“GTA 5” came out to the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One and the PC in October 2013 so the general assumption was that “GTA 6” would likely come out in 2018.
However, that specific release date rumor is now being challenged by reports that say that Rockstar Games has decided to defer the unveiling of “GTA 6” to 2020 or even beyond to give it time to finetune and perfect the game.
There are also reports saying that Rockstar wanted the game to come out already capable of supporting VR or virtual reality technology which is why it needed all the time to make sure that the VR support comes out great.
But the real reason accordingly for the intentional delay in the release date of “GTA 6” is because “GTA Online” has been bringing tons of money to the developer ever since its release and continues to do so to this day.
In fact, reports have it that the online multiplayer game is funnelling more than $700 million to the developer annually and it appears that the revenue stream is not slowing down anytime soon.
Because of the massive success of “GTA Online,” nobody would fault Rockstar for putting less priority on the development of “GTA 6.”