The release of "Grand Theft Auto 5" was seven years ago. Fans are already looking forward to the next part. Publisher Take Two has now commented on the release of "GTA 6" and defused current speculations.
- Officially nothing is known about "Grand Theft Auto 6".
- But fans and alleged speakers are already speculating * about a possible release date.
- A financial analyst had recently discovered a clear indication of this, but publisher Take Two has now taken a position on it.
"Grand Theft Auto 5" was released in 2013 and is undoubtedly one of the most popular and successful game titles of the 2010s. Although many players are still playing "GTA Online", fans are already looking forward to the next part of the franchise. What about "Grand Theft Auto 6"?
Update from May 28, 2020: GTA 6 release earlier? Take Two comments on the latest speculations
Just a day after a financial analyst found a clue in Publisher Take-Two's current financial report, the company denied to gamesindustry (via GameStar) that it actually points to the release of "Grand Theft Auto 6" . The increased marketing budgets are therefore intended for third-party manufacturers. Rockstar Games is one of Take-Two's internal development studios and is therefore not included in this funding. The company has not revealed any more. Although fans now have to grope in the dark again, hopes for an earlier release have now been raised again.
Update from May 27, 2020: GTA 6 - Analyst announces expected release date
The rumors about "GTA 6". don't let up and you want to believe that Rockstar Games is planning a big unveiling soon. But new indications of a possible release window are rather sobering.
Because Publisher Take-Two expects to spend $ 89 million on marketing in the March 31, 2024 fiscal year. The reason for this is not given. But the amount is more than double the marketing budget for any other financial year in the next five years. This is clear from Take-Two's current financial report (via Venturebeat).
The question is: why is Take-Two planning to spend so much more on marketing in the 2024 financial year? One of the most likely explanations for this is that this is the scheduled time for a major release - more specifically, " Grand Theft Auto 6 ".
Marketing investments in the past indicated the release of "Red Dead Redemption 2"
Take-Two previously stated to investors that this large sum for marketing is already planned for the 2023 fiscal year. The publisher has now moved this to 2024. A Stephens financial analyst suggests that such a shift in marketing investments has been a sign of a large-scale release in the past . In his report to investors, it said: "We are not sure how much we should read into this shift, but we would like to note that this announcement accurately predicted the launch of Red Dead Redemption 2 * before the game was announced."
GTA 6: Rockstar Games is in no hurry
The indications are therefore condensed that " GTA 6" will not come onto the market until the fiscal year 2024 (April 2023 to March 2024) at the earliest . This is a very plausible time window. Rockstar Games has no reason to be in a hurry, as " GTA Online " still has many players and the micro-transactions still generate millions of dollars.
In addition, Rockstar Games will wait and see until the next-gen consoles PS5 * and Xbox Series X * have established themselves. If some time has passed and more people have the consoles, "GTA 6" will sell even faster.
News from May 22, 2020: Publisher gives outlook on the games of the next year - GTA 6 is not there
There are lots of rumors about "GTA 6" about the release, the storyline, the game world and size - but the developers of Rockstar Games are still holding back any official information. After all, publisher Take-Two now gave an outlook on the game releases that are imminent - more specifically, between April 2020 and March 2021 (via Dexerto.com). No word was dropped on "GTA 6" . Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick also spoke of a "thin" year in terms of new games releases. In the meantime, updates for "GTA Online" and "Red Dead Online" appear.
If a release of "GTA 6" were planned by 2021, the publisher would probably not speak of a "thin" year for investors. A release before March 2021 is therefore excluded. And after that, it will be a while before the next "Grand Theft Auto" part appears.
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GTA 6: Release could be several years in the future
The last big blockbuster title from Rockstar Games "Red Dead Redemption 2" appeared in 2018. If you consider that there are five years between " GTA 5 " and " Red Dead Redemption 2 ", it is quite possible that we are for that next "Grand Theft Auto" can expect a similar waiting time. That would mean a release in 2023 .
Still, it doesn't have to mean that Rockstar will take so much time. Of course, fans hope that the wait will not be too long, but that " GTA 6 " will be one of the launch titles for the next-gen consoles PS5 and Xbox Series X is more than unlikely.
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