Rockstar Expects Faster Development For Games After GTA 6
Rockstar Games leadership expects future development cycles to be shorter following the release of GTA 6. The studio has established a new foundational engine and toolset that will allow for more efficient production compared to the eight-year development of their latest title.
Why it matters
This signals a potential shift in the gaming industry's 'AAA' development model, aiming to reduce the massive time and resource costs associated with modern blockbuster games.
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Rockstar Expects Faster Development For Games After GTA 6
Rockstar's next game after GTA 6 probably won't take another eight years to make, at least according to the studio's own leadership. In a making-of feature on Grand Theft Auto 6 by Bloomberg , heads of development Phil Hooker and Aaron Garbut explained that the engine, tools, and team built during the game's long development will let Rockstar move faster on future projects. Hooker said he feels confident the studio can now build on top of that groundwork instead of rebuilding it for every new game. Garbut added that a lot was changed at a foundational level for GTA 6, "but now it's done, and we're not going to rip it apart."
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