Rumours claim LA Noire 2 could follow Rockstar’s GTA 6
Rockstar Games is the focus of fresh leaks suggesting LA Noire 2 could be its next major project after GTA 6, with the speculation circulating online as GTA 6 prepares to launch on November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The reports are based on anonymous posts and resurfaced forum rumours and have not been confirmed by Rockstar Games.
The latest round of claims traces back to an original 4chan post from 2023 that resurfaced after a recent report, and the rumours have spread across GTA community forums. Leaks circulating now say the sequel would move the setting from 1940s Los Angeles to San Francisco and centre its plot on a story inspired by the Zodiac Killer investigation. Those same leaks describe the project as being in very early development with a possible release window around 2030. One claim attached to the rumours is that Rockstar would push its face-scanning technology further for the title.
Sources tied to the rumour mill point to a leaker who previously described GTA 6 details accurately as lending credibility to the posts. The resurfacing followed a social-media thread that referenced that leaker’s prior accurate information. Despite that perceived credibility, the accounts remain anonymous and unverified.
Details repeated in recent reports include a San Francisco setting and a Zodiac Killer-inspired narrative rather than a return to the 1940s Los Angeles backdrop of the original LA Noire. Multiple posts describe the sequel as being at an early concept or planning stage if it exists at all. The suggested near-2030 launch window was presented without supporting documentary evidence.
Rockstar Games and Take-Two have not issued an official announcement about an LA Noire sequel. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick previously emphasized the fans’ interest in this franchise. However, he also said that "there is nothing to announce for LA Noire right now."
Commentary in the reports and on community sites noted Rockstar’s existing workload surrounding GTA 6, and several pieces argued that the studio may be occupied with that launch and the subsequent online component. The rumours acknowledge GTA 6 Online is set to follow the single-player release and suggest development resources could be focused there. Authors of the original article expressed scepticism that substantial work on a next game is underway beyond possible early concepting.
Community interest remains divided across multiple potential Rockstar projects, with fans cited as wanting Red Dead Redemption 3, Bully 2, LA Noire 2 or an entirely new intellectual property. The articles that recirculated the 4chan-originated rumour also raised the possibility that a new Grand Theft Auto installment beyond GTA 6 could be many years away, with one line saying it "might take a decade or two" before another GTA title appears.
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