On Reddit, a detailed, bullet-pointed post showed up about Rockstar‘s next major game (unless they do something else, too…), Grand Theft Auto 6.

According to the post, the next Grand Theft Auto has been in development since 2012 (1 year before GTA 5 launched). Its production didn’t actually pick up properly until mid-2015, and even then, it was on ice while the teams focused on Red Dead Redemption 2. It’s another Rockstar Worldwide Production, not just one or two studios, but all, and its codename is PROJECT AMERICAS. It is set in both Vice City and a new fictional location based on Rio de Janeiro, with some linear missions taking place in Liberty City (not open world – think Ludendorff in GTAV.) There’s a chance that Cuba might also play a role. (This is why the codename makes sense.) The game will balance realism and arcade. WON’T be as realistic as Red Dead Redemption 2.

There will be only one playable protagonist this time, and it will be a male, not a female. You’ll play as an up and coming drug lord-wannabe named Ricardo, and another key character called Kacey is also part of the narrative. You start off as a grunt doing runs as a cocaine smuggler from Vice City to the new large South American area before making connections with big-time drug lords and making your way up. A younger Martin Madrazo will make an appearance as will his father who is a big drug lord at the time. You do some missions for the Madrazo family involving hits on other gangs. There will be multiple cities, as well as a giant prison which will play a part in the game. Plot-wise, it is set in 1970s-1980s, and the story, heavily inspired by Netflix’ Narcos, will feature a “CHAPTER” system similar to a Tarantino flick or RDR2. The buildings will change over the eras, vehicles too, and due to a full economy, older, rare classic cars get more expensive as time progresses etc. Rockstar wants to have an incredible 70s/80s soundtrack, but they haven’t decided yet.

The weather is a heavy focus, so hurricanes and floods will also be in the game. The drug empire building is a mechanic similar to Vice City Stories but much bigger, on a level similar to Grand Theft Auto Online. You can only have weapons on your person, meaning there will be no arsenal in your back pocket, similar to Red Dead Redemption 2 and Max Payne 3. Your personal vehicle (similar to GTA5 but can now change it) will be like your horse saddle in RDR2. All your equipment is stored in the trunk. Similar to LA Noire. You also store your body armour in the car. If you wear it, it appears, no longer just an invisible thing.

There will be tons of subtitle reading (Max Payne 3 levels of them) because the characters speak the language they’re native to, similar to Narcos. Prepare to hear a lot of Spanish and Portuguese. The game will discuss topics such as HIV and the immigration crisis of the time, and there will also be a fictional version of Fidel Castro, too.

The game will not be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, only on the next-gen Xbox (Project Scarlett) and PlayStation (PlayStation 5?). This game is Rockstar‘s primary focus, alongside another title (which could be Bully 2 with Jimmy as a freshman in university). It’s still in pre-alpha, so names, locations, details could and probably will change. No release date is known yet.

As always, take all this with a huge grain of salt as nothing is confirmed yet.

Source: Reddit