The game developer also had to do it soon because the development of “GTA VI” would be shortly breathing down on the neck of the development of “Red Dead Redemption 2” Rockstar needs to get the latter off its plate soon so that it can work on the heavier task, which is the development of the bigger “GTA VI.”
Many critics believe that because of its massive mainstream success, the pressure is now on Rockstar Games to release “Red Dead Redemption 2” or “GTA 6” very soon, and reports have it that any one of the two games will come out in 2017.
Take-Two, the parent company of Rockstar Games and 2K Games, recently reported the results of the fiscal year 2016 ending on June 30 with a net revenue of $311.6 million.
Based on the breakdown, the main contributors to the gaming company’s net revenue are “GTA 5,” “NBA 2K16,” and “Battleborn.”
When “GTA 5” was released in October 2013, it shipped 11.21 million copies amounting to $800 million worldwide.
In just six weeks after its release, Rockstar reported to have shipped about 29 million copies of the game and went on to become the best-selling digital release on the PlayStation Store.
When Rockstar Games and publisher Sony Computer Entertainment failed to launch and released a gameplay trailer of “Red Dead Redemption 2” during the E3 2016, fans and gamers were dismayed, realizing that they have to wait a little while longer as to when the developer will finally decide to launch the video game.