When the industry is poised to receive one of the biggest games of all-time, it’s understandable that other developers and publishers would want to avoid releasing their game at the same time.
Fingers are crossed that we see a second trailer forGTA VIin the coming weeks.
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Schreier says, “Anticipation is so high that some competing game publishers are waiting as long as possible to commit to their release dates for the fall.”
This comes from sources who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorised to speak publicly on such things.
When so many players will be spending their money onGTA VI, a game that will be notably vast in scope, consuming hundreds of hours of playtime, it’s unlikely those same players will be buying anything else.
Avoiding the launch date of a title like this isn’t uncommon, but as we don’t yet know the firm release date forRockstar Games’next title, publishers are wary.
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Given thatGTA VIis reported to have slipped in schedule internally, this is a possibility. However,Take-Two, Rockstar Games’ parent company, believes the game is still on track.
This will mean that any triple-A games currently scheduled for the latter half of 2025, particularly any open-world games, will likely slip into 2026 to avoid the clash.
Topics:Grand Theft Auto,GTA 6,Rockstar Games,Take-Two
