We finally have clarity on why it took so long for Rockstar to make GTA 6.
It took 13 years for Rockstar to release GTA 6 after GTA V, leading to fans speculating why it took them that long to make it. There’s a long theory that Rockstar decided to cash in on GTA Online, but it turns out that isn’t the whole story at all.
As Jason Schreier explained in his feature story on GTA 6 for Bloomberg, they started research for the game in 2015, when they first took trips to Miami. At this point, they were in the middle of making Red Dead Redemption 2.
However, Rockstar made the call to pause GTA 6 to focus on Red Dead Redemption 2. They finally focused on GTA 6 in 2019, at which point they figured out most of the story.
Rockstar was also affected by many other factors, such as the pandemic, the push for better work life balance, and the leaks. In a strange twist, both Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 6 took eight years to finish development.
