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GrandTheft Autois one of the biggest game franchises of all time recentlysurpassing Over 400 Million Lifetime Sales, earlier this year. The continued success ofGrand Theft Autodespite the last instalment being released a decade ago is a testament to its popularity and staying power within the gaming industry.
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Although Rockstar has been working hard on other projects such asRed Dead Redemption 2and continually updatingGTA Online, there is one question on the minds of many fans; Where isGrand Theft Auto 6?
Well, if leaks and rumours are to be believed we may be getting aGrand Theft Auto 6announcement sooner, rather than later this year. So, let’s dive into the 5 reasons why aGTA 6announcement may be coming in 2023.
1GTA 6 News Might Be Coming Very Soon, Voice Actor Teases
One of GTA 6’s supposed voice actors has taken to Instagram to post acryptic selfiefeaturing Pam Trees and a Tommy Vercetti-inspired Hawaiian shirt. Seeing thatGrand Theft Auto 6is apparently set mostly in Vice City, it could easily be a reference to that.
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Bryan Zampella who is rumoured to voice ‘Jason’, one of the possible protagonists of GTA 6, has only added fuel to the fire recently with his social media posts even dressing the same as Jason after theGTA 6gameplay leaks late last year.
It makes even more sense that Zampella might be hinting at news about GTA 6 coming soon given his past social media posts. In 2016, Zampella posted a picture of himself with a Rockstar Games camera artist, and he has lightly referenced ties to Grand Theft Auto by including the hashtag “#vicecity” in a caption of a few of his posts.
Only time will tell if Zampella is really our new playable character or just a voice actor faking it till he makes it.
2Grand theft auto V’s tenth anniversary
Another reason why GTA 6 could be announced this year is due to the fact it is coming up forGrand Theft Auto V’s10thanniversary. It would make sense for Rockstar to build hype for the newest game while celebrating one of their crowing achievements.
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Grand Theft Auto V’s10th anniversary is on July 21, 2025, and this could be when we see news about the next instalment.
However, in the past there have been other notable dates where no major announcement was made, like what happened withGrand Theft Auto’s25th anniversary, So only time will tell if we will see something aboutGTA 6.
3Insider information
According to a well-knownGrand Theft Autoand Rockstar insiderGTA 6’sofficial tease could be arriving in September or October this year.
As per Tez2, the leaker expects this to happen as part of Rockstar Games’ celebration ofGTA Online’s10th anniversary. In the past Rockstar Games have officially revealedRed Dead Redemption 2andGrand Theft Auto V, via trailers at least two years before release. Which could line up with the reported information coming from Rockstar’s parent company Take Two. Speaking of which:
4The New Earnings Report
Aswe reporteda few weeks ago, according to anew earningsreport from Rockstar Games’ parent company Take-Two Interactive, it appears that GTA 6 will be released sometime in late 2024 or early 2025.
The report looks to the future of Take-Two and although there is no direct confirmation, the “$8 billion in Net Bookings” clearly points to it being one of Take-Two’s bigger IPs.
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With the fact that there is now a possible release window of next year on the cards, it would make sense that Rockstar would give fans a taste of what is to come inGTA 6either with a teaser trailer or an official announcement.
5September 2022 Leaks
The Leaks from July 20, 2025, showed thatGTA 6was well underway in terms of development. While the game’s graphics were still in the early stages, with stand-in character models and textures, the clips of basic beta testing showed off some gameplay mechanics that looked remarkably well-polished.
However, the leaks still had many fans up in arms about how early in development the game actually looked. There is also speculation that the leak occurred due to compromised communication between developers which may have contained numerous work-in-progress files due to the recent shift towards remote work over the last two years.
Because of this, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to assume an announcement could happen in 2023, and the game might end up being released a year or two later.
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So that was our 5 reasons as to why GTA 6 could be announced in 2023. Do you think that GTA 6 will be announced in 2023? What other rumours have you heard? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!
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Massimo Castelli
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Massimo Castelli is a part of FandomWire’s Video Game Reviewers and News Writers team. With a degree in Journalism and English from the University of Strathclyde and a passion for all things gaming and comic book-related, there is no one more qualified to ramble about video game lore and comic-book trivia than him.
