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Grand Theft Auto 6has been in development for nearly a decade at this point, according to some newly leaked information which also mentions not one but twoBullygames. This bit of unofficial insight into Rockstar’s past and present projects arrives mere days afterTake-Two’s financial report hinted at a possible release window forGTA 6.
While Rockstar’s development cycles have gotten exceedingly long over the years, the company has never been one to rest on its laurels when it comes toGrand Theft Autogames.GTA 5hence started development circa 2008, not long after the fourth numbered entry in the series released. Similarly, the pre-production onGTA 4began in November 2004, just asGTA: San Andreashit the market.
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GTA 6has apparently followed a similar pattern, as suggested by a recently spotted LinkedIn profile of former Rockstar Research Video Editor Jon Young. The industry veteran revealed that he worked onGrand Theft Auto 6over a three-year period ending in 2018, when he left the company after a 13-year stint. That tidbit indicates that the upcoming game started development no later than 2015, possibly around spring, when Rockstar released the highly coveted PC port ofGTA 5.
Young also wrote that he was involved in the development of twoBullysequels in 2008. The fact thatBully 2was once in the works and subsequently canceledis widely known nowadays, but the ex-Rockstar staffer is the first person to ever suggested thatBully 3was also on the cards once upon a time.
Seeing how Young’s job description at Rockstar revolved around producing “internal journalism” and handling location shoots used to inform and support the work of other departments, it would appear that the video editor was involved in the company’s projects from their earliest stages of pre-production. And though there’s no indication thatBully 3ever left that development phase,Bully 2was allegedly well underway by the time it was canceled circa 2010, with past insider reports suggesting that Rockstar New England managed to complete at least six hours of playable content before the project was scraped.
As for the nextGrand Theft Autoinstallment, this newly unearthed insight seemingly confirms thatGTA 6has already been in development for almost twice as long as its predecessor. The wait for the much-anticipated game could now finally be nearing its end, as one credibleleaker recently claimed thatGTA 6is targeting a holiday 2024 release.
Grand Theft Auto 6is in development.
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