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In a new interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, the CEO of GTA publisher Take-Two provided insight into the future of the gaming market and specifically the age-old debate between console and PC platforms.
During the discussion, Zelnick said:
“I think things are moving toward the PC and the industry is moving toward openness rather than closed systems.
This clearly indicates that Take-Two sees the future of gaming as leaning towards a less restrictive and more flexible environment, which is inherently more characteristic of the PC than the console, but Zelnick also emphasized that the traditional big-screen gaming experience is still a mainstay:
“If you think of a console as an experience rather than a device, then rich games where you spend many hours on a big screen are not going away.
This means that Take-Two doesn’t see the PC as a complete replacement, but rather as a growing part of a multi-platform market.
Zelnick’s interview coincides with important events, including Valve’s announcement of the new Steam Machine for playing Steam games on your TV, statements from Xbox suggesting that the company is expanding further into the PC, and the absence of a PC version of GTA 6 despite the game’s delay
Considering that GTA 5 took two years to arrive on PC after its release, the cycle may repeat itself with GTA 6, but Zelnick’s words could signal a change in policy.
Although the company makes huge sales on consoles every year through sports games, its direction suggests that it sees a growth in the PC market that should not be ignored, especially with the rise of Steam and Epic platforms and the resurgence of interest in hybrid home consoles.
