The release of GTA 6 is planned for 2025, and the game's developer has asserted in a call discussing financial outcomes that they are committed to achieving excellence before the much-awaited open-world title is made available to the public.
In pursuit of flawlessness, "We will launch the game once we are convinced it has reached its optimal creative potential," stated Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two, replying to an investor questioning the company's timing for game releases such as GTA 6. Zelnick further assured investors of a collective commitment, highlighting that both developers and executives have a financial stake in avoiding indefinitely prolonged development.
Zelnick acknowledged the complex balance that must be struck between perfecting a product and bringing it to the market, adding that the company leans towards prioritizing perfection.
Addressing a different investor query, Zelnick observed that the eagerness for GTA 6 is evidently much more heightened when compared to GTA 5 while also noting the impressive 195 million units sold of the latter game. He cautiously refrained from making forecasts about GTA 6's expected performance but conceded that the anticipation was exceedingly high.
A 12-year interval will have elapsed by the time GTA 6 is unveiled, marking the lengthiest gap between major entries in the franchise's history, hence, the bubbling excitement for the sequel is understandable. Highlighting its popularity, Take-Two reported that the first trailer of GTA 6 amassed a staggering 93 million views within 24 hours, setting a YouTube record for the most considerable debut of any content outside of music videos.