Wondering how lengthy Grand Theft Auto 6 has been in growth for? Development on the sport started “in earnest” in 2020 following the success of Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar dad or mum firm Take-Two stated in its monetary report in the present day — its first because the high-profile delay to GTA 6 from fall 2025 to May 26, 2026.
The use of the phrase “in earnest” after all suggests growth started even earlier in an early capability. It’s value noting that Red Dead Redemption 2 got here out in 2018, so we’re most likely taking a look at a complete growth time for GTA 6 of not less than eight years by the point it comes out. GTA 6’s growth value up to now is estimated to be over $1 billion, which might make it the most costly online game of all time.
For Take-Two, nevertheless, it’s all value it. In its monetary report, it stated it believes “affording Rockstar extra time for such a groundbreaking mission is a worthy funding,” and that’s as a result of GTA 6 “is now probably the most anticipated leisure property of all time.”
Take-Two pointed to “unprecedented” client anticipation, with Trailer 2’s cross-platform debut final week shattering data to turn out to be the most important video launch of all time, with over 475 million views in 24 hours. Trailer 1 had 93 million views in 24 hours on YouTube alone.
“The ambition and complexity of Grand Theft Auto VI is larger than any earlier Rockstar title, and the staff is poised to launch one other astonishing leisure expertise that can exceed gamers’ expectations,” Take-Two added.
IGN spoke with Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick forward of the corporate’s monetary outcomes to debate the GTA 6 delay, why it occurred, and to ask how assured he now could be that Rockstar will make it.
The launch of GTA 6 Trailer 2 and Rockstar’s accompanying info-dump has sparked all kinds of hypothesis about what to anticipate from what is bound to be the most important online game of all time. Some GTA followers even suppose Liberty City might find yourself in GTA 6 both at launch or as post-launch DLC.
While we wait to search out out, we’ve received loads extra on GTA 6, together with all the small print we’ve found up to now, a roundup of 70 model new screenshots, and the professional opinion on how GTA 6 will look on PS5 Pro.
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