GTA V gets caught up in next-gen console talk

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Grand Theft Auto V is one of the most anticipated launches of 2013, but right now, its actual launch date is the subject of debate in the gaming business.

Take-Two Interactive, the company publishing Grand Theft Auto V, announced last week that the title will launch on September 17. Soon after, gamers and analysts speculated if the launch delay (the game was supposed to be available in the spring) could have something to do with Take-Two planning to deliver the title to next-generation consoles.

Speculation abounds that either Microsoft or Sony or both could launch their next-generation consoles towards the end of this year. By delaying Grand Theft Auto V to September, some say, Take-Two is positioning itself to launch the game on both current- and next-gen consoles at or around the same time.

During an earnings call yesterday, Take-Two chief Strauss Zelnick reportedly told analysts that the expected launch of next-generation consoles had no bearing on his company's decision to delay Grand Theft Auto V.

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