Question about GTA 6 goes viral: Fans don’t care about 60 FPS, they just want the game released

The well-known GTA 6 news channel GTA Unlimited regularly asks fans on X about their hopes for the sequel to GTA 5 (available for $26 on Amazon). Recently, the channel asked what fans would prefer: an on-schedule release with a 30 FPS cap, or full 60 FPS at the cost of a six-month delay. The question already attracted unusual attention on X. After it was picked up on Reddit, it went fully viral. Within a day, more than 1,400 comments had accumulated – an exceptionally strong response even for the GTA 6 subreddit.

The question does not come out of nowhere. According to earlier discussions, a 30 FPS cap is one of the community’s biggest concerns. That concern is mainly based on the comparatively limited performance of current-generation consoles and the fact that Red Dead Redemption 2 still has not received a 60 FPS patch, raising fears that GTA 6 could suffer a similar fate. If another delay were the alternative, however, many fans do not seem to care much. The mood in the thread is largely unanimous and is summed up neatly by the top comment: “Release today, 15 FPS.” Fans would apparently accept even major performance compromises if that meant GTA 6 would finally launch.

As the current discussion shows, 30 FPS in a large open-world game still seems acceptable to many players, especially on consoles. For many PC gamers, however, 60 FPS is now considered standard, which is why Rockstar would be wise to include at least a performance mode in the PC version, which is expected to launch later. It is also questionable whether players would be satisfied with a 30 FPS cap in the long run. By the time PlayStation 6 and Xbox Helix arrive at the latest, console players are likely to want better performance as well. Anyone who would like to share their thoughts on the topic is welcome to do so in the comments section below.