{"id":278065,"date":"2024-04-13T07:03:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T14:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=330086"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:43:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:43:51","slug":"why-does-the-release-date-of-gta-vi-absolutely-not-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/why-does-the-release-date-of-gta-vi-absolutely-not-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does it absolutely not matter when GTA VI comes out?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s a cyclical debate in the world of video games: When will &#8216;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/aaa-games-are-becoming-mid-budget-games-for-sony-spend-as-if-theres-no-tomorrow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GTA VI<\/a><\/strong>&#8216; finally appear? It is the most anticipated game, Rockstar has already announced that it is in the final stage of development&#8230; So, where is it? <strong>Why is there no specific release date? The reason is very simple: it doesn&#8217;t even matter<\/strong>. It doesn&#8217;t matter if the game is prepared for Christmas, Easter or a lost week in October: it is going to be, without a doubt, a huge success.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"GTA V\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/46bedfee-8ba3-4e67-9a7b-309d4cf3b896\/3978925\/grand-theft-auto-v-download-grand-theft-auto-v.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">GTA V<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/grand-theft-auto-v.en.softonic.com\/xbox-one\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/grand-theft-auto-v.en.softonic.com\/xbox-one\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Big, Tremendous, Amazing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the Holy Grail of any company, not just video games: a product that, regardless of the time of year it is released or who is behind it, is guaranteed to be a absolute success. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/why-do-so-many-planes-crash-in-grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-20-years-later-we-find-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rockstar <\/a><\/strong>keeps the release tightly controlled because, unlike other titles, it doesn&#8217;t need promises of the future. In fact, <strong>it is beneficial for them to build the game&#8217;s narrative only when it is perfect<\/strong>, without crunches or rush. The perfect game. The Holy Grail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, this leads to specialized websites filling news with rumors about its future release date, something that the studio may not even have clear yet. <strong>What would change if &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/rockstar-doesnt-care-how-much-you-want-gta-6-it-will-be-released-when-its-perfect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GTA VI<\/a>&#8216; came out in July instead of December?<\/strong> Absolutely nothing. The sales, which will also continue over the years, would be the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QdBZY2fkU-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, the ones who should be most concerned about the release of &#8216;GTA VI&#8217; are not <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/has-rockstar-lost-their-mind-with-the-price-of-gta-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rockstar <\/a><\/strong>or the players, but the rest of the companies that, just like when there is a blockbuster in the cinema, <strong>will proceed to withdraw during the month before and after the blockbuster<\/strong>, knowing that releasing games during that time is condemning them to suicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When will &#8216;GTA VI&#8217; arrive?&#8221; is not the right question. <strong>The right question would be &#8220;Who the hell cares when &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/rockstar-receives-a-new-warning-from-the-joker-from-florida-about-the-gta-6-trailer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GTA VI<\/a>&#8216; arrives?&#8221;<\/strong> Only those who have bitten their nails to the bone and those who have to wait a few more months. Every day that passes is one more day of free marketing, waiting for the exact moment to make the Internet explode into a thousand pieces. Figuratively&#8230; And almost literally.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"GTA V\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/46bedfee-8ba3-4e67-9a7b-309d4cf3b896\/3978925\/grand-theft-auto-v-download-grand-theft-auto-v.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">GTA V<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/grand-theft-auto-v.en.softonic.com\/xbox-one\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/grand-theft-auto-v.en.softonic.com\/xbox-one\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Holy Grail of any company, not just in video games: a product that, regardless of the release date or who is behind it, is absolutely guaranteed to be a success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9263,"featured_media":278066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1015],"tags":[6049,4243,2201],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-278065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectiongrand-theft-auto-v","tag-gta-6","tag-rockstar"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":313831,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278065\/revisions\/313831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278065"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=278065"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=278065"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=278065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}