GTA 6is going to be the biggest release of this generation, if not of all time. I know it. You know it. Luddites who have shunned modern society know it. While we still don’t know exactly when it’ll be released, we can safely say it’ll be quite the money spinner for developer Rockstar Games. But how much is it likely to make?
Well, according to a report fromPCGamesN– which points to a paywalled article from theFinancial Times– it’s estimated thatGTA 6could earn about $3.2 billion within its first year of launching. This comes from DFC Intelligence, a company that specializes in market analysis.
Over three billion in sales within 12 months is an astonishing amount. But consider that this doesn’t include the $1 billion revenue the upcomingGrand Theft Autorelease could earn from pre-orders alone. For some perspective, as of August 2024,GTA 5has racked uparound $8.6 billionin its lifetime, according to figures. Bear in mind that came out in 2013.
That’s enough cheddar to make a cheddar galaxy
Grand Theft Autohas been one of the most successful video game franchises in history. The fifth installment alone has gone down as the second best-selling game of all time, at around 205,000,000 copies sold worldwide (Minecraftis still reigning champion at 300,000,000 copies).
The hype forGTA 6is all too real, with theories and speculations a-plenty. We’re anticipating Rockstar will release it sometime this year, possibly in the fall or maybe later. But we’ve got no solid information to go off, so all we can do is wait.
Suffice it to say, the sixth entry is going to be somewhat lucrative for its developer (as well as parent company Take-Two Interactive). They may as well tell us thatGTA 6will earn a bajillion dollars. I’d easily believe it. I also pity the studios that are looking to release their games around the same time.
