Rockstar celebrates the tenth anniversary of Grand Theft Auto V with GTA Online special event

Rockstar Video games launched its best-selling sandbox action-adventure ten years in the past. Followers predict the studio to tug out all of the stops for the tenth anniversary of Grand Theft Auto V – which naturally would lastly imply an announcement of GTA 6, however so far the one factor we all know for certain is an On-line occasion.

Rockstar has introduced that it’s going to have fun the upcoming tenth anniversary of GTAV with a particular occasion in Grand Theft Auto On-line. On the Rockstar Newswire, the studio teased what’s in retailer for gamers on the anniversary week. Avid gamers might be getting collectibles, a free automobile, and different limited-timed loot, which… is a bit underwhelming to be sincere.

“Subsequent week, look out for a particular occasion that celebrates the ten 12 months anniversary of Grand Theft Auto V in GTA On-line with new collectibles, the ferocious Bravado Hotring Hellfire sports activities automobile, and extra,” Rockstar introduced.

GTA On-line has been constructing as much as this occasion for a number of weeks now. Gamers have seen consecutive weeks of double cash and big reductions on companies within the recreation. GTA On-line additionally featured triple cash and XP bonuses on a few of the hottest recreation modes.

Whereas the information a couple of particular occasion is… one thing… we guess, most followers of the sequence have been anticipating extra from Rockstar. Many players predict some type of announcement or teaser for Grand Theft Auto 6 as there have been rumors that we could also be getting official details about the sport quickly.

Just lately, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick talked about that the corporate is anticipating a serious recreation launch in fiscal 12 months 2025 (which runs from April 2024 to March 2025) that may generate round $8 billion in gross sales. Many followers assume that it might be GTA VI as it’s the solely title in Take-Two’s whole lineup able to producing a that a lot cash for the corporate.

Simply final week, a supposed audio recording of Strauss Zelnick seemingly leaking the reveal and launch dates of GTA VI was making rounds on social media. The audio clip, re-shared by the GTA VI_Countdown account, featured the voice of Zelnick saying that GTA VI might be revealed on October 23, 2023, whereas the launch is scheduled for October 2024.

A voice document from the CEO of Rockstar’s writer has allegedly been leaked, the place he talks in regards to the reveal and launch of GTA 6.
Reveal: October twenty third this 12 months.
Launch: October 2024.

Do you suppose it’s actual or AI? pic.twitter.com/t0nexf6Ldc

— GTA 6 Trailer Countdown ⏳ (@GTAVI_Countdown) September 3, 2023

The unique audio clip was allegedly taken down on the request of Rockstar, suggesting that it might be actual. Followers have known as the authenticity of the audio recording into query. Many consider that it was not Zelnick talking however only a recreation utilizing synthetic intelligence or different means.

Skeptics level to part of the recording the place Zelnick refers back to the recreation as “VI” as a substitute of “six”. A number of of our writers reviewed the recording and we now have concluded that it does sound extremely like Zelnick. Nonetheless, the “VI” bit comes throughout as a bit unusual.

One other factor that’s out of character is that Zelnick typically lets groups converse for themselves. He has typically handed off discussions relating to video games to the groups immediately engaged on them. Rockstar typically pronounces upcoming video games and occasions themselves with very restricted participation from the Take-Two CEO.

So, will we be getting a giant announcement subsequent week for Grand Theft Auto VI? The chances are slim to none in any respect which can be irritating for followers ready on the upcoming recreation for years now. For context, within the eight years after the discharge of GTA 3, 9 different video games and expansions within the sequence had been launched – however now we’re almost previous 10 years of simply GTA 5 and nothing new.

There may be an off likelihood that Rockstar will pull out a shock however this can be very unlikely. Activision Blizzard not too long ago had a worldwide in-game reveal for Name of Responsibility: Fashionable Warfare 3 inside Warzone and it was introduced a month earlier than the occasion befell.

It will likely be a matter of time earlier than we get an announcement or reveal occasion for Grand Theft Auto VI. Rockstar and Take-Two have historically averted reveals like The Sport Awards, preferring to not share highlight. Zelnick has teased that Rockstar desires “nothing wanting perfection” with GTA VI and the studio goals to offer gamers “one thing you’ve got by no means seen earlier than.”

“I feel that is the problem that the parents at Rockstar face each time that there’s a new iteration of Grand Theft Auto. It must be one thing you’ve got by no means seen earlier than,” Zelnick stated. “And it must mirror the sensation that we now have about Grand Theft Auto–that’s a giant problem for the workforce. Rockstar’s reply is search perfection. Search nothing wanting perfection, and we’ll get there.”

GTA 5 turns 10 this weekend.