Over the past few years, the release date forGrand Theft Auto 6has been rumored to have leaked many times which leaves fans wondering just when they can expect the next blockbuster title from Rockstar Games. Many predictions have generally pointed to either this year or the next, but the likelihood of such a release date is still pretty slim. Rockstar’s most recent game wasRed Dead Redemption 2which came out in 2018, and the studio still regularly updatesGrand Theft Auto Online.
This means that ifGrand Theft Auto 6really is imminent, then Rockstar’s employees have been working extremely hard for a long time, juggling these three major projects at the same time. Even if the game eventually came out as late as 2023 (which one analyst has predicted), it would still cause Rockstar to juggle a bunch of different projects at once. Though a 2023 release date seems a bit late, and is in fact the 10th year anniversary ofGrand Theft Auto 5,it does appear more feasible than some of the other hungrier predictions out there. Here are some of the rumored release windows ofGrand Theft Auto 6.
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GTA 6 In 2020
A rumor from last year which was found on the site Pastebin suggested theGrand Theft Auto 6would be released as early as the holiday season of 2020. This would put it in line with the confirmed launches of thePS5 and Xbox Series Xwhich are also due to arrive sometime during the holiday season of this year. The rumor boldly claims that the highly anticipated title will be a PS5 launch exclusive for a month, and it also suggested that the game would take place across both Vice City and Liberty City.
GTA 5’sDiamond Casino Heist DLC hinted atGTA 6.
GTA 6 In 2021
The first hint at a 2021 release window forGrand Theft Auto 6comes from an insightful tidbit from Steven Ogg, the actor who playedTrevor inGrand Theft Auto 5and who speculated that the new game would be coming soon.Ogg appeared at Brasil Game Show 2019 where he stated “games take seven to eight years to make, do the math,” in reference toGTA 5being released more than six years ago in 2013.
This thought makes sense for the most par, but again, Rockstar does have a couple of projects to handle simultaneously so if it does come out in 2021, it would have to come out toward the latter half of the year. A rumor backing up this idea comes from Twitter user PSErebus who suggests that the title is slated to release during the holiday season of 2021, which was also supported by a statement from aformer employee at Rockstar Games.
GTA 6 In 2022 And Beyond
The main source backing up the idea thatGrand Theft Auto 6is coming out in 2022 is Alex Giaimo, an analyst from financial services company Jefferies. Theanalyst predicted thatGTA 6should be expected no earlier than the end of fiscal year 2022, meaning thatGTA 6is likely to come out toward the latter half of that year or possibly even into 2023.
Again, though 2023 seems like a late release date, Rockstar Games and its parent company, Take-Two, are clearly in no rush to put out a new game in theGTAfranchise whenGrand Theft Auto Onlineis proving to be an extremely lucrative product for the companies (raking in over one billion dollars in revenue at this point). Rockstar has mastered its marketing strategies for its own games and wheneverGrand Theft Auto 6is eventually and finally revealed, the world over will probably know how and when to get the game when it comes out.
