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A former Rockstar Games artist has revealed how long the studio has been working onGrand Theft Auto 6. With its release currently set for May 2026, gamers are naturally curious about how longGrand Theft Auto 6has been in the works.
By the timeGrand Theft Auto 6releases next year, it will have been almost 13 years since the launch ofGTA 5. With this in mind, it’s no big surprise thatgamers want to know everything they can aboutGrand Theft Auto 6. After all, the gap between the fourth and fifth games in the series was only five years, even with the originalRed Dead Redemptionin between.
As reported byThe Gamer, former Rockstar Games artist David O’Reilly has released a video on YouTube under the name Game World Art reacting to screenshots fromGrand Theft Auto 6’s Trailer 2, revealing how long it has been in development in the process, stating, “I worked onGTA 6from 2018 to 2023. Went onto it after we wrapped up onRDR2. It’s fascinating having a look at all this stuff.”
Grand Theft Auto 6 Has Been in Development Since 2018
O’Reilly’s quote implies that the game started development in the immediate aftermath ofRed Dead Redemption 2’s successful release back in 2018, meaning that by the timeGrand Theft Auto 6launches in May 2026, it will have been in the works for a massive eight years. While it’s no secret that modern game development is longer than ever before due to the sheer scale of some projects, it’s somewhat surprising thatGrand Theft Auto 6seemingly wasn’t in active development before this, given the enormous success of its predecessor, even despite the sheer amount of resources a game likeRed Dead Redemption 2would require.
WithGrand Theft Auto 6’s Trailer 2 setting new recordsfor online viewership, hopefully the marketing campaign for the game will enter full swing now. There are 12 months between now and its current release date, leaving plenty of time for Rockstar to reveal even more details about the game in any way it sees fit. At least the 17-month gap between Trailers 1 and 2 certainly won’t be repeated.
