Why is Rockstar Creating GTA 6 When GTA 5 is Still Very Successful? Take-Two Head Provides Explanation

Despite the fact that GTA 5 was released almost nine years ago, it still sits comfortably among the highest places in the ranks. It remains in the top three best-selling games of all time, and for good reasons. It’s one of the most massive, immersive, and realistic open-world games available out there.

The online mode of GTA V (aka GTA Online) is regularly flooded with gamers. You can barely find the time when it doesn’t happen likewise, and you can easily join the game. The servers are almost always full of gamers, making it difficult for others to join the party. Furthermore, Rockstar will even re-release the game as an updated version for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.

Therefore, a reasonable question is this: if GTA 5 remains so successful, why on Earth is Rockstar considering building GTA 6? Strauss Zelnick, the head of Take-Two, meaning the parent company of Rockstar, brings some explanations as speaking to GameIndustry.biz.

You can’t protect the past

Zelnick believes that you shouldn’t focus too much on the past when you’re a game developer such as Rockstar. Here’s what he declared, as quoted by the publication mentioned above:

You always have to be willing to be fresh,

You always have to be willing to bring consumers what they want. The minute you try to protect the past, you become irrelevant.

He also added, as quoted by the same source:

I’m thrilled Rockstar’s working on the next iteration of Grand Theft Auto. I have no doubt it will be just great, and there’s every evidence to believe from the past that the Grand Theft Auto catalog will also continue to perform,

Rockstar confirmed a few days ago that it’s currently working on the next GTA installment, triggering a lot of excitement and speculations online. The chances are huge that it’s none other than the long-awaited GTA 6, although there are some doubts.