[Bloomberg] Grand Theft Auto VI Will Have Female Main Character for First Time In Series' History (FY2024, Vice city)

[John Elden Ring]

First News on GTA VI

- After a public controversy four years ago, Rockstar, the maker of Grand Theft Auto, is reinventing itself as a kinder, gentler company. But employees aren't sure it can still produce the chart-topping caliber of game the studio has become known for.

The development of Grand Theft Auto VI has been slower than impatient fans and even longtime employees have expected, despite morale across the company being higher than ever, according to many staffers. Between the company's new direction and the 2019 departure of Dan Houser, who led creative direction on many previous games, all indications suggest Grand Theft Auto VI will feel very different than its predecessor.

Read the full story for more details on the development process of GTA VI.

Here's what we know.

There will be a female protagonist

The game will feature a playable female protagonist for the first time, according to people familiar with the matter. The woman is Latina and will be one of a pair of leading characters in a story influenced by the bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde. Developers are also being cautious not to "punch down" by making jokes about marginalized groups, the people said, in contrast with previous Grand Theft Auto games.

The game's release is likely two years away

Developers of the next Grand Theft Auto say the game will be out sometime in Take-Two's 2024 fiscal year, which runs from April 2023 through March 2024. But developers are skeptical. The game has been in development in some form since 2014. Although there are loose schedules in place, people interviewed for this article said they didn't know of any firm release date and that they expect the game to be at least two years away. Earlier this year, a group of designers quit Rockstar's Edinburgh office, telling colleagues they were sick of the lack of progress.

Rockstar wanted to include large portions of North and South America but had to be reeled in

Original plans for the title, which is code-named Project Americas, were for it to be bigger than any Grand Theft Auto game to date. Early designs called for the inclusion of territories modeled after large swaths of North and South America, according to people familiar with the plans.

The new map is a fictionalized Miami but will update over time

The game's new map is now focused on a fictional version of Miami and its surrounding areas. Rockstar's plan is to continually update the game over time, adding new missions and cities on a regular basis, which leadership hopes will lead to less crunch during the game's final months.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

>Developers are also being cautious not to "punch down" by making jokes about marginalized groups, the people said, in contrast with previous Grand Theft Auto games.

 

[Deleted member 38]

First News on GTA VI

I guess it's about time to bring out the popcorn.

 

[Swift_Star]

Good.
If this was the other place, we'd have a 20 page thread with "woke whining" already.

 

[Deleted member 38]

Good.
If this was the other place, we'd have a 20 page thread with "woke whining" already.

You never know. There're a bunch of "types" here as well. Let's hope not though.

 

[Vertigo]

With Houser gone I’ve already come to terms with rockstar being dead and anything we are seeing moving forward will not be the same or as hype worthy. They’ve been riding gta online for so long I’m not even sure they’re the same company.

 

[Airbus]

With Houser gone I’ve already come to terms with rockstar being dead and anything we are seeing moving forward will not be the same or as hype worthy. They’ve been riding gta online for so long I’m not even sure they’re the same company.

Calm down the writing in red dead redemption 2 still great

Wait until we saw final product before judging the game

 

[Evilms]

 

[ParaSeoul]

Need to see it in action before deciding. GTA is not really as edgy as people like to think it is but if the writing feels constrained because they're scared to offend thats a big no.

 

[ParaSeoul]

Good.
If this was the other place, we'd have a 20 page thread with "woke whining" already.

Skimmed through it there,first page is about what you'd expect. All guys in their 30s with no self awareness.

 

[Theap99]

A female protagonist with a Bonnie & Clyde influence sounds awesome!

Count me in!

The the other stuff about dialing down the humor is stupid

 

[Swift_Star]

Skimmed through it there,first page is about what you'd expect. All guys in their 30s with no self awareness.

Pretty pathetic tbh. Can't understand why they're so fragile.

 

[Sircaw]

I say why not, fantastic to me, opens up an entirely different perspective from the character.

The only thing i don't want to see is Purple hair on her. I want diverse characters just not the "I am going to preach to you " type

 

[Legacy Admin]

 

[ethomaz]

Impressive.

BTW it will be in Vice City? It is in the title but the text doesn't say anything about that.

 

[Bryank75]

Glad to see this inclusiveness....

Casting trials are going well I believe, have a look below;

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

>Developers are also being cautious not to "punch down" by making jokes about marginalized groups, the people said, in contrast with previous Grand Theft Auto games.

I mean there's making fun of people with a purpose, and then just doing it to be a spiteful numbnut. Edgy/offensive comedy works best when there's some kind of (subtle) balance or satire on societal things people know are wrong. That's why the comedy in stuff like South Park or Quentin Tarantino films works in spite of them being potentially offensive.

Too bad every edgelord online these days think they can do the same and fail miserably because they lack the knowledge on the very stuff they joke about, so there's none of that satirical bit or nuanced balance from the vast majority of them. I don't remember the GTA games being outright hateful or malicious toward any groups, though. Some controversial moments ("Kill the Haitians", the trans jokes in V, Hot Coffee) but I don't remember any of those being done with malice. They could've handled them better, though.

That said it's kind of weird to have these types of concerns over stories featuring outright criminals, murderers etc. They aren't good people, why expect them to have good morals and values? At most make them like Tony Soprano: a guy who's unabashedly offensive & bigoted but gets karma served to him one way or another practically every single time so you can laugh at him.

Glad to see this inclusiveness....

Casting trials are going well I believe, have a look below;

God Bless Brazil

 

[Sircaw]

Glad to see this inclusiveness....

Casting trials are going well I believe, have a look below;

How can you post this stuff, bloody disgusting of you?

Do have any more links?

 

[Shmunter]

Still have to try getting through GTAV for the 10th time. Maybe the 60fps will make it passable.

 

[EDMIX]

Pretty pathetic tbh. Can't understand why they're so fragile.

The amount of cope going on in there is wild. Only a rumor that states a female will be playable, nevermind it states 2 characters will be in the game....annnnnnnd melt down.

Yet shit, they wonder why Sarkeesian was saying all that shit about the gaming community? To read someone say some weird shit like this was a big part of GTA's success in terms of the gender of the fucking character, literally sounds like some fucking dumb ass shit Sarkeesian would say herself.

ie GTA VI announced and the main lead is a guy

Sarkeesian - " well of course, a big part of GTA is part of the right wing male agenda and people really only buy it cause you can play a guy.....durrrrrr"


It sounds fucking stupid, tries to boil down that ONLY 1 REASON exist for them to buy the game aka agenda and or conspiracy and we have gamers looking to make that argument for her pretty fucking easily by even suggesting GTA's main concept or theme needed a guy, nevermind that the series has had playable females before.....