United Kingdom, Sept. 24 -- Ubisoft is preparing for Grand Theft Auto VI to take a chunk out of Rainbow Six Siege's player numbers when Rockstar's blockbuster arrives this November.

However, the team isn't planning to sit back and wait for players to return, although the game's creative director Joshua Mills admitted the impact of GTVA VI will be unavoidable.

He told The Game Business: "We've got a massive launch coming with GTA. It doesn't matter what genre you're in; you're going to take a hit when that drops. People are going to play it, and then they'll come back. Heck, all of us are going to play it.

Rather than panic if Siege's player numbers fall, Mills said Ubisoft wants to make sure expectations are realistic and focus on the ...