Rockstar's top writer resigns before GTA 6 is officially announced

Unsworth, Houser, and Rupert Humphries are the three main writers of Rockstar's most recent titles including Red Dead Redemption 2 and Grand Theft Auto 5. Humphries is reportedly still connected with the studio.

Fans of the Grand Theft Auto series on the PS5 subreddit are lamenting the loss of key Rockstar employees. The users are worried that the story of Grand Theft Auto 6 will not have the same depth as GTA 5 and Red Dead 2. Others fear that without the prominent writers in the series, the studio may shorten the single-player campaign and focus more on the online side of GTA 6.

However, some users point out that the story of Grand Theft Auto 6 would have already been completed at this point. Given the massive amounts of GTA 6 leaks last year, it would be safe to assume that most (if not all) of the story for the upcoming game was already written a while ago.

The GTA 6 rumor mill has been buzzing lately with Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick seemingly hinting at the release window for the highly-anticipated sequel. According to Zelnick, Take-Two is targeting $8 billion in sales during the fiscal year 2025. Grand Theft Auto 6 is the only game in Rockstar's pipeline that can generate that many sales.

Well, for now, fans of the series will have to wait for the official announcement of Grand Theft Auto 6. There is speculation that the upcoming title will be announced at The Game Awards in December and released around the holiday season.