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Almost a 12 months in the past, Rockstar Video games debuted the primary trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6, which marks the franchise’s first sequel since Grand Theft Auto 5 in 2013. Followers had been hoping that in the present day’s fiscal report for Rockstar’s father or mother firm, Take-Two Interactive, would come with a brand new GTA 6 trailer. Whereas that did not occur, Take-Two did verify that the GTA sequel remains to be on observe for a fall 2025 launch.
Whereas talking with CNBC, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick acknowledged that a few of the firm’s earlier video games have slipped from their initially introduced launch dates. Nonetheless, he expressed his confidence that GTA 6 would make its launch window. Zelnick additionally burdened that the prolonged improvement of the sport is extra centered on enhancing the expertise slightly than ironing out bugs.
“Within the case of a unprecedented title, for which there are extraordinary expectations, it is not likely about bugs, it is about creating an expertise that nobody’s seen earlier than, and Rockstar Video games seeks perfection in what they do,” defined Zelnick. “And perfection is certainly arduous to measure, it truly is extra subjective than goal.”
The corporate famous on this 12 months’s fiscal statements that GTA 5 has bought 205 million copies so far throughout all platforms, whereas Pink Useless Redemption 2 had 67 million copies to its title. Take-Two additionally revealed that Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Outdated Nation are set to be launched in the course of the firm’s fiscal 2026, which ought to fall between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026. The opposite upcoming titles talked about by title, CSR Racing 3 and Judas, do not have launch home windows but.