The co-founder of game industry giant Rockstar Games, Jamie King, recently speculated in an interview that the future Grand Theft Auto 6 could deviate from the series' signature gritty and satirical tone. The last Grand Theft Auto series installment saw release in 2013, with Grand Theft Auto V taking players on a journey throughout the fictional state of San Andreas and its Los-Angeles-inspired city, Los Santos. Although Rockstar gave Grand Theft Auto fans the GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition remaster compilation this past year, its tumultuous release is bringing newfound attention to the what the future GTA 6 could bring to the table.
Rockstar could be in the process of churning out even more Grand Theft Auto - and other IP Red Dead Redemption - remasters in the future, with rumors pointing to Red Dead Redemption (this was confirmed by a Rockstar investors quarterly review), Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V rereleases - all of which are potentially delaying the development a Grand Theft Auto 6. Leaks and rumors also point to a notably turbulent GTA 6 development, as well, with some describing the project as "chaotic."
While speculation around Grand Theft Auto 6's development appears to be running rampant, theories around its actual content are surfacing, as well. Rockstar Games co-founder Jamie King (who departed from the company in 2006) recently revealed some of his own GTA-6-related ideas in an interview with Killaz, a YouTube channel devoted to covering Grand Theft Auto content. King explained Rockstar "really perfected [its] systems," so he "wouldn't be surprised if the tone starts changing, and if it's maybe not quite as edgy or quite as funny. I just think there's maybe more of an opportunity for [it] to do something cheesy, because they never do."
King acknowledged that the Grand Theft Auto model is a "beautiful machine" that brought a lot of success to Rockstar Games. This model is notorious for its cheeky edginess and shock factor; with Grand Theft Auto titles often guaranteed to include violence, sexual content and other features deemed unsuitable for certain audiences. King added that Rockstar Games and the Grand Theft Auto series is "just gonna be fine, period" - appearing to imply GTA 6 will see success regardless of whichever direction Rockstar chooses to explore.
Although King explained the Grand Theft Auto "machine" is difficult to "screw up," the release of the GTA Trilogy remaster perhaps suggests otherwise. Between Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar has a laudable repertoire of series that are both critically and commercially acclaimed - but this reputation can only last so long, especially if Rockstar underestimates the malleability of these IPs and patience of its fans.
Source: Killaz/YouTube