The CEO of Take-Two reports on his commendable attitude during his time at university and explains why GTA 6 had to be postponed.
Why was GTA 6 postponed? In an interview with Business Insider, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick reported that GTA 6 was postponed to avoid crunch times. To support his point, he compares the final stages of development to his time at university.
Back then, he never had to stay up all night before an exam because he always diligently did his homework. And Rockstar seemingly should take a cue from that.
More time to avoid crunch
What role does crunch play in the development of GTA 6? With more time for homework, meaning timely work on GTA 6, the late-night shifts (crunch) before the big exam, namely the release, should be avoided.
However, the issue of crunch time seems to be no trivial matter for Rockstar.
During a hearing regarding the dispute between Rockstar and former employees, the studio had to provide certain evidence for justifiable termination. The team from “People Make Games” discovered in the printed evidence accessible on site, conversations on Discord that were deemed as “misconduct”.
Among those were also conversations between employees expressing concerns about possible crunch times. Whether these concerns were justified remains unconfirmed or disproven.
Strauss Zelnick spoke not only about his commendable attitude during his university time but also provided further information regarding the release, platforms, and marketing around GTA 6: The head of GTA 6 explains why the game won’t launch on PC
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