Grand Theft Auto 6 is not at risk of being delayed because of the 2024 game actors strike, Take-Two Interactive said. GTA 6 is hence still targeting a late 2025 release.
On July 25, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) announced a strike action targeting some of the biggest game developers in the United States. The union representing over 2,500 games industry performers said it opted for the move after being unable to reach an agreement over usage of generative artificial intelligence technologies.
A GTA veteran shares his thoughts on Grand Theft Auto 6, the highly anticipated next chapter in the long-running action-adventure series.
And while the job action threatens to stop multiple AAA productions, the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto franchise reportedly isn't part of that group, with Kotaku reporting that the much-anticipated game has been exempt from the strike, citing a statement from a Take-Two Interactive spokesperson. The official did not elaborate on the specifics of how the GTA 6 publisher managed to negotiate this exemption, although its very existence suggests that the company found some common ground with the union over its future approach to...