Take-Two CEO says GTA 7 shouldn't take as long as GTA 6 did

So Insider Gaming ran a piece on Take-Two's CEO basically saying GTA 7 shouldn't take as long to make as GTA 6 has. Which, yeah, okay. Given it's been 13 years since GTA 5 dropped and we're only now about to get the sixth one, that's a pretty low bar to clear.

I get why he's saying it. Investors hear "13 years between mainline entries" and they start sweating. The man's job is to keep the money people calm, and promising a faster turnaround on the next one is the easiest way to do that.

But come on

Rockstar doesn't do fast. They do big. And big takes time. If GTA 6 is as massive as everything suggests, the next one is going to be built on top of that foundation, and building on a foundation still means years of work. Unless they've secretly got a whole second team grinding away on it right now, I'll believe the shorter gap when I see it.

Also, what does "not as long" even mean? Eight years? Ten? The bar is on the floor and he's still not giving us a number.

It's been 13 years since GTA 5 released, and we're just now getting GTA 6.

That line from the article sums up the whole situation. We've all been waiting so long that a shorter wait for the next one sounds like a dream. I'm not holding my breath though. Rockstar's going to Rockstar. They'll take exactly as long as they need, and we'll all be here complaining about it and buying the game anyway.

For now I'm just focused on November 19. GTA 7 talk can wait until I've actually finished the story mode.

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Source: Insider Gaming · Curated content.