
This is because older titles in the GTA franchise have been successfully ported to every platform. Although the series is principally played on consoles, 20% of GTA gamers play a GTA game on a PC, 8% on a smart device, and 7% on a dedicated handheld device (for example, the PSP). GTA’s appeal is also not limited to players using a single device. Despite strong showings from the likes of Zelda and Pokémon, GTA’s sky-high ratings have made it the most popular series in the industry.

GTA: the most popular franchise in gamingĪs we’ve already mentioned, the Grand Theft Auto franchise is the highest rated franchise out of the 100 franchises we monitor.

In addition, GTA as an entire franchise is improving an astonishing 81% of players agree that the franchise still continues to improve over time.īut what is the secret behind its success? And how is the game still selling years after its launch? We took a closer look at our data to find out why. Unsurprisingly, Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) is the crown jewel in the series and is the most played version of GTA by 63% of its fans. The franchise is also the fifth most played for all gamers and the most popular title among male gamers, with 42% having played it in the last six months. It was rated 8/10 or higher by 82% of its players across the UK, US, Germany, and France and 10/10 by 40% of its players, beating off all the competition across the sector. And finally, Netflix is getting into the gaming business with Netflix games releasing about 50 games by the end of 2022.The Grand Theft Auto franchise is the highest rated in the entire games industry, according to Newzoo’s Game Franchise Consumer Insights service. PlayStation’s newly appointed Senior Build Engineer took to Twitter to express his excitement joining the company’s Preservation team.

Moving on to Sony, PlayStation is starting a new team to keep those old IPs alive. This has left many online to speculate when these new enhancements might find its way to PC. Some players also pointed out next-gen files were added to PC, but are currently empty. There are numerous other fixes for content issues in #GTAV, audio issues in #GTA5, and many other features and improvements. The official patch notes available on Rockstar’s website lists a number of improvements and fixes, such as a Motion Blur option slider to toggle the feature on and off, and shortened transitional time while in Story Mode in GTA Online.

With a GTA 6 release date nowhere in sight, Rockstar has released a new patch for GTA 5 on next-gen consoles, adding quite a few tweaks to the game for PS5 and Series X and S owners.
