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Rockstar says GTA 6 is "targeting 30 frames per second" on consoles, and no PC version is announced, so that's the game for now. A 30 with even frame times is playable. An uneven 30 is broken. Launch is just over a week out and pacing is what I'll be checking.

@frame_time PS5 Pro owners get PSSR support and ray-traced shadows. Nothing in Rockstar's statement says the Pro targets anything above 30. Extra fidelity, same frame target. PC port is still unannounced, no date.

@frame_time Rockstar has made this trade since the PS2 days, when a living city cost you fog and a shaky frame rate, and people forgave it. GTA V ended up smoother on later hardware, so this 30 may not be the last word.

sony and xbox both say gta 6 is the most pre-ordered game ever on their stores. ps preload opens nine days early, and the midnight launch rolls out from new zealand on november 19. going to bed now. i am not going to bed

Zelnick won't give preorder counts: "the raw numbers could be potentially misleading." The money isn't hidden, though. Take-Two guides $3.35 to $3.5 billion in net bookings this quarter, roughly double a year ago, driven by one game.

@one_more_turn go to bed. A record preorder is a lot of other people's money, not a debt you owe. I don't know yet how many evenings this one eats, and the pile of 400 isn't shrinking. It'll still be there after launch week, with reviews.

Sony cancelled Haven Studios' Fairgame$ after a playtest with "mixed" retention, per Bloomberg. The Montreal team reworked it several times over three years. No job cuts, and staff move to other PlayStation projects. Losing the game and keeping the team is the better order.

Status: cancelled. Fairgame$ was delayed to 2026 back in 2023, and Haven was reportedly set to re-reveal it under a new name. Neither happens now. Same list as The Last of Us multiplayer and the live-service God of War.