GTA 6 Won’t Be Able To Sweep GOTY Awards Like Expedition 33 And Baldur’s Gate 3

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Tough Luck For GTA 6!

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  • GTA 6 can no longer complete a full GOTY sweep across the current awards season.
  • This is because the game’s release date makes it ineligible for Game of the Year at the Golden Joysticks 2026.
  • Both Baldur’s Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 swept the big 5 GOTY awards during their release years.

GTA 6 is expected to overshadow everything later this year, and the game will certainly take home plenty of awards. However, it won’t be able to match the success of Baldur’s Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, at least as far as a Game of the Year clean sweep is concerned.

Why it matters: GTA 6 should end up breaking several industry records, but it may not be able to take home every award.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Ultimate Game of the Year
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Ultimate Game of the Year

GTA 6 is the biggest upcoming game on the calendar, but even Rockstar’s next blockbuster has limits in awards season. The game can no longer completely sweep this year’s Game of the Year awards.

For context, doing so requires winning Game of the Year at The Game Awards, the DICE Awards, GDC Awards, BAFTAs, and Golden Joysticks. Whether GTA 6 will win Game of the Year at these award shows remains to be seen, but Rockstar Games’ upcoming title is already out of the Golden Joysticks race.

This is because of GTA 6’s November release, which will make it eligible for the 2027 Golden Joysticks and not the 2026 event. The game can still win Game of the Year at every other award show.

However, because titles like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Expedition 33 won Game of the Year across all five, GTA 6 will fall behind these titles in one area.

GTA 6
GTA 6 Comes Out Soon

Anyhow, Rockstar Games is gearing up for another information drop regarding GTA 6 through the upcoming Game Informer coverage. As such, fans should have plenty to look forward to ahead of these award shows.

What do you think about GTA 6 losing out on the opportunity to compete for all 5 major Game of the Year titles?

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