It's almost ten years since Grand Theft Auto 5 was released – but what will the sequel bring?
The massively popular open-world action franchise has sold over 405 million copies to date, placing it among the best-selling game series of all time. And that success fueled widespread excitement at the next entry.
Hints, rumors and a few announcements from developer Rockstar Games have kept fans guessing about the highly-anticipated sixth installment of the sequel. Here's what we know so far about Grand Theft Auto 6.
What is Grand Theft Auto 6?
Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) is the sixth upcoming title in the scripted video game series. The previous Grand Theft Auto 5 players can start cooperative missions, kill targets, invest in the artificial stock market, buy businesses, rob citizens, drive cars, and more.
No official trailers, videos, or images have been released yet, and Rockstar Games has yet to share which platforms the game will play on.
When is Grand Theft Auto 6 coming out?
Rockstar Games has confirmed that the next Grand Theft Auto game is in development for February 2022.
last year, Bloomberg reported GTA 6 has been in development since 2014 but has no release date yet. Sources said earlier Bloomberg In the year As of 2022, GTA 6 is “at least two years away”—which means the game could be released as soon as 2024.
In August 2023 Interview with CNBC, Strauss Zelnick—CEO of Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar's parent company—said the studio expects “record performance levels” in fiscal year 2025, a comment that could suggest GTA 6 could be released between April 2024 and March 2025. .
“We'll leave the announcement of upcoming titles to our labels and we've said we have a very strong pipeline of properties and we have a good outlook for fiscal year 2025 and we've reiterated our belief that we'll achieve $8 billion in net bookings,” Zelnick said in an interview.
Rockstar Games' longtime writing VP Michael Unsworth— who worked on Grand Theft Auto 5 — left the studio in August after 16 years. IGN reported In August. However, it's unclear if Unsworth simply finished working on GTA 6 before leaving, or if his departure could delay the game's development.
In the year On November 7, 2023, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier wrote that sources shared that the game could be revealed as soon as this week, with trailers set to begin in December. Take-Two's earnings report is set for Wednesday, which suggests that the company may reveal details of Grand Theft Auto 6 to reveal what the parent company has in store for the future.
What was leaked about Grand Theft Auto 6?
In September 2022, GTAForums user “teapottuberhacker” posted about 90 leaked content from Grand Theft Auto 6 to the forum. After the content was removed due to claims of copyright infringement, bug reports from quality assurance (QA) testers for the next game contained several hints that may have slipped through. PC gamer He reported.
The teenager behind the hack, 18-year-old Arion Kurtaj, belonged to the cybercriminal group Lassus. He was convicted in the United Kingdom August 2023 to hack Rockstar Games and leak sensitive information.
last year, PC gamer In one of the released videos, a playable Latina character and a white man named Jason rob a waffle restaurant and take hostages.
There was also the presence of a Vice City Police Department (VCPD) vehicle, detailing that Grand Theft Auto 6 could be set in Vice City, the Miami-esque area of 2002's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The leaked footage contains a reference to the Victoria metro station—another sign that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be set in that region.
And since a character appears on a smartphone, Grand Theft Auto 6—unlike GTA Vice City, which is set in the 1980s—can be set in a relatively modern era.
Other possible leaks that players may encounter include “Devil's House”, “UFO Animal House”, “Warehouse Sex Robots”, “Big Cat Mansion”, “Drug Lab” and more.
What's new in Grand Theft Auto 6?
Bloomberg It also reports that Grand Theft Auto 6 will feature a female character as a playable character in September 2022 – a first for the franchise. This is probably Lucia, the second playable character along with Jason.
The game can also haveGrowing up” world, which means that Rockster may implement seasonal changes or other ongoing updates to change the game's maps over time.
There were rumours. swing for years GTA 6 may offer players in-game crypto rewards or otherwise offer cryptocurrency, but these rumors are currently unconfirmed.
in may Game Rant It has been speculated that fake cryptocurrency may not spread in GTA 6, but the sequel will easily make crypto “the center of many jokes”. Such an assessment is consistent with this BloombergS Attitude GTA 5 is a “satellite depiction of America” and offers a “nihilistic parody that throws insults at everything.”
Considering that Rockstar Games Banned crypto and NFTs From the fan-run Grand Theft Auto 5 servers in November 2022, it's unlikely that any real currency like Bitcoin will make its way through any blockchain integration into Grand Theft Auto 6.
However, Take-Two Interactive is working on NFT games. ZyngaIn the year It acquired in 2022, so the company's broader stance on crypto and NFTs is unclear.
As rumors of Grand Theft Auto 6 continue to circulate, fans will have to wait for Rockstar to release another statement—or the game itself. In response to the fan Asking GTA 5 voice actor Ned LukeRegarding GTA 6, Luke, who played “Michael” in the game, had a simple answer: “There's something to be expected.
Edited by Andrew Hayward.
Editor's note: This story was originally published on August 28, 2023 and was last updated with new information on November 7.
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