2001, 2002, 2004 - GTA3 Trilogy
2008 - GTA4
2013 - GTA5
2026 - GTA6? Assuming no more delays.
This one has been cooking for so long that they missed an entire console generation, GTA5 originally launched on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Naughty Dog is a similar story, the PS5 has been on shelves for nearly five years and their first original title for it doesn't even have a projected release year. Rumors are pointing to 2027 at the earliest.
I’ve got a 4k monitor, but only use that resolution on old games as it’s not like 1080p suddenly sucks.
1997 GTA I 3,000,000
1999 GTA II 2,000,000
2001 GTA III 14,500,000
2008 GTA IV 25,000,000
2013 GTA V 205,000,000
Nothing guarantees they’ll sell 100+M copies of GTA VI, but it’s definitely going to beat 3 million which used to be a really successful game.
I don't think GTA V was originally intended to have such an expansive online component and they just had to keep duct taping shit to make it all work because it was a cash cow. Now I think the reason GTA VI is taking so long is they are trying to get the online "framework" right so they can push content for the next decade.
And oops I wrote 2024 instead of 2004 for SA, fixed.
I would expect it to make sense to pump out a few more games after GTA 5 based on the same engine. New maps, new stories, same mechanics. I know GTA Online exists but that's something else entirely.
The same goes for Bethesda. The last Elder Scrolls game we've had was Skyrim. Why haven't they taken that game and re-released it in a few years on a new map and with a new story? It seems wasteful to not do so.
jeffwask•10h ago
wafflemaker•9h ago
How interesting. Always better with a finished game coming late then an unfinished dumpster fire that makes people give up on you (still remember battlefield 4 when it came out).
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