Grand Theft Auto VI Will Rule the Video Game Industry in 2025
Expectations are dangerously high for the first GTA in more than a decade.
Grand Theft Auto VI isn’t just going to be the biggest video game of 2025. It will almost certainly be the biggest game of the decade—and possibly the most lucrative entertainment product of all time.
Just look at its predecessor: Grand Theft Auto V has sold a staggering 205 million units. Since its release, the franchise has generated about $9 billion in revenue for its developer, Rockstar Games, according to an estimate by TweakTown, a trade publication. That’s more than the box-office receipts for the three highest-grossing movies combined and makes it the No. 2 bestselling game ever, after Microsoft Corp.’s Minecraft. For further perspective, the entire Final Fantasy series, with dozens of games spanning almost four decades, has sold 10 million fewer units than GTA 5. So expectations for the next one are, of course, high.