As Rockstar Bets Big on GTA 6, Is GTA 7 Already Off the Table?

We finally saw GTA 6 after more than a decade of waiting, its launch window has already slipped twice, and now there is a new worry floating around: what if GTA 7 never happens at all? That sounds dramatic, but there is a real, practical reason people are saying it.

The rumor: GTA 6 could morph into a full-on MMO

Industry veteran Rich Vogel (Ultima Online, Gotham Knights, Doom 2016) told Wccftech that, based on what he is hearing, GTA 6 might be built with systems you usually only see in MMORPGs. If that is true, Rockstar could run this thing indefinitely instead of spinning up a GTA 7.

If what I have been hearing about GTA 6's features and gameplay is true, it could evolve into an MMORPG, as many of its planned features are typically found in MMORPGs.

Vogel also made a bigger point about why this is tricky: the audience for MMO-style games is massive, but in his view nobody has truly cracked keeping that crowd locked in long-term without burning through money and development time. Live games live or die on constant funding and frequent updates. That is great if you can sustain it, risky if you cannot.

Why this actually tracks

Let us be honest: if Rockstar goes all-in on GTA 6 Online, they have the playbook already. They squeezed Grand Theft Auto V for over a decade with a constantly evolving online mode. Doing that again, but bigger, is not a stretch.

• GTA 4 had small, session-based multiplayer. GTA 5 blew that out into a sprawling, persistent online playground. Expect another leap now that tech has moved on.
• In August 2023, Rockstar bought Cfx.re, the team behind FiveM, the community-driven mod framework for GTA 5. FiveM got so popular it even surpassed the base game on Steam at one point.
• Pulling that expertise in-house gives Rockstar a direct line to the kinds of tools and systems that make MMO-style servers thrive: persistence, role-play frameworks, player-driven economies, the works.

So... is GTA 7 doomed?

If GTA 6 really is designed to operate like a massive, evolving online world, it could run for years and years. That does not automatically kill GTA 7, but it does make a traditional sequel feel less urgent. If the content never stops and the city keeps changing under your feet, the incentive to reset the clock with a full-number sequel drops.

To recap the timeline headache: we waited more than ten years just to get a proper look at GTA 6, and the release target has already been pushed back twice. Now layer on a rumor that the next game might be built to live forever. It is an exciting idea and a little terrifying if you are the type who likes clean sequels and fresh starts.

Bottom line: if Rockstar really treats GTA 6 as a platform instead of just a game, GTA 7 might be a very distant conversation.