In a recent announcement, Take-Two Interactive announced that Grand Theft Auto 6 might be released in the next twenty months. This is a very big announcement just days after Rockstar Games announced that Red Dead Redemption will be coming to modern PlayStation and Nintendo Switch on August 17.
They hinted at this on its most recent earnings call. They have estimated that the game will mostly release in the coming two years, sometime in 2025. They have said that it might be released in March 2025.
GTA 6 is still expected to release between April 2024 – March 2025.
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says “We remain confident that we are positioning our business for a significant inflection point in fiscal 2025” pic.twitter.com/xZqort5g8b
— GTA 6 News (@GTA6Intel) August 8, 2023
This potential GTA 6 release date is based on multiple recent insider rumors, as well as Take-Two’s own financial estimates, which have consistently stated that the firm expects a significant revenue boost over the year to come. Take-Two released it as a part of their earning call on August 08 when they revealed their earnings for the first quarter of 2024.
CEO Strauss Zelnick announced it and he spoke about an inflection point in 2025 as the game will come out. Record levels of operating performance during that time are being expected by them which some industry observers read as a clue that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be released in this timeframe.
Is GTA 6 releasing in 2025?
Tt is not to say the game’s release date is set in stone, especially given analysts misinterpreted a Take-Two projection from the beginning of 2022 as an indication that GTA 6 would be available in March 2024.
The prediction is far from likely to be true. Provided, the game has yet to be announced and the publisher’s previous predilection for lengthy marketing campaigns. However, given that GTA 6 is truly planning for its release in Take-Two’s fiscal year 2025. As a result, the game will be available around the end of 2024.
Except for GTA 4, major 3D installments in the franchise have traditionally been published around October. Here, the timeline also corresponds to a recent leak from a reliable Rockstar insider. They have claimed that GTA 6 is aiming for a holiday 2024 release. Take-Two has also made an observation noting that the game may still be delayed. The reason primarily is Rockstar’s difficulties in retaining creator talent due to the essential return-to-office policy. The company implemented it following the initial onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Let’s see if it actually turns out to be true. It’s still a long time to go but the hype is definitely increasing as it is one of the most popular franchises in the world.