Rockstar Games Will Continue to Support GTA Online After GTA 6 Release

As is well known, GTA 6 is set to launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 19 of this year, a fact that Take-Two Interactive confirmed once again at the conclusion of yesterday’s earnings call. Nevertheless, many fans are wondering what will happen to GTA Online—the multiplayer mode for GTA 5, which continues to generate massive revenue.

As revealed by a recent leak from the ShinyHunters hacking group, between September 2025 and April 2026, GTA Online generated nearly $600 million in revenue across all platforms, with weekly revenue reaching nearly $9.6 million; meanwhile, the largest share of revenue ($4.4 million) came from the PlayStation 5.

However, according to TheGamer, citing Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, GTA Online will continue to exist even after the release of GTA 6, essentially confirming the remarks he made in February of this year following the latest earnings call. You can check out the highlights from his fresh interview below:

"I think to say that everyone has been pleased by the ongoing trajectory of GTA Online, Red Dead Online, the sales of GTA V, the sales of Red Dead would be a great understatement. These titles have proven to be vastly more resilient than anyone expected, and I think it’s a reflection of the quality of the work that Rockstar has done.

Despite the fact that Grand Theft Auto V has been on the market for 3 console generations, it continues to sell. It’s now up to 230 million units. Red Dead is up to 85 million units. We’re so extraordinarily pleased with how Rockstar’s titles have performed. It’s difficult to know exactly how Grand Theft Auto Online will do after the release of Grand Theft Auto VI, but certainly it will stay in the market, and certainly there are many consumers who love the title."

In other interviews released earlier, Zelnick teased that the long-awaited marketing campaign for GTA 6 would begin on June 21 and also spoke for the first time about the PC version of the game, effectively confirming that it would be released shortly after the console launch —just like all previous games in the franchise.

For now, you can also find out everything we know about GTA 6 so far - the story, gameplay, map, open world, platforms, and more.

What do you think about the idea of supporting GTA Online after GTA 6's release? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

Grand Theft Auto VI will release on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.