‘GTA 6’ Release Date, Update: Success for ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ May Mean Delay for Sixth Game in the GTA Series

The gaming community knows that Rockstar Games will eventually release the sixth game in the popular “Grand Theft Auto series.“ After all, the game franchise has already earned more than a billion dollars, and it is Take-Two Interactive’s main cash cow. However, gamers may have to wait a little longer for “GTA 6” to come out if “Red Dead Redemption 2” proves to be the success that everyone expects it to be.

In a recent post, the Daily Express’ Gary Jones pointed out that Rockstar Games may opt to delay the release of “GTA 6” if the online mode of “Red Dead Redemption 2” is as successful as “GTA Online.”

“If we can believe that Red Dead Online will be a success and left to run with free content support for several years, it would make sense that the next game from Rockstar wouldn’t arrive until at least 2020,” Jones said in his article about the potential delay.

“But if we can believe that Red Dead Redemption 2 could be upgraded for the next PS4 and Xbox Two consoles, like what with GTA 5, this could stretch the lift of Red Dead Redemption 2 further,” he added.

In a conference call to discuss the company’s fiscal first quarter 2019 earnings in August, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick also expressed his confidence in “Red Dead Redemption 2” by saying he expects the game to “shatter expectations” and deliver an “extraordinary” online experience.

Well, this could be a huge blow for “GTA” fans. Of course, readers are advised to take this with a grain of salt since this is only a speculation. However, one thing is for sure, “GTA 6” is not coming out next year. Rockstar Games has already confirmed that earlier this year after “GTA Online” players started reporting that they have noticed an in-game pop-up announcing the release of “GTA 6” in 2019.