GTA 6 is 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 from PCGamesN – which points to a paywalled article from the Financial Times – it’s estimated that GTA 6 could 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 upcoming Grand Theft Auto release could earn from pre-orders alone. For some perspective, as of August 2024, GTA 5 has racked up around $8.6 billion in its lifetime, according to figures. Bear in mind that came out in 2013.
That’s enough cheddar to make a cheddar galaxy
Grand Theft Auto has 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 (Minecraft is still reigning champion at 300,000,000 copies).
The hype for GTA 6 is 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 that GTA 6 will 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.
Published: Jan 3, 2025 08:41 am