GTA 6 release expected after April 2025 and will be "positive" for the industry, Ubisoft says

Employees at Rockstar have been asked to return to the office five days a week, now that GTA 6 enters its final year of development.

Rockstar Games has reportedly requested that employees return to the office full-time as it approaches the final stages of development on Grand Theft Auto 6.

GTA 6 has become one of the most highly anticipated video games in the history of the industry. The hype started when 80 gameplay videos of the game were leaked online. Thereafter, at the end of 2023, Rockstar Games released the first GTA 6 trailer, showcasing the potential gameplay, open-world, mechanics, characters and more. This has only added fuel to the fire. In the midst of the much-anticipated game, a new rumour has emerged revealing some concerning details about the GTA 6 file size. Its shocking size has drawn the attention of the gaming community and some have criticised this development, while others are seemingly comfortable with it.

Rockstar Games is gearing up for the launch of its next big game in 2025. Grand Theft Auto 6 or GTA 6 is an upcoming open-world action-adventure video game and a sequel to 2013's GTA 5. The GTA 6 trailer premiered last year and broke the record for most views in 24 hours for a non-music video. While it gave us the first glimpse into the world of GTA 6, there's not much information about what could the game offer. That said, leaks and rumours suggest several groundbreaking features in line. Here's everything we know about GTA 6 so far.

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Every week, a new GTA 6 leak surfaces revealing exciting details about it. The next Grand Theft Auto game, which is confirmed to be released in 2025, will likely debut with groundbreaking features that take the gameplay experience to the next level. With the GTA 6 trailer, we've already seen the likely open-world, characters, locations and some gameplay elements. One of the more interesting leaks suggests at the possibility of smarter NPCs in GTA 6 which harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI).

Fans can’t wait to get their hands on Grand Theft Auto VI. We’ve been waiting for the next installment for years, and expectations are high. After Grand Theft Auto V, the Rockstar Games developers put more effort into supporting the game after its release. The online component is still enjoyed by gamers worldwide, with new content to keep them logging in regularly. But Rockstar Games finally pulled back the veil of their next installment in December last year. 

GTA 6 release date: Earlier this month, the GTA 6 release date was tipped when Rockstar Games had its annual earnings conference call. During the meeting, Take-Two Interactive representatives discussed the roadmap for the upcoming fiscal years in terms of revenue and profit. It also shed light on the possible GTA 6 release date. Fans have been awaiting any news on Rockstar's sequel to GTA 5 and the arrival of the GTA 6 trailer last year has only added fuel to the fire. Now, a recent report suggests that the GTA 6 release date could be pushed back. Know when it could come out.

Rockstar Games, the renowned developer behind the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) series, has kept fans eagerly waiting for the release of GTA 6, which is slated for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Although the company has hinted at a 2025 release, an official date remains undisclosed, fueling speculation among enthusiasts. Recently, analysts at Wedbush Securities introduced a surprising forecast, diverging from previous expectations.

I remember reading about The Grannies a while back. They're a group of game devs based in Melbourne who formed a gang (the titular Grannies) of older people in Rockstars rootin', tootin' cowboy RPG Red Dead Redemption 2 - specifically Red Dead Online. In the pursuit of fun, The Grannies, using a glitch known to a lot of the community, broke through the invisible walls in the game's wild west and into another, wilder west - a landscape nobody was really meant to see.

Upon its long-awaited announcement in December, Grand Theft Auto 6 was handed a 2025 launch window, and in its recent quarterly fiscal report, Rockstar Games’ parent company Take-Two Interactive reiterated that window, but when exactly in 2025 will the game be releasing? Judging by Take-Two’s revised bookings forecast for fiscal year 2024/25, the game might not release until at least April 2025.

Word from Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar Games, may have inadvertently narrowed down the upcoming sequel’s release window from a mere “2025.” With Grand Theft Auto 6 not slated to release until next year, plenty of fans are eager for a clearer idea of when exactly they’ll be able to get their hands on Rockstar’s next big game, and a recent financial report may have given them just that.