GTA 6 development was completely restarted for RDR 2 release, says well-known insider

According to an insider, GTA 6 development received a reboot around the time RDR 2 was released.

We’ll have to be patient for quite a while before we can finally play GTA 6 ourselves. It may be 2024, but Rockstar and Take-Two are yet to officially comment. However, according to a well-known insider, development on the new title could have started before the release of Rockstar’s western epic Red Dead Redemption 2, but then got a complete restart. We tell you more about the rumor.

Alleged development reboot

Well-known insider Tez2 has his Post on the topic in GTAForums released. It says verbatim (in translation):

The insider also comments on the possible reasons for restarting development: Supposedly concerns about crunch, due to the planned enormous size of the game, played a role here. The insider recalls a Bloomberg report, according to which the game was originally supposed to include Vice City and a large South American city, but this was then rejected.

In addition, according to Tez2, a new animation technique probably also played a role. The insider calls a new Rockstar patent, which should lead to more realistic behavior of the NPCs. Tez2 explains:

However, since these are only rumors and speculations, not official statements, you should treat the whole thing with caution.

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GTA 6 is currently a permanent guest in the headlines due to a mega leak. A total of 90 videos were shared by a hacker, which provided new insights into the new open world game, but also discussion as the older material looked very unfinished. This in turn has led, among other things, to other development teams showing early versions of their games.

Do you think the insider’s statement is realistic?