But financial analysts at Sterne Agee say the game will drop in March next year. The company is warning investors - who are keen to reap a dividend from such a huge money-spinner - that Rockstar will seek the extra time to polish the game. It argues that a later date makes sense to avoid clashing with other major franchises like Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed, while waiting for a larger installed base of Wii U, due to launch later this year.
Rockstar has enjoyed significant success with launches in the March-May time-frame in recent years, with GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption and L.A Noire.
Sterne Agee's games industry analyst Arvind Bhatia had previously said that the game will arrive in 2012, but is now pushing the date back. He has not revised projected sales figures of 25 million units within its first year.
A leading business analyst group has released a statement suggesting that Grand Theft Auto V will be released in March 2013, and not late 2012 as previously thought.
Publisher Rockstar has yet to officially announce a release date for its much-anticipated crime-spree adventure, but various retail leaks and the company's previous form in marketing time-lines have suggested a 2012 arrival.
A launch trailer for GTA V was unveiled in November last year, setting the game in a Los Angeles-type city and featuring a retired criminal as the lead character.
Rockstar released its first trailer for the series' predecessor GTA IV almost exactly a year before the game was released. This pattern was repeated with the pre-launch marketing of Red Dead Redemption.
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This is the trailer of GRAND THEFT AUTO : V
Developer:
Rockstar NorthPublisher:
Rockstar Games (Parent Company: Take-Two Interactive)
Platforms:
To Be Announced
Multiplayer:
Multiplayer confirmed; details to be announced.
Website:
www.rockstargames.com/V
Release Date:
2012 (likely)
Rating:
Rating Pending (ESRB)
The protagonist, as revealed in the trailer?
Rockstar has enjoyed significant success with launches in the March-May time-frame in recent years, with GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption and L.A Noire.
Sterne Agee's games industry analyst Arvind Bhatia had previously said that the game will arrive in 2012, but is now pushing the date back. He has not revised projected sales figures of 25 million units within its first year.
A leading business analyst group has released a statement suggesting that Grand Theft Auto V will be released in March 2013, and not late 2012 as previously thought.
Publisher Rockstar has yet to officially announce a release date for its much-anticipated crime-spree adventure, but various retail leaks and the company's previous form in marketing time-lines have suggested a 2012 arrival.
A launch trailer for GTA V was unveiled in November last year, setting the game in a Los Angeles-type city and featuring a retired criminal as the lead character.
Rockstar released its first trailer for the series' predecessor GTA IV almost exactly a year before the game was released. This pattern was repeated with the pre-launch marketing of Red Dead Redemption.
Trailer link: http://pc.ign.com/articles/122/1220727p1.html
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General Information
Developer:
Rockstar NorthPublisher:
Rockstar Games (Parent Company: Take-Two Interactive)
Platforms:
To Be Announced
Multiplayer:
Multiplayer confirmed; details to be announced.
Website:
www.rockstargames.com/V
Release Date:
2012 (likely)
Rating:
Rating Pending (ESRB)
Story
Grand Theft Auto V heads to the city of Los Santos, San Andreas, and its surrounding hills, countryside and beaches. Money is a major theme in GTA V, with the official trailer emphasizing the stark contrast between the wealthy and the poor. The game takes place in the present day.
The protagonist, as revealed in the trailer?
The Unveiling of GTA V
GTA V was announced on Rockstar's website on October 25, 2011, just a few days after the tenth anniversary of Grand Theft Auto III. Every web page on Rockstar's website (even the old Vice City and San Andreas pages!) was replaced with a page containing the GTA V logo and a release date for the upcoming debut trailer. The page also promoted the Twitter hashtag #GTAV.
The following week, the trailer revealed that the game is set in the Los Angeles-inspired city of Los Santos. Shortly after, Grand Theft Auto V was officially announced in a Take-Two Interactive press release. In it, Rockstar confirmed that "Grand Theft Auto V heads to the city of Los Santos and surrounding hills, countryside and beaches in the largest and most ambitious game Rockstar has yet created." Furthermore, they stated that GTA V is "a bold new direction in open-world freedom, storytelling, mission-based gameplay and online multiplayer [..] focusing on the pursuit of the almighty dollar in a re-imagined, present-day Southern California."
Release Date
GTA 5 will be released in 2012, assuming there are no delays. After Rockstar announces a game, they tend to market it for 7-8 months, which means that GTAV is likely to be released during the summer of 2012. If not, it will probably be released in September or October.
Platforms
There have been no reports of a new Xbox or PlayStation console arriving any time soon. It is therefore likely that the new GTA will be developed for the current generation of consoles, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A PC version will hopefully be developed in addition to this. Grand Theft Auto was born on the PC in 1997, but in recent times the console versions have taken priority, with the PC versions typically arriving 8 months after the original release date.
After the troubled release of GTA IV PC, however, Rockstar may opt not to develop a PC version of GTA5. Hopefully that isn't the case, but only time will tell. The great thing about PC versions is the ability they give players to modify the games' content, which extends their lifespan considerably. The PC version of San Andreas is still incredibly popular, 6 years after its release, thanks to all the awesome cars, weapons, multiplayer mods and mission mods generated by fans.
The Grand Theft Auto Series
Grand Theft Auto V is the fourteenth game in the GTA series. The series began in 1997, when Rockstar North went by the name of DMA Design.
| Title | Setting | Release Date | ||
| Grand Theft Auto | Liberty City/San Andreas/Vice City | October 1997 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 | London (1969) | April 1999 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto 2 | Futuristic | October 1999 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto III | Liberty City (2001) | October 2001 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Vice City (1986) | October 2002 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | San Andreas (1990-1992) | October 2004 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | Liberty City (1998) | October 2005 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | Vice City (1984) | October 2006 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto IV | Liberty City (2008-2010) | April 2008 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | Liberty City (2009) | March 2009 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto V | Los Santos (Present Day) | To Be Announced | ||
Grand Theft Auto V Timeline
Key events surrounding GTA V are displayed in the timeline below. Hover over points to see a description of the event.
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