Rockstar Games might already be preparing to launch Grand Theft Auto 6

A more recent example of this is Final Fantasy 16. The game's producer, Naoki Yoshida, confirmed in May last year that the studio is already focusing on polishing FF16. But, nearly half a year later, it was revealed that FF16 would come out on June 22. If we follow the same timeline, GTA 6 could be out as early as next year. However, as GTA 6 is a much larger and a more expansive game, Rockstar might spend longer polishing it as we've already mentioned.

If nothing else, a two-year polishing phase starting from now would put GTA 6 on track to come out in 2025, which is in line with the most prevalent rumors.

Rockstar officially revealed Grand Theft Auto V in November 2011 before launching it two years later. The in-development GTA title could follow a similar timeline and be revealed later this year, presumably at this year's The Game Awards.

With that said, the main takeaway from this leak is that an official reveal/announcement, preferably with a trailer, is coming sooner rather than later.