The boss of one of Rockstar Games' development teams reveals whyGrand Theft Auto 6may not be released soon. Ahip hop group had leaked theGTA 6release date, suggesting that the game could be released next year, but this news makes that highly unlikely.
Speaking toPC Gamer, Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson said that withGTA Onlineupdates, “we try to keep plans going roughly a year out.” The development team likes to “have the flexibility to be responsive to any changes” which is why this isn’t always shared with GTA Online players. However, “players should feel confident that we have a ton of brand new ideas still to come,” said Nelson. Nelson also said thatGTA Onlinehas “just hit record player numbers,” this comes as no surprise asGTA 5is selling incredibly well.
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If Rockstar is planning another year or more ofGTA Onlineupdates, it makes it unlikely thatGTA 6is going to be released between now and then. There had been rumors thatGTA 6would be a PS5 exclusive game and that the game could potentially be a launch title for the new console. This always sounded unlikely and Nelson has just added to that. Rockstar probably won’t releaseGTA 6whileGTA Onlineis making so much money and the game likely won’t stop making money until Rockstar stops releasing so much DLC for it.
However, just because Rockstar is developing new DLC forGTA Onlinedoesn’t mean that it isn’t making another large game. The company has posted several job listings that seem to confirm that it is making an open-world game for PS5 and Xbox Project Scarlett. Many fans had thought that this wasGTA 6, as it has been so many years sinceGTA 5was released. Some had also suggested that it could beBully 2.
A new rumor suggests that the nextRockstar game could be a medieval game. If that is what Rockstar is developing, then that would be why the company is planning so muchGTA OnlineDLC. In the time it takes Rockstar to release the medieval game and begin or finish developingGTA 6,GTA Onlineplayers may be playing the game much less and may be ready to buy a new one. It’s not confirmed if that is what’s happening, but it does seem thatGTA 6isn’t happening soon.
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