Grand Theft Auto 6 is slated to be one of the biggest video game releases in quite some time. Industry analysts at DFC Intelligence believe that the game will make $3.2 billion in revenue in its first year of release, according to Financial Times.
“We think it’s going to be one of the biggest entertainment launches in history, not just in games but for all of media,” said IDG Consulting CEO Yoshio Osaki. Analysts are also predicting that the game will make $1 billion in pre-orders alone.
CEO of publisher Take-Two Interactive, Strauss Zelnick, has also expressed confidence in the upcoming release of GTA 6, calling it a game “worth waiting for”. Zelnick spoke about the game back in December in an interview, calling Grand Theft Auto 6 “way bigger, way better, more exciting and more beautiful than you could have possibly thought of.”
Grand Theft Auto 6 doesn’t yet have a solid release date. The game has seen a trailer so far, with the reveal that it will feature two new protagonists. GTA 6 is currently in development for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. While a PC version will likely be released at some point, developer Rockstar Games hasn’t yet mentioned it, likely keeping in its tradition of a PC version of its game coming out later.
For more details about Grand Theft Auto 6, check out our thoughts on whether the game will evolve on GTA 5‘s formula, and whether it can do better than the campaign from Red Dead Redemption 2.