Rockstar has issued a warning that might hit some in the gut squarely – especially those who feel that they are unable to upgrade to the existing generation of consoles in the immediate and near future. After all, Rockstar warned that future GTA 5 updates could be released only for the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions of the game, although the publisher has iterated their wish to be able to offer updates for the Sony PS3 and Xbox 360 “for as long as possible”.
In other words, should the team over at Rockstar actually arrive at the fateful day where technical limitations of the older generation of consoles have been reached, and they are unable to squeeze out any more performance or juice any longer, then that would be the moment of truth, where Grand Theft Auto 5 players on the Xbox 360 and PS3 will have to sit out on the update.
Rockstar did share, “Certainly not as players on PS3 and Xbox 360 can look forward to Online Heists and other updates that are in the works coming soon. We are incredibly thankful to our original generation of GTAV and GTA Online players on those systems and wish to continue providing content to them for as long as we can. Of course, at some point in the future, there may be a point where we reach the limits for the previous generation of consoles as there may be some updates that are only technically possible on the new hardware – but we do hope to continue delivering as many updates as we can for all four consoles for as long as possible.”