Given the fact that it’s already a brand-new year, several Rockstar Games fans were hoping that the developer would make a major announcement concerning Grand Theft Auto 6. There were a lot of rumors and speculation that circulated in the GTA community before the end of 2020, which made some fans think that the highly-anticipated game would be getting a release date soon.
However, one Rockstar Games insider has unfortunately dismissed these rumors by saying that Grand Theft Auto 6 won’t be released anytime soon. It has already been surmised for quite some time now that developer Rockstar Games is working on the sixth major entry in the Grand Theft Auto franchise.
These rumors stemmed from fans who claim to have spoken to Rockstar Games employees, who said that the developer has been meaning to release a brand-new Grand Theft Auto title to the new generation of consoles, namely the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
Even though the company itself hasn’t made any official announcements regarding this, there are several alleged insiders who swear that the developer is working on this latest entry and that it will be released in the near future. However, the problem is: when exactly is the “near future”?
Former Rockstar Games insider, who goes by the online handle Yann2295 on Twitter, is considered by the GTA community as someone who is trustworthy when it comes to a game’s release date and whether or not it’s in development.
On January 2, he decided to clear things once and for all via his social media account so that fans stop pestering him with questions regarding GTA 6’s release. In the post, he reiterates that Grand Theft Auto 6 is truly in the works, but it’s just not going to be released anytime soon. “No, I don’t know when it’s gonna be announced or released,” he adds.
He concludes the tweet by saying that his followers can finally stop asking him about it now. Given how he has over 80,000 followers on Twitter, we can only imagine that he constantly receives repeating questions about the upcoming title, which can understandably get quite annoying.
Yes GTA 6 is being developped.
No it's not coming soon.
No I don't know when it's gonna be announced or released.
You can stop asking now.— Yan2295 (@Yan2295) January 2, 2021
The general agreement among Grand Theft Auto’s leakers and insiders is that a sixth major title is currently in development. There’s no longer any discourse about this. What’s being argued about, however, is how far along the game’s development is and when Rockstar Games will release it.
For one thing, some are saying that the developer is still focusing on supporting Grand Theft Auto Online rather than working on a new game. The fact the Rockstar is supporting the online title can’t be argued though, given how the Cayo Perico Heist update recently just launched. In addition, Grand Theft Auto 5 was one of the games that were confirmed to get a next-generation upgrade.
Still, GTA dataminers continue to look for signs and clues that lead to the possibility of Grand Theft Auto 6. If insider Yann2295 is to be trusted though, fans will have to wait even more before Rockstar Games officially announces anything related to Grand Theft Auto 6.
