GTA 5 to launch in October, reckons Patchter

Analyst thinks Rockstar will show off game off the day before E3

Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter expects Rockstar to steal thunder from E3 this year by having a Grand Theft Auto 5 blowout the day before the event begins. He also reckons the game will launch on October 23.

Speaking on the latest episode of GTTV, Pachter said he thinks Rockstar has reached the point where it doesn't need to attend the high-profile event to get eyes on its titles. "They've outgrown the show. I think they're way too cool to go," he said.
"My read on those guys is they like stealing the thunder from everything else. So if I had to bet I'd say you'd get an announcement on GTA 5 the day before E3 starts, that'd be Monday June 4. They don't show up and that's all anybody can do is talk about GTA 5 at the show."
Pachter believes GTA 5 will arrive shortly after BioShock Infinite's mid-October release, suggesting Rockstar "don't care about the 2K game".
In the same episode of GTTV, Sony showed off PlayStation All Stars: Battle Royale for the first time.
In February, Rockstar said we can expect to hear more about GTA5 in a few months' time. The timing seems roughly in line with Pachter's predictions.