Rockstar says its next game won't take another eight years after GTA 6
In an interview with Bloomberg, Rockstar leaders said the engine, tools and team built for GTA 6 will let the studio make its next game faster.
Rockstar Games says fans will not have to wait another eight years for its next game after Grand Theft Auto VI. According to coverage of an interview the studio's leadership gave to Bloomberg, reported by Video Games Chronicle, Eurogamer and GamersRD, the work done on GTA 6 is meant to make future projects quicker to build.
Rockstar's Phil Hooker explained that the engine, the tools and the team assembled for GTA 6 will let the studio work faster on what comes next. Aaron Garbut, one of the studio's leaders, added that Rockstar changed its foundations heavily during this project and does not plan to rebuild them from scratch again.
Rockstar did not say what its next game is or when it might arrive. Some outlets speculate about a new Red Dead Redemption, but the studio has not announced any new project.
For context, Red Dead Redemption 2 took about eight years to make, and GTA 6 arrives more than 13 years after Grand Theft Auto V, which launched in September 2013. Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
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