In case you missed it, Take-Two Interactive released its Q2 2024 earnings report on Wednesday, where, among other things, it confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 is still on track for a fall 2025 release. However, one thing that others may have missed is Take-Two's acknowledgment that the end of Grand Theft Auto 5 and Grand Theft Auto Online is near.
As per the report, GTA 5 and GTA Online surpassed expectations with GTA 5 now selling over 205 million units worldwide, up from its previous number of copies sold. GTA Online also "outperformed" expectations, buoyed by a series of popular updates over the past quarter, including the Bottom Dollar Bounties update and Assault on ATT-16 mode.
The sustained revenue also reinforces the success of the quality-of-life updates late into the game's lifecycle, including the controversial BattlEye anti-cheat update, which it continues to refine albeit at the expense of Steam Deck and Linux players—Rockstar Games and Valve are reportedly working on a resolution.
While GTA Online and GTA 5 continues to remain popular with GTA+ seeing a 35% jump in year-over-year revenue, Take-Two is aware that GTA 5 won't last forever as evidenced by the flattening of the game's Recurrent Consumer Spending with a decline expected for the rest of the year.
