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We’ve been living off GTA 6 hype crumbs for months with trailers, leaks, and release date shifts, but here’s the plot twist: Rockstar isn’t putting all its eggs in the Vice City basket. Yes, GTA 6 is the star of the show, but the studio’s also busy whipping up some other secret dishes. Of course, he kept the mystery levels on max, but it’s proof that the devs aren’t just crunching pixels for GTA 6. Remember how they juggled GTA Online updates while dropping Red Dead Redemption 2? Red Dead Redemption 2 Next-Gen Upgrade – Sure, it runs on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, but not natively. Rockstar Games Is Working On A New Game… (It’s Not GTA 6) Rockstar originally aimed for Fall 2025, but earlier this year, it pushed the date to May 26, 2026. If Rockstar is developing multiple games alongside GTA 6, that means the post-2026 drought might not be as long as the gap between GTA 5 and GTA 6 (a whole twelve years). GTA 6 might be the headliner, but Rockstar’s backstage is busier than we thought. Catch Rani Rampal’s inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4.
Sure, GTA 6 is the “primary focus,” but history tells us Rockstar is a multitasking beast. Here are the frontrunners for what those “other things” could be: Bully 2 or a Remake – Fans have been screaming for it since the mid-2000s. Still, Zelnick says he’s “highly confident” in that date, so fingers crossed it sticks.
And no, they’re not telling us the recipes yet. Straight from the mouth of Take-Two Interactive’s CEO, Strauss Zelnick, in a recent CNBC chat, Rockstar has “a lot of other things going on. This studio doesn’t sleep. Rockstar has a vault of beloved IPs, and fans haven’t been shy about asking for their return. Rumors have flared up and died down more times than we can count, but hey… never say never. Imagine an RDR2 with ray tracing, faster load times, and even prettier sunsets. Totally New IP – Rockstar could shock-drop a new franchise. Unlikely? Maybe. But so was GTA Online printing billions. They’re perfectionists, and if they think it needs more time to meet their own god-tier standards, they’ll take it. We could see a steady flow of content instead of waiting another decade for something fresh. Whether it’s a long-awaited sequel, a next-gen glow-up, or a brand-new surprise, the future looks stacked. Watch Here!