Thursday, November 9th 2023
Rockstar Games to Drop Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer in December
As the end of the year is getting closer, Rockstar Games has taken to social media to express heartfelt gratitude to its global community of players. The legendary game developer and publisher is poised to celebrate a quarter-century of industry-defining work since its inception in 1998. In a move that has electrified the gaming community, Rockstar Games has announced plans to unveil the first trailer for the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise in early December, on the company's 25th anniversary. The next-generation title is rumored to be called Grand Theft Auto VI (6), following the release of GTA V. In early December, we should see the first official trailer for GTA VI, which doesn't mean that the game is coming anytime soon.
On the contrary, the trailer could serve just to start the hype cycle. Sam Houser, the co-founder and president of Rockstar Games, has posted: "We are very excited to let you know that in early December, we will release the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto. We look forward to many more years of sharing these experiences with all of you." Therefore, an official launch date has yet to be set, so the community of GTA players around the globe needs to hold their patience a bit longer.
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On the contrary, the trailer could serve just to start the hype cycle. Sam Houser, the co-founder and president of Rockstar Games, has posted: "We are very excited to let you know that in early December, we will release the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto. We look forward to many more years of sharing these experiences with all of you." Therefore, an official launch date has yet to be set, so the community of GTA players around the globe needs to hold their patience a bit longer.
29 Comments on Rockstar Games to Drop Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer in December
It takes time to make such a huge game with the latest tech, with lots of details.
The thing is GTA 5 online was just too damn profitable, why put a lot of effort and take on a lot of risk developing a new game when you have an endless profit available from the current thing?
GTA 5 was originally developed for the PS3, it was released in september 2013, more than 10 years ago! Before that, it took 4 years between San Andreas and GTA 4 and 5 years between GTA 4 and 5, but they also released expansions both for GTA4 and to the franchise in general with handheld version and such. GTA 5 saw NOTHING, not a single story expansion, just re-releases on next gen consoles all the way to the current generation and continued milking of the very profitable online mode.
I get, it's a business, but let's not try to sugar coat it with excuses.
My major concern is the huge gap, not that they are not releasing a GTA every 3 years (I am not interested in making this a CoD style schedule). Especially considering from what we have found leaked it sounds like true development on GTA VI did not start till around 2018 (At least in a serious way, based on leaks). Again, I am not making an insinuation that they are not making money hand over fist, GTA Online is so profitable still they were content to just keep things the way they are. But at the rate were going at, my child is not even 1 yet, it is likely he will not see another GTA after VI until he is in college and that is absurd to me and hurts my once high respect for Rockstar.