Grand Theft Auto 6 is officially in development (finally)

Thousand Theft Auto 6 is officially in development (finally)

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition promotional shot

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It's perhaps non shocking that G Theft Auto 6 is officially in development, just, well, Grand Theft Auto 6 is officially in development. Developer Rockstar Games confirmed the news today (Feb. 4) on its official Newswire, offering a brief statement at the finish of a much longer Grand Theft Car Online update:

"We are pleased to ostend that active development for the side by side entry in the Grand Theft Auto series is well underway," the statement read. "We look forrad to sharing more than equally soon every bit nosotros are set, and so please stay tuned to the Rockstar Newswire for official details."

It's short and sweetness — so much so, in fact, that Rockstar reiterated substantially the same bulletin on Twitter:

Many of you have been asking well-nigh a new entry in the Grand Theft Automobile series.With every new project, our goal is e'er to significantly motility beyond what we've previously delivered. We're pleased to confirm that active evolution for the adjacent entry in the series is underway.February 4, 2022

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Naturally, we still have more questions than answers well-nigh Grand Theft Auto six at this stage. We don't know when information technology volition come out; nosotros don't know what systems information technology will be for; we don't know where information technology will take place; we don't know whether it will continue any story threads from the previous games. Technically speaking, we don't even know if Rockstar will call it "Thou Theft Auto Half dozen," since game sequels with actual numbers on them don't seem to exist in vogue these days.

Grand Theft Auto V debuted dorsum in 2022, and so ix years seems like long plenty to wait between total installments. Yet, it's worth noting that GTA V's multiplayer way, One thousand Theft Auto Online, has been running constantly since 2022 as well, and has arguably outstripped the single-thespian game in terms of success and influence. Whether Yard Theft Auto 6 will introduce a new online way, or merely stick to a single-role player hazard, volition exist an interesting question to consider.

Even apart from Grand Theft Auto Online, the serial hasn't been entirely fallow since GTA V came out. In 2022, we had the M Theft Auto: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition launch on PC and consoles. Charitably speaking, it was a bit of a mess, with busted visual furnishings and an especially shoddy Switch port. Rockstar has fixed some of the game's problems over the past few months, but it'due south probably a good thing that the visitor seems to be taking its time with GTA 6.

Otherwise, we'll know more when Rockstar decides to share more. Now that Rockstar has officially best-selling the game, we assume that some kind of teaser trailer can't exist besides far behind, perhaps at i of this year's large gaming shows. We wouldn't await to see the game this year, still — Rockstar generally moves at its own footstep.

Marshall Honorof is a senior editor for Tom's Guide, overseeing the site's coverage of gaming hardware and software. He comes from a science writing background, having studied paleomammalogy, biological anthropology, and the history of scientific discipline and applied science. Later hours, you tin can find him practicing taekwondo or doing deep dives on classic sci-fi.