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[nush]

Is this the "Oh shit we better take all the woke crap out" delay?

 

[Paasei]

Don’t really care. GTA is fun, but it’s been a while since R* games been truly amazing gameplay wise. They sure as hell can write and make it look good, but where it truly matters they’ve been lacking.

 

[Toons]

Is this the "Oh shit we better take all the woke crap out" delay?

Yall would be so lucky

This game could open with a drag queen dry humping frankie grande while rainbow fireworks go off behind them and its still gonna sell 20 million copies first 6 months

 

[Rentahamster]

Why do these companies even bother setting a release date anymore.

 

[Sephimoth]

That can't be right, because that would mean a 13 year gap between GTA 5 and 6

 

[PeteBull]

Yall would be so lucky

This game could open with a drag queen dry humping frankie grande while rainbow fireworks go off behind them and its still gonna sell 20 million copies first 6 months

That would be well below expectations, supposedly game has 1b usd budget so i would think it will sell 40-50m in launch window unless ppl get offput by something in the trailers(massive downgrade in visuals or/and some weird purple settings for "modern audience" aka no1;p) otherwise game is selling 2-3x higher than top2 of that year.

 

[Södy]

Why do these companies even bother setting a release date anymore.

Did they though?

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Wouldn't mind if it's true, 2025 is stacked to high heaven.

 

[Rentahamster]

Did they though?

Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto VI, Coming 2025 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

The Investor Relations website contains information about Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s business for stockholders, potential investors, and financial analysts.

www.take2games.com

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2023-- Rockstar Games®, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto VI is coming to PlayStation® 5 computer entertainment systems and Xbox Series X|S games and entertainment systems in 2025.

 

[Roberts]

It’s possible that the new xbox will come out by then, which is good news for me, at least.

 

[Bloobs]

 

[Södy]

Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto VI, Coming 2025 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

The Investor Relations website contains information about Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s business for stockholders, potential investors, and financial analysts.

www.take2games.com

Thanks I only found reports from an internal meeting about 2025.

 

[Valedix]

Source: some random guy on twitter trying to get likes lol

 

[Physiognomonics]

Game is finished. The delay is for sweet baby inc to ruin it.

And that's not even far fetched.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Just wait it out and go directly for the PS6 version.

 

[PeteBull]

Just wait it out and go directly for the PS6 version.

We might actually get proper 4k60 with decent rt on ps6 in holidays 2028 ;D

 

[Ozzie666]

Vice City 2 expansion please, everything was better in the 80's.

 

[Xtib81]

I mean, would people really be surprised ? Every single GTA game has been delayed since at least San Andreas. If it Comes out in 2026, the best way to play this game will be on next gen consoles^^

 

[Tomi]

Bad news, but we will get new trailer because od delay so prepare to be BLOWN AWAY!!!

 

[Stafford]

Now this Michael guy on Twitter, LegacyKillah said we should never doubt him because apparently he's been saying this for a while now.

You don't have to be Einstein to to realize a second delay can easily happen. I just wish Rockstar had waited with revealing it, but here we are.

 

[ProtoByte]

If this is the case, it begs the question: Why?

I get game development times are longer now. But let's put this in perspective:

GTA6 has been Rockstar's sole purpose since soon after Red Dead Redemption 2 in late 2018. 6 years ago.
They have the most profitable entertainment product of all time in GTA5 and TakeTwo continues to take away hundreds of millions from that game alone as they have for the past 9-10.
We already know that this game is breaking the record for the production budget. Rumors put the total cost at 1 billion, marketing surely included. Inflation's been nuts, but prices haven't quintupled or even doubled since GTA5's <250 million total.
No doubt, thousands upon thousands of developers have already touched this game. You can guarantee that Sony and Microsoft are at Rockstar's beck and call for support like they would be for their most key first party studios.

From what has been leaked so far, do we really expect GTA6 to be a quantum leap over 5 to the degree that it probably should be given all of this investment? And for that investment to stretch into 2026?? I highly doubt it.

 

[ChoosableOne]

If true, it will significantly reduce PS5 Pro sales.

 

[Stu_Hart]

Better to delay than released an unfinished crap day 1.

 

[Hrk69]

Vice City 2 expansion please, everything was better in the 80's.

The game isn't even out and you already asking for a fucking expansion?

 

[Cyberpunkd]

This would be a bummer man. That game is going to give the direction of the industry for years to come… one way or another.

Yes, everyone will be charging $10 extra for no reason then wonder why their releases are failing.

 

[Bernardougf]

I dont have any faith this massive game releases bug free and without perfomance issues .. so 2026 .. I usually wait 1 year so they can ironout all the bugs and ajust perfomance.. so 2027... yeah.. Im playing this thing on my 2028 Ps6 at stable good 60fps mode ..

 

[Bernardougf]

Is this the "Oh shit we better take all the woke crap out" delay?

Imagine taking 8 yesrs to make a game and in the 6th year of dev time you realize that the social trope you had build is now cancer to your game ... time to rework some shit.

Its fun to joke and imagine but at the same time would be entirely possible, IF this people had introspection, which they usually dont.

 

[Calverz]

Next box launch title.

 

[Goalus]

So it will roughly coincide with the launch of the next Xbox?
Sounds good.

 

[SJRB]

The Rockstar dev working on this game for 12 years, hearing he has another two years to go:

 

[Elios83]

Hopefully it's not true, if it is we'll see reports from Schreier and others.
With one year of development left another small delay is possible though.

 

[DavidGzz]

Make it a next gen launch title. It's going to be sad on the current consoles anyway lmao! Weak afff

 

[Luipadre]

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

I don't trust any "insider" but there are hints, like Rockstar bosses asking people to get their asses back to the office.

This game might become The One flop to rule them all.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Wouldn't mind if it's true, 2025 is stacked to high heaven.

 

[Mr Moose]

PC is planned for around 12 - 18 months after the console launch.

Why would the gap be so big if it's planned?

 

[ultrazilla]

LMAO.

Called this back in May of this year:

GTA 6 in 2026

Rockstar might as well just delay this until Holiday(November, December) 2026.

 

[Synless]

I can not state how much I miss getting 2-3 mainline titles/sequels in a single gen. Now we can’t even get a single new GTA in 11 years.

I honestly think it’s pathetic, but I’m sure someone here will defend it.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Uncle Phil got to them… Mid 2026 sounds right about the same time the nextbox is released.

Rockstar would love to have ps5 Pro and a nextbox sku for release window allowing them to get mad cash and not tipping the console scales too much.

Team green would sure love their nextbox launch to align with GTA

But I have been saying this for about a year now

 

[Hookshot]

No way this is true. Sony are rushing their Pro out before Christmas to get sales that capitalize on this game. If it's not coming out what will people be playing? Last of us remake deluxe?

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[poppabk]

Uncle Phil got to them… Mid 2026 sounds right about the same time the nextbox is released.

Rockstar would love to have ps5 Pro and a nextbox sku for release window allowing them to get mad cash and not tipping the console scales too much.

No they were probably rushing to beat the launch of the PS5Pro so they could have released a PS5Pro version separately. Knowing they missed their window they probably thought what's the rush - keep pulling in that GTA online money an extra year.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Game is finished. The delay is for sweet baby inc to ruin it.

I forgot about the purple hair wrecking crew. I don't want my favourite franchises to be sodomized.

 

[Holographicman]

Hope not, some gameplay fotage would help if that's the case

 

[nightmare-slain]

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[dead monkey uk]

Game is finished. The delay is for sweet baby inc to ruin it.

My source said it's not delayed due to heaven 17 holding out for more money!

 

[Little Chicken]

Just in time for the next gen Xbox

 

[DragonNCM]

We might actually get proper 4k60 with decent rt on ps6 in holidays 2028 ;D

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

The game will be delayed almost for sure. I can imagine it coming out in late 2026 tbh

 

[dragonyeuw]

Jesus Christ. I was like 35-36 for V and gonna be knocking on 50 when VI launches. Will I even be alive for VII?!!