GTA 6 expected to generate $1 Billion during its initial week.
GTA VI is expected to earn $1 billion during its inaugural week of release – are we surprised?
There’s no question about it – Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto franchise stands as one of the most beloved and profitable properties across all forms of media including television and movies.
Mobilemarketingreads.com reports that as of February 2023, GTA V had sold more than 175 million units worldwide without taking into account previous entries in its series. Furthermore, within three days of being available to buy GTA V had made $1 billion in sales!
So it should come as no surprise that GTA VI would achieve similar success to its predecessor. According to PSU.com (via TweakTown), industry analyst Joost Van Dreunen anticipates GTA VI will sell 25 million copies upon its initial launch which could equate to record sales numbers for publisher Take-Two Interactive.
However, GTA VI might struggle to replicate the success of GTA V on launch day despite high anticipation; GTA V first came out around six or seven years after Xbox 360 and PS3.
Rumor has it that GTA VI may arrive for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S sometime between 2024-2025 – four to five years post launch of new console generations. That would put GTA V ahead by two or three years upon its initial release – perhaps leading to more sales at launch; of course this is mere speculation from my end.
Either way, GTA VI will no doubt generate real-world profits for Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive in the long run, possibly surpassing even GTA V thanks to GTA Online being such an effective cash generator.
Rockstar Games announced over a year ago that development had started on GTA VI; yet we’ve seen neither official gameplay footage or an announcement for an exact release date yet. As it stands today, all we can rely on for information is speculation and early builds taken from leaked copies of GTA VI gameplay footage that leaked online.
Rockstar Games should put us all out of our misery soon by unveiling a gameplay trailer and perhaps providing more information regarding an anticipated release date in coming months.
