"Xbox users spend more than PS5": Grand Theft Auto V leak reveals GTA Online earnings — as consoles dominate PC

If you weren’t already aware, hacking group "ShinyHunters" recently threatened Rockstar Games, claiming it would release internal data taken from the company. Rockstar ignored those demands, and the group followed through, publishing financial details that give us a rare look at how much GTA Online generates.

GTA Online has been around since 2013, pitting players against each other, handing out jobs, and generally encouraging chaos. At least, that has been my experience with it. Don’t hate me, but I always preferred GTA IV.

Now, we have a clearer look at just how much GTA Online generates each week across all platforms.

It is also worth pointing out that, on average, Xbox players spend more per player than PlayStation users. Xbox Series X players spend around $1.65 per user weekly compared to roughly $1.29 on PS5, which is about 28 percent higher. With that in mind, one player on Xbox also reportedly spent over $1 million on Shark Cards alone in 2020.

These details may also hint at why Rockstar Games often delays PC releases. PC users sit at just under 900,000 players, which is lower than Xbox One’s user base of over 1 million. Spending tells a similar story. PC players generate around $264,000 per week in GTA Online, compared to roughly $918,000 on Xbox One, a significant gap.

Now, I will admit I have only briefly played GTA Online a few times. One of those was earlier this year with some friends, and it just never really grabbed me. I always preferred GTA IV and San Andreas back in the day. With that said, this financial leak mostly confirms what many of us likely assumed. GTA Online is still bringing in massive amounts of cash; there's no real surprise there.

If the reported costs of GTA 6 are anything to go by, Rockstar likely needs every bit of that revenue, and it is probably more than happy with the $440 million generated from GTA Online alone.

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