Soapbox: The Wait for GTA 6 on PS5 Will Be Excruciating | Push Square
06.12.2023 - 23:02
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Of those 100 million views the GTA 6 trailer has totted up, I think I’ve contributed at least 100 so far. I never used to consider myself a massive Grand Theft Auto fan, but over the years I’ve realised it’s always been a mainstay in my PlayStation collection. I was a youngster when the original released on PS1, and while I never really understood the mission structure of those early DMA Design outings, I loved just driving around the isometric sandbox cities.
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While I also owned GTA 2 on my PS1, I was a late comer to the iconic PS2 titles, as the added realism – and subsequent negative press coverage – prompted a ban on the brand from my parents. I’d later discover an abandoned copy of San Andreas sitting under a hedge in an alleyway not far from my house, and mercifully, despite some visible scratches to the DVD, it ran perfectly. I revisited the whole series, and would go on to attend my local game store’s midnight launch party for GTA 4 having now passed the tender age of 18.
GTA 4 launched at a time when I was experiencing the “bum” portion of my life. I’d finished high school but dropped out of university (don’t worry, I got my degree in the end) and so for about six to eight months I’d play games like they were my job. I distinctly remember playing 14 hour “shifts” of the PS3 release, and when it added Trophies a little later on, I revisited Niko’s story for dozens more hours. I remember initally not being particularly excited for Episodes from Liberty City following the Xbox 360 exclusivity, but it won me over when I finally played it.
My relationship with GTA 5 was complicated, though. I bought the game on PS3 and PS4, and started the story dozens of times over. But for whatever reason, I’d always fall off during the submarine sequence – you know the one. It wasn’t until a couple of years ago that I finally saw the story through, fuelled by my fascination of GTA Online. I’ve always enjoyed “games within games”, and something about the business management aspect of the multiplayer mode really roped me. Owning an actual arcade in Los Santos is just genius in my opinion.
Which brings us to the upcoming GTA 6: I absolutely can’t wait. The trailer is as incredible as expected: the world looks vibrant, enormous, and unfathomably detailed. The one thing that I dislike about GTA 5 these days is that it doesn’t really reflect modern life anymore: it’s dated due to the development taking place in the 2010s as opposed to the 2020s. But all the social media references in the latest title’s trailer show that Rockstar is ready to rip contemporary life all over again.
I think the sequel has a lot to prove: the gameplay is pretty