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Rockstar promises next game won't take 8 years like GTA 6

Studio heads say engine, tools, and team built for GTA 6 will accelerate future development.

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GTA 6 Development and Release

2 stories · since Oct 6 · newest 6h ago — Rockstar Games navigates the lengthy development cycle and phased launch strategy for Grand Theft Auto 6, committing to faster timelines for future projects.

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  • Rockstar says infrastructure built for GTA 6 will serve as foundation for its next game, eliminating the need for another 8-year development cycle.
  • Studio leadership emphasizes they will build on existing engine and tools rather than overhaul systems, comparing approach to how GTA: Vice City followed GTA 3 quickly in 2002.
  • Rockstar has not confirmed what the next game will be; fans widely expect Red Dead Redemption 3, though studio has only suggested it "will probably happen" at some future point.

“I feel confident that we can build on top of this and go more sideways than upwards to build more compelling content.”

Phil Hooker, Co-head of development, Rockstar · Bloomberg ↗

Phil Hooker Co-head of development, RockstarAaron Garbut Co-head of development, RockstarRockstar Games Video game developer

Rockstar promises next game won't take 8 years like GTA 6
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    Rockstar won't "rip apart" foundational systems for next project

    Aaron Garbut elaborated that Rockstar foundationally changed many systems during GTA 6's development, but will preserve this infrastructure for the next game rather than overhauling it again, reducing time needed for core development.

    “We foundationally changed a lot of stuff on this project. But now it's done, and we're not going to rip it apart.”
    — Aaron Garbut
    1. first by Rock, Paper, Shotgun, 15h ago · also Dexerto, TheGamer, Beebom, MP1st, IGN Southeast Asia, IGN India +8

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    • GIbiz@mastodon.social

      Rockstar Games has more than doubled its workforce to develop Grand Theft Auto 6, and is adamant that it wont take another eight years to complete its next title https://www. gamesindustry.biz/rockstars-ne xt-game-wont-take-eight-years-to-make-the-engine-the-tools-and-the-team-weve-built-during-gta-6-will-allow-us-to-do-things-more-quickly

      GIbiz@mastodon.socialMastodon13h agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    • NEW: Why did Grand Theft Auto VI take 8+ years to make? How did Rockstar's culture change along the way? I went to Scotland and interviewed the company's top developers for this exclusive Businessweek cover story. — Inside the making of the biggest game of all time:

      @jasonschreierBluesky15h agoview on Bluesky ↗
    • MAJOR NEWS: Rockstar Games says with @jasonschreier their next game release won't be take eight years as the company has developed new tools to develop at a much faster pace. Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]

      @videotechX15h agoview on X ↗
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    Rockstar co-heads promise faster development for next game

    In a Bloomberg interview, Phil Hooker and Aaron Garbut, co-heads of development at Rockstar, stated that the company's next game following GTA 6 won't take another eight years to develop. They attributed this to the engine, tools, and team built during GTA 6's creation, which will allow them to build faster.

    “The engine, the tools and the team we've built during this project will allow us to do things more quickly. I feel confident that we can build on top of this and go more sideways than upwards to build more compelling content.”
    — Phil Hooker
    1. first by Neowin, 15h ago · also KitGuru, Tech4Gamers, Dot Esports, TechPowerUp

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    2. first by Video Games Chronicle, 15h ago · also GameSpot, TheGamer, IGN

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  1. first by NME, 15h ago · also The Shortcut

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  2. first by IGN, 6h ago · also IGN India

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