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[^3]\n\nElon Musk explained that he attempted to play Grand Theft Auto 5 but quit after the opening sequence required shooting police officers. [^4]\n\nRockstar Games plans to release Grand Theft Auto VI on November 19, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. [^5]\n\nRunning the game requires a jailbroken Nintendo Switch device and hardware overclocking to be playable. [^6]\n\nThe port is based on leaked source code from the PS4, Xbox One, and PC versions of GTA V, which modders reverse-engineered to compile for the Switch's Arm architecture. [^7]\n\nThe port runs natively on the Nintendo Switch's Tegra X1 System on Chip at roughly 30 frames per second. [^8]\n\nFreedman described the development of GTA Online as an afterthought with only about four hours of content available at the time of launch. [^9]\n\nRockstar Games scrapped plans for GTA 5 single-player DLC after GTA Online took off and required more resources. [^10]\n\nAs of May 2026, GTA 5 had sold 230 million copies worldwide and Red Dead Redemption 2 had sold 85 million copies. [^11]\n\nRockstar Games released a sizable trailer and media previews for GTA Online before the game's release, indicating some pre-launch ambition. 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