Earlier this week, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick mentioned the lately revealed launch window for Grand Theft Auto 6 with CNBC (by way of VideoTechUK). Zelnick mentioned that the timing of the discharge comes right down to not solely guaranteeing that the title is bug-free, however that it’s also “an expertise that no person has seen earlier than.”
Nowadays, with most triple-a titles taking virtually a decade to finish, budgets of a whole bunch of hundreds of thousands of {dollars}, and such high-quality demand from customers, it is exhausting not to wonder if or not we’re witnessing the height of video video games.
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Whereas no sport is “excellent,” titles similar to Baldur’s Gate 3, Purple Useless Redemption 2, and Breath of The Wild have all taken the gaming expertise to the following degree. Even Cyberpunk 2077, which was so buggy at launch that it was utterly faraway from the PlayStation retailer, now has an ‘overwhelmingly optimistic’ overview badge on Steam and is considered among the finest RPGs of the final decade.
There is a excessive bar that has been set by not simply fellow studios, however Rockstar Video games itself. So, what may Grand Theft Auto 6 do to make it actually nothing we’ve ever seen earlier than?
No Bugs, Clearly
Whereas expectations from customers are at an all-time excessive, that does not cease builders from speeding out their subsequent huge launch. Whether or not it is to capitalise on a selected launch window or simply being too optimistic, time and time once more we see new triple-a titles within the highlight for all of the flawed causes.
Even below the wing of EA and Respawn Leisure, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was an unstable, glitchy mess on PC when it was first launched. As was Cities Skylines 2, the highly-anticipated sequel to the smash-hit city-builder from 2015. Each resulted in apologies from the studios that I am satisfied had been able to go earlier than the sport even launched.
That is to not point out the numerous different video video games that had been launched in related states: Cyberpunk 2077, Payday 3, Redfall, Starfield, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. The checklist goes on and on.
If Grand Theft Auto 6 critically needs to be thought-about as one thing gamers have not skilled earlier than, its start line must be completely no bugs or glitches.
Push The Open-World Style To Its Limits
Whereas I am 100% sure that Grand Theft Auto 6 goes to blow all people away, I am nonetheless not satisfied that it may be one thing we have by no means seen earlier than. If it needs to even come near being that monumental, it’ll must push the present era of {hardware} to its absolute limits.
Graphically, I am already anticipating near-perfection, particularly if the trailer is something to go off of. However actually it is the gameplay and open-world that I am most excited by. The fictional state of Leonida must be completely brimming with life and alternatives.
Take me again to the nice previous days of San Andreas the place I may hit the gymnasium and see my bodily look change for the higher, or make it change for the more serious by sitting in Cluckin’ Bell all day. Let me wander the streets and work together with NPCs, hear their tales and possibly even embark on totally different adventures (granted, Grand Theft Auto 6 is not an RPG, however it could take it to the following degree). Let me witness random world occasions at each nook. Let me discover numerous totally different buildings, not simply stare at them from the surface. Make me invested in your world, Rockstar.
The Wait Has Completed Grand Theft Auto 6 No Favours
Assuming there aren’t any delays, it’ll have been 12 years between Grand Theft Auto 5 and Grand Theft Auto 6. Twelve lengthy years of dicking round in GTA: On-line, it is sufficient to make a person go insane.
Certain, Rockstar Video games has launched Purple Useless Redemption 2 in between, which has additionally set the bar extraordinarily excessive for the studio’s subsequent title, however by way of new Grand Theft Auto video games, we have been omitted within the chilly. No, we’re not counting the catastrophe that was Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Version. Nor are we going to depend Grand Theft Auto 5’s a number of re-releases.
This has led to the Grand Theft Auto neighborhood setting expectations which might be so excessive, I am not satisfied they’re realistically achievable. Like I mentioned beforehand, it’ll be a monumental launch and a tremendous online game, however is it actually going to do something we have not already seen within the likes of Cyberpunk 2077, Purple Useless Redemption 2, Saints Row, Mafia 3, or the numerous different open-world action-adventure video games? I do not assume so.
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