Twitch CEO claims Grand Theft Auto VI Online will arrive "next year" Prior to the official launch of Grand Theft Auto V back in 2013, Rockstar Games announced and detailed the game's online mode, confirming that it would be released shortly following their single player offering. When it comes to GTA VI however, the studio has mostly remained silent on the matter. According to the CEO of Twitch however, Rockstar / Take-Two are planning to launch the much-anticipated online portion sometime "next year." Discover more Game development tools TV & Video Though leaks and rumours have persisted for years detailing some of what could be expected from Rockstar's next take on GTA's Online mode, the studio itself has yet to offer anything official, focusing instead on the upcoming launch of GTA VI in November - emphasising that the game is a "single-player experience." According to the CEO of Twitch however, GTA VI Online is real and will be arriving some time in 2027. Taking part in an interview with the publication Bloomberg (paywalled) during Tokyo Game Show, Dan Clancy revealed that he has "spent a lot of time talking with Rockstar about their plans." Given just how big GTA V / Online is on the platform, this does not come as a surprise. What was surprising however was the fact that Clancy then offered some insight into Rockstar's timeline for the yet-to-be-announced GTA VI Online, stating: "You are going to see this big bump with GTA 6, but then an even bigger one next year when they launch multiplayer." Though 2027 as a whole is a pretty wide range, this marks the first 'semi-official' confirmation of GTA VI Online's existence. As mentioned, the original Grand Theft Auto Online arrived after V's single-player offering - albeit only one month later. Unlike their upcoming release however, GTA:O was officially announced by Rockstar prior to the launch of Grand Theft Auto V, making the two week wait far more bearable. Even so, the time between GTA: Online's unveiling and its launch was still only roughly 6 weeks (compared to the almost 2 year lead up for the single-player mode). While it can be safely assumed that GTA VI's multiplayer portion won't be coming any time soon, the space between its inevitable announcement and release may be shorter than expected. Either way, by the time fans are done exploring all corners of Vice City, hopefully Rockstar will be gearing up to give NuclearCoffee Inc. something in the way of GTA Online news to look forward to. KitGuru says: Are you concerned by Rockstar's lack of GTA:O announcements? Will it be a free addition for those who own the base game? When in 2027 do you think the game / mode will be announced? Let NuclearCoffee Inc. know down below.

GTA 6 has kept all of Rockstar's promises so far. Despite early concerns about potential downgrades, GTA 6 continues to deliver on Rockstar's ambitious promises ahead of launch. September 19, 2026, 12:57pm Since its announcement, GTA 6 has been surrounded by concerns that Rockstar Games would eventually scale back some of its most ambitious features. However, everything revealed so far suggests the opposite, with Rockstar continuing to deliver on the promises it made about Grand Theft Auto VI. Rockstar has delivered on GTA 6 so far. When GTA 6 was first revealed in 2023, many players were blown away by its gorgeous graphics and ambitious production. However, some became worried that Rockstar's title might be downgraded at launch after the game was delayed in 2025 and years passed without any gameplay footage. Following the release of Grand Theft Auto VI: Extended Look, though, Rockstar Games appears to have kept every promise it made about the project. In fact, GTA 6 has not only lived up to its original trailers, but it actually looks even better in some regards. With all that said, here are some of the biggest GTA 6 promises Rockstar has kept so far. NPC crowd density has not been scaled back. In the first GTA 6 trailer in 2023, many players were particularly impressed by the crowd density shown during the beach sequence. Because the scene looked so ambitious, some speculated that the final version of the game would significantly reduce the number of NPCs. However, leaked gameplay footage that later surfaced online quickly disproved those concerns. Then the GTA 6 Netflix Extended Look released in July, and officially confirmed that Leonida will be filled to the brim with a variety of unique NPCs, making it look and feel like a real living world. Essentially, GTA 6 has not received the major visual downgrade that some players feared. In an interview with The New York Times, Rockstar also promised more lifelike NPCs in Grand Theft Auto VI, with every character individually art-directed and supported by more than 600,000 animations. GTA 6's ambitious features remain intact. Beyond its graphics and NPC density, Rockstar has also delivered on many of the ambitious gameplay features promised for GTA 6. Leonida is the largest world the studio has ever created, featuring a sprawling Vice City alongside smaller towns, swamps, islands and rural areas. According to GTA 6 previews, the world is considerably more interactive than previous Grand Theft Auto games with many new features. For example, the police system has been significantly expanded, with witnesses, security cameras, search zones and vehicle trackers all potentially affecting how law enforcement responds to crimes. Rockstar has even rebuilt the driving system and added smaller immersive details such as vehicle fuel, functional gas stations and different businesses specializing in certain upgrades. Meanwhile, Jason and Lucía's relationship can be developed through optional activities, allowing players to shape whether their partnership feels romantic or more platonic. When combined with its enormous map, hundreds of thousands of animations and more reactive open world, GTA 6 still appears to be every bit as ambitious as Rockstar originally promised and not been scaled back. Rockstar delivered on GTA 6 previews and trailers. In May, restless players became frustrated by the lack of GTA 6 marketing. At the time, however, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick repeatedly confirmed that marketing for Grand Theft Auto VI would begin in July after pre-orders went live. True to his word, GTA 6 marketing kicked off exactly when Zelnick said it would. Bamboo not only received a 26-minute gameplay demonstration through the Grand Theft Auto VI: Extended Look Netflix event, but Rockstar also released numerous new screenshots and gameplay details. Rockstar Games even gave media unprecedented access to the project, with GTA 6 previews revealing thousands of new gameplay details and features. Marketing for the game may have been scarce initially, but Rockstar has more than made up for the silence with one of its biggest information drops yet. GTA 6 marketing is different from previous games. In those same interviews back in March, Strauss Zelnick also revealed that GTA 6 marketing would be different from previous titles. The CEO specifically explained that Rockstar Games would use newer forms of media to advertise the game. The Extended Look debuting on Netflix gave Bamboo its first preview of that strategy. However, recently, several major music artists, including Travis Scott and PinkPantheress, mysteriously revealed new GTA 6 screenshots on Instagram. The campaign ultimately led to the announcement of Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, a new soundtrack created in collaboration with Atlantic Records. The GTA 6 album will feature 34 original songs from popular artists such as Morgan Wallen and Keith Richards. The musical project even includes a new track produced by Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Once again, Rockstar Games has lived up to its promise of delivering a unique marketing campaign for Grand Theft Auto VI. With the game's launch still approaching, Bamboo will likely see even more unconventional promotions in the coming months. Rockstar has earned trust with GTA 6. So far, Rockstar has given players little reason to believe that its original vision of GTA 6 that was shown off in 2023 has been compromised or scaled back. The crowd density shown in initial trailers remains intact, the graphics look better than ever and the gameplay systems appear even more ambitious than originally expected. Rockstar has also followed through on its promises regarding previews, marketing and its unconventional promotional campaign. There is still plenty of optimization that could take place before launch, but based on everything revealed so far, GTA 6 has not been downgraded. If anything, Rockstar's vision for Vice City has only become more epic in scope.

Take-Two Interactive CFO Lainie Goldstein sold 1,335 shares on 2 September 2026 at $217.65 per share, according to an SEC Form 4 filing. The sale was a non-discretionary transaction to satisfy tax withholding requirements upon vesting of restricted stock units under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Goldstein retains approximately 282,000 shares valued at $60.55 million based on the 4 September closing price of $214.69. The shares include unvested time and performance-based restricted stock units. The transaction occurred as Take-Two's stock delivered a negative 10% one-year return. The company, which develops franchises including Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, reported $6.7 billion in trailing twelve-month revenue and a net loss of $320.4 million. Take-Two's market capitalisation stands at $40.1 billion.