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Metro
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
GTA 6 will earn a record breaking £5,000,000,000 in 60 days claims analyst
Rockstar's GTA 6 will break every record in the book for video game launches, according to new predictions from a financial firm. The launch of GTA 6 looks set to be the biggest gaming event of 2026, but it's much more than that. It'll almost certainly be the biggest entertainment launch in history, never mind just video games. GTA 5 has sold over 215 million copies since it released in 2013, making it the most successful traditional video game of all time, only behind the likes of Minecraft. While GTA 6 is obviously going to be massive, one gaming investment firm predicts that the pent up demand will see the game earning more in three months than most publishers make in a year. The prediction comes from Konvoy's Josh Chapman, a managing partner at the firm which invests 'in the platforms and technologies at the frontier of gaming'. In a LinkedIn post, Chapman claims GTA 6 will generate $7.6 billion (£5.7 billion) in revenue within its first 60 days of launch. 'This will be the greatest video game release of all time; shattering player, viewership, and revenue records,' he wrote. Along with sales for the game, this figure includes GTA+ subscriptions and in-app purchases. According to the firm, the latter alone will bring $680 million in revenue within 60 days. Sign up to the GameCentral newsletter for a unique take on the week in gaming, alongside the latest reviews and more. Delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning. Chapman goes onto claim publisher Take-Two will break even on its $2 billion (£1.5 billion) investment into GTA 6 within 30 days of release. The firm predicts GTA 6 will sell 85 million copies within 60 days. For context, GTA 5 surpassed this milestone in November 2017, over four years after it launched in September 2013. But then it had only been five years since GTA 4, while fans have been waiting 13 years for GTA 6. How much the game makes will also be affected by how much Rockstar charge for it, with many rumours that they want to charge $100/£100 for even the standard version. However, Konvoy predicts the standard version will cost $80 (likely £80), which will launch alongside more expensive premium editions. GTA 5 earned Rockstar $1 billion in sales revenue within just three days in 2013, so these predictions are not at all unreasonable. That doesn't mean Konvoy's predictions are correct but the idea that GTA 6 will be the biggest entertainment launch of all time seems guaranteed. Rockstar Games Social Club has come to an end today after 13 years, the main URL now redirects to the home viewing profiles, walls, photos, video viewing from users are gone, but could be part of new plans to introduce a new platform. — ben (@videotechuk_) July 15, 2025 Elsewhere, Rockstar is continuing to gear for up GTA 6's May launch. The studio has been hiring for various marketing roles and this week seems to have pulled the plug on the Rockstar Games Social Club. More Trending As highlighted by Rockstar Games insider Videotechuk, the website, which served as a hub where players could track in-game progress and access exclusive content, now redirects to the main Rockstar homepage. 'Rockstar Games Social Club has come to an end today after 13 years, the main URL now redirects to the homepage,' they wrote on X. 'Currently viewing profiles, walls, photos, video viewing from users are gone, but could be part of new plans to introduce a new platform.' 'Social Club was incredibly outdated with more cases of crews being hijacked, accounts being targeted easily,' they added. 'They're most likely finally working on a new platform ready for GTA 6.' What Rockstar will replace it with is unclear but it's another positive sign that the game is not expected to see any further delays. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: Games Inbox: How would you improve Mario Kart World? MORE: Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream PS5 review – the best-looking indie game ever MORE: Nintendo Switch 2 has a secret problem that could cripple third party support
Time of India
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Why is Rockstar Games Social Club not working anymore?
Image via Rockstar Games. Rockstar Games Social Club is a DRM software for games like GTA, Red Dead, and many more. This also worked as a central hub of the online communities and services platform for Rockstar titles. This software also made sure that players are well aware about their in-game stats, achievements, leaderboards, Crew and multiplayer events, content sharing, and what not! However, it seems that the era of Rockstar Games Social Club comes to an end. Is Rockstar Games Social Club officially shut down? Frankly speaking, Rockstar Games Social Club was actually more than a DRM. Not only players could authenticate Rockstar titles with Social Club accounts, but they could also manage profiles, link other platforms, etc. With this platform, players could join various communities, Crews to play group missions, and multiplayer modes and events. Social Club featured community tools and content sharing options to get solutions to any in-game issues. Even this platform used to grant exclusive bonuses and rewards. It seems fans won't be able to use these perks anymore as Rockstar Games Social Club is probably defunct. There have been recent reports which suggest that Rockstar Games Social Club now redirects to the standard Rockstar Games homepage. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Live Update: The Strategy Uses By Successful Intraday Trader TradeWise Learn More Undo Not only that, core features of the platform like activity feeds, profile viewing. However, other features of the Social Club, like Crews, in-game progress, friends list and community, and many more can be accessed via the GTA Online website and standard Rockstar Games site. But still, there is no existence of the Rockstar Games Social Club, as of now. This was quite evident looking at the upcoming release of GTA 6. Social Club was obviously pretty useful but on the other hand, it was becoming old day by day. So, Rockstar would never incorporate a 17-year old software to its highly realistic upcoming title. That is why, Social Club's end might mark the addition of a completely new DRM-cum companion software for GTA 6 . This sudden extinction may seem unexpected, but the end of Rockstar Games Social Club was already hinted, two years ago. In late 2023, the official website of Rockstar Games removed all the references of Social Club. However, the features and aspects remained the same, but the wordings changed to 'Rockstar Games Platform.' So, it seems this is the final pin in the coffin of Rockstar Games Social Club. Read More: 7 problems from GTA 5 that GTA 6 must fix Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
