After a long wait, Rockstar Games will finally release the latest game in their biggest series, GTA 6. There are at least some interesting facts about GTA 6, one of which is that GTA 6 is the most expensive game in the world!
Also, based on the new trailer that has been released, GTA 6 will be released in 2026, which was originally planned for 2025.
Some of Rockstar Games’ games, such as GTA San Andreas and GTA V, have been outstanding works in the gaming industry as well as for the company. Here are some interesting facts about GTA 6 whose trailer has just been released.
7. Long Development Time
The first interesting fact about GTA 6 is the game’s long creation period. Usually, Rockstar Games gives an interval of between 1 to 4 years between each game release. This can be seen from the release schedule of GTA San Andreas in 2004 and GTA Liberty City Stories in 2005, which are only one year apart. Meanwhile, GTA San Andreas and GTA IV have a four-year gap.
However, the difference in release time between GTA V and GTA 6 is 13 years. GTA V, which was released in 2013, became the best-selling game in history, the game was out of stock in no time.
Meanwhile, GTA 6 will be released in 2026. The interesting thing is that fans of the game have long formulated theories about the game’s release date.
Many theories and conjectures are circulating about when Rockstar will release GTA 6 and what form the game will take. Until now, there has been no official explanation as to why Rockstar Games took around 13 years to release GTA 6.
However, it is very likely that they aim to improve the quality of the game after the huge success of GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2. This opinion is reinforced by their tweets in 2022.
6. Ever Been Hacked
The next interesting fact of GTA 6 is that this game was hacked. The great passion of fans to immediately play the follow-up game to GTA V makes some people willing to do anything to get info about this.
This is what finally happened to Rockstar Games in 2022, precisely in September 2022. In that month, a hacker managed to hack into the security system of Rockstar Games.
The hacker then grabbed various information related to the GTA 6 project, including around 100 in-progress video recordings for the game. After that, they posted the leaked video to the internet. Rockstar Games subsequently confirmed the authenticity of the video and worked to remove it from the internet.
As it turns out, another hacker attack occurred right before Rockstar Games released the first trailer for the GTA 6 game. As we know, Rockstar plans to release the GTA 6 game trailer on December 5, 2023 at 9 am American time.
However, hackers managed to post the trailer to the internet ahead of schedule. As a result, Rockstar was forced to advance the release schedule of the game trailer.
5. Female Protagonist
The GTA 6 game will introduce a female main character. Each Grand Theft Auto series has a unique main character. For example, GTA San Andreas features the main character Carl Johnson. Furthermore, in GTA V we know three main characters at once, namely Trevor Phillips, Michael De Santa, and Franklin Clinton. GTA 6 will also feature different and new main characters.
Until now, information about the identity of the main character in the GTA 6 game is still very limited. However, based on the teaser trailer that has come out, the GTA 6 game will feature a female main character named Lucia. Also, based on the look of the trailer, GTA 6 will feature more than one main character.
GTA 6 will feature two main characters, Lucia and a male character who is Lucia’s friend and partner. In the trailer for the game, Lucia mentioned her partner, which means it’s likely that we’ll be playing as Lucia’s partner in the game.
Rockstar Games has yet to reveal who will be voicing the character and Lucia will be the first character with a Latin-American background to be the main character in the series.
4. Setting in Vice City
The next interesting fact about GTA 6 is that Vice City is the setting. For fans who have followed the storyline of the Grand Theft Auto series, they must be familiar with Vice City. Vice City is an imaginary city inspired by Rockstar Games from the Miami area. Vice City is the backdrop for the game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, where players will take on the role of Tommy Vercetti and the game is set in the 1980s.
Based on the latest information about GTA 6, the game will again be set in Vice City, specifically in the Leonida area of Vice City. This is based on the game’s trailer, which features the word ‘Vice City’ and various other elements. For example, the trailer shows the Cheetah car that was in the Vice City game.
However, unlike GTA: Vice City, in GTA 6 the time setting is different where we will be taken to a more modern era. This can be seen from the setting or environment in the game, the characters, vehicles, and also the storyline. In the game trailer, we can also see the silly side of Vice City residents with the various social media content they display.
3. Lots of Easter Eggs and Humor
Based on the first trailer for GTA 6, it seems that Rockstar Games is really trying to replicate the atmosphere of Vice City as authentically as possible. This can be seen from the level of intelligence of the NPC characters in the game and the various “easter eggs” or jokes in it. Usually, the Grand Theft Auto game series always includes humor through naming companies or businesses that do exist in the real world.
Some of the humor and easter eggs are entertaining, while others can evoke old memories of previous games.
One proof of this is the existence of a beer product called Patriot Beer, which is also present in the GTA IV and GTA V games. Although, the design of Patriot Beer in GTA 6 has been slightly modified. In addition, there is also the phrase “Sol Sisters” which most likely comes from the words “Soul Sisters.”
In this game, easter eggs can be found through the appearance of the Cheetah car in the trailer. The Cheetah is a very famous car type that has appeared in several GTA games such as GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas. Although the design of this car has been revamped, in GTA 6, the original design of this car will be brought back.
2. GTA 6 Gameplay
The next interesting fact of GTA 6 is its gameplay. Information related to game mechanics for GTA 6 was first reported by Bloomberg in July 2022. In the news, Bloomberg pointed out that GTA 6 will feature an updated version of Vice City.
In addition, they also reported that the main character in the game is a Latin woman named Lucia. And the most important thing that was conveyed by Bloomberg was about the story plot of the game.
According to the report, the storyline of GTA 6 will be based on the famous story of two bank robbing criminals, Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut, fondly called Bonnie and Clyde. All the information from Bloomberg regarding the gameplay and plot for GTA 6 is quite relevant to the game’s trailer, which will be set in Vice City.
At the beginning of the broadcast, we are shown a Latin woman named Lucia being interviewed at Vice City prison. She is rumored to have a boyfriend named Jason. From the movie trailer, it could be that we will be presented with a flashback of how Jason and Lucia got stuck in prison. It is also likely that we will witness Lucia’s adventures trying to escape from prison.
1. Most Expensive Games of All Time
The last interesting fact of GTA 6 is that this game will be the most expensive game ever and the most expensive ever made. Until now, there has been no official announcement about how much it will cost Rockstar Games to produce GTA 6. However, there are various reports and leaks in cyberspace that have given an estimate of the cost.
It is estimated that Rockstar Games spent around $1 billion to $2 billion on the production of GTA 6. This is based on financial reports that were stolen by hackers and circulated on the internet. However, the amount of 1 billion US Dollars is considered quite reasonable. There are several reasons that support this, one of which is the year of creation and duration of development.
GTA V cost USD 265 million in mid-2010. Considering that more than 10 years have passed, the increase seems reasonable. In addition, they have to develop various technologies to enhance the convenience and gaming experience.
Rockstar itself revealed their intention to improve the quality of GTA games in the next series. Another reason is that Rockstar Games must obtain licenses for various music, radio, pay actors, and of course, create maps or maps for the game which require large costs. In fact, there is news that they are using the services of famous rappers like Timbaland to provide music in the GTA 6 game.
Considering all the interesting data, Grand Theft Auto 6 or GTA 6 will be a new phenomenon in the gaming industry, similar to GTA V when it was released in 2013. Rockstar Games has managed to fulfill its commitment to introduce a spectacular new game, which provides an increase in quality that can be felt by all fans.
