Fans are concerned that Rockstar Games being in a tough financial position would result in GTA 6 being released as an unfinished or flawed product!
As a gaming studio, Rockstar Games is credited with churning out a bunch of extremely successful gaming titles including the Grand Theft Auto franchise. While Rockstar is one of the most prominent gaming studios worldwide, it has been suffering from losses for a while. Recently, one has come across reports suggesting that Rockstar was losing money on Grand Theft Auto 5, which is considered to be one of the most successful games in gaming history.
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While many fans have been alarmed by this piece of information that has been floating around, there are many who are quite convinced about the fact that there is no truth to it. Most GTA fans, however, have been interested to know the kind of financial impact, whether positive or negative, GTA 5 has had on Rockstar Games.
It is a well-known fact that GTA 5 has been one of the most successful games of all time. The game has broken several previously-held records and made new ones. Even after a decade since its release, it is very much in demand and brings in a lot of revenue for Rockstar.
While there is no doubt about GTA 5’s popularity, even the most popular games witness a decline in their sales after being around for a long time. The downward curve of GTA 5’s sales, coupled with Rockstar investing a huge amount of money in the development process of GTA 6, has adversely affected the profitability of GTA 5. So, GTA 6, in a lot of ways, is responsible for GTA 5’s profitability taking a hit.
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Much before, Rockstar Games would have realized that the budget they had set aside to develop GTA 6 wouldn’t be sufficient to get it ready. In the last few years, the demand or need for VFX in games has grown significantly. This, in turn, leads to gaming companies requiring the services of developers and other technicians in larger numbers.
The financial pressures faced by Rockstar are a cause of concern for fans as they fear it will have a direct effect on GTA 6 and the way it turns out to be. If Rockstar ends up releasing GTA 6 a little early because of the financial issues it is facing at the moment, the game could suffer from bugs, glitches and other technical issues. A hurried release won’t do any good to the game and that’s why fans are worried about GTA 6 suffering from financial constraints.