next mid-gen PlayStation hardware that gamers should know about:

CPU:

• 4nm, AMD Zen 2,
• 8 Core 16 Threads,
• 4.4Ghz Variable

GPU:

• AMD Radeon Custom RDNA 3
• 56-60 CU
• 2Ghz – 2.5Ghz Variable
• 14-29 TFlops
• 2x Hardware Ray Tracing Acceleration

RAM:

• 16GB GDDR6 Unified
• 576 GB/s Memory Bandwidth
• 256 Bit Bus

Storage:

• 2TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD
• 5.5 GB/s

Ports:

• 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/6/6E,7
• 1 Gig Ethernet
• Bluetooth 5.3

Accelerator:

• Custom AI Accelerator
• Based XDNA2 NPU

The specifications of any upcoming gaming platforms usually leak when the dev kits for the same are either sent to the title developers or are about to be sent.

Additionally, the rumor coincides with a former Rockstar developer's comments about PlayStation consoles being the priority of the studio when developing games like Grand Theft Auto 6. Here’s what they said:

“A PC port always comes later because they wanna prioritize what sells first”

As can be seen in the footage, GTA 6 on PS5 will likely be given priority over the Xbox or PC version. The fact that all of these happened in a short amount of time could mean something. This ultimately leads to the speculation of a PS5 Pro coming before the upcoming game by Rockstar Games.

The developer hasn’t shared any GTA 6 release date so far, further suggesting the title could be out by the end of 2025, giving the PS5 Pro version of the game enough time to be optimized for the new hardware.

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Fans are requested to take all of the speculations and rumors on the internet with a pinch of salt until Rockstar Games or Sony confirms them.