Why it issues: Besides an official greenlight from Rockstar, the whole lot we have now heard concerning the Grand Theft Auto VI has been leaks, hypothesis, and rumors. The newest is that the upcoming title stars a feminine protagonist for the primary time in franchise historical past.
Bloomberg stories that nameless sources accustomed to Grand Theft Auto VI’s growth declare that the sport can have a feminine playable character. The Latina protagonist is a part of a “Bonnie-and-Clyde-like” duo, indicating that Rockstar is constant the a number of character views it launched for the primary time in GTA5.
The solely extra details about the sport the insiders revealed is that Rockstar will take a extra PC strategy to the narrative and keep away from “punching down” at marginalized teams. However, making the sport extra politically appropriate could flip off some gamers.
Part of the franchise’s appeal is that it has no appeal. It has persistently poked enjoyable at nearly everybody with out bias. Nobody was secure from GTA’s generally raunchy humor, from political fundamentalists on the precise and left to geeky sofa potatoes. The politically incorrect radio commercials are notably hilarious.
Tip-toeing round points as a result of a small quantity of people that do not even play the sport are unable to snort at themselves is especially uncharacteristic for Rockstar usually and Grand Theft Auto specifically. The shift to one thing extra placating could backfire on the developer, however that is only one particular person’s opinion.
Of course, the change’s impetus can largely be attributed to the present backlash skilled in lots of recreation studios relating to a hostile “fratboy” setting. Bloomberg notes that even Rockstar has been accused of fostering a “boys’ membership” firm tradition — a picture it’s at present combating to alter. However, many staff are puzzled concerning the path GTA6 has taken and may’t even think about how the reenvisioned recreation will look.
Bloomberg’s insider leaks add one other coloration to the speculative canvas that’s the yet-unrevealed however work-in-progress recreation. Be positive to take this leak with an additional dose of salt since most rumors relating to GTA6, previous and new, have contradictory at occasions.
For instance, in 2017, Rockstar’s mo-cap stuntman and actor Tim Neff appeared to have posted a résumé on a number of web sites indicating he could be engaged on Grand Theft Auto 6. He later denied the rumor blaming the postings on “trolls.” However, because the YouTube channel Silentc0re factors out above, this was doubtless poor injury management on Neff’s half since he has leaked his work many occasions during the last a number of years.
There have been additionally rumors that GTA6 would return to Vice City, however later leaks indicated it could span a number of cities. Subsequently, Tom Henderson mixed that hypothesis to say that the sport would have an “evolving world” incorporating a “trendy Vice City,” and Reddit customers claimed it could have a plot “impressed by Netflix’s Narcos.”
So who is aware of what we’ll be getting within the subsequent Grand Theft Auto. All we all know for positive is that GTA6 is unquestionably on Rockstar’s growth calendar and that the studio has ramped up work on the venture by pausing the manufacturing of GTA5 and Red Dead Redemption remasters. And even that information was from nameless sources, so take it for what it is price.
