March 12, 2018 12:48 pm
Grand Theft Auto 5 is one of the all-time best-selling games, thanks to its on-going support for GTA Online and arrival on a huge number of platforms. Arriving on PC also brought a wave of GTA 5 mods. This popularity inevitably means there are huge expectations for its sequel, something fans are desperate to see in the coming years.
However, with Red Dead Redemption 2coming to PS4 and Xbox One this October, Rockstar’s attention is focused on the Old West for now.
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But that doesn’t stop us getting hyped for GTA 6. We’ve compiled all the latest news, rumours and even our own wishlist of potential features for the sequel.
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GTA 6 Release Date – When is it coming out?
We currently have no details on when GTA 6 will release, and with Red Dead Redemption 2 launching in 2018 it won’t be for at least another year, most likely much longer.
It’s a pipedream at this point, but a teaser of some sort at E3 2018 is something we’d love to see. Even if it’s nothing but a musical cue and a logo.
GTA 6 News – What’s being said about it?
Our first nugget of GTA 6 news in a long, long time has emerged, and hints at it returning to Vice City as a potential setting. This is according to The Know, who cite an inside source providing them with this information.
According to the source, GTA 6 will take place in two distinct locations: Vice City and South America. The latter will apparently only be explored in some missions while Miami will remain the prominent setting. The Know also states that GTA 6 will feature the series’ first ever female protagonist, which is a great step forward.
In terms of a release date, the launch is still 3-4 years away at this time. Understandable, considering Rockstar is putting a lot of resources behind Red Dead Redemption 2 right now.
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GTA 6 wishlist – Things we’d love to see
A strong female protagonist
Every single GTA game has had a strong male protagonist, whether it’s the trio Franklin, Trevor and Michael from GTA 5, Niko from GTA 4 or good old Carl “CJ” Johnson from GTA San Andreas.
It’s about time Rockstar Games showed how well it can deal with introducing a strong female character to that line-up, even as part of a multi-protagonist system like GTA 5.
We’ve not had a single strong female supporting character since Catalina in GTA 3, either.
Rockstar has been criticised in the past for a sexist attitude towards the female characters in its games, thanks to its penchant for prostitutes and strip clubs. What better way to prove the naysayers wrong than to introduce a female lead
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