Rockstar Games finally confirmed that GTA VI is in development. After years of speculation about its existence, fans are now combing through every evidence that could hint at when GTA 6 is going to come out. While Rockstar has done an excellent job covering its tracks, it appears that the same cannot be said for Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two Interactive.
As the publisher talked about in its latest earnings call, CEO Strauss Zelnick teased Take-Two's goals for 2023. In particular, he singled out the fiscal year 2023 as a year of "net bookings growth" saying that it will see several "exciting releases" that will result in "record" level earnings for the publisher. Some fans believe that this is Strauss' way of teasing that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be released anytime between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023.
Further evidence lies in Zelnick's recent interview with IGN when he said that all GTA games "has always done better than the one before." Although he did try to downplay GTA 6's significance by saying that it's not "guaranteed" the publishing giant's CEO did confirm that Take-Two's goal is to make sure that the next GTA game sells better than GTA V. But, with 160 million units sold, GTA V has set a pretty high bar for GTA VI.