Last week, a report by Kotaku pointed out the possibility that Grand Theft Auto 6, undoubtedly the most anticipated game of the last decade, could suffer from a delay and, instead of being available in 2025 as Rockstar assures, it would be available until 2026. In this regard, Jason Schreier, acclaimed video game journalist, has pointed out that this could well be an exaggeration.
After becoming aware of the possible delay of GTA 6, the shares of Take-Two, Rockstar's parent company, suffered a drop of 5.2%, a blow from which it has not yet fully recovered. In this regard, Schreier has pointed out that this is normal for the development of any game, especially one with such a large production, and while he does not rule out the possibility of a delay until 2026, The situation is not as serious as many might think.. This is what he said about it:
“In reality, video games are always behind schedule and run the risk of being delayed at any time, especially when they are as ambitious and under as much pressure as the next Grand Theft Auto. And there's so much time between now and the end of 2025, that even if production were perfect, it would be impossible for anyone to definitively claim that the game will be ready in 21 months.
Game development is a messy, non-linear process, fraught with the biggest challenges of both technology and art. A game should work as expected and at the same time be beautiful, interesting and fun. Thousands of people are working on Grand Theft Auto VI, many of them in their own silos where they write code for weather physics or record actors' performances or look for bugs on the streets of fake Miami. All of your jobs are intertwined and dependent on each other, and a single bottleneck, such as level design taking longer than expected or script pages arriving late, can have cascading effects across all disciplines, escalating with each other. time”.
In its report, Kotaku even mentioned that managers fear a possible delay in Grand Theft Auto 6 by 2026, instead of being available in the fall of 2025, as many expect to happen. In this way, the policy of returning to the offices, a quite controversial move, would not only reduce the possibility of a leak, but it would give the teams the opportunity to work in harmony, and avoid the loss of time involved in emails.
In the event of a delay, this would not be the first time something like this has happened. Let us remember that Red Dead Redemption II, was originally planned for 2017, and it was not until October 2018 that it was available. As Schreier mentions, all games are always late, and The decision to move the release date is one that is made until the last moment.
Rockstar, for its part, has avoided making a statement on the matter, and So far the launch window of 2025 is maintained. On related topics, you can learn more about the possible delay of the game here. Likewise, Take-Two has bought Gearbox.
Editor's Note:
At the end of the day, a delay may mean a hit to Take-Two's stock market value, but this is a sacrifice they are willing to make so that Grand Theft Auto 6 reach the market in the best possible way, and thus avoid any performance problem, bug or detail that genuinely ruins the reputation of its developers.
Via: Bloomberg
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