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Dan Houser Says He Didn’t Write GTA 6, Expresses Confidence in the Game

The Rockstar co-founder told IGN at LA Comic Con he had no role in GTA 6’s story or characters, expressing confidence the finished game will be exciting.

Overview

  • Houser said GTA 6 is “not going to be a story I wrote or a character set that I developed,” adding, “The game will be great, I’m sure.”
  • He noted he wrote “the last 10 or 11” Grand Theft Auto games and suggested the world has had enough GTA from him.
  • The comments came during an on-stage interview with IGN’s Ryan McCaffrey at LA Comic Con 2025.
  • Coverage highlights broader personnel changes at Rockstar over the past decade, including the departures of Leslie Benzies and Lazlow Jones.
  • Polygon frames the new entry as arriving in 2026, while VideoGamer reports the game is on course for May, a timeline that has not been officially confirmed.