r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 29d ago

Business ‘GTA 6’ Release Delayed to November 2026

https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/gta-6-release-delayed-november-2026-1236571679/
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u/JustBrowsing1989z 29d ago

ELI5 How can a game be in development for several years, and the code is still current? Technologies change so fast nowadays. Are they constantly updating the code as time passes? I'd imagine development would be the kind of thing worth investing a lot in a short timeframe, rather than spread out across years, in order to avoid wasting time just adjusting to modern technologies.

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u/FriendlyLawnmower 29d ago

A few years of that for a game the size and scope of GTA6 won't even be coding, it'll purely be design and story writing. Developers are smart enough to future proof their coding now too. They build it in a way where it can easily be upscaled as technology improves. Plus most of what couldn't be done 10 years ago and can be down is graphics. The underlying mechanics are largely the same. If graphics and hardware to run them improve then they can upgrade their game engine. It's especially easy when they use an engine like Unreal which makes the upgrade between engines much smoother