The hype around GTA VI continues to build, but former Rockstar North technical director Obbe Vermeij says players shouldn’t get their expectations too high for the upcoming open-world crime thriller.
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According to Vermeil, due to the slowdown in technology development, GTA VI will not be able to make the same powerful technological leap that GTA IV made in comparison to GTA: San Andreas.
“The difference between PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 was huge, and between PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 it’s not that big. There’s not a technological leap that would suddenly make everything better and more beautiful,” Vermeil said.
Vermeil urged gamers to adjust their expectations: “I don’t think (GTA VI) will be that much different from GTA V. People will probably be a little disappointed when it launches, but it will still be the best game on the market.”
At the same time, Vermeil was impressed by the beach scene from the debut trailer of GTA VI, in which everyone is doing something different, and each character has their own animation. It looks “magnificent,” according to the specialist.
That very scene
Vermeil, who worked at Rockstar from 1995 to 2009, shared his expectations for GTA VI in interview Brazilian blogger SanInPlay, to whom the studio’s ex-editor recently told about the cancelled story DLC for GTA V.
GTA VI will be released in the fall of 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X and S. The events take place in the state of Leonidas (see Florida), and players will play the role of criminals Jason and Lucia. They promise “the largest and most realistic world” in the history of the series.
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