Grand Theft Auto 6 planned for 2023?

Will fans need to wait three more years for the next Grand Theft Auto game from Rockstar Games? A new 10K SEC filing from Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive reveals the publisher is planning a big increase in its fiscal 2024 advertising budget. In a typical year, the company spends around $40 million on advertising but in fiscal year 2024 (which runs from April 2023 until the end of March 2024), Take-Two Interactive plans to spend almost $90 million.

WCCF Tech writes this may be a sign that GTA 6 is slated for a 2023 launch:

Interestingly, Take-Two previously said they were planning to increase their advertising spending in FY2023, indicating GTA 6 may have been pushed back a year. Now, take this all with a grain of salt, but according to Stephens financial analysist Jeff Cohen, keeping track of Take-Two’s advertising plans has yielded results in the past…

We are not sure how much we should be reading into this shift, but we would note that this disclosure accurately predicted the launch of Red Dead Redemption 2 prior to that game’s announcement. [Take-Two management] has spoken very confidently about the pipeline over the next five years and existing live services execution has been excellent.