Rockstar’s subsequent sport will apparently have much less throwaway jokes in opposition to transgender individuals and different minorities, as GTA 6 continues to loom over 2025’s launch schedule.
One of the large questions surrounding GTA 6 is the way it will deal with the sequence’ staple satire of American tradition, particularly following the departure of Rockstar co-founder and author Dan Houser and the re-election of Donald Trump.
Despite having a complete trailer to dissect, we nonetheless know comparatively little about GTA 6. It takes place in Leonida, a fictionalised model of Florida full with the Miami-inspired Vice City, and can function feminine protagonist Lucia together with an unnamed male accomplice. And that’s about all we all know for certain.
While the primary trailer struck a tone largely in line with the sequence’ traditions, it appears Rockstar may be taking a extra considerate method in terms of representing minority teams in GTA 6.
According to a Bloomberg report, Rockstar ‘is asking its writers to be much less crude towards transgender individuals and different minorities’ within the sequel, who’ve been ‘widespread targets of throwaway gags’ in earlier titles.
In 2022, Rockstar quietly removed perceived transphobic content material within the re-release of GTA 5 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, together with a Captain Spacetoy motion determine which initially had ‘interchangeable genitalia’, and trans caricatures that might spawn outdoors the Cockatoos nightclub.
These adjustments had been by no means formally acknowledged by Rockstar however they seemingly took place following a marketing campaign from LGBTQ+ video games trade group Out Making Games, who penned a letter to the developer requesting the removing of ‘extraordinarily dangerous stereotypes’.
If true, it’s probably Rockstar will proceed this similar method with GTA 6, though it stays to be seen how a lot this may affect the illustration of different minorities in-game – particularly as GTA is hardly recognized for its subtlety.
Elsewhere within the Bloomberg report, it’s claimed publishers are holding again launch dates for its video games so as to not conflict with GTA 6, which has a imprecise launch window of autumn 2025.
‘The publishers wish to see whether or not GTA 6 will make its deadline or slip into 2026,’ the report notes, including, ‘and so they’re decided to maintain their very own video games far, far-off’.
Take-Two has affirmed a number of instances that GTA 6 is on monitor for autumn subsequent 12 months, however Rockstar hasn’t launched any replace in regards to the title since its first trailer in December 2023.
It’s attainable we may see one other glimpse throughout The Game Awards on Friday, December 13, but when we don’t hear something this 12 months, suspicions of a possible delay would possibly rear their head as soon as once more.
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