Summary
Grand Theft Auto 6is expected to be one of the biggest releases in history, and financial analysts are already predicting how much it will make in its first 12 months. After years of rumors and speculation, Rockstar Games finally made the announcement that legions of gamers were waiting for last December with aGrand Theft Auto 6reveal trailer. This trailer was filled with interesting details about the next installment in the massively successful open-world franchise, mostly related to its Florida-based Leonida setting and two playable protagonists.
PastGrand Theft Autogames have shattered sales records upon release, with 2013’sGrand Theft Auto 5even being named one of the highest-selling entertainment products in history. Insiders and fans alike expect history to repeat whenGrand Theft Auto 6launches, so much so that other publishers arereportedly delaying their own upcoming gamesuntil 2026 or later to avoid having to compete withGTA 6’s planned 2025 launch window.
Recently, analysts at DFC Intelligence have made predictions abouthowGrand Theft Auto 6will perform at launch, calculating that the long-awaited title will make roughly $3.2 billion in its first 12 months. As reported byFinancial Times(viaThe Game Post), DFC Intelligence analysts believe thatGTA 6will draw in $1 billion in preorders alone, putting it on a level of financial success rivaling blockbuster films. IDG Consulting CEO Yoshio Osaki also took note of these predictions, callingGrand Theft Auto 6’s eventual release “one of the biggest entertainment launches in history, not just in games but for all of media.”
Analysts Think GTA 6 Will Make $3.2 Billion in its First Year
Earlier this month,Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnickshared his own optimism towardsGrand Theft Auto 6, describing Rockstar’s latest project as “breathtaking” and assuring anxious gamers that it will be well worth the wait. Some fans are starting to think that this wait will be longer than originally believed, with many predicting thatGTA 6will be delayed in light of Rockstar’s relative silence since the initialGrand Theft Auto 6trailer was released last year.
However long it may take, many havehigh hopes forGrand Theft Auto 6, which has already been deemed the most highly anticipated game of 2025. None of this should come as a surprise given the massive success and sheer cultural impact of theGrand Theft Autoseries so far, and the excitement forGrand Theft Auto 6will only grow when the inevitable second trailer is released.
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Grand Theft Auto VI heads to the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond in the biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet.Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them. But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida — forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive.
