OysterBarron Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 (edited) No more V, IV no VI just GTA. I'm starting to wonder going by the only bit of official info we've is Rockstar going to move away from numbered sequels in order to appear like a more mature version of the game. So going back to like the days of GTA London 1969 naming pretext. If you think about it roman numerals will only get you so far, I mean can we expect GTA LXIX in future? Doesn't really have the same ring to it does it. This may also explain why rockstar hasn't official said that Grand Theft Auto VI is in development and just left it as the next iteration of Grand Theft Auto. Personally I would like to see a return to the named series what are your thoughts, suggestions? Edited April 24 by OysterBarron Yarrow, Rajder, Comrade Monke and 2 others 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zello Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 GTA: Vice City Nights iSignUpEveryGTA, DeltaV20, OysterBarron and 5 others 2 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaV20 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 GTA: Synth City Thomas Cavendish and Comrade Monke 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WanteD1 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 GTA: 6 = GTA: Vice GTA:O2 = GTA: World Thomas Cavendish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA Plus Enjoyer Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 minute ago, WanteD1 said: GTA: 6 = GTA: Vice GTA:O2 = GTA: World GTA:O2 = GTA: Oxygen? Rajder, Ifxfdh, MrBreak16 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Americana Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 (edited) 46 minutes ago, OysterBarron said: I mean can we expect GTA LXIX in future? Can we even expect Grand Theft Auto VII or VIII? Edited April 24 by Americana flow_42 and Thomas Cavendish 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaV20 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 (edited) So basically GTA VI will be released after the next GTA if it won't have any Roman Numbers?! capiche? Edited April 24 by DeltaV20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
String Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 The best GTAs had non numbered names so if it will continue the trend then why not Zello, skau, Jezus Holy Christ and 3 others 1 1 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Vice Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 I want my GTA XXX in 2100 though. Rajder and Ifxfdh 1 1 GTANet | Red Dead Network | black lives matter | stop Asian hate | trans lives = human lives the beginning is moments ago, the end is moments away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OysterBarron Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, DeltaV20 said: So basically GTA VI will be released after the next GTA if it won't have any Roman Numbers?! capiche? Yeah pretty much, I just have a feeling that maybe this might be the final Swan song from all they've learnt from 2 decades of developing GTA titles especially atleast a title with input from the old guard that has since departed Rockstar, witch makes me wonder whether they will promote it as, THIS IS Grand Theft Auto. I'm not saying it will be the last gta just an absolute master piece and maybe even a remaking of what they would've done if they had today's tech in 97 something massively ground breaking to redefine the genre they pretty much crafted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wise_man Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 The name VI:CE is still the best alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapper Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, wise_man said: The name VI:CE is still the best alternative. You'll get it a few years after VI comes out as Grand Theft Auto VI: Complete Edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Good Man Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, wise_man said: The name VI:CE is still the best alternative. No, it's cliche. MrBreak16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DexMacLeod Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 This idea's come up quite a few times and I still think it's very possible. I don't think it has anything to do with the roman numerals, though. At their current rate of release, we're decades away from them even hitting double digits. Not really a "problem" they need to start course correcting for now. If they ditch the numbering system it will be because they intend to sell this next game as the start of something new. Rajder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Vice Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 If they do go with a series "reboot" and just call it Grand Theft Auto I'm just left wondering what the hell we'll do with this subforum and its name GTANet | Red Dead Network | black lives matter | stop Asian hate | trans lives = human lives the beginning is moments ago, the end is moments away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 31 minutes ago, DexMacLeod said: If they ditch the numbering system it will be because they intend to sell this next game as the start of something new. Or simply because numbering the next game/film in a franchise has gone somewhat out of fashion. Seeing a fair few sequels to films and games avoiding numbering these days. Marvel films for the most part, Horizon FW, God of War Ragnarok, etc. Don't get me wrong there's still plenty of numbered sequels but a lot of big budget stuff now is avoiding putting a number at the end of the name. MrBreak16 and DexMacLeod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Lfc Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 I feel like we say this every time, though. And they always +1 the game number. And I distinctly remember this around 2013/14 in regards to Fallout 4 speculation; it was thought that since a lot of games had recently been, or were being rebooted, and dropping numbers, that Fallout 4 would do the same. It didn't. I am 100% certain it'll just be GTA VI. And I feel like sometimes we overthink things that are actually pretty simple. Spider-Vice and Rajder 2 The Grand Theft Auto VI Leak Archive GTA VI Timeline of Events Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DexMacLeod Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, Jason said: Or simply because numbering the next game/film in a franchise has gone somewhat out of fashion. Seeing a fair few sequels to films and games avoiding numbering these days. Marvel films for the most part, Horizon FW, God of War Ragnarok, etc. Don't get me wrong there's still plenty of numbered sequels but a lot of big budget stuff now is avoiding putting a number at the end of the name. True, that's been a trend this past decade or more. I think in situations like these though where traditionally the franchise has been numbered then they suddenly drop the numbering in favor of something evoking the first one they're usually trying to convey some sort of fresh start. Usually, it's a soft reboot, or a "requel" but there's generally some sort of reset involved. Halloween, Fast and Furious, Scream come to mind. Probably not as necessary for a franchise like GTA where it's essentially an anthology series, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsty Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 I think this is more likely to happen for "GTA 7" than GTA VI. The way I envision it (and could be wrong of course) is that GTA VI will build on everything we wanted from IV and V with the potential of multiple "maps" for the first time, maybe even timelines, and a woman protag. If it's modern day Vice City, then all the main cities of the past would also be remade. What next after that? Back to the west coast for SF and LV, more sunny and dry places? "GTA VII" also looks kinda weird, so a soft reboot to include an entirely new location (e.g. Chicago) would make more sense than right now. Who knows though, they could surprise us entirely. Rajder and Spider-Vice 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Lfc Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 They won't drop the numbers, because that would mean they would never make GTA LXIX VCPR 1 The Grand Theft Auto VI Leak Archive GTA VI Timeline of Events Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OysterBarron Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 On 4/24/2022 at 11:49 PM, Kirsty said: I think this is more likely to happen for "GTA 7" than GTA VI. The way I envision it (and could be wrong of course) is that GTA VI will build on everything we wanted from IV and V with the potential of multiple "maps" for the first time, maybe even timelines, and a woman protag. If it's modern day Vice City, then all the main cities of the past would also be remade. What next after that? Back to the west coast for SF and LV, more sunny and dry places? "GTA VII" also looks kinda weird, so a soft reboot to include an entirely new location (e.g. Chicago) would make more sense than right now. Who knows though, they could surprise us entirely. The way you're describing it makes it sound like a perfect time to mature the brand and what better way todo it than drop the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racecarlock Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Is this supposed to blow my mind? GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas more or less already did that. But you know what? I get it. Seriously, the gap between GTA IV's release and GTA V's reveal trailer was, what, 3 years? And then two years for it to release? Guess what? It has almost been 10 YEARS since GTA V released and all we have of GTA 6 or GTA: Whatever it's called is a confirmation that it's in production. In this span of time, no man's sky released to disappointed reviews, has had several updates, and redeemed itself in the eyes of its fanbase. There have been 2 just cause games. 1 RDR game. 7 main line assassin's creed games. 3 Watch_Dogs games. I know those aren't all exactly massively high quality releases, and I know quality takes time, but this franchise has been dormant aside from GTA V re-releases and the "definitive edition" of the original trilogy and the GTA online updates for 9 years, almost 10. Forget hype train, this is more like a hype 7 month journey to mars. f*ck, man, even STAR CITIZEN has a playable alpha. It'll probably be a playable alpha for the next decade, but it's a playable alpha. This is starting to feel less like quality taking time and more like development hell. Ifxfdh and flow_42 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badman_ Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 I think you are onto something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flow_42 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 GTA: OMEGA....because it will be the last GTA right?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapper Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) On 4/28/2022 at 1:04 AM, Racecarlock said: Seriously, the gap between GTA IV's release and GTA V's reveal trailer was, what, 3 years? And then two years for it to release? Guess what? It has almost been 10 YEARS since GTA V released and all we have of GTA 6 or GTA: Whatever it's called is a confirmation that it's in production. ... This is starting to feel less like quality taking time and more like development hell. It makes perfect sense because after GTA V came out Rockstar consolidated all their studios to work on one primary project at a time. It's very likely that VI went into pre-production in 2016-'17 and started it's full development sometime in 2018 when their work on RDR2 was almost finished. Games became more and more complex and started to take exponentially longer time to develop in the meantime. BGS, ND and many other developers put out only a couple games last gen, unlike their 7th gen output. If Rockstar didn't release anything new other than GTAO updates since 2013, then your words would've been truer. But they did make RDR2 in the meantime which is one of the most ambitious games ever made, significantly longer and more complex than any of Rockstar's 7th gen games. So looking at the overall picture a 2023-'24 release, so 5-6 years of full development barring COVID releated setbacks is not at all unrealistic. Mid-Late 2024 release is my best guess. Worst case scenario is 2025. Edited April 29 by Zapper Comrade Monke, Len Lfc and Rajder 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racecarlock Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 1 hour ago, Zapper said: It makes perfect sense because after GTA V came out Rockstar consolidated all their studios to work on one primary project at a time. It's very likely that VI went into pre-production in 2016-'17 and started it's full development sometime in 2018 when their work on RDR2 was almost finished. Games became more and more complex and started to take exponentially longer time to develop in the meantime. BGS, ND and many other developers put out only a couple games last gen, unlike their 7th gen output. If Rockstar didn't release anything new other than GTAO updates since 2013, they your words would've held truer. But they did make RDR2 in the meantime which is one of the most ambitious games ever made, significantly longer and more complex than any of Rockstar's 7th gen games. So looking at the overall picture a 2023-'24 release, so 5-6 years of full development barring COVID releated setbacks is not at all unrealistic. Mid-late 2024 release is my best guess. Worst case scenario is 2025. All of this is correct. It just won't stop people from going crazy with anticipation and hype as a result of the long wait for the next GTA. Rajder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Lfc Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 On 4/27/2022 at 8:34 PM, Racecarlock said: This is starting to feel less like quality taking time and more like development hell. Just keep in mind that Rockstar shifted to one game at a time. So really, you have to think of RDR2 as GTA 6. Their games are still roughly 5 years apart. The Grand Theft Auto VI Leak Archive GTA VI Timeline of Events Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapper Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 4 hours ago, Racecarlock said: All of this is correct. It just won't stop people from going crazy with anticipation and hype as a result of the long wait for the next GTA. True but 5-6 years of work with their massive manpower and money backing it up is not really insufficient to make something special. I think Rockstar will be fine if the game is technically and mechanically sound at launch, along with their signature world building in play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HikikomoriYume Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 I’ve been thinking they should release the new game titled “Grand Theft Auto” and then expand on it over time. Instead of constantly releasing a whole new game they would just add new locations for you to travel to along with added missions and content. Instead of having a defined protagonist you would make your own character that would also be used in GTA Online. Rajder and Ifxfdh 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skau Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Tell that to Square Enix and the Final Fantasy XVI development team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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