It has been notable that Rockstar and Take-Two haven’t but talked about the launch of a brand new Grand Theft Auto On-line to coincide with GTA 6 popping out in November of this 12 months. And now, in keeping with the often very dependable Jason Schreier of Bloomberg, that gained’t be altering within the close to future.
Within the newest video on his private YouTube channel, Schreier discusses having a possibility to interview Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick about GTA 6. Earlier than he launches into his transient chat with Strauss Zelnick, he drops an attention-grabbing tidbit of knowledge: Rockstar and Take-Two aren’t planning on discussing GTA On-line “anytime quickly.”
Right here’s Schreier’s precise quote, which runs from 5:50-6:15 in his video.
“Take 2 is simply speaking about GTA 6 when it comes to the one participant portion… and never GTA On-line. They haven’t talked in any respect and they don’t seem to be planning to speak anytime quickly about what the brand new GTA On-line will appear like…”
Now, Schreier doesn’t attribute this to Strauss Zelnick, nor does he point out the place the data comes from. Nonetheless, Schreier is a person who is aware of a terrific many issues concerning the trade, and he’s very assured in his assertion, which to me signifies that he’s heard this info from someplace very dependable. He doesn’t throw it out as a chance, or a guess and even his personal opinion – he states it prefer it’s truth.
And, after all, Schreier’s phrases might imply quite a bit. The unique GTA On-line launched a number of weeks after the principle recreation dropped, so maybe Rockstar is planning one thing related in order that the one participant portion can get time to promote a number of billion copies and be loved by everybody earlier than the brand new on-line mode begins to soak up each minute of everybody’s free time. Or perhaps GTA On-line isn’t to get replaced, simply upgraded, or left precisely as it’s.
We don’t know. And I suppose we aren’t going to know for a short time.
However we’ll get an prolonged have a look at GTA 6 later this month when it seems on Netflix, after which YouTube 6 hours later. Which is a bizarre sentence to kind.
