If you follow the news of the JV, you must have heard about the war that is currently taking place between Microsoft and Sony, with at the heart of it: the future of Activision Blizzard’s flagship license, Call of Duty . But then, what is the relationship with Grand Theft Auto 6 release date ? Well we will explain everything to you!
Microsoft ditches the potential release date of GTA 6
GTA 6 was unfortunately the victim of the biggest leak in the history of video games a few weeks ago, and if Rockstar Games did indeed confirm that it was their game, we are nevertheless still in the dark. waiting for the official announcement and the first real images as well.
Well according to Microsoft, it could be that the long-awaited title of the starred firm will appear in the more or less near future, and more precisely during the year 2024. This is indeed what the manufacturer said when he wanted to defend himself against Sony’s arguments in the battle of the two giants with the uncertain future of Call of Duty on PlayStation.
According to Microsoft, if Sony will no longer benefit from Call of Duty in the years to come, the Japanese manufacturer should still do well in terms of figures and subscribers since other games will be there to compensate for the empty of the FPS, with in particular FIFA, GTA or Destiny.
Subsequently, we can read in the official documents of the CMA that Microsoft therefore evokes the release date of GTA 6, and indicates that CoD does not have such a big power on the market.
Misleading date?
But then, why is Microsoft talking about the year 2024? As we can imagine, it is highly likely that manufacturers like Sony and Microsoft are necessarily aware of the year of publication of such titles.
In addition, the year 2024 for the release of GTA 6 has already been mentioned by insiders in the field, with in particular the words of Tom Henderson who expected between 2024 and 2025.