Following the release ofRed Dead Redemption 2back in 2018, it was assumed that developer Rockstar Games would inevitably next begin working on a new installment in theGrand Theft Autoseries. While such an announcement hasn’t yet formally occurred from Rockstar or Take-Two Interactive, a new report that has today come about confirms that a newGTAtitle is indeed on the way.
In a new article fromKotakuthat focuses on the current work culture at Rockstar, it was said that the developer’s next game is indeed that of a newGrand Theft Auto. The assumedly-titledGrand Theft Auto 6is said to still be very early into development at Rockstar, however, meaning that a release anytime soon might be out of the question.
The report does go on to state that Rockstar is reexamining how it develops games though in an effort to ease crunch at the studio. One idea that is mentioned specifically is to release a more “moderately sized” game (which in this case would beGrand Theft Auto 6) and then expand on that title over time via new content updates and added features. Whether this will be the form thatGTA6does indeed take remains to be seen, but if it does come about, then we might not have to wait another five years between Rockstar releases again as was the case withGTA5andRDR2.
More importantly, Kotaku also notes that these changes in how the developer is looking to operate have helped convince some who were planning to previously leave the studio to now stay on with the development ofGTA6. Largely, it sounds likeworking conditions at the company have improvedfollowing the launch ofRed Dead Redemption 2. “The changes have been good enough for me to stay and give them a chance but let’s see what happens down the road when the pressures of delivering a final product become reality,” said one anonymous employee in the report.
All in all, knowing that Rockstar is indeed working onGrand Theft Auto 6isn’t a shock whatsoever, but it’s nice to have some sort of confirmation. ConsideringGrand Theft Auto 5has sold over 110 million copies to date, it seemed obvious that both Rockstar and Take-Two would be eager to again try to return to that well and bring in even more, massive sales.
We likely won’t hear official word aboutGrand Theft Auto 6for quite some time, but whenever it does end up getting revealed, it’ll surely be headed to next-gen platforms in thePS5andXbox Series X. Hopefully, we don’t have to wait too long to see what Rockstar has up its sleeve with this franchise moving forward.
