Summary
A Rockstar Games developer recently teased that fans can expect “mind-blowing things” from the studio’s upcoming juggernaut,Grand Theft Auto 6. While the wait forGTA 6has spanned over a decade and the surrounding anticipation from fans is sky-high, Rockstar’s confidence in the game is a promising sign that it’ll live up to the heightened expectations.
Back when it was released in December 2023,GTA 6’s first trailer set the internet alight. The game’s stunning rendition of the Florida-inspired Leonida, complete with pink and purple sunsets, neon-soaked streets, bustling beaches, and varied wildlife, blew fans away upon first sight. The shockingly realistic character models and animations in Trailer 1 further highlight howGTA 6could likely be one of the most technologically impressive games ever made.
Fans are now looking forward to seeing how Rockstar willpush the envelope withGTA 6’s Trailer 2, but no official indication of the same has been provided so far. Regardless, Rockstar continues to quietly toil away onGTA 6, and with the games industry currently in the midst of the awards season, the open-world megaton is unsurprisingly a “Most Anticipated” nominee at various events. One such event is therenowned Golden Joysticks Awards 2024, whereGTA 6recently took home the community-voted accolade of “Most Wanted Game.“The award was contested by highly-anticipated games likeGhost of Yotei,Hollow Knight: Silksong,Doom: The Dark Ages, and more, butGTA 6’s hype seemingly exceeds them all.
Rockstar Seems to Be Very Bullish on GTA 6’s Ability to Thrill Fans
The award was accepted by one of Rockstar Games' developers on behalf of the entire studio. In addition to expressing gratitude for the award and showering praise on his fellow developers, he mentioned that there are"absolutely mind-blowing things” in the works forGTA 6. While this statement doesn’t really allude to any specific aspect ofGTA 6, it’s an encouraging admission of confidence in the game on Rockstar’s part. The studio’s last release, 2018’sRed Dead Redemption 2, is regarded by many as a technological marvel to this day.GTA 6is scheduled to release in fall 2025, a full seven years later, so one can only imagine how many new benchmarks the game could set when it launches next year.
Rockstar has repeatedly affirmed thatGTA 6will make its fall 2025 release window, so the studio is not only confident in its ambitions for the game, but its ability to deliver on time as well. With 2024 set to close out soon, though, it remains to be seenwhen Rockstar plans to releaseGTA 6’s long-awaited Trailer 2and subsequently kick off the game’s marketing cycle.
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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.
