Fans of Grand Theft Auto have been eagerly awaiting more news on the follow up to GTA
V for a handful of years now.
Every time the slightest hint of a rumour surfaces online, everyone and their mother
get all riled up about it, trying to figure out whether or not said news is actually true.
And surprise, surprise, we have another GTA VI rumour mystery on our hands, with the circulation
of a pop up that some players have spotted while playing GTA V.
This pop up wasn’t only appearing for those on GTA online, either, although that was where
the majority of players noticed it.
It was popping up in the story mode as well.
The pop up read ‘Rockstar Message: GTA VI Coming 2019, www.rockstargames.com”.
So naturally, everyone lost their s***.
But here’s the kicker; there was no mention of this or GTA VI on Newswire, or on Rockstar’s
social media accounts.
Others wondered why, if it the message was true, Rockstar would make an announcement
as monumental as that via a pop up rather than on the GTA V loading screens, or still
to precedence as announce the game’s release year the same way they did with Red Dead Redemption
2.
As for those in story mode seeing the pop up?
It’s because regardless of the mode you’re playing, you’re still connected to the Social
Club, which is where some believe the pop up came from.
One theory from a reddit user named Psychko speculated that the people or person behind
this found a way to exploit the Social Club messaging system.
Needless to say, all of that had players skeptical, so many took to Twitter to reach out to Rockstar
and find out whether or not the message was a leak, or if it was the work of some sort
of hacker..
Rockstar responded, calling it a hoax, saying, “This is a hoax made with the use of mods,
and not an official message or statement from Rockstar Games.”
Rockstar tends to keep things on the DL, typically opting out of making appearances at big gaming
events the likes of E3.
Considering their status in the industry, it’s not like Rockstar needs any sort of
help getting the news out about its games, to be frank.
They also have a tendency to not follow any kind of release schedule, although at the
beginning of this decade, they were pumping out a game a year; Red Dead Redemption came
out in 2010, LA Noire in 2011, Max Payne 3 in 2012, and then GTA V in 2013.
Then there’s been nothing aside from GTA V additional content and Online that’s been
released by the gaming giant, minus Red Dead 2, set to be released October 26th of this
year.
While that highly anticipated title looks incredibly promising, even the CEO at Take-Two
Strauss Zelnick has stated he hasn’t set any expectations for the game to reach the
same kinds of popularity and profit as GTA V. I quote, “It’s hard to expect anything
to perform as well as the most profitable entertainment product of all time.
I don’t think that’s a realistic expectation.”
You know what game that would be a realistic expectation for though?
GTA VI.
While GTA V is months away from hitting its 5 year anniversary, we know very little about
what the game’s sequel would entail, and whether or not it’s even in development.
Most will look to Red Dead 2 to see what kinds of technological advancements concerning game
mechanics and graphics, hoping that those strides will inform GTA VI, such as its improved
interaction system with NPCs.
Other rumours stretch back as far as 2013.
After GTA V was released, the then Rockstar North President Leslie Benzies told magazine
Develop that, I quote, “We don’t know what GTA 6 will be, but we’ve got some ideas.
We’ve got about 45 years’ worth of ideas we want to do.
We’ll pick the right ones.
It comes from the idea first.
Where it is going to be set is the first question.
That then defines the missions; you’re doing different things in LGA than in New York or
Miami.
The map and story get worked together, and the story is a basic flow of how it works
out so you can layer the mission in.”
Vague, eh?
There’s been a lot of speculation as to where the game will be set, with the most
popular theory being a return to Vice City, sticking to an American city rather than venturing
out into international territory.
But, some have taken to Rockstar’s history to guesstimate when the sixth installment
will be released; 2020, with the conclusion that we roughly wait around 22 months between
console GTA announcements and releases.
Considering that Red Dead 2 is soon to be released, Rockstar would want to give it some
breathing room before announcing a new GTA title.
Alright, there we have it friends!
What do you think?
While it seems pretty obvious that the pop up was a hoax, or do you think that Rockstar
is being sly AF, intentionally screwing with us?
If not, what are the chances that a GTA VI will be released in 2019?
Let us know all of your thoughts in those comments below!
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