GTA VI will be set in Vice City. (Image: Rockstar/News18)
Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Rockstar, may have revealed the launch time frame for the highly anticipated next installment in the monumental Grand Theft Auto franchise, GTA 6. The game could potentially launch as early as next year.
Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Rockstar, may have revealed the launch time frame for the highly anticipated next installment in the monumental Grand Theft Auto franchise, GTA 6. The game could potentially launch as early as next year.
The revelation comes soon after Take-Two released its annual earnings report through a press release. In the report, the company has forecast its earnings for the upcoming 2025 (April 2024) financial year.
As seen by IGN, Take-Two’s press release stated that the company would “start a new era launching several groundbreaking titles that we believe will set new standards in our industry” and that That would help the company “achieve more than $8 billion.” Over $1 billion in net bookings and in adjusted unrestricted operating cash flow.
Given that it may have brought in $5.3 billion during the last fiscal year, the task of reaching the $8 billion mark rests heavily on the Grand Theft Auto series. Therefore, analysts speculate that Take-Two’s predicament may stem from its reliance on the highly anticipated GTA 6, which the publisher has already announced.
GTA V, upon its release, brought in $1 billion in revenue within just 24 hours, and has since sold over 180 million copies, cementing its position as the most successful video game in history.
Furthermore, GTA Online, its online counterpart, continues to be a cash cow for the publisher. Additionally, Rockstar has released games on next-generation (now current-gen) consoles, including the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
While GTA 6’s launch next year remains uncertain, it’s worth noting that key gameplay details of the title were leaked last year, confirming its setting as Vice City (a fictional video game rendition of Miami). and features two playable characters, both male and female. At the time, Rockstar denounced the leak as an ’emotional’ matter for the studio, assuring fans that the development process remained unaffected by the incident.
