Below is why I don't care about Rockstar Games anymore. I don't want to wait until I'm retired to play Grand theft Auto VII. And they make my favorite games of all time...
The wait between *Grand Theft Auto V*'s release on September 17, 2013, and the speculated late-2026 launch of *Grand Theft Auto VI* spans over 13 years—a lifetime in tech and innovation terms. To put that ridiculous timeline in perspective, here's a rundown of some mind-blowing accomplishments the world (and its companies) notched up in the same stretch, from shaky prototypes to world-altering realities.
SpaceX: From Experimental Landings to Routine Space Tourism
In 2013, SpaceX was still in the early days of testing controlled rocket descents, with their first partial success that September on a Falcon 9 flight. Fast-forward to 2025, and they've nailed over 450 successful landings and reflights of Falcon 9 boosters, making space launches as routine as airline flights (1–3 per week). They became the first private company to send humans to orbit in 2020 with Crew Dragon, paving the way for NASA astronauts and even private missions like Inspiration4. By mid-2025, their Starship program had racked up nine test flights, including a breakthrough ninth flight in May that pushed boundaries toward Mars colonization. Oh, and they deployed the Starlink constellation, beaming internet to remote corners of the globe for millions.
AI: From Niche Algorithms to Everyday Creativity Machines
Back in 2013, AI was mostly hype around basic machine learning for things like image recognition. By 2016, it shattered barriers with AlphaGo beating a human Go champion, kickstarting the deep learning boom. The real explosion hit in 2022–2023 with generative AI like ChatGPT, which went from zero to revolutionizing writing, coding, and art in months. By 2025, AI is mature and integrated everywhere—from voice assistants evolving into full conversational partners to corporate spending on it topping $1 trillion annually, powering everything from drug discovery to personalized education.
Electric Vehicles: Tesla's Leap from Roadster Oddity to Global Dominance
Tesla was already shipping the Model S in 2013, but EVs were a tiny niche (global sales under 200,000 that year). By 2015, they unveiled the Model X SUV; 2017 brought the mass-market Model 3, which alone sold over 2 million units by 2025. Tesla's market cap surged past $1 trillion multiple times (hitting it again in late 2024), making it the EV leader with 1.8 million vehicles delivered in 2024 alone. By 2025, average EV range hit 300+ miles, premium models topped 400, and Tesla was projecting over 2 million annual sales, while global infrastructure like 60,000+ Superchargers made road trips feasible.
Medicine and Biotech: Cures, Vaccines, and Gene Hacks
Cancer immunotherapy emerged as a top breakthrough in 2013, training the immune system to fight tumors and saving countless lives since. CRISPR gene editing, refined around 2012–2013, led to the first approved therapies by 2023 for sickle cell disease, editing faulty DNA like a molecular scalpel. Then came mRNA vaccines in 2020, developed in under a year to combat COVID-19 and prevent millions of deaths worldwide. By 2025, these techs are tackling everything from HIV prevention (via PrEP expansions) to custom cancer treatments.
In 13 years, we've gone from dial-up level AI dreams to AI composing symphonies and rockets that land themselves.
GTA 6 would need to be a mind-blowing technological achievement to justify its development length. Otherwise it's just wasted time and mismanagement.
