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GTA 6 Blamed for PlayStation Pro Shortages

Demand for the high-end console is rising as Rockstar's upcoming title drives interest in the device.

4 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 11 Oct 2026 · updated 24d ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · the PC version of GTA 6
0%50%100%84%1 Oct, 18:34 UTCnowBloomberg Markets: To Make GTA VI, Rockstar Had To Remake Itself · 14 Oct, 10:01 UTCdecrypt.co: AI Powered PlayStation Crack Could Let You Play GTA 6 on PC at Launch · 13 Oct, 14:51 UTCCNET: GTA 6 Blamed for PlayStation Pro 5 Shortages · 12 Oct, 19:23 UTCRSS 2.0: We're in the middle of a PS5 Pro shortage and GTA 6 will only make it worse · 11 Oct, 14:45 UTC

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The story so far

4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 11 Oct 2026. RSS 2.0 published first, on 11 October at 14:45 UTC; CNET followed 28h 38m later. The most recent article, from Bloomberg Markets, appeared on 14 October at 10:01 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), RSS 2.0, CNET, decrypt.co.

One prediction market prices this story:

  • the PC version of GTA 6 — the market puts it at 84%, with $305 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2028. The market resolves to Yes if Rockstar Games releases the PC version of GTA 6 to the public before January 1, 2028. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake a promotional partnership for an actual release date.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on the PC version of GTA 6 at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. RSS 2.0We're in the middle of a PS5 Pro shortage and GTA 6 will only make it worse50%
  2. CNETGTA 6 Blamed for PlayStation Pro 5 Shortages60%▲10 points since the previous source
  3. decrypt.coAI Powered PlayStation Crack Could Let You Play GTA 6 on PC at Launch52%▼8 points since the previous source
  4. Bloomberg MarketsTo Make GTA VI, Rockstar Had To Remake Itself77%▲25 points since the previous source
  5. Current odds84%

Sources

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  1. To Make GTA VI, Rockstar Had To Remake Itself Bloomberg Markets ·
  2. AI Powered PlayStation Crack Could Let You Play GTA 6 on PC at Launch decrypt.co
  3. GTA 6 Blamed for PlayStation Pro 5 Shortages CNET
  4. We're in the middle of a PS5 Pro shortage and GTA 6 will only make it worse RSS 2.0

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