GTA 6: 8 Rumours We Hope AREN'T True
It would be criminal if these turned out to be accurate.
Grand Theft Auto 5 is one of the top-selling games of all time and its online component continues to attract droves of wannabe gangsters each day. With this in mind, GTA 6 has always been a case of when, not if, but developer Rockstar Games remains tight-lipped on the subject of its very existence.
This comes as no surprise, given that the studio is known to announce sequels only when it is good and ready, and is currently putting the finishing touches on the long-awaited Red Dead Redemption 2 ahead of its October debut.
Such things, however, have not stopped GTA fans from wondering what the next sequel might hold; salivating at the thought of another open-world gangster's paradise to explore. The early rumours and apparent leaks have only added fuel to their desire to know more about the unannounced follow-up.
Many of the GTA 6 rumours so far make the game sound tantalising indeed. Reports of a female protagonist, missions abroad and a country-spanning world map suggest that the franchise is about to break into exciting new territory.
On the flipside, though, are the online rumblings nobody wants to be true, the ludicrous claims that would make the next GTA criminally bad if they came to pass.
8. A Return To The 1980s
With its colourful 1980s setting and vintage cop show tropes, 2002's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City remains a fan-favourite entry in the series, so it makes sense for Rockstar Games to revisit its Miami-esque backdrops in the next sequel.
Citing the usual "inside sources", YouTube channel The Know ran a report claiming a return to Vice City is indeed on the cards in GTA 6, and forum users across the net have taken this as confirmation that the game will also retain the '80s setting.
Hopefully, this won't be the case because setting the game during the same time period as Vice City would be a huge missed opportunity on Rockstar's part. As delightful as it was the first time around, GTA 6 should explore in detail how the series' version of Miami has evolved over the last three decades or so.
There has also been speculation that the next game will be a prequel to Vice City, set during the 1970s. This would also be more interesting than simply rehashing the same backdrops, albeit with the power of modern console hardware to make them snazzier.