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The company's claim — which few are likely to argue with — was published as part of a job advertisment viewable via Rockstar's website. In it, the developer says it is seeking a lead software engineer to ensure everything goes smoothly when GTA 6 finally arrives next year.

Rockstar's lucky candidate will work with "some of the most talented people in the industry", the company said, to help develop the data platform behind the upcoming behemoth.

"With the continued growth of Grand Theft Auto Online and the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto 6, the successful candidate will lead both the evolution and operation of the data platform supporting what will be the largest game launch in history," Rockstar wrote, "ensuring it scales to deliver an exceptional experience for millions of players worldwide."

At the time of writing, the most recent version of the job ad (first spotted on social media by TheGTABase) no longer includes this paragraph, though IGN was able to view an older, archived version of the page to verify it was previously present.

Source:

Rockstar Says GTA 6 'Will Be The Largest Game Launch in History' - IGN

Rockstar has some particularly grand hopes for Grand Theft Auto 6, with the developer referring to its upcoming project as "the largest game launch in history."

www.ign.com

 

[roosnam1980]

 

[saintjules]

No doubt about it. But hopefully this game has been through the ringer in terms of optimization. What will hold it back will be bugs and bad control mechanics. Hopefully they nail those.

 

[MrJangles]

Quote me on this, gonna be the biggest flop in gaming history. They won't sell 500,000 copies.

 

[ssringo]

 

[NuclearDiarrhea]

idk, the competition will be tough with Fairgames also out next year too.

 

[SJRB]

 

[Windom Earle]

But will it be the best GTA?

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[DaleinCalgary]

shocking statement

 

[Luipadre]

*entertainment launch

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Another Fortnite, Roblox type title that will suck up the hours of an entire generation of gamers for the next decade meaning the rest of the industry has to work ever harder to drive interest into their projects.

 

[Gonzito]

Cant wait

 

[Ellis]

I don't doubt it.

Can also see why (even though it's shity) Sony aren't bothering with many first party titles right now. Why would they. They have the marketing for GTA, and it's going to sell a crazy amount of PS5s for them.

 

[Team Skoda]

I look forward to not contributing to their success.... Unless the have a dedicated fart and burp button.

 

[Lokaum D+]

 

[Metnut]

Hopefully it sells great but the online component never gets enough traction.

 

[saintjules]

But will it be the best GTA?

If it has the same feeling as GTA III did, then I'd say so. That game kept me immersed the entire way through. The Radio/soundtrack selection was pure bliss.

 

[Nintendo's Witch]

Ok

 

[Roman Empire]

Actually, this is true. GTA is just too big of a phenomenon, you like it or not. I'm not excited at all by it, but it'll be the biggest release of gaming history for sure. If people thought Wukong sold fast, then expect 30+ million copies of GTA6 in a month. It is THAT big.

 

[GudOlRub]

Hopefully it sells great but the online component never gets enough traction.

 

[Trilobit]

Eh, I think GTA VI is overrated, the animations are lackluster and the gameplay mechanics don't excite me much. Not to mention the bugs and underwhelming sidecharacters.

I hope they fix these things with GTA VII, but that's probably like ten years into the future.

 

[Toots]

Give me GTA VI in may 2026 or give me death from boredom

 

[Bondo]

Its facts.

 

[Achelexus]

Gonna get less players than Silksong.

 

[FireFly]

Eh, I think GTA VI is overrated, the animations are lackluster and the gameplay mechanics don't excite me much. Not to mention the bugs and underwhelming sidecharacters.

I hope they fix these things with GTA VII, but that's probably like ten years into the future.

They definitely need to tighten up the graphics on Level 3.

 

[Deerock71]

I smell another delay.

 

[StereoVsn]

Actually, this is true. GTA is just too big of a phenomenon, you like it or not. I'm not excited at all by it, but it'll be the biggest release of gaming history for sure. If people thought Wukong sold fast, then expect 30+ million copies of GTA6 in a month. It is THAT big.

Yep, personally I only really liked Vice City and IV (with DLCs). But tens of millions will buy it in the first month alone.

 

[Danjin44]

I'm sure it will but I mostly likely ignore it like I did game like Fortnite.

 

[Dacvak]

 

[Arsic]

Quote me on this, gonna be the biggest flop in gaming history. They won't sell 500,000 copies.

Easiest avatar bet of my life. You in?

 

[NeverYouMind]

Hopefully I will be playing offline as they crash every server.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Easily the largest and won't even be close.

And it'll also be one of the top best games of all times too only rivaled by Fallout 5 and Elder Scrolls VI and a World of Warcraft 2.

 

[RCU005]

GTA V: PS3 | PS4 | PS5
GTA VI: PS5 | PS6 | PS7

 

[Grildon Tundy]

That's cool. Grildon Tundy says the same thing.

 

[The Fartist]

 

[Ribi]

No chance it beats knack 2

 

[OuterLimits]

But will it be the best GTA?

Hopefully it will be. Considering I will be 49 years old next year and will likely be in a nursing home decades from now when GTA 7 releases.

 

[semiconscious]

nice to see that rockstar's hired dr. obvious. i worry about him sometimes...

 

[Corian33]

I'll wait for the 80% off sale with all DLC included.


But for real I'll probably buy it on release. It's gonna be wild.

 

[EverydayBeast]

A delay is a good decision, GTA games hold life of 20+ years

 

[tusharngf]

Not hyped for gta. I will get the game after 2yrs of its launch. There are 100s of backlogs in my catalogue.

 

[Pimpbaa]

I hope it's good, the single player story I mean. May be a day one for me, unless I hear some bad things as it gets closer to release.

 

[AJUMP23]

First they have to release the game.