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
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- Rockstar reportedly targets Q1 2027 for GTA 6 PC release
What to know
- 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
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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.”
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first by Rock, Paper, Shotgun, 15h ago · also Dexerto, TheGamer, Beebom, MP1st, IGN Southeast Asia, IGN India +8
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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
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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]
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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 -
first by Neowin, 15h ago · also KitGuru, Tech4Gamers, Dot Esports, TechPowerUp
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4 outlets Rockstar says its next game after Grand Theft Auto 6 won’t take another eight years to make
first by Video Games Chronicle, 15h ago · also GameSpot, TheGamer, IGN
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- GTA 6 Developer Rockstar's Next Game Won't Take Another 8 Years to Make, It Has Promised — but What Will It Be? IGN · 15h ago
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first by NME, 15h ago · also The Shortcut
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- The next Grand Theft Auto won't take 8 years to make: 'we're not going to rip it apart' The Shortcut · 15h ago
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first by IGN, 6h ago · also IGN India
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Rockstar says its next game won't take 8 years to make, like GTA 6 “The engine, the tools and the team we've built during this project will allow us to do things more quickly,” they told Bloomberg