Keen to know extra about GTA 6? Well, you’re not the one one. The a lot-anticipated subsequent installment within the Grand Theft Auto franchise might not have been formally introduced by developer Rockstar Games but however followers are excited and speculating.
While pleasure over a sport that hasn’t been formally introduced but might sound a little bit untimely or optimistic ,Grand Theft Auto 6 is not merely a pipe dream. A report by Kotaku claims {that a} "new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series" was within the early phases of its improvement again in April 2020, resulting in hypothesis that this might be GTA 6. However, given latest stories counsel the sport might be taking a look at a 2024/5 launch date, it is in all probability going to be a while earlier than we study extra.
Aside from these stories, it simply is sensible that there can be one other entry within the lengthy-working series—GTA 5 continues to be a roaring success and is about to obtain an expanded and enhanced version subsequent 12 months. This isn't a franchise that’s in decline.
Still, with Rockstar Games and its father or mother firm Take-Two resolutely maintaining quiet on the subject of a possible Grand Theft Auto 6, there are subsequent to no stable particulars on the market - however there are a lot of rumors to dissect. Read on for all the most important GTA 6 news and rumors so far.
GTA 6: reduce to the chase
- What is GTA 6? The rumored subsequent entry within the Grand Theft Auto series
- When is GTA 6 popping out? That’s the web’s largest thriller (however seemingly not quickly)
- What platforms will GTA 6 launch on? TBC however seemingly Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC
- Where will GTA 6 be set? TBC, however there's loads of rumors (scroll down for extra)
GTA 6 launch date: when is GTA 6 popping out?
So when is GTA 6 popping out? Unfortunately, the brand new GTA 6 hasn't even been formally introduced, by no means thoughts given a launch date. That signifies that there's not a lot to go on from developer Rockstar Games about Grand Theft Auto 6 in the intervening time, but it surely does not imply that we have not acquired a tough concept of when we can anticipate to get our arms on the brand new GTA.
It appears that it is nonetheless early days for Grand Theft Auto 6, with a Kotaku report claiming that GTA 6, or no less than "a new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series," was in early improvement as of April 2020.
However, whereas the Kotaku report did not give us an concept of when GTA 6 will launch, writer Take-Two Interactive's advertising finances might have given us our most stable GTA 6 launch date trace. As reported by VentureBeat, Take-Two's 10-Ok SEC submitting (which lays out monetary plans for the following 5 years) reveals that the corporate expects to spend $89 million on advertising between April 2023, and the top of March 2024 - that is an enormous spike and, because the report factors out, greater than half the advertising finances anticipated for every other fiscal 12 months over the following decade.
This led business analyst Jeff Cohen to foretell that this spike is as a result of GTA 6 is anticipated to launch inside this era. In a observe to traders, included in VentureBeat's report, Cohen identified that earlier advertising budgets have predicted the releases of different huge releases from Take-Two Interactive, together with Red Dead Redemption 2. If this prediction is right then we would anticipate to see GTA 6 launch someday between April 2023 and March 2024. Originally this spike was anticipated to happen within the fiscal 12 months 2023, nevertheless, it has been pushed again to 2024. If it is GTA 6 that has prompted this spike, this could counsel {that a} delay has occurred.
This 2024 spike virtually strains up with leaker Tom Henderson's GTA 6 launch date prediction. The notable leaker, who's primarily recognized for his (largely) correct leaks on Battlefield and Call of Duty, posted a video sharing a bunch of alleged GTA 6 particulars. In the video, Henderson predicts that GTA 6 is not going to launch till between 2024 and 2025, primarily based on his sources.
There are just a few causes for this, in response to Henderson. The largest is that apparently, Rockstar Games has been focusing closely on "employee wellbeing" for the previous 15 to 16 months, with the developer aiming to keep away from crunch tradition. Rockstar reportedly would not need to announce the sport till it is assured that it'll hit its launch date, with an purpose to keep away from any delays, however desires to do so with out making staff work extraordinarily lengthy hours to satisfy a deadline.
In addition, Henderson claims that GTA 6 will solely launch on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. Given the present PS5 and Xbox Series X shortages, Rockstar Games is outwardly ready till there's a "big enough market" for these consoles - in different phrases, till nearly all of gamers can really get their arms on them.
The third key motive Henderson gave for this predicted 2024/2025 launch date is the recognition of GTA 5, claiming that Rockstar would seemingly not need to launch GTA 6 whereas its predecessor remains to be so profitable.
Henderson's prediction has since been corroborated by Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, who mentioned that Henderson's claims "matches up with what I’ve heard".
While a 2024/2025 launch date for Grand Theft Auto 6 is additional away than we would have hoped, it does make sense when these components are taken into consideration. It's price noting that Henderson did caveat that he's "not known for GTA 6 leaks" and that viewers ought to take these rumors will a grain of salt
We had been hoping to listen to one thing stable about Grand Theft Auto 6 with the discharge of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, and then once more at E3 2021, however at the moment, Rockstar appears to be specializing in the expanded and enhanced model of GTA 5 coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X as an alternative of a sequel - which might additionally push a launch date again, particularly given it has been delayed from 2021 to 2023.
Again, it is price noting that GTA 6 hasn't been confirmed by Rockstar to even be in improvement, so we can solely speculate concerning the launch date. With all this in thoughts -and the tight-lipped nature of Rockstar - we in all probability should not anticipate to get our arms on GTA 6 any time quickly, nor do we anticipate an announcement for some time but.
GTA 6 trailer: when can I watch one?
The factor about Rockstar Games is that it’s an extremely secretive developer. No GTA 6 trailer is getting out of that studio until somebody critically screws up.
Just take a look at what Rockstar did with each GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2. It teased an announcement just a few days earlier than dropping the primary trailer for both sport.
If there’s a Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, you’ll know about it as a result of the web will explode – and we'll allow you to know too, after all. But we're not anticipating one anytime quickly.
It's seemingly we will see Rockstar following the identical sample as with earlier video games, publishing a teaser just a few days forward of a full announcement trailer.
GTA 6 map: the place and when will GTA 6 be set?
So what concerning the GTA 6 map? There's a plethora of rumors floating round suggesting quite a lot of settings for Grand Theft Auto 6 - making it exhausting to nail down which we will really see within the closing sport. Although there haven’t been any concrete stories as but, each on-line titbit and juicy gossip morsel is pointing in the direction of GTA 6’s map being completely large. We’re even not speaking metropolis-measurement large, we’re speaking doubtlessly the whole thing of the United States large.
One of the most important Grand Theft Auto 6 setting rumors has come from YouTube channel The Know, which claimed that GTA 6 is being developed underneath the code identify Project Americas. The motive for this code identify is outwardly as a result of gamers will be capable of fly between the US and South America within the sport, although nearly all of the motion will happen within the former. This together with the supply's assertion that the sport will largely be set in Vice City (the Rockstar model of Miami) suggests there might be a concentrate on drug-working which might draw on the recognition of reveals and films like Narcos and Tom Cruise's Made in America. Particularly if Rockstar holds on to that 80s setting.
Another, now deleted, put up on Reddit appeared to corroborate a few of the claims in The Know Report. According to the Reddit poster behind the leak, the sport, often known as Project Americas, has been in manufacturing since 2015, although it was positioned on ice whereas Red Dead Redemption 2 was the main focus. The put up claimed that GTA 6 might be expansive, set throughout a number of many years (the Nineteen Seventies to Nineteen Eighties) and places (one among which is Vice City, one other Liberty City and one other is a fictional metropolis primarily based on Rio de Janeiro).
The sport will apparently take care of one playable protagonist named Ricardo and play by their story as a rising drug lord with heavy inspiration from Netflix's Narcos series. The story will allegedly be informed by chapters, with a heavy emphasis on the visuals of adjustments in time because the story progresses. While there is no estimated launch date given, the put up says that the plan is to launch the sport for the following era solely (a declare that a number of stories have corroborated).
While it is unlikely that the entire report is true (even the poster says that the sport's pre-alpha standing means issues are more likely to change) that is to not say some components are unattainable.
Following these rumors, since early 2020, a series of 'leaked' photos have been rising on-line that allegedly reveal sections of the general GTA 6 map - and line up with the Project Americas rumor. So far there have been 4 map leaks in whole, every showing to indicate a unique part of the general map. Fans have speculated about what every part of the map could also be with places rumored together with Rio De Janeiro, the Everglades and Colombia.
However, leaker Tom Henderson claims that, whereas Vice City might be coming to GTA 6 in some capability, because the Project Americas rumor claims, that the map is not as huge as earlier rumors declare.
In addition, Henderson claims that GTA 6 will not be set be within the 80s or 90s, however as an alternative can have a contemporary setting. This is outwardly to permit the bottom sport to "fit" with GTA Online, with builders wanting "as much freedom as possible to release as many DLCs as possible".
Another, barely much less plausible, rumor posted anonymously on Pastebin - which has since been eliminated (through Comic Book) - claimed that GTA 6 will permit gamers to journey between a number of huge cities, together with Liberty City and Vice City. The poster additionally claimed you begin off as a small-time drug runner earlier than becoming a member of an notorious gang and kicking it with the large canine.
The nameless poster additionally claimed GTA 6 will function each main cities together with an enormous stretch of highways and Blaine County-like countryside in the midst of all of it.
While location rumors appear to be leaking in abundance, the nameless Pastebin put up was backed up by evaluate on Glassdoor by a Rockstar Games QA tester, which has since been eliminated (through Dexerto). The put up left a cryptic message that seen the primary letter of every sentence spelling out 'GTA6LSVCLC'. This could also be pointing to the potential places of Grand Theft Auto 6: Los Santos, Vice City, and Liberty City.
Wonder what these places would appear like collectively as an precise map? Graphic designer ActualityDesignal posted an idea picture on GTA Forums, displaying what this map might doubtlessly appear like. Check it out under:
There was additionally a rumor that GTA 6 can be set in London, which began with a remark from Rockstar Games’ co-founder Dan Houser from an interview with Polygon again in September 2013:
“At the moment, it feels like GTA’s DNA is contemporary-ish, American-ish, English-speaking-ish, because that’s what it has been… But that doesn’t necessarily limit it to those, that’s just what we’ve done so far.”
However, Houser then shot down a London setting in an interview with The Guardian later that month.
Flying within the face of many of those rumors, a report by Christian Today claims that GTA 6 can have a futuristic setting. The Christian Today report additionally alleges that there may even be time journey concerned within the subsequent GTA title.
For what it is price, we suppose this could in all probability plant it a bit too near Saint's Row, which is already extremely just like Grand Theft Auto and that is in all probability one thing Rockstar can be eager to keep away from.
For our cash, we suppose a return to Vice City in some kind is on the playing cards, which might tie into the rumors talked about above. But, outdoors of that, the place precisely GTA 6 might be set nonetheless stays a thriller for now.
GTA 6 news and rumors: what do we know so far?
Below we've collected all the newest leaks and rumors that trace at when GTA 6 is likely to be launched – and what we can anticipate from the brand new sport. As at all times, take these particulars with an enormous pinch of salt – some are previous, some are from now-deleted sources and others may simply be eager followers getting carried away.
GTA 5 Enhanced Edition delayed
Rockstar’s GTA 5 Enhanced Edition has been delayed to March 2023. The announcement was made through the PlayStation Showcase 2021 and means the sport received’t hit its authentic launch date of November 11, 2021. A motive for the delay hasn’t been given however followers are involved that this delay might imply that GTA 6 is even additional off than we might have ever imagined.
GTA 6 is already rumored to be launched no sooner than 2024/2025, and it is logical to suppose that GTA 5's delay will solely push it again. We can solely hope that is not the case.
Instagram sparks one other Vice City rumor
Vice City setting rumors are selecting up as soon as once more after a latest Instagram put up made by a Rockstar worker. The put up (through GamesRadar) was made by soundtrack supervisor and music supervisor Tony Mesones. Mesones has labored at Rockstar for round a decade and has offered music for a variety of titles together with GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2. His Instagram put up reveals Miami's South Beach and is captioned “who said it would be cold???”
As many have identified, this might merely be keen followers studying far an excessive amount of into a vacation photograph, although others have famous that Mesones tagged Rockstar Games within the put up suggesting it might be a piece-associated journey.
Mesones’ put up isn’t actually proof of something, although Miami does line up with earlier stories that the sport will go to Vice City in some capability, the Grand Theft Auto positioned closely influenced by Miami. Given stories that the sport might have a tough launch window of 2025, we’ll seemingly be ready fairly a very long time earlier than we discover out if that is only a vacation snap or one thing extra.
Vice City map and actions 'leak' - not going
Rumors all level to Vice City enjoying a task in GTA 6 in some capability, however a leak claims to indicate a glimpse of the Vice City map together with a few of the actions gamers can partake in together with bowling.
The video reveals a shakey take a look at a display allegedly displaying the map and is more likely to be faux, with notable leaker Tom Henderson even stating that he "wouldn't expect any leaks like this for a couple of years".
2025 launch date trying seemingly
GTA 6 is more likely to launch throughout 2025, in response to a number of sources. Tom Henderson was the primary to counsel {that a} 2025 launch date was on the playing cards, and his claims have been corroborated by Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, who mentioned that "Everything Tom Henderson has said about the game matches up with that I've heard" on Twitter, including that the sport is "still in early development".
Multiple playable characters, an evolving GTA Online map and extra
Notable leaker Tom Henderson, who's primarily recognized for his (largely) correct leaks on Battlefield and Call of Duty, not too long ago posted a video sharing a bunch of alleged GTA 6 particulars.
In addition to a 2024/2025 launch date prediction and claims of a contemporary setting, Henderson additionally shared another alleged particulars on GTA 6 that he has picked up from his sources.
The leaker claims that GTA 6 will take the identical method to GTA 5 and function "multiple playable characters", together with one feminine character who is about to be the "bright one", with a concentrate on expertise and hacking.
But it isn't simply GTA 6 that Henderson shared particulars on. The leaker claims that GTA Online, accompanying GTA 6's launch, will function an evolving map that would change every time new GTA 6 DLC is launched. Henderson in contrast this map to that of Fortnite's and additionally claimed that GTA 6's launch will see additions made to the "default" GTA Online map, together with new areas and an growth to the map.
It's price noting that Henderson did caveat that he's "not known for GTA 6 leaks" and that viewers ought to take these rumors will a grain of salt, as his sources could also be "less reliable" than these of his Call of Duty and Battlefield leaks.
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An in-sport reveal?
Though GTA 6 wasn’t unveiled throughout E3 2021, a latest job itemizing has fuelled present rumors that it is going to be revealed throughout a GTA Online occasion, an method video games like Call of Duty have had success with previously.
Building on earlier rumors that Rockstar would use GTA Online updates to market GTA 6, this latest Rockstar job itemizing (through GameRant) for a Live Operations Coordinator reveals that the developer in search of somebody to “be responsible for executing all in-game marketing campaigns for Red Dead Online and Grand Theft Auto Online. This is a full-time, permanent position based in our Soho, Manhattan studio.”
This ought to, after all, be taken with a pinch of salt as neither Rockstar nor Take-Two have mentioned something about any plans to disclose GTA 6 within the GTA Online world and having a Live Operations Coordinator isn't any assure of this occurring.
GTA 6 might reward you in cryptocurrency as an alternative of money
Tom Henderson, a nicely-recognized Call of Duty and Battlefield leaker, claimed on Twitter that he is not too long ago heard that a few of GTA 6's missions will reward gamers in in-sport funds of bitcoin reasonably than money.
According to Henderson, bitcoin would not change money as in-sport foreign money, however as an alternative would sit alongside it. Henderson claims that the inventory market will make a return in GTA 6, with the addition of a dealer for various cryptocurrencies.
These bitcoin funds apparently be rewarded for each mission however as an alternative might be rewarded by extra excessive-profile characters who need to transfer excessive quantities of "untraceable cash and fast".
This in-sport foreign money will apparently not be known as bitcoin, however will nonetheless be a type of cryptocurrency.
I heard not too long ago that in GTA 6, some missions will reward you in bitcoin as an alternative of money for finishing some missions. The inventory market function will return, with the addition of a dealer for various cryptocurrencies. If GTA 6 incorporates this proper, it is big for crypto.June 3, 2021
GTA 6 Florida and Cuba setting rumor has been debunked
Another main GTA 6 rumor has been debunked. The rumor initially appeared on a put up on The Medium, by a poster known as Tim McDowell who wrote a 'deep dive' on the (confirmed to be correct) rumors round Red Dead Redemption 2. The piece additionally included photos from 4Chan with apparently 'leaked' particulars about GTA 6. These particulars claimed the sport can be set in Cuba and Florida, and echoed leaker Tom Henderson's claims the following GTA can have a feminine protagonist.
But, after a suspicious fan (ADropInTheOcean) on the GTA boards did some digging, they discovered that the put up was stuffed with false info and the photographs had been photoshopped. Essentially, the entire article has been a troll. Seemingly realizing they'd been discovered, McDowell has since up to date The Medium article to a meme.
Speculation addressed by Take-Two Interactive
Unfortunately, Rockstar Games' father or mother firm, Take-Two Interactive, is remaining tight-lipped concerning the prospect of GTA 6 and when we might get our arms on it.
When requested by an keen investor about GTA, through the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference final week (through Comic Book), Take-Two's CEO, Strauss Zelnick reiterated that GTA 6 hasn't been confirmed and that he would not be the one to spill the beans on it.
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This lines up with a 2020 GQ interview with Rockstar’s Tarek Hamad and Scott Butchard. When asked if Rockstar will continue to tell single-player stories even as Online continues, Hamad replied “Absolutely” and Butchard intimated that it could even become more a part of the Online experience, saying “I think you can see that with Online and I think going forward we’re going to inject more of that single-player element in there.”
Job listing pointing to a possible trailer?
It seems unlikely There has been some excitement in the GTA 6 community after a job posting for a “Cinematic Gameplay Capture Artist” was spotted at Rockstar (via ScreenRant). The description of the role notes that the person would be responsible for shooting the in-game footage that's used for putting together digital and TV advertising campaigns, which has led some to wonder if a GTA 6 trailer could be on the horizon.
With this one, we think it’s probably best to lower expectations. Given there’s a GTA 5 port coming to the latest generation of consoles, it seems more likely that this job will have something to do with the marketing campaign around that launch later this year rather than anything to do with the still-technically-unannounced GTA 6.
New patent suggests smarter NPCs
A new patent filed by Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two could point to GTA 6 having improved AI for its NPCs. The patent attempts to trademark a “system and method for virtual navigation in a gaming environment“ and was filed by the publisher in October 2020.
The main focus of the patent is on the ways NPCs move around and react to environments, with a particular emphasis on driving NPCs, highlighting that the conventional systems only have “limited resources” when it comes to automating NPCs. The tech in the patent would make it possible to create “a realistic virtual world that is not limited by hardware or software limitations.”
It might, for example, see NPCs have different driver profiles for more realistic and natural behavior, meaning speed limits could be dynamically adhered to, and non-moving objects, such as street lights or car crashes, could be recognized and responded to accordingly. Driving NPCs might also dynamically react to things like traffic jams or high-speed chases and find another route around the game map.
The patent also takes into consideration more general driving skills, like a better understanding of vehicle handling when moving at top speed, and braking times, for an overall more realistic on-the-road experience.
Of course, it should be noted that the patent was filed by Take-Two and therefore isn’t necessarily about GTA 6 - it could be about any of the publisher’s games. However, one promising sign that it relates to the GTA franchise is that the system’s inventors are David Hynd and Simon Parr who work at Rockstar in the roles of associate director of technology and lead AI programmer.
As with any patent, there's no guarantee that it'll be applied in a final product, but it does seem likely that this system was created with Grand Theft Auto 6, or at least Grand Theft Auto Online, in mind.
Former insider reality check
Those who are hoping to get their hands on Grand Theft Auto 6 sometime soon may be disappointed by a recent tweet from former Rockstar insider Yan2295. Dismissing rumors that the game might be coming soon, they tweeted to say that while the game “is being developed”, it’s “not coming soon”. Nor do they have any idea when it will be announced or released. Even though we should always take statements that don’t come from Rockstar itself with a pinch of salt, this one does at least seem fairly realistic, if extremely vague, as it doesn’t certainly doesn't look like Grand Theft Auto 6 is going to be coming anytime soon.
Yes GTA 6 is being developped. No it isn't coming quickly. No I do not know when it is gonna be introduced or launched. You can cease asking now.January 2, 2021
GTA Online update has fans looking for clues
A recent teaser posted by Rockstar for the new GTA Online update has kicked up some GTA 6 rumors.
In the teaser, fans spotted a set of GPS coordinates which, when entered into Google Maps, lead to a dirt road in Virginia. This might seem like nothing but some fans think that the road is shaped like the Roman numeral for 6, “VI”, and is, therefore, a direct reference to Grand Theft Auto 6 by Rockstar. It seems like a stretch and Rockstar hasn't said anything either way, but it’s a clear sign that fans are hungry for GTA 6 news.
When I searched this location on Map , it showed a place in North America and the roads direction were in the shape of VI ..... #GTAVI #GTA6 #GTAOnline pic.twitter.com/5rlyW8RFo1November 20, 2020
GTA 6 and Vice City Online domains updated
It doesn't take much for GTA 6 rumors to take off so Take-Two Interactive renewing a couple of relevant domain names will certainly do it. A user of Reddit (via GamesRadar) pointed out in August 2020 that the publishing parent of Rockstar renewed its ownership of the domain names gtavicecityonline and gtavi.
It's worth bearing in mind that companies often claim domain names related to their products even when they have no intention of ever using them, so we shouldn't take this too much to heart. We won't know anything for sure until Rockstar starts making some official announcements.
GTA 5 Online's continued success won't necessarily stop GTA 6
GTA 5 Online has been a huge success for a while now and naturally, this has left some wondering if that success could hold up any potential GTA 6 release. According to GamesIndustry.biz, in May 2020 Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick was asked in an interview at the Bernstein Annual Strategic Decisions Conference if the publisher would "suppose twice" about launching a new game when the live service game is still performing well.
Zelnick could not be persuaded to comment on release plans for a game that hasn't been announced. However, he did touch on a time Take-Two has faced a similar dilemma with NBA 2K Online.
According to Zelnick, Take-Two had NBA 2K Online in China and it was performing well but when it came time to update the game and they released NBA 2K Online 2 "it turned out to be a large hit". Take-Two found that "the viewers was nonetheless secure and rising for NBA 2K Online itself, the primary title. So we saved them each up and they're each as much as this present day.“
According to GamesIndustry.biz, Zelnick went on to say “Any time you take a look at a enterprise and you're taking the place, 'This is nice, it is the present that retains on giving. I'm simply going to keep it up and I'm not going to fret about innovating as a result of everybody loves what we have,' you might be simply moments away from being destroyed by your rivals," adding “I am not remotely worried about being in a position that we have a great line of live services and a new release and that there's somehow maybe some internal competition. That to me is the definition of a high-class problem.”
Although Zelnick was not commenting on GTA 6 directly, his comments do suggest that GTA 5 Online's success wouldn't necessarily stop Take-Two moving forward with a new instalment in the series.
The next step for GTA could be VR
GTA in VR? It could be on the cards if a posting on LinkedIn from an Australian development studio is anything to go by. In the post, Video Games Deluxe shared that it's "now gearing up for a brand new undertaking, a AAA open-world title in VR for Rockstar. 2020 marks our seventh 12 months of working solely for Rockstar in Sydney and we are excited to taking up this groundbreaking undertaking."
The studio has history with Rockstar, having worked on the VR adaption of L.A. Noire for PC and PSVR so this doesn't seem unlikely.
The question is what game will be getting the VR treatment. We can say right away we don't think it's likely that GTA 6 will be coming out of the gates in VR. An older title seems more likely and GTA 5 is the lead contender.
The game seems to be perpetually popular and an expanded and enhanced version has already been confirmed for PS5, which could mean PSVR 2 involvement.
The good news for GTA 6 hopefuls is that this project is with an entirely different studio so if GTA 6 is in development, this VR project isn't likely to derail anything.