{"id":3271,"date":"2026-08-23T16:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T14:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.goranked.gg\/en\/news\/ex-playstation-chief-will-buy-gta-6-wont-play\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T16:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T14:02:22","slug":"ex-playstation-chief-will-buy-gta-6-wont-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/news\/ex-playstation-chief-will-buy-gta-6-wont-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-PlayStation Chief Will Buy GTA 6 but Won&#8217;t Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former PlayStation chief announced in a recent public comment that he plans to buy Grand Theft Auto 6 but does not intend to play the game.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The executive did not give a timeframe for the purchase and offered no explanation for why he will not play the title.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Observers noted the contrast between planning to own a high-profile release and choosing not to engage with it personally.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grand Theft Auto 6 is the next mainline entry in the series developed by Rockstar Games and published by Take-Two Interactive. 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