The postponement of GTA VI, the announcement of Half-Life 3 and the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong - journalist Jason Schreier predicted what awaits the gaming industry in 2025

Photo by Jason Schreier. Source: Eurogamer

Authoritative journalist Jason Schreier published his own forecast of what awaits the gaming industry in 2025. Bloomberg editor emphasised that all predictions are based only on his personal opinion.

Here's What We Know

Schreier is sure that Grand Theft Auto VI will be postponed to 2026. He argues that the new instalment of the cult series is an extremely ambitious and technological game that requires extra effort from Rockstar Games, and this is despite the fact that in recent years the studio has abandoned crunches, so it is likely to need more time to finish development.

But Jason Schreier is confident that another anticipated game, Hollow Knight: Silksong, will finally be released this coming year. The sequel to the sensational metroidvania was announced in 2019 and since then the developers have kept almost complete silence. The journalist has no doubt that the game will be a real hit, and its sales will make millions of copies.

Another high-profile industry event in 2025 promises to be the announcement of Half-Life 3, which fans have been waiting for 15 years. Rumours and leaks about the game are constantly appearing, but after the announcement of actor Mike Shapiro, whose voice is spoken by the iconic character G-Man from the Half-Life universe, all doubts are gone.

#Valve #Halflife #GMan #2025 pic.twitter.com/mdT5hlxKJT

- Mike Shapiro (@mikeshapiroland) December 31, 2024

As for Ubisoft's fate, you don't have to have a deep understanding of the gaming industry to predict the publisher's fate: the company's future depends on the success of Assassin's Creed Shadows, and if the action game set in feudal Japan fails, it will be a complete fiasco for Ubisoft, after which it will either go bankrupt and close or be taken over by a third-party company. Schreier believes it could be acquired by Tencent or Savvy Games Group.

In general, Jason Schreier is positive about the prospects for the development of the game industry in 2025 and believes that the period of mass layoffs and studio closures is coming to an end and a more stable period is coming. One of the main trends will be the continuation of the refusal to release exclusive games, leading developers are increasingly expanding the list of target platforms and this decision is warmly accepted by most gamers.

At the same time, the journalist is convinced that the gamer community will hear more than one scandal related to games created with the help of generative AI, up to lawsuits.

Source: Bloomberg