Take-Two expects shorter gaps between releases

When Borderlands 3 launches later this year, it will arrive almost exactly seven years after Borderlands 2. Eight years passed between the launches of Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2. It's been six years since Grand Theft Auto V and BioShock Infinite came out, and neither franchise has a sequel even announced, much less ready to launch in the near future.

[King_Noctis]

While this could shorten the development time by a bit and let us play those games earlier, I don’t support these kind of practices. Most (if not all) of GTA V and RDR2’s contents after launch are online stuff only and that is not exactly what most people want.

[Nitrowolf2]

I don’t mind if these releases come faster, cause technically speaking we never got a new GTA this gen, just a port a year later of last gen. I mean last gen gave us three rockstar games, this gen we only got one new and a port.

The problem, as you said is that since GTA V they have focused to dam much on that comfy life of reaping in multiplayer content. Like I was really hoping gta v would get SP only to find out it was canned in favor of online support. And what if red dead2? Same thing? No chance of possibly getting SP content based around other characters or perhaps an undead nightmare 2?

[Furesis]

you're right. I didn't even realize that there was no new GTA this gen. That's... kinda crazy to me now that i think about it

[Ceaser9857361]

I am disappointed that RED DEAD 2 didn't get a SP DLC. I was expecting something. RED DEAD Online launch wasn't successful either.

[SheenuTheLegend]

i hope another company soon match the open world details of GTA and we get more worlds to enjoy.

[Cmv38]

You may not want online only content, but have you all ever looked at the whole picture? Do you want them to release dlc that doesn't fit the narrative or live up to their standards. The contradiction of single player gamers.

[kevinsheeks]

Ahhh so shorter single player campaigns no further story content but online purchases HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NEW BIKE SKINS YEAHHH!!!!! A NEW SADDLE FOR ONLY 4.99 YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and now you have nba 2k19 forcing live ads on you that are unskippable but people don't want government ruining games, you don't have to worry gaming is ruining itself just fine.

[esherwood]

I’m all for government stepping in on this one. no way these companies are changing direction unless they have too. It’s slowly turning into what’s on the mobile market

[Razmiran]

RDR 2 was too long
But I thought GTA V was of the correct length

[dRanzer]

Not such thing "too long" when the story is phenomenal

[Razmiran]

The mission design has some awful blunders tho

[Profchaos]

Rdr2 was a perfect length imo I want more actually

[BrianOBlivion]

Which just means... don't bother to buy until the Complete Edition is released.

[Shalawsorchi]

There will be no CE, they only care about online loot now

[Tross]

I'm not really a fan of the current trend of releasing games in installments. I mean, sure, it could mean games can come out quicker, but they'd better not be priced at $59.99USD or $79.99CAD. I don't buy games in installments. Give them to me all at once or not at all. If this becomes the new norm, I'll wait for complete editions for the games I really want, and just pass entirely on the ones I'm more meh about. At least GTA is higher on my list of IPs (though not nearly at the top), so it will likely be in the wait for complete editions category, but I sure as heck won't be helping with initial sales figures.

[AnubisG]

So we can expect more than 1 game per generation? Wow, that's crazy. /s

[Profchaos]

Take two seem to be referring to first party titles they state in the article third party is given full creative control so they won't make Rockstar suddenly rush out GTA titles or make rdr3 next year

[Lord_Sloth]

How about better controls though?

[zodiac909]

I feel sorry for the devs that ALREADY have to deal with the insane crunch time of things from rockstar alone :'(