2025 Could Be One Of The Most Exciting Years Ever For Video Games - If We Just Get These 3 Release Dates

A new year means a new crop of video games to look forward to, and 2025 could be one of the best years yet if it just delivers on some highly anticipated release dates. While the last few years have been hard for developers, they have been very kind to players, delivering everything from lengthy and mechanically deep RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3 to fun and inventive platformers like Astro Bot and Animal Well. These stellar years for games set the bar pretty high going into 2025, but it’s one that the year may just be able to clear.

Some of the most highly anticipated games still don’t have an official release date, a problem that 2025 may finally solve. One of the most highly anticipated games in recent memory is set to be released this fall, and information on a couple more games seems more likely. Now, new info on these games isn’t necessarily a guarantee, as unexpected delays can always sabotage a game’s release, as anyone awaiting Haunted Chocolatier knows all too well. Still, if 2025 can deliver concrete dates for just three games, it will be one of the most exciting years in recent memory.

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Hollow Knight: Silksong, The Elder Scrolls 6, and Grand Theft Auto 6 all share at least two qualities: they are hotly anticipated, and they are due for official release dates. In the case of Elder Scrolls 6, it might be safe to say the game is overdue for some sort of update since barely any information has come out since it was first announced in 2018. While players are eagerly awaiting the Skyrim sequel, it probably isn’t the most anticipated of the three games.

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To say video game fans are excited for Grand Theft Auto 6 is a bit of an understatement. For years, videos online have been claiming to have information about the game, garnering millions of views off the backs of nothing more than speculation and rumors. When the game’s trailer finally dropped on Rockstar Games’ YouTube channel, it got over 230 million views and nearly a million comments. In comparison, the GTA 5 trailer has accumulated half as many views in the 13 years it’s been online. Players will be thrilled to get a release date, especially if it's for 2025.

While not a AAA juggernaut like The Elder Scrolls or GTA, Hollow Knight is a well-loved indie title. And, at this point, fans have been waiting almost as long for Silksong as they have The Elder Scrolls 6, with the game first being announced in 2019. If 2025 manages to deliver a release date for it as well as these other two highly-anticipated games, players will have a lot to look forward to.

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As of right now, Grand Theft Auto 6 is probably the game with the closest thing to a concrete release date out of these three. Its trailer said it would release sometime in 2025, and a press release from Rockstar Games’ parent company, Take-Two, has the game slated for a fall release. This is similar to GTA 5, which landed in September 2013.

Finding information about the possible release date for The Elder Scrolls 6 takes a little more digging, but there are some clues as to when it might be released. According to The Verge, a chart sent by Microsoft to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) confirms that The Elder Scrolls 6 is not expected until 2026 or later. The fact that 2026 is even mentioned as a possibility could be good news about how far along the game is. If it really is coming out next year, then a release date being given in 2025 seems possible.

Of the three games, Hollow Knight: Silksong is the one with the least official information at the moment. Though some players were expecting an announcement at PAX, it didn’t end up materializing. The game was originally scheduled for an early 2023 release before an announcement that it had been delayed indefinitely. Since then, there has been no official word aside from the fact that it’s still in development.

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Announcing These Games Would Be A Huge Relief For Eager Players

These three games have been casting a shadow over the gaming landscape for years at this point. While plenty of exciting releases have come out during the time players have been waiting for them, that hasn’t done too much to alleviate the frustration of waiting for news that seemingly never comes. By even just giving players some concrete release dates, the developers of these games could relieve a lot of tension from waiting players.

It’s hard to say for certain that all three games will get a release date announcement this year. Grand Theft Auto 6 is likely to get one since it is hopefully coming out this fall. Even if it doesn’t, one would imagine Rockstar would give players a concrete release date alongside the announcement of a delay. Unfortunately, The Elder Scrolls 6 and Hollow Knight: Silksong are a bit harder to predict. That said, given the state that Skyrim was initially released in, maybe a long wait for these video games isn’t the worst thing in the world.

Sources: Rockstar Games/YouTube, Take-Two, The Verge