Why GTA 6 Took Twelve Years: The GTA V Problem

The gap between Grand Theft Auto V and VI is the longest in the series by years. The reason is not that Rockstar slowed down — it is that GTA V never stopped selling. Grand Theft Auto V arrived on September 17, 2013, and broke the industry over its knee. Day-one worldwide retail sell-through passed $800 million, per Take-Two's own filing. Three days later the company announced it had crossed $1 billion — at the time the fastest any entertainment property in any medium had reached the mark, films