GTA 6 Fans Aren’t Scared Of This Major AAA Game Releasing At The Same Time

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Published Jun 6, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT

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At the time of this writing, Grand Theft Auto 6 is uncontested as one of the biggest video game releases of all time in its cozy November window. Marvel’s Wolverine is certainly highly anticipated, especially after having more gameplay shared during the PlayStation State of Play, and yet Marvel’s Wolverine being released in September allows it to stay at arm’s length and not risk landing in Grand Theft Auto 6’s blast zone.

Indeed, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s October 23 release date is tremendously exciting for Call of Duty fans, particularly in terms of how the game seems to be embracing a back-to-basics approach. The fact that it releases within weeks of Grand Theft Auto 6 is an interesting statement, then, to say the least, yet Grand Theft Auto 6 fans on Twitter/X are unbothered.

User Madhav Agarwal compares Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and Grand Theft Auto 6’s launches to “opening a food truck next to the super bowl,” while user MAJ8R shares a SpongeBob SquarePants meme to express that they believe Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will be dead and buried once GTA 6 arrives.

As many fans argue, Call of Duty games release annually, for better or worse, and are an inevitability. Rather, we haven’t had a new Grand Theft Auto game in almost 13 years, and that gives GTA 6 a striking novelty—a once-in-a-few-generations kind of industry occasion, if you will.

Of course, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s multiplayer will grant it an experience that players may not have with Grand Theft Auto 6, assuming that GTA 6 will not launch with a Grand Theft Auto Online companion component. This wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility, either, with GTA 6 startlingly not being available on PC at launch, and perhaps GTA 6’s own Grand Theft Auto Online companion may wish to wait for the PC port.

Notwithstanding, Grand Theft Auto 6’s single-player campaign is sure to be immense. Seeing how intimately and painstakingly fans have combed through the sparse assets and trailers we’ve received so far, it wouldn’t be surprising at all to witness gamers spending years investigating every nook and cranny of Grand Theft Auto 6 for Easter eggs and other hidden content after they’ve rolled credits on the story.