Analyst: devs' fear of launching near GTA 6 is overblown

Circana analyst Mat Piscatella told GamesBeat that developers' worries about releasing games in the same window as GTA 6 are overblown. Not every PS5 and Xbox Series owner is interested in GTA, and Switch and PC players have their own options, he said. He advises studios targeting a different audience, such as cozy games, life sims or shooters, not to worry.

• Piscatella calls the fear of launching near GTA 6 "completely overblown"
• Not all 49M US PS5 and Xbox Series owners care about GTA
• Switch and PC audiences have their own games to play
• Many devs still moved releases, leaving November sparse