Since the very first announcement of Grand Theft Auto V just over a year ago, fans and internet trolls have gone to great work with outlandish conspiracy theories and rumour mongering to gain attention and try influencing Rockstar’s developmental process.
Almost all of these theories and rumours have been touched upon in some way – whether being shot down by Rockstar themselves, or confirmed or disproved by companies like GameInformer or IGN that actually got their hands on the newest GTA addition.
Here are just some of those rumours that were proven so wrong that those mongers are probably in recluse just to avoid criticism for ridiculous claims.
10. Autumn/Winter 2012 Release Date
Perhaps the most far-fetched and obviously wrong rumour out there was the “Autumn/Winter 2012 Release Date” rumour.
First off, we’re quickly approaching winter and we still don’t have anything confirmed for a release date beyond “Spring 2013.” That being said, there were several other clear signs that suggested fans would not be getting a 2012 release.
Rockstar did not attend E3 this year – despite some images of their logo appearing on conference room walls. They were busy at work in their Scotland studio putting together a game that wasn’t ready to be announced for release. Even when Take-Two attended Gamescom, they did not exhibit anything in promotion of GTA V.
Now, several months into the serious promotional stage of Rockstar’s upcoming release, gamers around the globe are awaiting a more specific announcement from the developers that can give us a better grasp of what “Spring 2013″ actually means.
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Sorry mate, but have you even played a GTA game before? You say about Vice City not existing in the HD universe, but in GTA IV there’s signs that say “Vice City $300 Book Now!” also *SPOILER TAGSSSS* the homeless bum who finds the diamonds in IV says he is going to move to Vice City to open a gun & liquor store. Plus the first Grand Theft Auto game was set in Liberty City. So that alone has appeared in all the universes.
Also, the GTA IV televisions have clips recorded from San Andreas for spoof programmes, Lazlow’s III era radio history is mentioned, and Love Fist have their own name on a building in Star Junction/The Triangle district. So having a HD universe separate makes no sense.
The producer of the GTA games confirms the existance of Vice City in the current gen HD games in this interview: http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/exploring-grand-theft-auto-vice-citys-lasting-impact-on-gamer-culture-with-rockstars-leslie-benzies/
Vice city was also mentioned in the mission Catch The Wave. ” The cocaine is brought in boats from Vice city and is not yet unloaded “. Thus, vice city exists in the HD Universe.
“Rockstar did not attend E3 this year”
Rockstar did not attend E3 since 2001, and it seems likely they won’t attend E3 in the future. Dan Houser said so in an interview for the 10 years of GTA III.
“Albert cannot come from a city that does not seem to exist in this universe.”
There are multiple references to Vice City (the city, not the game) in GTA IV. The problem is that if the guy went to Los Santos “for the weather” as said in the first trailer, most likely he doesn’t come from VC.
“Franklin is seen being scolded by his girlfriend”
Could be his sister.
Well this is the first gta game i will NOT be buying, im tired of developers giving long time fans the shaft, and straying away from their original formulas, and diluting them to appeal to the hordes of BK’s and “casual gamers”(fake gamers).
Here’s a suggestion – go and develop ur own game saddo
This article loses on credibility almost in all points. As comments before me said, Vice City – Las Venturas are in the HD universe. There is a commercial in radio on some theme park in Las Venturas. Vice City? So many clues that it exists in HD definition. Also, CJ appears on billboard in GTA IV. Sorry, mate. R* confirmed those characters not making any part, but saying these cities does not exist in the HD universe is a big facepalm on that one.
There was only one point that stated that Vice City does not exist in the HD universe. Please tell me how I lose credibility for disproving every other rumour?
I thought I caught two references to Vice city not existing ?
The references were mostly to specify that the GTA: Vice City game was in a separate universe than IV and V (as were San Andreas and III), and therefore there would not be returns to those versions of the cities like the return to GTA III’s Liberty City in San Andreas.
Well…after this, I doubt Ill get it, sounds like a lot of good stuff is not there :/
I think this article was written by a guy who isn’t a big fan of the GTA series. He didn’t even mention what Dan Houser said about what you can do with your money. Houser stated that there will be plenty of things to buy with your in-game money, since they learned from their mistakes in GTA IV where you couldn’t spend your money on almost anything!
Don’t think this article is a reliable one guys, just ignore it. It’s a load of bollocks.
In case you completely missed it, there is an entire section about the fact that real estate purchasing will not return, but that there will be other ways of spending the millions of dollars players have left over – though we don’t know what the specifics are.
Also, this isn’t an article that is supposed to be “reliable” – it’s an article about 10 rumours that turned out wrong. This isn’t a fact sheet.
Your trolling attempt failed.
Not a bad article to kill 10 minutes with. If I was you I’d fix the VC error, it sticks out like a sore thumb. Keep writing, I’ll keep reading.
I think it was confirmed in the GI article that u can customize your characters hair..
Hair customization was confirmed in the GI article …
Was it? I must have missed that – my apologies. Well hair and clothing are confirmed, then. But we still do not have nearly the amount of customisability as was in GTA: San Andreas.
That whole “three separate universes” thing is the one of the dumbest, most unnecessary ideas ive ever heard. What would even be the point?
Yup, some damn fine linkbait in those rumors right there…
gta v has been a teese and should be released in may 2013 like max payne last year,there have been so many rumers about gta 5 but i think the biggest was that you can fly rabbid squirrles and rape horses
just pointing out that when they say vice city and gta 3 do not exist they are quite clearly referring to the games and story aspect as opposed to the locations which do exist. if that makes sense.
Thank you for understanding me.
So many of you guys are completely misunderstanding the separation of the universes. What this means is that characters and locations do not physically exist in game. There are plenty of stories and references because they do theoretically exist but you’ll never be able to visit past renderings. The one exception to this where I believe R* have been inconsistent is during the bank robbery in IV where the civilian who broke 13 bones in his body catching a pass in a college football final shoots and kills Packie’s friend Michael. The same guy is a caller on a radio station in San Andreas. I remember his quote ‘it was worth it, we won the game’ but I’m not sure what station it was. Apart from that I think R* has been very consistent in ensuring there are no definite crossovers. Let’s see what V brings, hopefully it gets released on PC
Everyone went on about the return of CJ, I knew it was bullsh*t