The arrival of Grand Theft Auto 6 at some point later this year remains one of the biggest stories in gaming. It’s not a question of whether it will be one of the biggest releases of 2025; it’s about how big it can be at launch and in the years to come. Now, a new report suggests that Rockstar Games is going to expand GTA 6 even further by turning the game into a platform for user-generated content.
According to Digiday, Rockstar is in talks with experienced Roblox and Fortnite creators in addition to GTA mod creators about creating customized experiences in Grand Theft Auto 6. It’s not that far of a conceptual leap, since there are already numerous Grand Theft Auto 5 mods, and because Rockstar purchased FiveM, which lets players take part in modified versions of the game with hundreds of other users.
The belief among some industry insiders is that Rockstar will follow the example of Fortnite and allow users to create customized locations and items that could be purchased by other players or accessed via subscriptions. Any money earned from these creations would likely include a sizable share for Rockstar itself, while also giving modders the chance to make money as well.
“It is my firm belief that is the reason that they purchased FiveM is exactly that–to spin up a metaversal universe of custom-built experiences, and potentially UGC items, with an attached UGC creator economy,” said WPP agency Wavemaker’s global and esports lead Pete Basgen in the Digiday report. “It will essentially occupy that adult-enumerated space at the top of the ecosystem; there’s a very natural place there for people that graduate from Roblox and Minecraft.”
While GTA 6 user-created content could be extremely lucrative, GTA Online players have been concerned that the game will be discontinued after Grand Theft Auto 6 launches. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick recently hinted that GTA Online could continue to exist alongside GTA 6, but he declined to outright confirm that. Zelnick also noted that a PC port for GTA 6 won’t be released at launch. The game itself still doesn’t have a firm release window, but since Take-Two has set Borderlands 4 for a late September release, the drop date for GTA 6 may be coming into focus.