GTA 6 will “blow people away”, says former developer

Game designer Ben Hinchliffe spent more than a decade at Rockstar Games, contributing to games like Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption II and Grand Theft Auto VI before leaving the company in 2022. In a new interview, Hinchliffe briefly discussed GTA VI and said he believes the game will “blow people away” and be a huge success when it comes to sales.

“It will sell an absolute ton, as always. People will be talking about it for a long time afterwards, just like they do with GTA 5,” Hinchliffe said. GTA VI Hour. “I think they’ve raised the bar again. They always do that, and they’ve done it again with GTA 6.”

When asked what he’s most excited about for GTA VI, Hinchliffe said he’s eager to see how the game has developed since he departed in 2022. However, he didn’t reveal much, which is to be expected for such a secretive project. Hinchliffe now works at Sniper Elite VR studio Just Add Water.

GTA VI is scheduled for release during the holiday season of 2025 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game takes place in Vice City, a stand-in for Miami, Florida. The game’s first trailer was released in early December 2023, and to date, Rockstar Games has not released any additional footage or official details about the game.

GTA VI hits the market with a huge amount of hype and expectations behind it. After all, GTA V has been sold more than 200 million copies. Parent company Take-Two will publish its next earnings report on November 6, but it is not yet known whether there will be news about GTA VI.