Rockstar Games sequels will be more frequent, according to Take-Two

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Sequels to Rockstar’s games tend to take multiple years to come out. Now, however Take-Two is promising that Rockstar Games sequels will be more frequent in the future.

Rockstar’s most recent release, Red Dead Redemption 2, came out eight years after the original game. Meanwhile, it has been six years since Grand Theft Auto 5 came out with not even a tease over the next installment. Of course, other games within Take-Two’s portfolio have also taken a bit to come out. For example, the upcoming Borderlands 3 will launch almost seven years after Borderlands 2.

Talking to GamesIndustry at E3 2019, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick stated that he saw this trend coming to an end.

“I don’t see it expanding further,” he said. “In fact, I would expect in many instances it may compress. I think you’re right in that our ability to engage with consumers on an ongoing basis has [resulted in] some less pressure on getting to market with an all-new title. But we find that intersection between the time it takes our creators to do the best work in the industry on the one hand, and what the consumer wants, recognizing that building anticipation is a good thing.”

That said, Zelnick also reiterated that the company does believe in giving their franchises a break.

“And we believe in resting titles as a great thing. I was a real outlier 12 years ago when we said we don’t think it makes sense to annualize non-sports titles, and now most people would agree.” However, he does agree that eight years between games “is probably too long.”

As for why he thinks the trend is coming to an end, he cites the ability to deliver more content for a game after its release. This means that developers can make a shorter game, since post launch content can continue to keep players engaged.

Releasing more games sooner should help Take-Two bolster its AAA portfolio. In recent times, the company has had to rely on their annual sports titles in years where it didn’t have any AAA release. Put games out more frequently should help plug that gap and keep more fans satisfied between releases.

Posted: Jun 19, 2019 9:29 am
Related Forum: Gaming Discussion

Source: https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/555363-rockstar-games-sequels-more-frequent-take-two

Comments

TOXICPosted: Sun. Jul 07, 2019

Havent even played online yet lol, the story was awesome though.

ZemaPosted: Fri. Jun 21, 2019

Thank god they are final going to make sequels more frequent cause eight years for gta 6 is way too long

AllyyPosted: Wed. Jun 19, 2019

Where's the hell is GTA 6 tho?

VapesPosted: Wed. Jun 19, 2019

In this case I hope they're still working on a new bully game

AnimePosted: Wed. Jun 19, 2019

It's ok to have maybe a 3 year wait but excited see them come out with games earlier.

Vancouver_CanucksPosted: Wed. Jun 19, 2019

I think the gap between games is suitable. Look at how much hype GTA5 and RDR2 created, you half the typical gap of 8 years to 4 and it suddenly becomes slightly less exciting in my opinion. I loved the original RDR and didn't think there would be another one so waiting 6/7 years for them to then announce a new one, it's massive.

The perfect gap between titles' sequels/prequels is about 6/7 years in my opinion, but only so long as the developers continue pumping multiplayer and single player content into the games. The reason Call of Duty fails time after time, as well as other titles, is because they're spending too little time developing a game the consumers want and are perfectly happy to add a few new features, change the time period and other stuff. If Call of Duty announced they'd be taking a three year break but content would still be implemented on the current title, I'd guarantee the title in development, when released, would outsell everything with ease.

officialfredPosted: Wed. Jun 19, 2019

It's time for a new GTA I'm tired of dudes flying around on a bike blowing everything up lmao