GTA 6 release date announcement: When can fans expect official release date to be announced?

While GTA 6's Trailer 1 is finally here (Rockstar Games dropped it early), the game's release date is yet to be announced. The clip does say that the game will come out sometime in 2025. But when exactly might that be? In this article, we gather all the available information and speculate about when we might receive more relevant information from Rockstar Games.

While there is no concrete release date as of now, previous trends do provide us with an approximate window regarding when a GTA 6 release date announcement might happen.

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GTA 6 release date announcement [speculations]

After a flurry of action and characters, the trailer 1 ends with the line "Coming 2025." While this would likely disappoint many as Rockstar Games skips out on providing a release date and pre-order details, it still is a concrete release window for fans to get excited about.

GTA 5 was first confirmed by the studio on October 25, 2011, through an announcement on their website and X (formerly) Twitter feed. It took them a little more than a year to confirm a Q2 2013 release for the game on October 30, 2012.

GTA 5 missed its initial release window, however. On January 31, 2012, Rockstar Games announced a release date of September 17, explaining that the game needed a little more polish.

If we anticipate a similar timeline with GTA 6, we will likely see the GTA 6 release date announcement around November/December 2023. It can be through a trailer, a special event, or even tying up with The Game Awards.

Following the same logic, the game will likely have an initial release date set for early 2025. This is backed by an earlier earnings report on May 17 this year and a press release soon after where Take-Two, Rockstar's parent company, stated that they would have a significant sales increase in Fiscal 2025.

Fiscal 2025 ends on March 31, 2025. Given that the press release states the studio plans to "deliver several groundbreaking titles" and anticipates "over $8 billion in Net Bookings," the upcoming GTA title might be one of those releases. Depending on development progress, this might get delayed to Fall 2025 or Q3 2025.

Readers need to keep in mind these are heavily based on past practices and conjectures and that we will have to wait for an official GTA 6 release date announcement.

Rockstar Games might also be forced to release major information if it gets leaked, similar to trailer 1. For now, players are eager to find out when they can start pre-ordering GTA 6.

We will keep this article updated when relevant information comes along. Until then, keep an eye out for Sportskeeda's GTA coverage to learn about the latest news and developments.