'Grand Theft Auto 6' Will Launch in Fall 2025
Amidst rumors of delays.
In the midst of delay rumors, Take-Two Interactive has doubled down on a release time frame for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6.
The parent company has announced the updated GTA 6 release window of “Fall 2025” in its most recent earning reports, despite revealing that the company has posted a $2.9 billion USD loss between January 1 and March 31. In regards to being more specific with a release date, CEO Strauss Zelnick told Variety ahead of the company’s quarterly earnings, “I think we’re going to leave it there for now. That [announcement] will come from Rockstar and be consistent with the way they are marketing the title.” When asked about concerns of delays, Zelnick also told IGN, “We do feel highly confident that we’ll deliver [Grand Theft Auto 6] in fall of 2025.”
Rockstar Games had officially revealed the sixth installment of the game last December. When it revealed its first official trailer, the video was the most watched video game reveal on YouTube within 24 hours. Since the announcement, the fans have speculated the release of GTA 6 with many concerned of the internal conflicts at Rockstar affecting its delay. However, it seems that despite it all Rockstar and Take-Two Interative are intended to release the game next year.
During the same earnings call, Zelnick also address the company’s recent layoffs, “We feel like we’re in a very good place now. We’ve had hree cost-reduction programs in recent memory: $100 million program, which we exceeded as part of the Zynga integration in 2022, a $50-million program, which we exceeded, and now, most recently, a $165-million program of cost containment and actual cost-reduction. Our three-part strategy is to be the most creative, most efficient, and the most innovative company in the entertainment business. We don’t always get there, but we certainly do try. I think this puts us in a very sound footing from an efficiency point of view.” For the full-year fiscal 2024, Take-Two reported $5.35 billion USD in total revenue and net loss of $3.7 billion USD.
