At long last GTA VI's release is imminent. In fact it is just a week away. This is definitely one of the most anticipated videogame releases of all time and has a chance of setting the record for highest grossing launch of an entertainment product across multiple industries.

Not everyone is excited of course. I actually am not as anti-GTA hype train as many people seem to be but I am also in no rush to play it.

That is simply because I rarely play new release games owing to my massive backlog and preference to wait for sales/ultimate editions of games.

I actually only got around to playing GTA V a few years ago on PS5 despite having access to it on both PS3 and PS4. I actually thought the game was great and I'm sure GTA VI will be just as impressive.

So for those of you who won't be playing GTA VI in the near future what other game or games will you be playing instead through the end of this calendar year?

Personally I have Rayman Legends Retold on pre-order which is rare for me. I will likely play through Rayman Origins Enhanced Edition first and tackle Legends some time next year. Another game I am playing through is GTA Vice City Definitive Edition. It is just a coincidence though. I am playing through all the mainline GTAs that I missed in my younger days. I beat GTA III first and will move onto San Andreas once I'm done with Vice City?

What about you?

Ocarina of Time is my GTA6.

I'm deep into it now and will likely still be working through it when the 19th comes and goes.

Ocarina of Time, Gears of War: E-Day, and WoW Forever got me in a stranglehold the rest of the year!

OoT

Wherever the mood takes me but maybe a replay of Stranglehold. Maybe will post again in this topic on GTA launch day.

Great game Stranglehold. I've been revisiting the 360 a lot too, recently picked up Timeshift.

For the rest of the year? Difficult to say, I fully expected to be finished with my replay of Reanimal at this point and I never expected to be 200hrs into my 3rd replay of DD2… so those 2 at a minimum. I did want to play something smaller too so next time Mina the Hollower is on sale I’ll pick it up to play this year … hopefully.

Ocarina and Fortune's Weave. FE will take me to xmas.

Ocarina of Time as far as games releasing around the same time as GTA VI. I have GTA V digitally on PS4/PS5 but I've only played it for a few hours. Doubt I'll ever get into GTA.

I currently don't have a plan to buy it at launch. Either ask for it as a Christmas present or wait until a sale.