

The biggest is that apparently, Rockstar Games has been focusing heavily on "employee wellbeing", with the developer aiming to avoid crunch culture. There are a few reasons for this, according to Henderson. In it, Henderson predicts GTA 6 isn't going to release until between 20, based on his sources. The notable leaker, who is primarily known for his (mostly) accurate previews of Battlefield and Call of Duty, posted a video (opens in new tab) sharing a bunch of alleged GTA 6 details. This 2024 spike almost lines up with leaker Tom Henderson's GTA 6 release date prediction. In response to that, an analyst from investment banking firm Jefferies, quoted by Axios' Stephen Totilo on Twitter (opens in new tab), said: "there are only a handful of titles that can.provide management with the confidence to put out such a strong guidance we believe there is at least one Rockstar IP set to be released by FY24." What's more, in a press release (opens in new tab) detailing Take-Two Interactive’s deal to buy mobile game company Zynga, a section on "Strategic Rationale and Stockholder Value Creation" contained a note stating that: "Looking ahead, the combined company is expected to deliver a 14% compound annual growth rate… over the three-year period from Take-Two's Fiscal Years 2021 through 2024." If it is GTA 6 that has caused this spike, this would suggest that a delay has occurred. Originally this spike was expected to take place in the fiscal year 2023, however, it's been pushed back to 2024. If this prediction is correct then we would expect to see GTA 6 release sometime between April 2023 and March 2024. In a note (opens in new tab) to investors, Cohen pointed out that previous marketing budgets have predicted the releases of other big releases from Take-Two Interactive, including Red Dead Redemption 2. This led industry analyst Jeff Cohen to predict that this spike is because GTA 6 is expected to release within this period (which now looks likely).

Take-Two's 10-K SEC filing (opens in new tab) from 2020 (which lays out financial plans for the next five years) shows that the company expects to spend $89 million on marketing between April 2023, and the end of March 2024 – that's a huge spike and more than half the marketing budget expected for any other fiscal year over the next decade Until now, our most solid GTA 6 release date hint came via the marketing budget of Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar's parent company. Given this extended development time, they reckon GTA 6 is still at least two years away from release, pinning the sequel to a 2024 launch.Īlthough only speculation, it tallies with other reports and leaks from the last couple of years. Very few of them suggest it'll be anytime soon.Īccording to a recent report by Bloomberg (opens in new tab), several current and former Rockstar employees suggest the developer has spent a long time figuring out exactly what the next Grant Theft Auto will look like. But there have been plenty of reports and rumors that could hint at when we'll get our hands on Grand Theft Auto 6. While Rockstar Games has finally announced it's working on GTA 6, it’s kept release details tightly under wraps.
