Rumor: Grand Theft Auto 6 Targeting 2022 Release

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Grand Theft Auto 6 is real, targeting a 2021/2022 release, and will take the coveted crime series back to Vice City/Miami, according to a fresh-out-the-oven rumor.

The report comes from YouTube channel, The Know, who claim to have an inside source who is working on the game, which is going by the codename of Project Americas. As for why it is condenamed Project Americas, it's apparently because you will be able to fly between the United States and South America throughout the game.

As mentioned above, The Know's source also claims the game is poised to return the series to Vice City. For those that don't know: Vice City is simply the game's fictional take on the city of Miami, and is where the sixth entry of the game took place. Whether it will be set in modern-day times or take place in the past (or future), wasn't disclosed.

If the report is right though, this will mark the first time the series has gone to South America. As for what part of South America, that wasn't disclosed either. If I was betting man, I'd say both Brazil or Columbia are strong possibilities, the latter especially if the game takes place in the 1980's, as it did with GTA: Vice City. Given that the 1980's, aka the Scarface era, was also the decade of the crack epidemic, it would make sense for Columbia to be the South American location, as it was a major player in said epidemic with the likes of Pablo Escobar and the cartel.

Lastly, the report resurfaces a previous rumor that the protagonist of the game may be a female character. However, it also notes this isn't confirmed yet. Further, there is no word whether or not the game will feature multiple playable characters, which was done for the first time with GTA V to much acclaim.

It's important to remember, at this point, all of this is just rumors. And even if everything here is spot on, it could all change. 2021/2022 is three to four years away, which is a great deal of development time, and if there is one thing that can be said about video game development, it's that a lot can change over time.

No matter the case, there's one thing that is safe to assume: Rockstar is going to make another Grand Theft Auto title. After all the latest entry,GTA V, is one of the best-selling games of all time, having sold more than 90 million copies to date.

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Source: http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/03/11/gta-6-2022-vice-city/

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hootPosted:

Has long has they keep GTA V on the update side then Im find but I agree with Famoose.

EvoVIIIPosted:

Famous That is far to long in my opinion maybe 2020 would be best.


The longer it takes the "better" they can make it.

YinPosted:

Kind of been wanting another one in Vice City. While the area wasn't really diverse, it just had a very nice feel to it. The last two GTA games were cities the series visited before. GTA 4 took play in Liberty City, which was also in GTA 3. GTA 5 takes place in San Andreas, which was also in GTA: San Andreas. It only makes since that Vice City does happen again at some point. Gotta say though, was somewhat hoping for maybe Japan or something.

FamousPosted:

That is far to long in my opinion maybe 2020 would be best.

MazePosted:

I honestly think they should try for something new like they did on GTAV rather than back to vice city. That's just my opinion though. As for 2022, that's pretty disappointing, not gonna lie, because I rarely play gta anymore and waiting that long is really gonna suck. Only good thing is that you know it's gonna be a good game because that's just how rockstars works.

TomPosted:

I don't like the move of Vice City returning. Don't bring a high-end series game that the community is hyped for and just return to a city we've already played and know.

TOXICPosted:

Bringing Vice City back is a great move by RockStar, this is something to look forward too.

BankshotPosted:

Massive if true, I loved Vice city and the Miami setting.