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Rockstar Says Its Next Game After GTA 6 Should Arrive Faster
Rockstar expects its next game after GTA 6 to take less time to make than the current game.
Development head Phil Hooker said the studio can reuse technology, tools and experience built during GTA 6’s production.
GTA 6 is scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026, after more than eight years of development.
Rockstar has not announced what its next major game will be, and its comments do not promise that another Grand Theft Auto will arrive soon.
The studio grew from 2,441 employees around the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 to 4,711 staff across 12 offices.
Reusing GTA 6’s foundations could shorten future development, much as Vice City followed GTA 3 in less than a year.
For now, Rockstar is focused on GTA 6, and the timing and identity of its next project remain unknown.
Rockstar says its next game after Grand Theft Auto 6 should take less time to make than the eight years spent on the current game.
Development head Phil Hooker said the engine, tools and team built for GTA 6 will help the studio work more quickly.
Hooker said Rockstar could build on those foundations and expand content rather than continually rebuilding.
Co-development boss Aaron Garbut said the studio had changed many things during GTA 6’s development but would not dismantle that work.
Rockstar has not announced what its next major game will be.
GTA 6 is scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026.
- Who
- Rockstar Games, with development head Phil Hooker discussing the studio’s plans.
- What
- Rockstar expects its next game after GTA 6 to take less time to make, using technology and teams developed for GTA 6.
- When
- The comments were reported on October 14, 2026. GTA 6 is scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The engine, tools and team built during GTA 6 are expected to help Rockstar make future projects more quickly.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Grand Theft Auto 5 was released.
Red Dead Redemption 2 was released, before which Rockstar had last released a new game.
Rockstar leadership comments about using GTA 6’s development foundations to make future projects more quickly were reported.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is scheduled to launch.
- GTA 6 release date
- November 19, 2026
- Previous game
- Red Dead Redemption 2, released in 2018
- Future game plan
- Rockstar expects its next project to be made more quickly
- Development foundation
- Engine, tools and team built during GTA 6
- Next game title
- Not announced
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What people are saying
The engine, the tools and the team we’ve built during this project will allow us to do things more quickly
I feel confident that we can build on top of this and go more sideways than upwards to build more compelling content
But now it’s done, and we’re not going to rip it apart