Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has opened up on why we by no means acquired a follow-up to 2006’s Bully.
Speaking to IGN at LA Comedian Con, Home was requested why he by no means returned to Jimmy’s life regardless of Bully’s recognition and demanding acclaim, and his response was each candid and doubtless a bit irritating for individuals who’d been patiently ready for Bully 2, as he merely attributed it to “bandwidth points”.
“I believe it was simply bandwidth points,” Houser admitted (thanks, InsiderGaming). “You already know, if you happen to’ve bought a small lead artistic crew, and a small senior management crew, you simply cannot do all of the initiatives you need.
“And you realize, we definitely– how we’re structured at [Houser’s current studio] Absurd [Ventures], we’re doing two initiatives with a reasonably small crew, and it is actually making an attempt to suppose by way of that. How can we try this and maintain them each shifting?”
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Since its unveiling in June 2023, Absurd Ventures has introduced two “universes” – American Caper and A Higher Paradise – meant to type the premise of a number of transmedia initiatives, starting with a graphic novel and podcast, respectively. In the meantime, a job commercial noticed in Could 2024 confirmed Absurd’s first online game mission can also be within the works, and after a tough yr for Immortals of Aveum developer Ascendant Studios, a “core crew” of round 20 staff decamped to Absurd this time final yr, establishing a brand new studio now often called Absurd Marin.
As for Rockstar’s major mission in the meanwhile? GTA 6 is presently anticipated to launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence X/S on twenty sixth Could 2026, following its not precisely sudden delay earlier this yr. And there is little doubt it will be large; as just lately Take-Two confirmed, GTA 5 has now bought an astonishing 210m copies since its launch 12 years in the past, so it is most likely not unreasonable to presume its massively anticipated sequel will handle to match that after which some.
