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The release of Red Dead Redemption 2 has long been and gone, yet we still know little to nothing about the inevitable next instalation in the Grand Theft Auto series.
While Rockstar Games is putting all its effort into getting Red Dead Online running smoothly, we canāt stop ourselves thinking about GTA 6 and when we might get some kind of confirmation or firm release window. Itās poised to join our list of the best PS4 games and Xbox One games when it launches, although we have no idea yet when that might be.
Grand Theft Auto 5 has been one of the most successful game releases in the world and even though weāre still enjoying GTA Online, itās now been nearly six years since we were last let loose in a new Rockstar city and weāre starting to curious about where we might go next.
All we know at the moment is that we wonāt see a GTA 6 release date in 2019. After a hoax release date in some fake pop-up ads spread across the internet, Rockstar came out to inform us that we wouldnāt be seeing the game during the next year. And there was us with our hopes up.
Details may be thin on the ground, but that doesnāt stop us gathering together the best pieces of gossip, rumor and fact for your personal pleasure. So without further ado, hereās everything we know so far about GTA 6.
Check out our video below on GTA VI: predictions on characters, locations, story and GTA Online.
Cut to the chase
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[li]What is it? The highly anticipated next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series[/li][li]When it is out? Thatās the internetās biggest mystery (but it wonāt be 2019)[/li][li]Will it launch on PC? Both GTA 4 and 5 made their way to PC (eventually), so hopefully[/li][/ul]
GTA 6 release date : when can I play it?
With Red Dead Redemption 2 now released into the wild, weāre hoping a GTA 6 announcement isnāt far away - but we will probably be waiting a while to play it.
According to some reports, we could be waiting until 2020 for the next Grand Theft Auto, which would make sense. Rockstar has supported GTA Online, the multiplayer component of GTA 5, since the game launched back in September 2013 with regular content updates.
Now, Rockstar is busy focusing on getting Red Dead Online running smoothly - with the online mode currently in beta.
According to reputable industry analyst Michael Pachter, the game could be as far away as 2022.
In an interview with Gaming Bolt, Pachter said that he thinks a 2020 announcement with a 2021 release would be the best case scenario, while a 2021 announcement with a 2022 release or later would be more likely.
Basically, expecting any news of GTA 6 any time soon is optimistic. We think it would make sense if the game followed the release pattern of its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto 5, whereby itād release at the very tail end of the current generation, comfortably release on the new generation and straddle both for the widest install base possible.
And with the next Xbox and PS5 right around the corner, it looks likely this could be Rocktarās plan.
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[li]Xbox Two vs PS5: predicting the future[/li][/ul]
GTA 6 trailer: when can I watch one?
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The thing about Rockstar Games is that itās incredibly secretive. No trailer is getting out of that game studio unless someone seriously screws up.
Just look at what Rockstar did with both GTA 5 and Red Read Redemption 2. It teased an announcement a few days before dropping the first trailer for either game.
If thereās a GTA 6 trailer, youāll know about it because the internet will explode - and weāll let you know. But weāre not expecting one anytime soon.
GTA 6 news and rumors: what do we know so far?
Job listings
At this point weāre probably just clenching at straws, but Rockstar have been hiring for a tonne of programming positions. Weāre hoping theyāre preparing to get development underway, but that is probably just hopeful thinking.
The Know report on Vice City
The most significant Grand Theft Auto 6 rumor came from YouTube channel The Know. It stated that an inside source told it that GTA 6 is coming 2021-2022 and is being developed under the code name Project Americas.
The reason for this code name is apparently because players will be able to fly between the US and South America in the game, though the majority of the action will take place in the former. This in combination with the sourceās assertion that the game will largely be set in Vice City (the Rockstar version of Miami) suggests there could be a focus on drug running which would draw on the popularity of shows and movies like Narcos and Tom Cruiseās Made in America. Particularly if Rockstar holds on to that 80s setting.
With no comment from Rockstar, these rumors remain nothing more than, well, rumors. But they do pose an interesting proposition that would seize upon the particular fondness many fans of the series have for Vice City.
GTA 6 is definitely coming and there are ideas
What we do know about GTA 6 is that ideas are being thrown around for development, even if itās just in the early stages. Rockstar President Leslie Benzies teased the game in an interview back in 2013 with Develop magazine.
āWe donāt know what GTA 6 will be, but weāve got some ideas,ā said Benzies in the interview.
Okay, so itās not much, but itās certainly a snippet of solid information direct from the source.
Benzies went on to talk about what kind of ideas get the creative juices flowing over at Rockstar.
āWeāve got about 45 yearsā worth of ideas we want to do,ā he added. āWeāll pick the right ones.ā
āIt comes from the idea first. Where it is going to be set is the first question. That then defines the missions; youāre doing different things in LA than in New York or Miami.
āThe map and story get worked up together, and the story is a basic flow of how it works out so you can layer the mission in.ā
Weāre just pleased that Rockstar has so many ideas for what it wants to do with GTA 6. We just hope it sorts them into some kind of organised system and gets that game to us sharpish.
GTA 6 map: where will GTA 6 be set?
Although there havenāt been any concrete reports as yet, every online titbit and juicy gossip morsel is pointing towards GTA 6ās map being absolutely massive.
Weāre even not talking city-size massive, weāre talking potentially the entire of the United States massive.
Some rumors are suggesting that GTA 6 may end up spanning the entirety of the US, with some kind of teleportation system that cuts down the journey time between cities.
There are even some incredibly exciting rumours that Rockstar Games might have a ā70s theme up its sleeve, so crack out those old bell-bottoms and disco balls.
[IMG alt="7PEPqUJndNbHnSnsmszVQF" width="690px" height="388px"]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7PEPqUJndNbHnSnsmszVQF.jpg[/IMG]
But thereās also another rumour thatās gathering strength, which would put GTA 6 a little closer to Rockstar Gamesā British home ā a London setting.
The reports actually started with a comment from Rockstar Gamesā co-founder Dan Houser:
āAt the moment, it feels like GTAās DNA is contemporary-ish, American-ish, English-speaking-ish, because thatās what it has beenā¦ But that doesnāt necessarily limit it to those, thatās just what weāve done so far.ā
Rockstar Games sources suggest that London is the only non-US location to be whispered as a potential GTA setting.
For our money, we think a return to Vice City is on the cards, which would tie in to the rumors mentioned above. A recent report from The Know suggests that a return to Vice City in the 80s is actually in the works and that players will explore the rise in drugs at the time through the missions. In this rumored game, players will move between Vice City and South America, which would create a very interesting and entirely new kind of map.
The GTA 3 trilogy was set across three locations, Liberty City, Vice City, and San Andreas. This mirrored the original Grand Theft Auto Game, which was also set across the same three locations.
The most recent Grand Theft Auto games, GTA 4 and GTA 5, have so far been set in Liberty City and San Andreas respectively, meaning that Vice City is the only location yet to be explored by the recent games.
The only question now is whether Rockstar will be tempted to complete the set.
GTA 6 rumors
A female protagonist
When asked about a female protagonist for GTA 5, instead of three male heroes (or anti-heroes), Rockstar co-founder and lead writer Dan Houser said in an interview with The Guardian back in 2013 that a female lead wasnāt really on the table, but not intentionally.
āWe didnāt really think about it this time,ā Houser said. āThatās not to say that we couldnāt or we wouldnāt. This character set is just what came to us: it wasnāt, āweāve got X and Y so we need Zā. We werenāt trying to do it off a checklist ā I donāt think that will ever give you something thatās believable or engaging.ā
āIn the future, could we do a game with a female lead? Of course. We just havenāt found the right game for it yet, but itās one of the things that we always think about.ā
āIt didnāt feel natural for this game but definitely for the right game in the future ā with the right themes, it could be fantastic. But for GTA 5, this was the organic thing that came up, these were the characters that would display the themes we wanted to think about.ā
Likelihood: Strong. Fans have long clamored for a female hero in a Grand Theft Auto game, and it would be a wonderful change from all the murdered prostitutes.
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Eva Mendez and Ryan Gosling
Rumors of a female protagonist are super exciting, but thereās more.
Apparently, Eva Mendez is top of Rockstarās list for playing said hero.
But again, thereās more. Thereās a male lead on the list too and itās none other than global heart-throb Ryan Gosling, who also just happens to be her real-life husband.
Likelihood: Questionable. GTA is a major gaming franchise thatās incredibly famous, especially outside of the gaming industry, so itās possible some big names could be involved, but weāre not convinced.
Full support for virtual reality
Another GTA 6 rumour involves virtual reality and according to the online rumblings, you may be able to play the entirety of GTA 6 in VR.
Specific headsets havenāt been mentioned, but since this is probably just a rumor weāre not that bothered.
Likelihood: Questionable. GTA 6 might have a VR experience attached to it but playing the whole game in virtual reality would be insane.
Unless weāve seen huge leaps in virtual reality in the years between now and the GTA 6 release date playing a whole GTA game in VR would prove testing for most stomachs.
Fast-paced, action-packed and played in long sessions, a VR GTA (in its current form at least) wouldnāt work.
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Time travel or another futuristic twist
With the murmurings of a seriously big map for GTA 6, there are also some rumors of time travelling being a major part of the game.
Yesā¦ seriously.
This isnāt Saints Row weāre talking about, but apparently there may be a futuristic twist to GTA 6.
According to a report from ChristianToday ā really ā the game will give players āthe taste of time travelā where āteleportation [is] possible within a split-secondā.
Likelihood: Utterly ridiculous. There are hilarious side-missions in GTA games, but having time travelling as a main gameplay mechanic is just not in Rockstarās DNA.
Plus, ChristianToday has no screenshots, sources or any kind of proof, so weāre certainly sceptical.
Playing as either a cop or a criminal
Another potential for the GTA 6 storyline is that you have the decision to play either as a cop or as a criminal. Or at least, if GTA 6 adopts the multiple protagonist feature of GTA 5, one of the characters you play as could be a police officer.
Likelihood: Strong. We could totally see this working, especially with the potential mayhem that could ensue if youāre playing a Trevor-style character half the time and a cop the other.
(Image credits: Rockstar Games)
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[li]Read more: Most anticipated games 2019[/li][/ul]
Continue readingā¦
While Rockstar Games is putting all its effort into getting Red Dead Online running smoothly, we canāt stop ourselves thinking about GTA 6 and when we might get some kind of confirmation or firm release window. Itās poised to join our list of the best PS4 games and Xbox One games when it launches, although we have no idea yet when that might be.
Grand Theft Auto 5 has been one of the most successful game releases in the world and even though weāre still enjoying GTA Online, itās now been nearly six years since we were last let loose in a new Rockstar city and weāre starting to curious about where we might go next.
All we know at the moment is that we wonāt see a GTA 6 release date in 2019. After a hoax release date in some fake pop-up ads spread across the internet, Rockstar came out to inform us that we wouldnāt be seeing the game during the next year. And there was us with our hopes up.
Details may be thin on the ground, but that doesnāt stop us gathering together the best pieces of gossip, rumor and fact for your personal pleasure. So without further ado, hereās everything we know so far about GTA 6.
Check out our video below on GTA VI: predictions on characters, locations, story and GTA Online.
Cut to the chase
[ul]
[li]What is it? The highly anticipated next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series[/li][li]When it is out? Thatās the internetās biggest mystery (but it wonāt be 2019)[/li][li]Will it launch on PC? Both GTA 4 and 5 made their way to PC (eventually), so hopefully[/li][/ul]
GTA 6 release date : when can I play it?
With Red Dead Redemption 2 now released into the wild, weāre hoping a GTA 6 announcement isnāt far away - but we will probably be waiting a while to play it.
According to some reports, we could be waiting until 2020 for the next Grand Theft Auto, which would make sense. Rockstar has supported GTA Online, the multiplayer component of GTA 5, since the game launched back in September 2013 with regular content updates.
Now, Rockstar is busy focusing on getting Red Dead Online running smoothly - with the online mode currently in beta.
According to reputable industry analyst Michael Pachter, the game could be as far away as 2022.
In an interview with Gaming Bolt, Pachter said that he thinks a 2020 announcement with a 2021 release would be the best case scenario, while a 2021 announcement with a 2022 release or later would be more likely.
Basically, expecting any news of GTA 6 any time soon is optimistic. We think it would make sense if the game followed the release pattern of its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto 5, whereby itād release at the very tail end of the current generation, comfortably release on the new generation and straddle both for the widest install base possible.
And with the next Xbox and PS5 right around the corner, it looks likely this could be Rocktarās plan.
[ul]
[li]Xbox Two vs PS5: predicting the future[/li][/ul]
GTA 6 trailer: when can I watch one?
[IMG alt="MCyLQPuQHp7PfMR7esetNF" width="690px" height="388px"]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MCyLQPuQHp7PfMR7esetNF.jpg[/IMG]
The thing about Rockstar Games is that itās incredibly secretive. No trailer is getting out of that game studio unless someone seriously screws up.
Just look at what Rockstar did with both GTA 5 and Red Read Redemption 2. It teased an announcement a few days before dropping the first trailer for either game.
If thereās a GTA 6 trailer, youāll know about it because the internet will explode - and weāll let you know. But weāre not expecting one anytime soon.
GTA 6 news and rumors: what do we know so far?
Job listings
At this point weāre probably just clenching at straws, but Rockstar have been hiring for a tonne of programming positions. Weāre hoping theyāre preparing to get development underway, but that is probably just hopeful thinking.
The Know report on Vice City
The most significant Grand Theft Auto 6 rumor came from YouTube channel The Know. It stated that an inside source told it that GTA 6 is coming 2021-2022 and is being developed under the code name Project Americas.
The reason for this code name is apparently because players will be able to fly between the US and South America in the game, though the majority of the action will take place in the former. This in combination with the sourceās assertion that the game will largely be set in Vice City (the Rockstar version of Miami) suggests there could be a focus on drug running which would draw on the popularity of shows and movies like Narcos and Tom Cruiseās Made in America. Particularly if Rockstar holds on to that 80s setting.
With no comment from Rockstar, these rumors remain nothing more than, well, rumors. But they do pose an interesting proposition that would seize upon the particular fondness many fans of the series have for Vice City.
GTA 6 is definitely coming and there are ideas
What we do know about GTA 6 is that ideas are being thrown around for development, even if itās just in the early stages. Rockstar President Leslie Benzies teased the game in an interview back in 2013 with Develop magazine.
āWe donāt know what GTA 6 will be, but weāve got some ideas,ā said Benzies in the interview.
Okay, so itās not much, but itās certainly a snippet of solid information direct from the source.
Benzies went on to talk about what kind of ideas get the creative juices flowing over at Rockstar.
āWeāve got about 45 yearsā worth of ideas we want to do,ā he added. āWeāll pick the right ones.ā
āIt comes from the idea first. Where it is going to be set is the first question. That then defines the missions; youāre doing different things in LA than in New York or Miami.
āThe map and story get worked up together, and the story is a basic flow of how it works out so you can layer the mission in.ā
Weāre just pleased that Rockstar has so many ideas for what it wants to do with GTA 6. We just hope it sorts them into some kind of organised system and gets that game to us sharpish.
GTA 6 map: where will GTA 6 be set?
Although there havenāt been any concrete reports as yet, every online titbit and juicy gossip morsel is pointing towards GTA 6ās map being absolutely massive.
Weāre even not talking city-size massive, weāre talking potentially the entire of the United States massive.
Some rumors are suggesting that GTA 6 may end up spanning the entirety of the US, with some kind of teleportation system that cuts down the journey time between cities.
There are even some incredibly exciting rumours that Rockstar Games might have a ā70s theme up its sleeve, so crack out those old bell-bottoms and disco balls.
[IMG alt="7PEPqUJndNbHnSnsmszVQF" width="690px" height="388px"]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7PEPqUJndNbHnSnsmszVQF.jpg[/IMG]
But thereās also another rumour thatās gathering strength, which would put GTA 6 a little closer to Rockstar Gamesā British home ā a London setting.
The reports actually started with a comment from Rockstar Gamesā co-founder Dan Houser:
āAt the moment, it feels like GTAās DNA is contemporary-ish, American-ish, English-speaking-ish, because thatās what it has beenā¦ But that doesnāt necessarily limit it to those, thatās just what weāve done so far.ā
Rockstar Games sources suggest that London is the only non-US location to be whispered as a potential GTA setting.
For our money, we think a return to Vice City is on the cards, which would tie in to the rumors mentioned above. A recent report from The Know suggests that a return to Vice City in the 80s is actually in the works and that players will explore the rise in drugs at the time through the missions. In this rumored game, players will move between Vice City and South America, which would create a very interesting and entirely new kind of map.
The GTA 3 trilogy was set across three locations, Liberty City, Vice City, and San Andreas. This mirrored the original Grand Theft Auto Game, which was also set across the same three locations.
The most recent Grand Theft Auto games, GTA 4 and GTA 5, have so far been set in Liberty City and San Andreas respectively, meaning that Vice City is the only location yet to be explored by the recent games.
The only question now is whether Rockstar will be tempted to complete the set.
GTA 6 rumors
A female protagonist
When asked about a female protagonist for GTA 5, instead of three male heroes (or anti-heroes), Rockstar co-founder and lead writer Dan Houser said in an interview with The Guardian back in 2013 that a female lead wasnāt really on the table, but not intentionally.
āWe didnāt really think about it this time,ā Houser said. āThatās not to say that we couldnāt or we wouldnāt. This character set is just what came to us: it wasnāt, āweāve got X and Y so we need Zā. We werenāt trying to do it off a checklist ā I donāt think that will ever give you something thatās believable or engaging.ā
āIn the future, could we do a game with a female lead? Of course. We just havenāt found the right game for it yet, but itās one of the things that we always think about.ā
āIt didnāt feel natural for this game but definitely for the right game in the future ā with the right themes, it could be fantastic. But for GTA 5, this was the organic thing that came up, these were the characters that would display the themes we wanted to think about.ā
Likelihood: Strong. Fans have long clamored for a female hero in a Grand Theft Auto game, and it would be a wonderful change from all the murdered prostitutes.
[IMG alt="2NugfFzxZvgtMrRLorVePF" width="690px" height="388px"]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2NugfFzxZvgtMrRLorVePF.jpg[/IMG]
Eva Mendez and Ryan Gosling
Rumors of a female protagonist are super exciting, but thereās more.
Apparently, Eva Mendez is top of Rockstarās list for playing said hero.
But again, thereās more. Thereās a male lead on the list too and itās none other than global heart-throb Ryan Gosling, who also just happens to be her real-life husband.
Likelihood: Questionable. GTA is a major gaming franchise thatās incredibly famous, especially outside of the gaming industry, so itās possible some big names could be involved, but weāre not convinced.
Full support for virtual reality
Another GTA 6 rumour involves virtual reality and according to the online rumblings, you may be able to play the entirety of GTA 6 in VR.
Specific headsets havenāt been mentioned, but since this is probably just a rumor weāre not that bothered.
Likelihood: Questionable. GTA 6 might have a VR experience attached to it but playing the whole game in virtual reality would be insane.
Unless weāve seen huge leaps in virtual reality in the years between now and the GTA 6 release date playing a whole GTA game in VR would prove testing for most stomachs.
Fast-paced, action-packed and played in long sessions, a VR GTA (in its current form at least) wouldnāt work.
[IMG alt="ZTgcrHLhBnLaQTL4XQooQF" width="690px" height="388px"]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZTgcrHLhBnLaQTL4XQooQF.jpg[/IMG]
Time travel or another futuristic twist
With the murmurings of a seriously big map for GTA 6, there are also some rumors of time travelling being a major part of the game.
Yesā¦ seriously.
This isnāt Saints Row weāre talking about, but apparently there may be a futuristic twist to GTA 6.
According to a report from ChristianToday ā really ā the game will give players āthe taste of time travelā where āteleportation [is] possible within a split-secondā.
Likelihood: Utterly ridiculous. There are hilarious side-missions in GTA games, but having time travelling as a main gameplay mechanic is just not in Rockstarās DNA.
Plus, ChristianToday has no screenshots, sources or any kind of proof, so weāre certainly sceptical.
Playing as either a cop or a criminal
Another potential for the GTA 6 storyline is that you have the decision to play either as a cop or as a criminal. Or at least, if GTA 6 adopts the multiple protagonist feature of GTA 5, one of the characters you play as could be a police officer.
Likelihood: Strong. We could totally see this working, especially with the potential mayhem that could ensue if youāre playing a Trevor-style character half the time and a cop the other.
(Image credits: Rockstar Games)
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[li]Read more: Most anticipated games 2019[/li][/ul]
Continue readingā¦