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GTA 6 Skips PC at Launch Not Out of Spite, As Console Limits Drive the Choice, Ex-Rockstar Producer Says

15 July 2026 at 15:32

Two characters from 'GTA 6' stand side by side against a sunset with palm trees in the background.

GTA 6 is without a doubt the most anticipated game of 2026 for many, but only PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S owners will be able to experience Rockstar Games' open-world title this November, as the game will not hit PC at the same time. Although many have long suspected this staggered release strategy is meant to get players to purchase multiple versions of the game, veteran GTA 5 producer John Ricchio (who worked at the studio from 2003 to 2014) confirmed there are other reasons behind this strategy, mostly technical. Speaking in an interview with Kiwi Talks, Ricchio emphasized […]

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Compulsion Games, Freed from Xbox, Scrambles for New Partners Just Days After Its Divestment and Return to Independence

14 July 2026 at 16:00

A female character from South of Midnight is shown next to the 'Compulsion Games' logo with a green background.

MontrΓ©al-based developer Compulsion Games is among the studios that were officially divested from Microsoft's Xbox last week. Indeed, Compulsion Games (like Double Fine Productions) was sold back to its own management and has therefore returned to full independence, but that does not mean they won't need partners. In fact, they haven't wasted any time at all in opening the search. A few hours ago, the official LinkedIn account of the studio posted the following call-out message to fellow industry members: With Compulsion Games returning to its roots as an independent developer, we are expanding opportunities to collaborate with studios across […]

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PlayStation 5 Emulation Mirrors PS4’s Early Days, As SharpEmu Boots Demon’s Souls Remake, But Don’t Expect To Run GTA 6

13 July 2026 at 13:27

The left image shows a knight overlooking a vast, snowy castle landscape in 'Demon's Souls,' while the right image features a character with braided hair and glasses in 'Grand Theft Auto VI.'

With PlayStation 4 emulation advancing at a rapidly thanks to the incredible efforts of the ShadPS4 development team, it was only a matter of time before other developers would begin working on PlayStation 5 emulation. Funnily enough, emulation of the current-generation system is following a similar trajectory, being fueled by emulating a console exclusive, the remake of a game originally developed by FromSoftware: Demon's Souls. SharpEmu is the name of an experimental PlayStation 5 emulator whose current status and development progress is tracked publicly on GitHub. "SharpEmu is an emulator project currently in its early stages of development. Our goal […]

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