With most major annual events either skipping this year entirely or going digital amid the on-going global pandemic, the fate of this year's E3 show was up in the air until recently when we learned that the expo is going fully digital and fully free. Among the companies that have announced their participation is Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Rockstar Games, and theories have run wild.
Now, Rockstar Games is known for usually skipping most major gaming shows and expos, and instead make their announcements in their own time in order to avoid having to share the spotlight with other heavy hitters. Rarely, this rule was broken, but usually for exclusives like the since-cancelled PS3 exclusive Agent.
Even so, fans hungry for any kind of official word on what the company is up to - nothing has been announced since Red Dead Redemption 2, which launched in 2018 - are eager to cook up all sorts of theories about what might be unveiled at the expo, if anything.
Though realistically we don't expect the notoriously cagey company to shake up the status quo, there are a few obvious candidates if you're feeling particularly optimistic. It's an open secret at this point that there is another major AAA game in the Grand Theft Auto franchise being worked on. While it hasn't been formally announced, Rockstar professionals have even spoken about the fact that it will be a smaller release in order to cut back on crunch.
Revealing GTA 6, or whatever the next game is going to be called, would definitely steal the show no matter what heavy hitting AAA franchise it would be lined up against. After all, GTA 5 is consistently among the best selling and most popular games out there, despite its age. Somehow, this title just keeps on selling.
