Summary
Ubisoft has commented onGrand Theft Auto 6and the game’s 2025 release window, stating that it will be a positive thing for the video game industry. AssumingGrand Theft Auto 6releases in 2025 as expected and isn’t hit with a release date delay, it will mark a whopping 12 years since the last main seriesGTAgame hit store shelves. Considering this and the simple fact that it’sGrand Theft Auto, there are many expectingGrand Theft Auto 6to be one of the biggest video game releases of all time.
The gaming industry and the entertainment industry at large will no doubt be keeping their eyes on theGrand Theft Auto 6release date. Releasing a game or a movieclose to theGrand Theft Auto 6launch datecould spell disaster, asGTA 6is expected to be an absolute juggernaut of unprecedented proportions. But not all gaming companies are afraid of theGrand Theft Auto 6release date.
Speaking in a recent investors' call,as reported by GameSpot, Ubisoft looks at theGrand Theft Auto 62025 release as a positive thing. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said thatGTAcoming out means “more people come to play” and that, historically, the company’s games have performed well when released around the same time asGTAtitles. The specific example provided in the investors' call wasAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, which was released one month afterGrand Theft Auto 5and was a massive commercial success for Ubisoft.
Ubisoft Isn’t Afraid of the Grand Theft Auto 6 Release Date
At the time of this writing,Grand Theft Auto 6has a vague fall 2025 release window, and Ubisoft doesn’t have any games with specific release dates that year. Ubisoft always has something to release in the fall, though, so one has to imagine that a major Ubisoft game of some description will indeed launch around the same time asGrand Theft Auto 6.
It will be a while before Ubisoft reveals its 2025 slate. Right now, the company is focused on promoting its 2024 games, which includeStar Wars Outlawson August 30,Just Dance 2025in October, andAssassin’s Creed Shadowson November 15. Ubisoft has a variety of mobile games in development that could potentially be released in 2024 as well, though that remains to be seen.
And while Ubisoft has not announced specific 2025 release dates for any of its games, it has multiple projects in development that could potentially release next year nearGTA 6’s launch date. This includesAnno 117: Pax Romana,one of theAssassin’s Creedgames it has in the works, theSplinter Cellremake, and more.
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