Archive · 18 Jun 2025
GTA VI Delay Impacts Global Videogame Market Growth
The video game market's growth is changing a bit.
The highly anticipated game, Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI), is delayed until next year, which is slowing the market's initial growth.
Experts think the market will grow a little more in 2025 than it did last year.
The real growth is expected in 2026 when GTA VI and other big games come out.
Hardware, like consoles, is facing challenges because prices are up.
Nintendo's Switch 2 is doing well.
Microsoft also is making a new handheld console, Xbox Ally, set to be released in late 2025.
GTA VI's delay to 2026 is affecting the video game market's growth.
The global video game market is projected to grow 3.4% in 2025.
Analysts previously anticipated higher growth due to GTA VI and new consoles.
Hardware sales face uncertainty due to price increases.
The industry anticipates a boost in 2026 with GTA VI and other titles.
- Who
- Analysts at Newzoo and the video game industry.
- What
- The delay of GTA VI is influencing the projected growth of the video game market.
- When
- The GTA VI release is now expected in 2026, shifting the timeline of growth.
- Where
- The global video game market.
- Why
- The delay of GTA VI and hardware price increases prompted revisions to market growth forecasts.
- Projected 2025 Market Growth
- 3.4%
- Market Growth 2024
- 3.2%
- Primary Driver of Growth in 2026
- GTA VI
- Hardware Facing Headwinds
- Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation
- New Hardware
- Nintendo Switch 2, Microsoft Xbox Ally
