Waiting forGrand Theft Auto 6news is a patient affair. The last and most popular entry in the series,Grand Theft Auto 5, has been out for almost seven years now, not counting any re-releases. Now fans know that before they’ll get a taste of the next entry in the franchise, the San Andreas playground will be coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X next year. WhileGrand Theft Auto 5will be San Andreas' swan song for a while, fans are still wondering where the nextGrand Theft Autowill take place.
The prevailing rumor is that soon players will get to return to Rockstar’s perverted version of the Sunshine State. Frankly it makes a lot of sense to return to Vice City after all this time, and with all the rumors surrounding the idea, it’ll probably happen. Rumors and leaks aren’t usually as prevalent with Rockstar Games, so when information does come out, it’s usually enough of a hint to garner speculation. With the sheer amount of rumors/leaks that have mentioned,Grand Theft Auto 6will likely return to Vice City whenever the game actually releases.
All Signs Point to Vice City for GTA 6
For all of the rumors and leaks surroundingGrand Theft Auto 6, the consensus seems to be that the next game will take place in Vice City. As far back as 2015, there have been rumblings about the sixth game’s development with various rumors. Everything from multiple time periods, a female and male protagonist, as well as the setting have been part of leaks involvingGrand Theft Auto 6. While many rumors have stated some extraneous details,like howGrand Theft Auto 6may encompass multiple citiesas well as Vice City, it’s still true that Vice City is the most prominent detail of them all.
It’d be one thing if there were several rumors noting other specific locations in theGrand Theft Autouniverse, but save for a few exceptions, practically every rumor points to the Miami-like Vice City. It was the same deal in the lead up toGrand Theft Auto 5, which was heavily rumored and eventually confirmed to take place in Los Santos/San Andreas. Plus, consideringthe last few mainlineGrand Theft Autogamesthat released, fans would be right to assume the Vice City setting.
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Vice City is the Natural Progression From GTA 5
With the last two mainlineGrand Theft Autogames taking place in two of the three iconic cities in the series, Vice City would theoretically be next forGrand Theft Auto 6. It’s not entirely accurate to assumeGrand Theft Autosettings release on a rotating three-city cycle, butfor the last six mainline releases sinceGrand Theft Auto 3, that’s been the case. When the PS3/Xbox 360 released, rather than moving beyond the previous settings (Liberty City, Vice City, San Andreas),Grand Theft Auto 4took place in Liberty City once again.
TechnicallyGrand Theft Auto: Vice CityandGrand Theft Auto: San Andreaswere spin-offs fromGrand Theft Auto 3, so it is possible that subsequent entries could focus on different cities.San Andreasalone had two additional cities and three different regions that could appear in a mainline game. That being said,Grand Theft Auto 4and5returned to the last two cities that were spin-offs previously. Even as mainline titles, neither of which received any kind of major criticisms for returning to a city previously visited by the franchise before. It’s a safe bet to assume Rockstar would like to continue that momentum moving into the next-generation.
There’s certainly the possibility thatGrand Theft Auto 6could explore other settings and time periods. Two cities fromGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas, San Fiero (San Francisco) and Las Venturas (Las Vegas), could still receive their own mainline releases later on. Not to mention any brand new locations for the series to explore. As for right now, it’s just not likely. There’s too many rumors and leaks, bogus or not, pointing to Vice City that it almost seems like a given forGrand Theft Auto 6. Plus, if Rockstar is going to put out twomainlineGrand Theft Autogamesreturning to Liberty City and Los Santos, Vice City would be an appropriate follow-up.
Grand Theft Auto 6is reportedly in development.
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