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Microsoft thinks GTA 6 is coming in 2024

The company cites games media leaks as the basis for this belief

Kirk McKeand

Microsoft thinks GTA 6 is coming in 2024
Microsoft thinks GTA 6 is coming in 2024 /

In a new statement to the Competition and Markets Authority regarding Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the company states that it expects GTA 6 to launch in 2024. 

“The highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI is expected to be released in 2024,” Microsoft says in the document, via InsiderGaming. 

However, this isn't a surefire thing. While Microsoft may have some insider knowledge due to third-party partner agreements, the company cites leaks on games outlet Tech Radar as the source of this belief. 

GTA 6 has been in development for a while now, but recent leaks - the result of an illegal hack on Rockstar Games - have shown that the game is still a while away from completion. 

Leaked footage showed off impressive, albeit unfinished gameplay, seemingly confirming the setting and characters present in the game. 

If the leaks are accurate, you'll be playing GTA 6 as a Bonnie & Clyde-style duo - a man and a woman - and the game will be set in Vice City and the surrounding area. 

In other Rockstar news, the company just banned NFTs from GTA Online roleplay servers. Elsewhere, it surfaced that the company turned down a GTA movie starring Eminem. 

While you wait for GTA 6, check out our list of the best sandbox games you can play now. 

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Kirk McKeand
KIRK MCKEAND

Kirk McKeand is the Content Director for GLHF.  A games media writer and editor from Lincoln, UK, he won a Games Media Award in 2014 in the Rising Star category. He has also been nominated for two Features Writer awards. He was also recognized in MCV's 30 Under 30 list in 2014. His favorite games are The Witcher 3, The Last of Us Part 2, Dishonored 2, Deus Ex, Bloodborne, Suikoden 2, and Final Fantasy 7.  You can buy Kirk McKeand's book, The History of the Stealth Game, in most bookstores in the US and UK.  With a foreword written by Arkane's Harvey Smith, The History of the Stealth Game dives deep into the shadows of game development, uncovering the surprising stories behind some of the industry's most formative video games.  He has written for IGN, Playboy, Vice, Eurogamer, Edge, Official PlayStation Magazine, Games Master, Official Xbox Magazine, USA Today's ForTheWin, Digital Spy, The Telegraph, International Business Times, and more.  Kirk was previously the Editor-in-Chief at TheGamer and Deputy Editor at VG247. These days he works as the Content Director for GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage, serving media partners across the globe.  You can check out Kirk McKeand's MuckRack profile for more.  Email: kirk.mckeand@glhf.gg

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