Grand Theft Auto VI, the next mainline installment of the leading action-adventure game franchise from the devs at Rockstar Games, may not be wildly different from its predecessors, according to new comments that were shared this week by Obbe Vermeij, an ex-Rockstar employee that served as a technical director for some of the most beloved games in the series, including 2004’s Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and 2008’s Grand Theft Auto IV. Vermeij, who left Rockstar years ago, says that players may be “disappointed” in the game, which is scheduled to launch in 2025 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Vermeij commented after being asked about the GTA VI trailer:
- “Yeah, I mean, it looks like they’ve just basically taken it even further, right?”
- “The scene that blows me away is the one on the beach where everybody seems to be doing something else. Like every character has got his own animation.”
- “But I don’t think it is going to be wildly different from GTA V. I think maybe people might be a little disappointed on the Thursday.”
- “But it’s still going to be the best game out there.”
The original word from Vermeij:
The GTA VI trailer, now at 201 million views:
Publisher Take-Two on Rockstar’s previous successes:
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in December, Rockstar Games pioneered the open-world genre of video games with the launch of Grand Theft Auto III in 2001. With each successive blockbuster entry in the series including Grand Theft: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto has become one of the biggest selling, most critically acclaimed and influential properties in all of modern entertainment. The most recent iteration in the series, Grand Theft Auto V, has sold over 190 million units to date. Rockstar Games’ blockbuster western series, Red Dead Redemption has sold over 81 million units worldwide to date, with its most recent release, Red Dead Redemption 2, breaking new ground in fidelity and immersion.