13 Years Between GTA 5 and 6: Will GTA 7 Be Faster?

We all know GTA 6 took thirteen years after GTA 5, but it didn't always take Rockstar this long. I went through what Rockstar and Take-Two have actually said on record, and I think GTA 7 lands around 2030 or 2031. REPORTED means a credible outlet said it and Rockstar hasn't confirmed it, and OUR READ is my own opinion. 0:00 13 Years 1:11 Will GTA 7 Take That Long? 2:08 It Didn't Use To Be Like This 3:10 Red Dead 2 Pushed GTA 6 Back 4:35 A Studio Just For The People 5:44 "More Quickly" 7:08 The Vice City Move Again 8:26 No Date Yet 9:06 How Long Do You Think? Sources: GTA VI release date Nov 19 2026, Take-Two Q1 FY27 earnings release (SEC, Aug 7 2026): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/da... Delay to Nov 19 2026, Rockstar Newswire: https://www.rockstargames.com/newswir... Delay to May 26 2026, Rockstar statement via NBC Washington: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/na... Fall 2025 window, Take-Two via MobileSyrup: https://mobilesyrup.com/2024/05/16/gr... "Development well underway", Rockstar via VGC (Feb 2022): https://www.videogameschronicle.com/n... Rockstar leaders to Bloomberg (Oct 14 2026), via VGC: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/n... Bloomberg feature (Jason Schreier, Oct 14 2026): https://www.bloomberg.com/features/20... Bloomberg details via The Shortcut: https://www.theshortcut.com/p/the-nex... Bloomberg details via VGTimes: https://vgtimes.com/articles/171078-k... Dexerto: https://www.dexerto.com/gta/rockstar-... NPC studio, GTABoom: https://www.gtaboom.com/rockstar-deni... Strauss Zelnick, "eight years is probably too long" (GamesIndustry.biz, Jun 2019) via Gamepressure: https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom... Strauss Zelnick to The Game Business (May 2026): https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/tak... Take-Two at TD Cowen, via NME: https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/... Next Take-Two call Nov 9 2026, GTABoom: https://www.gtaboom.com/the-final-tak... GTA V and series sales, Game Developer: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/busines... Vice City, mission pack origin (Digital Trends, 2012) and 50-person team (NYT, 2002), as cited: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_T... Release dates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_T... , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_T... , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_T... , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_T... , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dea... RAGE engine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocksta... Footage: official Rockstar Games trailers (GTA VI Trailer 1, Trailer 2, launch trailer and Extended Look, GTA V PS5 trailer, GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition trailer, Red Dead Redemption 2 launch trailer). #GTA6 #GTA7 #Rockstar