Last year, several insiders agreed that Grand Theft Auto 6 wouldn't be out until 2025. But, there were a few who were all but certain that the next GTA game will be available to play in two years. Now, Microsoft has just joined the latter, with its belief that Rockstar Games will roll out GTA 6 in 2024.
Microsoft mentioned the release window of GTA 6 in its latest response to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), as it tries to convince the regulatory body, among others, that it should be allowed to purchase Activision Blizzard.
, the tech giant argues that Activision Blizzard's massive library of IPs doesn't make up enough of the gaming market to hurt competition. Furthermore, Microsoft uses a laundry list of other big-name games and publishers as examples in its bid to make Call of Duty less lucrative. Specifically, Microsoft singles out Rockstar Games' parent company, Take-Two Interactive, and the upcoming GTA sequel, Grand Theft Auto 6, saying:
