Summary
After almost a decade of anticipation, fears that it may never exist, and countless rumors,Grand Theft Auto 6is coming. Rockstar made it official in November, teasing the trailer for the next installment in theGTAfranchise. Following an unfortunate leak, the developer dropped the first trailer forGrand Theft Auto 6earlier this week, along with a release window of 2025. Though it may still seem too far in the future to fully comprehend, many ofGTA 6’s rumors can be put to rest. Fans can now analyze the newGTA 6trailer, and look forward to what Rockstar has been working on for so many years.
When a game likeGTA 6finally gets some kind of release window, it can be a tremendous weight off the backs of fans who have waited years for even a crumb of information. In recent years, many gamers have had to endure situations where a game will be revealed, and then seemingly disappear without so much as an update on development for an extended amount of time. This can create a considerable amount of frustration, as some gamers become worried that a game may never be released after all. Now thatthe mystery ofGTA 6is no more, the lack of a release date for games revealed long ago has become glaringly apparent.
The Elder Scrolls 6
GTA 6isn’t the only sixth entry in a massively popular franchise that gamers have been waiting years for.The Elder Scrolls 6, the sequel to the revolutionarySkyrim, has been a proverbial white whale for RPG fans since it was announced in 2018. While that reveal should have given players hope thatThe Elder Scrolls6was coming soon, five years have passed with hardly any new information. The game has reportedly entered early development now thatStarfieldis out, but if Bethesda doesn’t come up with some kind of release window any time soon,The Elder Scrolls 6’s developmentwill continue to be brought into question.
Metroid Prime 4
Nintendo doesn’t get in the habit of letting games fall into development hell, but one exception without question isMetroid Prime 4.Revealed in 2017, mere months after the release of the Nintendo Switch,Metroid Prime 4was originally in development at Bandai Namco Studios until Nintendo grew unsatisfied with its direction. Development was restarted in 2019 underoriginalMetroid Primedeveloper Retro Studios, but fans have only had rumors and speculation to go off of since then. The release ofMetroid Prime Remasteredgave fans some hope, but many are past the point of holding their breath.
Beyond Good and Evil 2
To say game development is a tricky process would be a massive understatement, and to sayBeyond Good and Evil 2has had a tricky development would be just as much of an understatement. First revealed in 2008, the sequel to the cult-classicBeyond Good and Evilhas spent 15 years in development with little in the way of positive updates. Leadership concerns have reportedly plagued the project, and it’s likely done the sequel no favors that two console generations have passed since development started. Troubled games have seen the light of day before, butoptimism forBeyond Good and Evil 2hasn’t been highfor some time.
After years of uncertainty about its release,GTA 6’s 2025 release dateis a massive weight off the backs of many gamers. Though it may seem far in the future, such a substantial update from Rockstar is in stark contrast to the silence of many other projects in development around the industry. For many fans waiting on these games stuck in limbo, just an update on whether they’re still in development or not would be enough.
Grand Theft Auto 6
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Grand Theft Auto VI heads to the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond in the biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet.Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them. But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida — forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive.
