Grand Theft Auto 6 development is “well underway” according to Rockstar Games in a new GTA Online community update, with “official details” coming to the Rockstar Newswire in the future.
Grand Theft Auto 6 has been speculated on endlessly for years, and with Grand Theft Auto V‘s next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series update delayed, fans assumed it’d be a while longer before anyone gets the chance to play Rockstar’s next big open world adventure.
This new information comes shortly after Red Dead Online fans were dismayed with how little content had been added to the game since launch, with very little being added even after Red Dead Online was released as a standalone digital game.
Rockstar hasn’t had it easy lately, as it was only mere weeks ago that Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Definitive Edition remastered the PS2 trio of GTA games, and it was met with a mostly negative response thanks to issues relating to visuals, bugs, and performance.
The confirmation that GTA 6 is in development, with the promise of more information coming soon, will have fans feeling relieved and hopeful for the first time since GTA Online‘s The Contract heist was launched, which saw Dr. Dre making an appearance in the game, complete with new music featuring Eminem.
Elsewhere Rockstar’s blog post confirms that the PS5 and Xbox Series versions of GTA Online will be coming this year with new features alongside a standalone GTA Online digital launch. That standalone version will be free for three months for PS+ subscribers on PS5. Game Pass subscribers can hope for a similar deal coming their way.
There’s still plenty of time to speculate on what Grand Theft Auto 6 could be, but for now Rockstar has given fans a reason to be patient, and get excited for the future of Grand Theft Auto.
Written by Dave Aubrey on behalf of GLHF.
