During the announcement of business figures, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick also talked about the release date of GTA 6. According to him, the action game is still planned to be released sometime in 2025.
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He mentioned that there is no specific date yet. “We aim for perfection, and when we feel that we have optimized the game in terms of creativity, it is time to let go.”
Many fans expect a delay based on previous experiences with Rockstar Games’ titles. However, Zelnick pointed out that there are financial incentives – bonuses – for the developers and executives if the production does not drag on indefinitely.
In December 2023, Rockstar Games released the first trailer of GTA 6. It features the two presumed protagonists, a young gangster couple, as well as many locations from the state of Leonida – which is Florida in the game.
Scenes include beach scenes reminiscent of student parties in Miami Beach, and the hinterland with the Everglades. GTA 6 is set to release for Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, with no PC version announced – presumably it will follow at some point later.
Rockstar Games: GTA 5 poised to surpass 200 million
During its results announcement, Take Two also mentioned new sales figures for GTA 5, released in 2013: A total of 195 million copies have been sold worldwide. The mark of 200 million copies should be reached by the next quarterly report. Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold 61 million copies by now.
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Despite strong demand for these titles, Take Two experienced a slight revenue decline of 3 percent to $1.37 billion in the months of October to December 2024. According to the company, a significant reason was the comparatively weak demand for the current edition of the basketball simulation NBA 2K.
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Take Two’s net loss amounted to $91.6 million – compared to a loss of $153 million in the same quarter of the previous year. The figures caused a drop in the stock price of around 8 percent on the stock market.
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