GTA 6 delayed again, AI impacts hardware, and Half-Life 3: Analyst predictions for 2026

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GTA 6 delayed again, AI impacts hardware, and Half-Life 3: Analyst predictions for 2026 | Year in Review

Our annual invitation for industry experts to peer into the crystal ball - and to judge their predictions from last year

by Jon Hicks Editorial Director

Every year, we turn to a panel of trusted analysts to ask them what they expect to see in the industry in the year ahead, and ask them to assess their predictions from the previous year.

This year we've spoken to Kantan Games' Dr. Serkan Toto, Ampere Analysis' Piers Harding-Rolls and Newzoo's Emmanuel (Manu) Rosier, and investor and co-chair of the UK Games Council, Nick Button-Brown.

GTA 6 will dominate the industry Partially correct. Who would have thought that GTA 6 would be delayed twice?

Nintendo Switch 2 may struggle to outperform its predecessor Too early to call. The Switch 2 launched strongly on first-party titles, but still lacks a defining system-seller capable of materially expanding the audience. Without that inflection point, surpassing the original Switch’s exceptional trajectory remains unlikely.