The entire video game industry is currently preoccupied by Grand Theft Auto 6. Regardless of when it arrives, the next GTA is going to be a blockbuster no matter what Rockstar’s competitors do. In fact, Saints Row designer Chris Stockman believes that there is no competing with GTA anymore.
“You have to be something else,” said Stockman during an appearance on FRVR’s podcast. “You can’t compete with them anymore. You can’t. It’s impossible. You can’t make a Western game and try to compete with Red Dead.”
Stockman went on to describe GTA Online’s continued success as a “lifestyle” that has “propelled it to be beyond just a game.” Instead of trying to take GTA’s crown, Stockman suggested that there’s room for someone to be the No. 2 game like GTA.
“The industry is bigger than its ever been in the sense that people hunger for games,” said Stockman. “People hunger for new experiences. I think it’s entirely possible to be a number two, there’s nothing wrong with trying to be a number two if you play your cards right. You don’t go crazy, you be very focused, you don’t look at GTA as a North Star and say, ‘I wanna be that.’ You have a clear identity and this is what you’re trying to do. And you don’t have to be a 100 hour masterpiece, and you just gotta be smart about it.”
Stockman recently disclosed that he has been asked to pitch a Saints Row sequel, but that project hasn’t fully come together yet. The most recent game in the series was the 2022 Saints Row reboot.
For the time being, there are no new Saints Row games officially in the works, and the wait for GTA 6 is now much longer, a fact that fans online haven’t been happy about. Barring another release date change, Grand Theft Auto 6 will hit PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, 2026.
