A new leak suggests that GTA 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone could have map parallels and post-launch plans. We’ll give you all the info.
New details about GTA 6 may have leaked out. Established industry insider and Battlefield leaker Tom Henderson released a video collecting his potential info on Rockstar’s next game in the Grand Theft Auto series.
In it, he mainly talks about the open world of GTA 6 and how it will change after release, but also gives additional details about the setting, characters, gameplay elements and release. We have summarised the most important for you.
Caution: Leak!
The authenticity of this information cannot be confirmed at this time, even though it comes from a reliable source. Enjoy the following lines with a healthy portion of scepticism, as plans can still change during active development anyway.
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Map development like in CoD Warzone?
According to Henderson, GTA 6’s map will constantly evolve. DLCs that would be released after the release of the base game would not only expand the game world, but also change the existing one. With each expansion, the open world of GTA 6 should undergo a remarkable development.
And this is exactly where Henderson sees a parallel to Fortnite: In the multiplayer battle royale, the game world is regularly turned upside down, almost with every new season. In Fortnite, for example, new locations are regularly added to the map – or even removed again. Be it through comet impacts, floods, time travel or even the appearance of the Marvel villain Thanos.
But Call of Duty: Warzone would also be a good example of a comparable post-launch strategy: the map Verdansk of the battle royale shooter undergoes regular changes, has already been expanded to include moving trains, overrun by zombies, shot up by nuclear bombs and most recently catapulted into the 1980s.
A point of criticism for many fans: Players of GTA 5 or GTA Online should be quite interested in this information: After all, the community has repeatedly been criticised for “playing the same map for eight years now” – even when Rockstar expanded the game world of Los Santos with new casinos, arcades, bunkers or even an entire island.
Incidentally, this would also coincide with previous information on GTA 6, which, however, has not been confirmed to date: According to a report by industry expert Jason Schreier from April 2021, GTA 6 will have a relatively small map that will be expanded further and further after release.
Do our decisions affect the game world? A registered patent from Take-Two could provide additional details: According to this document, future games by the publisher Take-Two could have a kind of “city evolution” over which the player has direct influence. In concrete terms, this means that through our playful decisions we can, for example, ensure that a poor area flourishes and becomes increasingly prosperous in the course of the plot.
That Rockstar is already experimenting with changing and evolving game worlds was already evident in Red Dead Redemption 2, among others:
What potential info Henderson still reveals about GTA 6
This alleged info on GTA 6 is also in Tom Henderson’s video: In his leak video, Tom Henderson collects more insider info that is supposedly true regarding Grand Theft Auto 6. These are partly composed of previous and known leaks, or supplement them with additional details.
Vice City, but not in the 80s
Tom Henderson already contradicted the alleged “Project Americas” leak in the past, according to which GTA 6 is set in the 80s and Vice City. However, there are a number of other indications that speak against the authenticity of Project Americas.
Modern setting instead of 80s nostalgia: According to Henderson, GTA 6 will still be set in Vice City or at least explore Vice City as a playable location, but the action will take place in the present or in a “modern setting” – not unlike Grand Theft Auto 5.
The multiplayer mode in the style of GTA Online is said to be decisive for this, as according to Henderson, Rockstar has more leeway in terms of unlockable content for players.
Female character
The female hacker of the group: Rumours of several game characters for GTA 6 have already surfaced before, at least one of which is supposed to be female. Henderson now provides additional details that the woman in the protagonist group of GTA 6 is supposedly an “intelligent hacker”.
Players of GTA 5 and Online respectively might feel reminded of Paige Harris, who can be hired as a potential Heist support in both single and multiplayer. However, Henderson could not give details about her name, age or personality.
Cryptocurrencies as a gameplay element
Cryptocurrencies are also said to play a role in GTA 6. With this particular type of in-game currency, players can supposedly make quick and untraceable transactions, and some story missions probably revolve around this idea as well. However, Henderson does not provide any new details here.
Only for PC and New-Gen
Only for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X? That GTA 6 will probably not be released for Playstation 4 and Xbox One is actually foreseeable. Henderson emphasises that the game will be released exclusively for PC, Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. If the release is indeed as far off as many are predicting, that wouldn’t be too surprising.
Release probably still a long way off
Don’t get too excited: According to Henderson, fans should expect the release of GTA 6 in 2024 to 2025 at the earliest. In the video, however, he explicitly warns that even this date should be viewed rather optimistically. GTA 6 is not in an early development phase, but according to Henderson, the well-being of the employees and the avoidance of crunch currently take priority at Rockstar.
This should come as little surprise: After Rockstar Games was publicly criticised for its employee policy in 2018, the developer studio took action. By April 2020, the corporate culture at Rockstar is supposed to have improved significantly, which of course also has an effect on development processes.
The fact that GTA 6 is still a long way off should come as no surprise to anyone anyway: Various leakers and insiders have already predicted a late release for the next Rockstar game – from Tez2 to Yan2295 and Okami to Jason Schreier.
How trustworthy is the leak?
Tom Henderson is one of the most trusted insiders in the gaming industry. In the past, Henderson has already convinced people with predictions and leaked information that later turned out to be true. Especially in the areas of Battlefield and Call of Duty, Tom Henderson is considered to be very well informed and regularly reveals details on Twitter and YouTube – most recently on Battlefield 2042, for example.
You can read what we already know about the new Battlefield spin-off in our info hub:
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Tom Henderson was not known for his insights into Grand Theft Auto and Rockstar Games until recently – which he admits himself in the video. According to his own statement, his source may not be as reliable as with Call of Duty or Battlefield. So fans should also view this leak with a healthy dose of scepticism.
