If you’re a PS5 owner playing the upgraded GTA 5 on your new console, you’re part of the problem. As part of an earnings call, Rockstar’s overlord Take-Two revealed that new-gen owners are ‘monetising at a rate 36 per cent higher than players on the previous generation’ in GTA Online. In other words: new console owners are spending more money on the game.
Now, this isn’t entirely nefarious, and there are logical conclusions to be made here. For starters, GTA Online is now available as a standalone purchase on PS5, without the main GTA 5 campaign, meaning there’ll be a ton of new fans picking up the title for the first time.