The world has been waiting for Grand Theft Auto 6 for many years now. It has been almost a decade since GTA 5 was released, the game that has kept everyone entertained all this while. The success of GTA 5 has left fans excited for the next version. The game has raked in more than $8 billion until now and has led Rockstar to capitalize on the hype by developing another version.
Rockstar kept mum on the update until February 2022 when the company confirmed that the development of GTA 6 was in the works. Since then, gamers have been thrilled to always find new updates about what could be the game of the current generation.
It even reached a point where there were leaks about GTA 6, one that caused an FBI investigation. Rockstar announced that the development of the next version will continue as planned, but wished for continued support from fans. There haven’t been many confirmed updates about GTA 6, but there has been an image of a map that has been making waves on social media.
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There have been multiple sources to claim that the game will return to the Vice City days, and will feature a female lead for the first time in the series. However, it must be mentioned this remains a speculation and nothing has been officially announced by Rockstar and Take-Two Interactive, which is the former’s parent company.
Is GTA 6’s map bigger than GTA 5’s?
Players have been using leaked images and clips to form a predicted map for the upcoming game. Before we dive deep into it, Rockstar has not addressed the leaks about GTA 6’s potential map, which means there could be a few differences in the final product. There have been quite a few YouTubers addressed the size of the map in GTA 6, which is speculated to be twice the size of the map featured in the fifth edition.
Although there might be some who believe that a bigger map could lead to a more entertaining experience, that’s not the case with everyone. Some believe that a bigger game world would mean that some areas of the map may be empty and without much activity. Moreover, in GTA 5, there wasn’t much activity in the countryside on the map.
GTA 6 map concept based on Vice City which is rumored to be 2x the size of GTA 5’s map. pic.twitter.com/SMHw50JsLm
— GTA 6 Trailer Countdown ⏳ (@GTAVI_Countdown) May 4, 2023
This meant that most of the space was not being utilized well at the time. However, that may not be the case with the next version of the game. Players must remember that the generation in which GTA V was developed was completely different. The modern-day gaming world has changed massively and it would be safe to claim that only the sky is the limit for GTA VI.
Advanced systems in the current era could mean that there will be more room for Rockstar’s developers to work with. It is no secret that fans have been quite unhappy with the enhanced updates the GTA 5 received in the last few years, which is something the developers could have learned from. A more diverse and enhancing map that allows players to have a variety of experiences has been in high demand for quite some time now.
Will GTA 6 have a separate map set in Cuba?
There have been multiple leaked versions of GTA 6’s map, which speaks at length about the extent to which gamers have gone to find out more details. A YouTuber, whose name is INTER, has pointed out that the map could look completely different than the image that has been making the rounds on social media.
Rockstar introduced a separate island in GTA 5, with completely different missions. The island was named Cayo Perico, which was famous for the ‘Cayo Perico Heist’ mission. INTER claims that the map could be set in Florida, and may even feature a Disneyland parody named ‘Fairyland.’
But that’s not all, there have been reports from some sources that mention that the map could be set in Miami too, which would be probable considering that was where Vice City was set.
Moreover, there have been rumors about GTA 6 possibly having a separate map as well. It is no secret that Rockstar has taken this route before. In Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar introduced the Guarma map, a tropical island set in the Caribbean. However, it is still unknown whether an isolated map will be introduced right off the bat, or as later as a DLC for Rockstar to keep gamers entertained.
With that said, the buzz for the new game remains the same even after such a long time. There have been new leaks and updates from insiders but nothing has been confirmed by Rockstar. Moreover, the recent leak that left the company in shock could have a role to play as well. It will be interesting to see when Rockstar will release a teaser for GTA 6, but rumors suggest that it could happen later in 2023.