GTA 6 release date, news and rumours

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GTA 6 is one of those inevitable sequels that, like the best things in life, simply require a great deal of patience. While Rockstar Games hasn't said anything about a follow-up to 2013's GTA 5, the idea that it wouldn't continue working on the best-selling entertainment franchise of all time is laughable. It's happening; it's just a case of when, where, and in what form. 

Interestingly enough, the GTA 6 Reddit community is obsessed with the idea that Rockstar will be announcing the game today, March 25, with certain pieces of evidence (updated domains, anonymous leaks) suggesting a surprise reveal could be on the cards. In fact, with the launch of next generation consoles such as the PS5 and Xbox Series X set for the tail end of 2020, we may well see GTA 6 take full advantage of the next-gen tech. 

Either way Rockstar remains tight-lipped about what we can expect from the highly-anticipated RPG for now, but there are a few rumours circulating around on the internet as well as some particularly enthusiastic theories from the GamesRadar team. To satiate your appetites in the meantime below you'll find everything we know about GTA 6, from how many playable characters it might have to potential locations, thanks to an alleged flood of information from a recent GTA 6 Project Americas leak. Get reading!

 

When will the GTA 6 release date be?

 

Long story short: if Rockstar had confirmed GTA 6 the day after Red Dead Redemption 2 came out (October 26, 2018 - put it in your diary), then based on historical delays between console GTA announcements and release, we’d be waiting around 22 months – so August 2020. 

In reality, Rockstar didn't do that, and has already said don't expect to hear anything in 2019 at all. That means that a ‘Fall’ 2020 release sounds more probable. You can see the gap between announcement and release for previous GTA console games below (we’re ignoring the handheld versions).

 

It is, of course, entirely possible Rockstar might try to minimise the window between announcement and release – but that runs contrary to everything we know about pre-release hype cycles and the drive for pre-orders. As physical stores continue to decline, however, a ‘surprise’ digital release remains a more viable, if absurdly bold, consideration.

Even if GTA 6 launched right now, that would mean a 67 month gap between GTA 5 and GTA 6. The previous biggest gap was 47 months, between The Ballad of Gay Tony and GTA 5. If the launch date was Fall 2020, which feels more likely, that gap would be nearer 83 months between GTA 5 and GTA 6 i.e. almost seven years, which is longer than an average console generation.

Gaming analyst Michael Pachter, talking to Gaming Bolt, doesn’t think we’ll see an announcement before 2020, or release until 2021. He cites the eight year gap between Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2 as precedent. 

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It would make sense to release with next gen consoles and ride the wave.




Galactic

After playing all the GTA I can not say that 6 will be something special. 5 was already boring and monotonous and pulled only due to online content. But vice city and san andreas were beautiful for their time.