Time often feels like it's grinding to a slow and painful halt when having to wait several years between major releases in any given gaming franchise. Today, Grand Theft Auto 5 officially turns eight years old, but there doesn't seem to be any hope in sight for fans waiting for Grand Theft Auto 6.

Grand Theft Auto 5 was released on September 17, 2013 which makes today the game's eighth birthday. Essentially, someone could have started and finished both high school and college between now and then, but despite how much time that's been, Rockstar Games hasn't announced anything officially about what fans can expect from GTA 6 or when fans can expect it.

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Some GTA fans think that there's a teaser for Grand Theft Auto 6 in the most recent trailer for the PS5 and Xbox Series X update for GTA 5, but that's far from anything concrete. Rumors and insiders seem to suggest that the next title is still years away, but that hasn't stopped the game's community from hoping for a trailer with each passing games industry event.

The eight years following Grand Theft Auto 5's release haven't been a complete desert in terms of GTA content, however, as GTA Online launched later in 2013 which has received constant support and updates. What's more, PS4 and Xbox One versions of GTA 5 were released following the consoles' launches and now PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions are set to release in March of 2022.

Unfortunately, the reception to the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Grand Theft Auto 5 has been poor. Fans have begun to grow impatient as the wait for GTA 6 doesn't seem to have any end in sight resulting in the trailer for the current-gen update to receive over 185,000 dislikes on YouTube. It will be curious to see how Rockstar approaches the current-gen updates from here on out as it's clear that fans are beginning to grow tired of purchasing and playing the same game over and over again.

GTA 6 is rumored to be released in May of 2025, which likely hasn't done much to help calm fans as that's still nearly five years away. While a lot of the information surrounding the rumor sounds promising, like the modern-day Vice City setting, it still seems like too much of a wait to keep fans interested since they've already been waiting eight years for a true follow-up.

Grand Theft Auto 5 is available on PC. PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One with PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions in development.

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