Kotaku posted a report on the cultural changes made at Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games earlier today, noting that the company has been working hard to reduce crunch. In that same report, it's noted that Rockstar's next game will be a new entry in the GTA series.
It mentions that one of the plans Rockstar has to reduce overworking and stress with the next Grand Theft Auto game (not referred to, but presumed to be GTA VI), is to "start out with a moderately sized release", which the report suggests would still be a large game by Rockstar's standards. The game would then expand over time with regular updates.
And finally, for those who were holding out hope the game would be released in the near future, the report also states that Rockstar's "next big project" is still early in development. No further details are teased, although author Jason Schreier also explained on Twitter that the next GTA is "still a ways away."
When do you think Grand Theft Auto VI will finally be released? Give us your predictions in the comments.
[source kotaku.com, via gamesradar.com, twitter.com]
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"start out with a moderately sized release"
hmm I’m not sure what to think about that. How would that even work? I hope they don’t limit the open-world like they did with GTA 3 and IV where you couldn’t access other parts of the map till you progressed further in the game, only this time we’d have to wait probably many months till the developers actually finish other parts of the game.
Also hoping Rockstar don’t compromise on the story to put more focus into the Online part of the game.
@MaccaMUFC I don't think limiting the world size would be something they would do. I think more along the lines of a shorter story mode in the beginning, or adding things like they've done in GTA Online, something like adding casinos and heists, and those types of things after release.
Rockstar should just take their time. No need for crunch. Not sure about the releasing content over time thing, but I guess we’ll see.
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