Publishers are reportedly waiting to see if GTA 6 is actually launching in 2025 before they set their own release dates so they can stay far away from Rockstar

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GTA 6 is such a behemoth that other "competing" publishers are said to be steering far from its orbit

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It's no secret that GTA 6 is one of the most anticipated new games on the horizon, and a new report claims it's such a behemoth that competing publishers are waiting to see if its fall 2025 release date stays before they commit to their own launch plans.

A report from Bloomberg puts into context just how monumental a release GTA 6 is primed to be. Its predecessor, GTA 5, has generated roughly $9 billion since its release in 2013 — more than the entire Final Fantasy franchise combined as well as the three highest grossing movies altogether. Meanwhile, the GTA 6 trailer that dropped a year ago has since garnered more than 200 million views on YouTube.

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