Rockstar's next game won't take eight years to make: "The engine, the tools and the team we've built during GTA 6 will allow us to do things more quickly"

Rockstar Games has more than doubled its workforce to develop Grand Theft Auto 6, and is adamant that it won't take another eight years to complete its next title. In a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg , Rockstar senior leadership said that when Red Dead Redemption 2 launched in 2018, the studio had 2,441 employees. By 2026, Rockstar employed 4,711 staff across 12 offices. Of these, 4,020 work in development and QA, while 690 are in publishing.