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Three large publishers are ready to delay their upcoming games to avoid launching at about the same time as GTA 6, a new report claims.
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Some publishers formulate several publishing strategies depending on when Rockstar plans to launch the GTA 6, and large content updates for live service titles are also delayed.
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There is also a latent fear that Rockstar can drive GTA 6 to 2026, which would further complicate publishing schedules for publishers.
Three large video game publishers are reportedly prepared to delay their upcoming editions to avoid Rockstar Games' Trooming Juggernaut: Grand Theft Auto 6. While an exact release date for GTA 6 Has not been revealed, its autumn 2025 launch windows still seem to ward off many developers and publishers from targeting gaming emissions during that period.
Excit for GTA 6 Is outside the diagrams on an unprecedented scale when it comes to players, but that is another story for the gaming industry itself. Previous reports stated that GTA 6 Affects schedules for game emissions for 2025 over several publishers, as tens of millions of players are expected to be flocked to Rockstar Behemoth when launched. This is likely to lead to other games being overshadowed, and therefore publishers feel forced to reconsider their launch injuries to stay so far away from GTA 6 as possible.
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When the fans are waiting for news about GTA 6Release date with Bated Breath, so does the rest of the gaming industry. A new report from The gaming business claims that three major publishers are ready to postpone their upcoming games to avoid going forward toward GTA 6. The report contains talks with several managers confirmed that they are actively plan game publishers with GTA 6Launch in mind. Some publishers shift release dates, while others delay large content updates for their live service games to avoid competing for players' time once GTA 6 is out.
Publisher comes with “multiple plans” to prevent being overshadowed by GTA 6
A named Exec on a larger publisher admitted directly, “We don't want to be anywhere near [GTA 6]. We work up several different plans for our titles. “Another industry figure agreed to this feeling and says that even without GTA 6It is “extremely difficult” to find the right windows for “new games to shine”, while a third EXEC (probably from a prominent European AAA publisher) explained that publishers are facing a huge dilemma: release before GTA 6 Means handling an already packed summer schedule, while the launch later puts them into competition with Black Friday offers.
The GTA 6 is basically a huge meteor, and we will just stay away from the explosive zone.
It should be noted that GTA 6Problems with release do not only affect small and medium -sized publishers. In February, EA's CEO Andrew Wilson suggested adjusting the release window to the next Battlefield games because of an unspecified larger title, which is generally assumed to be GTA 6. However, a huge potential obstacle is the ability to GTA 6 delayed to 2026. Some publishers fear to move their games from 2025 to avoid GTA 6 Can backfire if Rockstar also chooses to go with a delay and force another round of scheduling changes. As the European Exec put it, “If we move out from 2025, what if Rockstar does so too? Will we have time to drive up our game? Or will we have to delay further? It is stressful.”
