GTA 6 continues to be anticipated to be a minimum of a few years away from launch, in response to builders engaged on the much-anticipated sequel.
Whereas Rockstar publicly confirmed that GTA 6 is in lively improvement earlier this 12 months, it’s saved particulars on an anticipated launch date tightly underneath wraps. In a brand new Bloomberg (opens in new tab) report, nevertheless, Rockstar workers stated they anticipate the sport is a minimum of two years away.
The elongated improvement interval is partially a results of the sport’s change of tone. Rockstar has reportedly taken steps to verify its satirical jokes punch up, as a substitute of down at marginalized teams. As a part of that change, GTA 6 will characteristic the collection’ first feminine protagonist, and Rockstar workers say they’re nonetheless determining what the following Grand Theft Auto will seem like underneath this new method.
Leaks aplenty
With GTA 5 releasing again in 2013, followers of Rockstar’s acclaimed open-world collection have been ready a very long time for the sixth installment. This Bloomberg report is just the most recent proof to counsel a 2024 launch date is probably going.
Take-Two Interactive’s newest earnings report (opens in new tab) exhibits Rockstar’s dad or mum firm expects to spend a whopping $89 million (roughly £74m or AU$128m) on advertising between April 2023 and the tip of March 2024. That is a big spike in comparison with previous years’ budgets. Trade analyst Jeff Cohen predicts (opens in new tab) that spike will likely be used to advertise GTA 6 earlier than its launch in early 2024.
On prime of that, leaker Tom Henderson advised final 12 months that Rockstar is focusing on a 2024 to 2025 launch date. On the similar time, he advised GTA 6 will characteristic a number of participant characters, which has now been corroborated by Bloomberg.
Though GTA 6 continues to be a means away, ready a few years is probably not so unhealthy. There’s loads of video games like GTA to play within the meantime, and a few folks even need Rockstar to make one thing utterly completely different earlier than GTA 6 rears its head.