Whereas followers are nonetheless afraid that Grand Theft Auto 6, presumably essentially the most anticipated new sport launch ever, would possibly undergo a final minute delay, Take-Two continues to face by its present fall 2025 launch window.
“Look, there’s all the time a danger of slippage and I feel as quickly as you say phrases like ‘completely,’ you jinx issues,” the pinnacle of Rockstar Video games’ dad or mum firm Take-Two, Strauss Zelnick, instructed IGN on Thursday. “So we really feel actually good about it.”
The one official glimpse followers have had concerning the sport was its debut trailer again in December 2023 which previewed its hyper-realistic graphics, Florida-inspired open world, and the Bonnie and Clyde-like love story surrounding its two protagonists. Over a yr since then, nevertheless, there’s been no new substantive data concerning the upcoming blockbuster and what it would entail.
There have additionally been fears that the sport may nonetheless slip its present fall launch window, particularly given all the hype and expectations driving on the sequel’s launch. At 210 million copies bought, its decade-old predecessor, GTA 5, is the third best-selling sport ever.
“Look, I feel the sport is eagerly anticipated each internally and externally,” Zelnick instructed IGN. “We all know that Rockstar seeks perfection. I by no means declare success earlier than it happens. I’m fond of claiming conceitedness is the enemy of continued success, so we’re all working scared and searching over our shoulders and we all know that the competitors shouldn’t be asleep. Our complete group is tremendous excited.”
The sport’s launch has additionally reportedly been an element in different corporations being skittish about asserting a launch date that by chance finally ends up colliding with GTA 6. As of now, the second half of 2025 is an entire thriller so far as what else is popping out and when. Take-Two is a kind of corporations with a bunch of different video games popping out this yr. Whereas Civilization 7 is out this month and Mafia: The Previous Nation arrives someday in the summertime, Borderlands 4 can also be due out earlier than the tip of 2025.
It stays to be seen whether or not the favored loot shooter will get pushes out forward of GTA 6 or after, through the tail-end of the yr. Whether or not GTA 6 in the end finally ends up getting delayed or not may find yourself being what decides that.
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