A former GTA 6 developer has revealed why he’s excited concerning the new Grand Theft Auto and the way the sport’s realism will “blow individuals away.”
Ben Hinchliffe has an extended historical past at Rockstar Video games engaged on LA Noire, GTA V, Purple Lifeless Redemption 2, and GTA 6 earlier than leaving the studio in 2021.
In a brand new interview with GTA VI O’clock, Hinchliffe touched on GTA 6 and defined what he suspects Rockstar is as much as forward of the sport’s Fall 2025 launch window.
Based on the dev, the group is probably going targeted on bug-fixing and guaranteeing the sport works. For instance, he talked about how some gamers attempt to “fiddle” and full missions in a different way – one thing that the devs must account for.
He was additionally requested what he’s most enthusiastic about relating to GTA 6’s launch now that he’s on the skin trying in.
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“I feel seeing the place it was after I left and taking part in that ultimate model and the way a lot, if something, has modified. How a lot issues have modified,” he stated. “I used to be aware of a variety of new issues, content material and story and stuff. I simply like to know the way that’s advanced and the way it’s come out the opposite finish.”
When requested if gamers might be “shocked” by what Rockstar goes to unveil, Hinchliffe indicated that the realism particularly will set it aside.
“You solely have to have a look at how each recreation Rockstar has completed has advanced ultimately. You might argue that each ingredient of the sport strikes ahead by way of feeling extra lifelike and folks appearing and behaving extra lifelike as each recreation is iterated by way of every cycle.”
“It’ll blow individuals away. It’ll promote an absolute ton because it all the time does. Folks have been taking about it for ages after GTA 5 and I’m actually excited for individuals to get their arms on it and play it, simply because I feel [Rockstar] has raised the bar once more identical to they all the time do.”
Rockstar Video gamesGTA 6’s realism will “blow individuals away” in line with a dev.
These remarks echo these from Rockstar Video games’ mum or dad firm, Take-Two Interactive about GTA 6 “setting leisure benchmarks.”
This interview comes as gamers are anxiously awaiting for Rockstar to announce the second trailer because it’s been practically a full yr of radio silence since followers obtained their first official take a look at the sport.
Fortunately, they won’t have lengthy to attend as gamers are satisfied a trailer announcement could possibly be coming earlier than Take-Two’s subsequent earnings name on November 8. Whether or not or not we’ll see a few of this groundbreaking realism Hinchliffe teased, nevertheless, stays to be seen.