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GTA 6 news and rumors: when will Grand Theft Auto 6 be announced?

If you just can't stop thinking about GTA 6, take comfort in knowing that you're not the only one. The next installment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise may not have been formally announced by developer Rockstar Games yet, but there's no shortage of people keen to know more about it. Why are people keen to know more about a game that's not technically been acknowledged by its developer? Well, there have been convincing reports that Grand Theft Auto 6 is in the early stages of development. Besides that, another GTA game feels like something of an inevitability, particularly after the enormous success of GTA 5 which launched nearly eight years ago. Eight! The problem is, with Rockstar Games staying tight-lipped, and its parent company Take-Two following suit, we’re relying on an active rumor mill and some wild speculation to figure out what’s on the cards for the new GTA. If the game is still in the early stages of its development, as reports have suggested, then even if an announcement does happen, the GTA 6 release date is likely to be a long way off. We're set to see an "expanded and enhanced" GTA 5 hit PS5 and Xbox Series X this November, but we’re also hoping that it could be the year we hear something solid on Grand Theft Auto 6. So, while there’s still no official confirmation and details are thin on the ground, we’ve collated the biggest news and rumors surrounding GTA 6 below for your perusal.

GTA 6: cut to the chase

• What is GTA 6? The rumored next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series
• When is GTA 6 coming out? That’s the internet’s biggest mystery (but we're pretty sure it won't be soon)
• What platforms will GTA 6 release on? TBC but likely Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC
• Where will GTA 6 be set? TBC, but some rumors have suggested a move to South America

GTA 6 RELEASE DATE: WHEN IS GTA 6 COMING OUT?

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So when is GTA 6 coming out? Unfortunately, the new GTA 6 hasn't even been officially announced, never mind given a release date. That means that there's not much to go on from developer Rockstar Games about Grand Theft Auto 6 at the moment, but it doesn't mean that we haven't got a rough idea of when we can expect to get our hands on the new GTA.

It seems that it's still early days for Grand Theft Auto 6, with a Kotaku report claiming that GTA 6, or at least "a new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series," was in early development as of April 2020 - meaning it's likely to be a few years before we get our hands on it.

However, while the Kotaku report didn't give us an idea of when GTA 6 will release, publisher Take-Two Interactive's marketing budget may have given us our most solid GTA 6 release date hint. As reported by VentureBeat, Take-Two's 10-K SEC filing (which lays out financial plans for the next five years) shows that the company expects to spend $89 million on marketing between April 2023, and the end of March 2024 - that's a huge spike and, as the report points out, more than half the marketing budget expected for any other fiscal year over the next decade.

This has led industry analyst Jeff Cohen to predict that this spike is because GTA 6 is expected to release within this period. In a note to investors, included in VentureBeat's report, Cohen pointed out that previous marketing budgets have predicted the releases of other big releases from Take-Two Interactive, including Red Dead Redemption 2. If this prediction is correct then we would expect to see GTA 6 release sometime between April 2023 and March 2024. Originally this spike was expected to take place in the fiscal year 2023, however, it's been pushed back to 2024. If it is GTA 6 that has caused this spike, this would suggest that a delay has occurred.

This 2024 spike almost lines up with leaker Tom Henderson's GTA 6 release date prediction. The notable leaker, who is primarily known for his (mostly) accurate leaks on Battlefield and Call of Duty, posted a video sharing a bunch of alleged GTA 6 details. In the video, Henderson predicts that GTA 6 isn't going to release until between 2024 and 2025, based on his sources.

There are a few reasons for this, according to Henderson. The biggest is that apparently, Rockstar Games has been focusing heavily on "employee wellbeing" for the past 15 to 16 months, with the developer aiming to avoid crunch culture. Rockstar reportedly doesn't want to announce the game until it's confident that it will hit its release date, with an aim to avoid any delays, but wants to do so without making employees work extremely long hours to meet a deadline.

In addition, Henderson claims that GTA 6 will only release on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. Given the current PS5 and Xbox Series X shortages, Rockstar Games is apparently waiting until there is a "big enough market" for these consoles - in other words, until the majority of players can actually get their hands on them. 

The third key reason Henderson gave for this predicted 2024/2025 release date is the popularity of GTA 5, claiming that Rockstar would likely not want to release GTA 6 while its predecessor is still so successful. 

Henderson's prediction has since been corroborated by Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, who said that Henderson's claims "matches up with what I’ve heard".

While a 2024/2025 release date for Grand Theft Auto 6 is further away than we would have hoped, it does make sense when these factors are taken into account. It's worth noting that Henderson did caveat that he is "not known for GTA 6 leaks" and that viewers should take these rumors will a grain of salt

We were hoping to hear something solid about Grand Theft Auto 6 with the release of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, and then again at E3 2021, but currently, Rockstar seems to be focusing on the expanded and enhanced version of GTA 5 coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X instead of a sequel - which could also push a release date back.

Again, it's worth noting that GTA 6 hasn't been confirmed by Rockstar to even be in development, so we can only speculate about the release date. With all this in mind -and the tight-lipped nature of Rockstar - we probably shouldn't expect to get our hands on GTA 6 any time soon, nor do we expect an announcement for a while yet.

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GTA 6 TRAILER: WHEN CAN I WATCH ONE?

The thing about Rockstar Games is that it’s an incredibly secretive developer. No GTFollowing these rumors, since early 2020, a series of 'leaked' images have been emerging online that allegedly reveal sections of the overall GTA 6 map - and line up with the Project Americas rumor. So far there have been four map leaks in total, each appearing to show a different section of the overall map. Fans have speculated about what each section of the map may be with locations rumored including Rio De Janeiro, the Everglades and Colombia. 

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However, leaker Tom Henderson claims that, while Vice City will be coming to GTA 6 in some capacity, as the Project Americas rumor claims, that the map isn't as big as previous rumors claim.

In addition, Henderson claims that GTA 6 won't be set be in the 80s or 90s, but instead will have a modern setting. This is apparently to allow the base game to "fit" with GTA Online, with developers wanting "as much freedom as possible to release as many DLCs as possible". 

Another, slightly less believable, rumor posted anonymously on Pastebin - which has since been removed (via Comic Book) - claimed that GTA 6 will allow players to travel between several big cities, including Liberty City and Vice City. The poster also claimed you start off as a small-time drug runner before joining an infamous gang and kicking it with the big dogs.

The anonymous poster also claimed GTA 6 will feature both major cities along with a vast stretch of highways and Blaine County-like countryside in the middle of it all.

While location rumors seem to be leaking in abundance, the anonymous Pastebin post was backed up by review on Glassdoor by a Rockstar Games QA tester, which has since been removed (via Dexerto). The post left a cryptic message that seen the first letter of each sentence spelling out 'GTA6LSVCLC'. This may be pointing to the potential locations of Grand Theft Auto 6: Los Santos, Vice City, and Liberty City. 

Wonder what these locations would look like together as an actual map? Graphic designer RealityDesign posted a concept image on GTA Forums, showing what this map could potentially look like. Check it out below:

GTA 6 MAP: WHERE AND WHEN WILL GTA 6 BE SET?

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So what about the GTA 6 map? There's a plethora of rumors floating around suggesting a variety of settings for Grand Theft Auto 6 - making it hard to nail down which we will actually see in the final game. Although there haven’t been any concrete reports as yet, every online titbit and juicy gossip morsel is pointing towards GTA 6’s map being absolutely massive. We’re even not talking city-size massive, we’re talking potentially the entirety of the United States massive. 

One of the biggest Grand Theft Auto 6 setting rumors has come from YouTube channel The Know, which claimed that GTA 6 is being developed under the code name Project Americas. The reason for this code name is apparently because players will be able to fly between the US and South America in the game, though the majority of the action will take place in the former. This in combination with the source's assertion that the game will largely be set in Vice City (the Rockstar version of Miami) suggests there could be a focus on drug-running which would draw on the popularity of shows and movies like Narcos and Tom Cruise's Made in America. Particularly if Rockstar holds on to that 80s setting.

Another, now deleted, post on Reddit seemed to corroborate some of the claims in The Know Report. According to the Reddit poster behind the leak, the game, known as Project Americas, has been in production since 2015, though it was placed on ice while Red Dead Redemption 2 was the focus. The post claimed that GTA 6 could be expansive, set across multiple decades (the 1970s to 1980s) and locations (one of which is Vice City, another Liberty City and another is a fictional city based on Rio de Janeiro). 

The game will apparently deal with one playable protagonist named Ricardo and play through their story as a rising drug lord with heavy inspiration from Netflix's Narcos series. The story will allegedly be told through chapters, with a heavy emphasis on the visuals of changes in time as the story progresses. While there's no estimated release date given, the post says that the plan is to release the game for the next generation only (a claim that several reports have corroborated). A 6 trailer is getting out of that studio unless someone seriously screws up. 

Just look at what Rockstar did with both GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2. It teased an announcement a few days before dropping the first trailer for either game.

If there’s a Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, you’ll know about it because the internet will explode – and we'll let you know too, of course. But we're not expecting one anytime soon.

It's likely we will see Rockstar following the same pattern as with previous games, publishing a teaser a few days ahead of a full announcement trailer.

GTA 6 NEWS AND RUMORS: WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR?

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Below we've collected all of the latest leaks and rumors that hint at when GTA 6 might be launched – and what we can expect from the new game. As always, take these details with a huge pinch of salt – some are old, some are from now-deleted sources and others might just be keen fans getting carried away.

Vice City map and activities 'leak' - not likely
Rumors all point to Vice City playing a role in GTA 6 in some capacity, but a leak claims to show a glimpse of the Vice City map along with some of the activities players can partake in including bowling. 

The video shows a shakey look at a screen allegedly showing the map and is likely to be fake, with notable leaker Tom Henderson even stating that he "wouldn't expect any leaks like this for a couple of years".

Steam Deck: Everything we know about Valve's new handheld gaming device

 Valve is getting into the handheld gaming business. The rumors were right and the Steam Deck is coming this year: a handheld device that can play any game in your Steam library. It's aiming to be the Nintendo Switch for PC gaming, essentially, though the Steam Deck can do a lot more than just play games.

That's because it's not a games console, it's really a portable PC. You can plug it into a monitor or a TV, install apps and software, use it to watch streaming video, and more—even install other game stores on it, according to Valve. The Steam Deck will run on a new version of SteamOS, Valve's Linux-based operating system, though you'll be able to play Windows games that don't have official Linux support using Valve's compatibility tech, Proton, or even uninstall SteamOS and just install Windows.

Here's everything we know about the Steam Deck.

                                                            RELEASE DATE

When is the Steam Deck release date?

The Steam Deck will begin shipping in December 2021.

However, that doesn't mean if you reserved one you'll receive it this year, as the Steam Deck site is now showing "expected order availability" in Q1 of 2022 for the 64GB version, Q2 2022 for the 256GB version, and Q3 2022 for the 512GB version. This may vary depending on your region, however. We'll update when we know more. 

What's happening with Steam Deck reservations?

Currently a Steam Deck can be reserved if you put down a $5 deposit, though Steam's servers were immediately overwhelmed when the reservation page went online. Customers trying to reserve a Steam Deck were faced with timeouts and error messages, and some who tried multiple times were told they would face a delay before they could try again for attempting to make "a lot of purchases in the last few hours."

Others are seeing messages that their Steam accounts have been created too recently to reserve a Steam Deck, though many seeing this message say they've had their Steam accounts for years (including some staff members of PC Gamer

This error is related to the efforts Valve made to prevent people from ordering multiple Steam Decks and then reselling them, as we've seen happen with GPUs, PS5s, and other new hardware. New accounts can only reserve a Steam Deck starting on Sunday, July 18.

Some, however, including a couple of us here at PC Gamer, managed to reserve a Steam Deck about thirty minutes after the reservations went live.

The $5 deposit will go toward the cost of the Steam Deck if you do decide to order one, though it'll be refunded if you change your mind and decide to cancel.

"When inventory is available, customers will be notified in the order reservations were made to make their purchase," says Valve.

The Steam Deck is currently only available to reserve for the US, UK, Canada and the European Union. The first Steam Decks reserved will ship in December, but the expected fulfillment date has pushed into 2022 as reservations stack up.

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How much does the Steam Deck cost?

The price of the Steam Deck depends on which version you want, and there are three different versions based on storage size. The Steam Deck costs:

• $399 for the 64GB version
• $529 for the 256GB version
• $649 for the 512GB version 

The more expensive versions of the Steam Deck feature faster NVMe SSD storage, while the cheaper is listed with a 64GB eMMC (embedded multi-media card) storage solution. All three versions will let you increase storage space with a MicroSD card, at least.

If you plan to upgrade the storage, you'll likely want to spend a bit more cash on a faster MicroSD card for quicker loading times. We're not sure how expansion storage will work on the device just yet, but some MicroSD cards are going to feel extremely slow next to a super-fast SSD.

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What are the Steam Deck specs?

The Steam Deck specifications were revealed by Valve alongside the console itself, which means we know all about what lies beneath the console's 7-inch screen.

The most important thing to note for PC gamers is that the Steam Deck runs on an AMD APU, and one we're yet to see elsewhere. This chip is built around two key AMD architectures: Zen 2 and RDNA 2.

The Zen 2 architecture is the same one found within AMD Ryzen 3000 processors, and within the Steam Deck reside four Zen 2 cores, capable of eight threads, ready and waiting for your portable gaming needs.

The RDNA 2 architecture is behind the handheld PC's graphical grunt. The Steam Deck comes with 8 Compute Units (CUs) for a total of 512 cores. That's not a massive amount—the Xbox Series S comes with 20 RDNA 2 CUs—but it appears enough to get by at 720p without too much hassle.

Steam Deck specs

	Steam Deck
CPU	AMD Zen 2
Core count	4-core/8-thread
CPU clock speed	2.4–3.5GHz
GPU	AMD RDNA 2
GPU Compute Units	8
GPU clock speed	1–1.6GHz
RAM	16GB LPDDR5 @ 5,500MT/s
Storage	64GB eMMC / 256GB NVMe SSD / 512GB NVMe SSD
Display	7-inch LCD touchscreen
Resolution	1280 x 800
Refresh rate	60Hz
Audio	Stereo speakers, 3.5mm jack, dual mics, USB Type-C/Bluetooth
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB Type-C with DisplayPort 1.4 support
Battery	40Whr
Size	11.7 x 4.6 x 1.8-inch (298 x 117 x 49mm)
Weight	Approximately 1.47 lbs (669 grams)
Price	$399 (64GB) / $529 (256GB) / $649 (512GB)

As mentioned before, there are three different storage configurations for the Steam Deck: 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB. 

Ideally, we'd all pick up the 512GB model. Games are big and anything smaller than that is going to feel a tight squeeze. It's also kitted out with a speedy NVMe SSD, which allows for bandwidth upwards of 3,000MB/s. That really depends on Valve's choice of SSD, however. Speeds vary quite a lot between drives. 

The 256GB model is similarly quick, and would be a suitable pick for those willing to put up with slightly less storage space.

As for the 64GB model, we're not quite as convinced. It's built using an eMMC drive, which won't match an NVMe SSD in terms of speed, but most of all its slim capacity is almost unimaginable for a gaming PC. Perhaps as an indie machine, but then you might be better off buying a Nintendo Switch.

All three offer MicroSD for further expansion, and we suspect the faster the MicroSD, the better for optimal game load times.

Valve's decided upon a 1280 x 800 display through which you'll enjoy your games on-the-go. A 60Hz LCD panel with 400-nits brightness, there's not a great deal to write home about in regards to the Steam Deck's touchscreen. However, seeing as it's only 7-inches big, its shortcomings may not be as immediately noticeable as one of the best gaming monitors.

FAQ

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So the Stream Deck is bigger than a Switch, then?

A bit, yes. For comparison, the Nintendo Switch (standard version) is 9.4" x 4" x .55" and weighs just under a pound. So the Steam Deck is a couple inches wider, half an inch taller taller, considerably thicker and a bit heavier than the Switch.

Anything I should be concerned about?

Well, yeah. Battery life doesn't sound especially stellar, with Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais telling IGN: "It's about 2-8 hours, depending on what you're doing. You can play Portal 2 for four hours on this thing. If you limit it to 30 fps, you're going to be playing for 5-6 hours."

That's not a heck of a long time for gaming without the device needing to be plugged in or recharged, and more demanding games will take a bigger toll on the battery than 2011's Portal 2. That could be a real issue if you want to take your Deck with you while traveling or if you're away from an electrical outlet for a while.

Does the Stream Deck come with a dock, like the Nintendo Switch?

There is a dock, but it's sold separately. Like the Switch, there's a dock for the Steam Deck that will allow you to connect it to your TV or a monitor. The USB-C dock will provide DisplayPort and HDMI output, an Ethernet adapter, and three USB inputs.

The dock doesn't come with the Steam Deck, though. Valve hasn't yet revealed how much the dock will cost or when it'll be available to order.

Can I use the Steam Deck for more than just Steam games?

You can—potentially a lot more. Just like your PC, the Steam Deck is intended to be an open platform. You can install Windows on a Steam Deck and even install other game storefronts like the Epic Store (you probably have a pile of free games in that library) or Xbox Game Pass. We just don't really know how well non-Steam games will work on the Steam Deck, but it's an exciting idea that you might be able to play games from your other libraries on the Steam Deck, too.

You can even wipe SteamOS off the Steam Deck completely and just use it to run Windows, according to IGN, who got some hands-on time with the device. Pierre-Loup Griffais told IGN the Steam Deck "can pretty much run anything you can run on a PC."

"We don't think people should be locked into a certain direction or a certain set of software that they can install,” Valve designer Lawrence Yang said. “If you buy a Steam Deck, it's a PC. You can install whatever you want on it, you can attach any peripherals you want to it."

You might even be able to get VR working with the Steam Deck, though "that's not really what we're optimizing the performance for," Griffais told IGN.

If all that isn't enough information for you, you can visit the official Steam Deck website here.