What's Next For Grand Theft Auto 5?

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With the recent next-gen re-release of Grand Theft Auto 5, you might think Rockstar has squeezed every last drop of blood out of its 155 million-selling crime epic. But this game is like a zombie that keeps shambling towards you no matter how many times you shoot it in the head. I wouldn't be surprised if Rockstar found new ways to keep the game alive in the years to come. Here are a few ways it might extend GTA 5's already substantial lifespan even further.

The only modern console you currently can't play GTA 5 on is Switch. A relatively small number of GTA games have appeared on Nintendo consoles over the years, but with GTA: The Trilogy recently appearing on the platform, Rockstar is clearly willing to support it. Nintendo used to be scared of violent or otherwise 'offensive' games, but that's increasingly a thing of the past. I'm amazed there hasn't been a port yet. Perhaps it's for technical reasons. As quietly powerful as this console is, GTA 5 is a complex, graphically intense game. The remasters suffered from frame rate issues, so Los Santos might be beyond it. A cloud version could work, but I don't think that concept has much of a future.

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It's inevitable that GTA 6 will be skewed towards online play. Rockstar simply makes too much money from multiplayer. But just because a new game has launched doesn't mean the millions of people who are dedicated to GTA 5 will suddenly jump ship. Like those long-running MMOs veteran players can't seem to quit, I wouldn't be surprised if Rockstar kept releasing new missions, vehicles, and other content for GTA Online—even when most people's attention has shifted to the new game. People have