The consensus of the rumors about the release date of the sixth installment of the very popular open world action-adventure video game “Grand Theft Auto” placed it in 2018 at the earliest and 2020 at the latest.
Those speculations have been broken down into half as latest reports now seem to indicate that the 2018 release date of “Grand Theft Auto 6” is for the next generation gaming consoles, most notably the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.
The surprising part of the other half of the new rumors is that it is the PC version of “GTA 6” that shall come out in 2020, or two years after its release on the gaming platforms, according to KRWG News 22.
Game developer Rockstar Games has been known to delay the release of its video games as it works on providing to quality rather than giving in to fan clamor. But these latest rumors about the PC version of “GTA 6” being released two years after the console versions are released are just way off the charts. It’s even way off the chart of Rockstar Games, to say the least.
Best video game ever
When the “Grand Theft Auto 5” was released in October last year on the next generation gaming consoles, the PC version came six months later. But it was well worth the wait for PC gamers as “GTA 5” came out splendid; gamers threw praises to Rockstar for what they say as the best video game ever.
The longest that Rockstar Games made gamers wait is the Online Heists DLC for the multiplayer “GTA Online.” It actually took the game developer 523 days or almost one year and a half from the time it announced the DLC to gamers up to the time that it finally released it to the gaming world.
But the wait was well worth it as the Online Heist DLC became an instant hit and gamers can hardly get enough of the fun and excitement that they derived out of it.
With the latest twist on the news about the “GTA 6,” the two-year difference seems rather absurd so unless Rockstar Games issue a statement or announcement to either confirm or deny this rumored timeline for the release of its upcoming game, everything with regards to the “GTA 6” released date should be taken with a fine grain of salt.
Pressure from the predecessor
When a developer comes up with a game that is considered as one of the most successful video games in history, any subsequent sequel or installment thereafter is under pressure to match if not surpass its predecessor.
Anything less may actually mean putting an end to the franchise. That is precisely the situation for the upcoming “Grand Theft Auto 6” although the pressure is not actually on the game but on the developer who is responsible for the development of the game.
Because of the immense success of “Grand Theft Auto 5” both on the last generation gaming consoles when it was released in October 2013 and the current generation gaming consoles rolled out one year later, the pressure is on Rockstar Games to come up with something big for “GTA 6.”
Given the superb credentials of Rockstar Games, it seems that the developer is quite confident that it can deliver on the promise of the “GTA 6.”
Even this early, many believe that the “GTA 6” will hit the retail markets anytime from 2018 to 2020, which gives Rockstar Games more than enough time to ensure the quality, excellence, and superb features of the video game upon its official roll out, notes GTA 6 GrandTheftAuto.com.