GTA 6 will be "a big economic boost for the games industry.” Day of the Devs' lead curator is sure that many people won't play anything else
According to Greg Rice, the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 will benefit the entire industry and could provide an opportunity for other games.
GTA 6 is definitely the most anticipated game of 2025 (officially it is still set to be released in the fall). Many people even expect that this will be the biggest release in history. Some even predict that the launch of the game will strengthen the entire market.
Greg Rice belongs to this last category. Rice holds the role of lead curator for Day of the Devs. During the ongoing Game Developers Conference, he told the editors of GamesRadar about his hopes for Grand Theft Auto 6.
- Greg Rice has no doubt that the game will be a big hit and, as he puts it, "will make a splash." However, he disagrees with many other people in the industry who are afraid that this release will harm all other games.
- Of course, Rice doesn't recommend releasing big AAA games in the same week as GTA 6. However, he believes that during this time, titles that are diametrically different from what Rockstar studio will offer, will have a chance for success.
- Furthermore, Rice is convinced that the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 will greatly benefit the entire industry, as the game will attract many new players to the market, as well as encourage the return of people who have abandoned this medium for some reason.
Rice is not the only person in the industry who has expressed such hopes. Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick shares them. According to him, GTA 6 will help the entire industry, as it will encourage a lot of people who have so far stuck to older platforms to purchase new generation consoles. These players will of course later also buy other titles that were not available on PS4 and Xbox One.
Greg Rice actually agrees with this view. As he said:
I'm sure there's lots of gamers that [GTA 6 will be] the only thing they play. It'll be the opportunity to get in on the new console generation and see what else is out there. So it's definitely gonna be a big economic boost for the games industry.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. It is almost certain that the game will also be released for PC, but that will happen much later.
