We Already Know What GTA 6 Is Going To Be
We Already Know What GTA 6 Is Going To Be is the focus of a new gaming update, and the useful part is understanding what has actually changed or been announced. So far, Grand Theft Auto 6 sure looks like a Grand Theft Auto game.
What Happened
It's often referred to in various grandiose terms: the most-anticipated game ever (probably), the biggest game launch of the decade (sure), the game that will save the industry (with console prices rising, doubtful). Certainly, expectations are sky-high for a game that is following such a massive commercial success and has been such a long time coming. With GTA 6 being hyped to such tremendous levels, though, and being the first new GTA game in 13 years (a span equivalent to the period that saw eight standalone games released in the years preceding GTA 5), is it going to be a massive disappointment if GTA 6 is just another GTA game? These clips are also being released for a deliberate purpose, seemingly pushing Rockstar to reconsider the lack of a disc version and pumping a crypto memecoin. But nothing so far looks revolutionary or like it will convince GTA skeptics to jump in, which only reinforces my existing suspicion–based on the first two trailers and GTA's history–that GTA 6 may not have anything truly exceptional to show us when it is finally revealed.
What Players Need to Know
It's often referred to in various grandiose terms: the most-anticipated game ever (probably), the biggest game launch of the decade (sure), the game that will save the industry (with console prices rising, doubtful). Rockstar has been beset by leaks showing gameplay clips (and even a cutscene) of GTA 6 this week. It would be unfair to judge the game based on these looks at it; beyond being heavily compressed and watermarked, we don't know how long ago these clips were sourced, what changes or polish might have been introduced since then, or what groundbreaking features are not being showcased here. Any lack of a wow factor in the leaks could be by design: As the leakers seek to put pressure on Rockstar, they might be intentionally seeking to make people's first real look at gameplay as underwhelming as possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwgi4ECJwic But as a longtime player, I would be surprised if this is not, at its core, what GTA 6 is: a new version of a very familiar thing. There will surely be the wrinkles here and there–GTA 5 had its multiple characters and online mode, the latter of which I expect to eventually be overhauled for GTA 6 in dramatic fashion to lean into user-generated content, role-playing, and other elements that can help contribute to Take-Two's recurrent consumer spending pillar that represents an outsized piece of its business.
Additional Context
So far, Grand Theft Auto 6 sure looks like a Grand Theft Auto game. There's no denying the level of hype surrounding GTA 6.
But does any of that mean it will be the most amazing thing ever? Despite its reputation and incredible level of influence on the gaming world, GTA was never the most amazing game at any point, and its level of success dwarfs the achievements of the games themselves.
Even as someone who has enthusiastically played the series since GTA 2, GTA 3 was the only game of the 3D era that I found to be especially revolutionary, catapulting the series to the heights it would eventually reach.
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So far, Grand Theft Auto 6 sure looks like a Grand Theft Auto game. There's no denying the level of hype surrounding GTA 6. It's often referred to in various grandiose terms: the most-anticipated game ever (probably), the biggest game launch of the decade (sure), the game that will save the industry (with console prices…
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