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When a rumor started circulating that Sony would be acquiring Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, many Xbox users became anxious. This is due to the prospect of “Grand Theft Auto 6” becoming a PlayStation exclusive if the deal pushed through. Fortunately for everyone involved, this was proven false almost right away.
As Esquire recently pointed out, Xbox users are unlikely to miss out on “Grand Theft Auto 6” if it ever comes out. Exclusivity is not exactly something that Rockstar is known for and it would be especially reluctant to do this with one of its main franchises. The rumor with regards to the Sony deal was particularly worrisome due to the fact that the studio has other impressive titles in the works.
On that note, such a deal was never going to happen, in the first place. To start with, Take-Two has absolutely no reason to be acquired by any other entity when considering how profitable it is right now. Getting acquired would mean the loss of control and this is just not the company’s style. What’s more, the thought of “Grand Theft Auto 6” being exclusive to one platform is not appealing simply because it would make less money.
The more platforms “Grand Theft Auto 6” becomes available on, the higher the chances that it will make more profit. This is how Take-Two has been operating for years and it is not about to change that for anything.
There is also the matter of other companies like Google depending on Rockstar remaining as an independent studio so that its platform the Stadia can access “Grand Theft Auto 6.” If the search engine giant’s service can actually allow others to play the game on whatever device they own, it would change the landscape forever. That is something worth looking forward to.
