{"id":13452,"date":"2024-07-24T19:49:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T19:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13452"},"modified":"2024-07-24T19:49:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T19:49:23","slug":"ex-rockstar-employee-explains-why-he-thinks-gta-vi-will-disappoint-most-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13452","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Rockstar employee explains why he thinks GTA VI will disappoint most fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"summary_summary__q_VAA\">This news could be the first disappointing stop on the hype train to Vice City for GTA VI<\/h2>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\"><strong>Fans could be in store for a rude awakening when\u00a0<em>GTA VI<\/em>\u00a0is released, according to a former Rockstar developer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Now even the most casual\u00a0<a class=\"link_link__LDfG6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/gaming\">gamer<\/a>\u00a0is excited for the upcoming\u00a0<a class=\"link_link__LDfG6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/grand-theft-auto\"><em>Grand Theft Auto VI<\/em><\/a>\u00a0game following a trailer that pretty much broke the internet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">In December 2023, fans got their\u00a0<a class=\"link_link__LDfG6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/technology\/gta-6-trailer-release-rockstar-grand-theft-auto-847005-20231024\">first glimpse into Vice City with a trailer<\/a>\u00a0that had eager beavers\u00a0<a class=\"link_link__LDfG6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/technology\/news\/gta-vi-trailer-bikini-lady-lucia-theory-640707-20231207\">scanning every frame to get any information<\/a>\u00a0about the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">It was here that the game\u2019s developer,\u00a0<a class=\"link_link__LDfG6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/rockstar-games\">Rockstar Games<\/a>, picked up many for the hype train and its been going non-stop ever since.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">However, in a recent interview on\u00a0<a class=\"link_link__LDfG6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/youtube\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0channel Saninplay, former Rockstar developer Obbe Vermeij said fans could be in for disappointment when the game eventually\u00a0<a class=\"link_link__LDfG6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/technology\/news\/grand-theft-auto-vi-release-date-rockstar-132682-20240516\">drops in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Now this isn\u2019t some disgruntled former employee with a grudge (as far as we know) as Vermeij left the game developer studio back in 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The points he raises actually make sense when you consider just how hyped people are for the game and the hefty expectations they have for it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">During the interview, Vermeij\u00a0<a class=\"link_link__LDfG6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XpF3lMqgPSw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>: \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s gonna be wildly different from\u00a0<em>GTA 5<\/em>. I think people might be a little disappointed on the first day, but it\u2019s still gonna be the best game out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">If you are a longtime fan of the\u00a0<em>Grand Theft Auto\u00a0<\/em>franchise you will remember the massive jumps there have been between games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Going from a top down view in\u00a0<em>GTA 1<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>2<\/em>, to fully realized 3D in the third game was crazy enough.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt97dcfac39123a858\/66a0f333d6a83b05201a27c1\/Screenshot_2024-07-24_at_13.24.36.png\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=640&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt97dcfac39123a858\/66a0f333d6a83b05201a27c1\/Screenshot_2024-07-24_at_13.24.36.png 640w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=750&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt97dcfac39123a858\/66a0f333d6a83b05201a27c1\/Screenshot_2024-07-24_at_13.24.36.png 750w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=828&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt97dcfac39123a858\/66a0f333d6a83b05201a27c1\/Screenshot_2024-07-24_at_13.24.36.png 828w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1080&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt97dcfac39123a858\/66a0f333d6a83b05201a27c1\/Screenshot_2024-07-24_at_13.24.36.png 1080w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1200&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt97dcfac39123a858\/66a0f333d6a83b05201a27c1\/Screenshot_2024-07-24_at_13.24.36.png 1200w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1920&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt97dcfac39123a858\/66a0f333d6a83b05201a27c1\/Screenshot_2024-07-24_at_13.24.36.png 1920w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt97dcfac39123a858\/66a0f333d6a83b05201a27c1\/Screenshot_2024-07-24_at_13.24.36.png 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt97dcfac39123a858\/66a0f333d6a83b05201a27c1\/Screenshot_2024-07-24_at_13.24.36.png 3840w\" alt=\"Obbe Vermeij initially left RockStar after his part in GTA IV, worried the next game would be overly serious. (YouTube\/SanInPlay)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Obbe Vermeij initially left RockStar after his part in GTA IV, worried the next game would be overly serious. (YouTube\/SanInPlay)<\/cite><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Even looking beyond that,\u00a0<em>GTA III<\/em>\u00a0was massively improved upon when we went to Vice City for the first time in the fourth game and things leapt forward again when we got to fan favorite San Andreas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\"><a class=\"link_link__LDfG6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/technology\">Technology<\/a>-wise things continued to improve as we reached\u00a0<em>GTA IV<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>V<\/em>\u00a0but while\u00a0<em>V<\/em>\u00a0came out back in 2013 (you should feel old), and gaming has improved a lot, comparatively, things might not have advanced quite so much for this upcoming title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Vermeij also agreed that technology hasn\u2019t advanced enough to make those same big jumps but he is optimistic about the future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt978cbec6c0e75270\/66a0f385f383f605fb99b368\/resize_-_2024-07-24T132800.131.webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=640&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt978cbec6c0e75270\/66a0f385f383f605fb99b368\/resize_-_2024-07-24T132800.131.webp 640w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=750&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt978cbec6c0e75270\/66a0f385f383f605fb99b368\/resize_-_2024-07-24T132800.131.webp 750w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=828&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt978cbec6c0e75270\/66a0f385f383f605fb99b368\/resize_-_2024-07-24T132800.131.webp 828w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1080&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt978cbec6c0e75270\/66a0f385f383f605fb99b368\/resize_-_2024-07-24T132800.131.webp 1080w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1200&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt978cbec6c0e75270\/66a0f385f383f605fb99b368\/resize_-_2024-07-24T132800.131.webp 1200w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1920&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt978cbec6c0e75270\/66a0f385f383f605fb99b368\/resize_-_2024-07-24T132800.131.webp 1920w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt978cbec6c0e75270\/66a0f385f383f605fb99b368\/resize_-_2024-07-24T132800.131.webp 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt978cbec6c0e75270\/66a0f385f383f605fb99b368\/resize_-_2024-07-24T132800.131.webp 3840w\" alt=\"Fans have been hyped for the next GTA game for over a decade. (Rockstar Games)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Fans have been hyped for the next GTA game for over a decade. (Rockstar Games)<\/cite><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">He added: \u201cThere\u2019s some rumors about creating new technology having to do with animation and AI and all that stuff. I think it\u2019s time for a revolution where animation is more so AI-driven and physics-driven. If anyone is gonna make that step, it\u2019s gonna be Rockstar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">So, while this doesn\u2019t derail the hype train, it definitely might be something to think about as we get closer to\u00a0<em>GTA\u2019<\/em>s latest release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This news could be the first disappointing stop on the hype train to Vice City&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":87,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13452\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}