GTA 6 will increase the rate at which consoles will be sold says a new report. As we enter what could be the last few months before GTA 6 comes out, analytics firms are working out what impact the game will have on the industry.
As we’ve known for some time, the games industry is in a bit of a strange spot. Console sales are slowing, mass layoffs continue to happen and many people are playing the same old games; one of them being GTA V/GTA Online. Newzoo, who are leaders in video game market data, have just published their 2025 Global Games Market Report.
According to Newzoo, the consoles were the slow-growing platform in 2025 so far. It was just 2.5% compared to mobile and PC performing much better. They predict there will be similar low growth in 2026.
However, GTA VI will “lead to an increased upgrade rate for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S among existing players and lapsed gamers waiting for a reason to buy a new device and return.”
Furthermore, Principal Market Analyst Michiel Buijsman says GTA 6 will be part of a key theme this year. GTA VI will be “reshaping the competitive landscape” when it comes to PC and consoles along with other cross-platform titles. Lots of companies are banking on Rockstar’s next title to bring in a lot of console purchases so other games get bought too.
In other chart news, it has been revealed GTA V is the best selling PlayStation game of all time. GTA San Andreas and Vice City also made the top 20. Plus, we have full year-to-date sales charts for several markets combined; not just the US. We reported GTA V and Red Dead 2’s positions here. On top of that, we have found out updated figures for the GTA Trilogy on Netflix which has been a roaring success. Learn more here.
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