GTA 6 was originally Project Americas and covered "big swaths" of country's north and south, Rockstar reveals, in interview tackling crunch, delays, and leaks
Rockstar Games has revealed Grand Theft Auto 6 was initially codenamed Project Americas and planned to span large parts of North and South America before being scaled down. The interview also detailed the challenges of development, including significant crunch during Red Dead Redemption 2, efforts to improve working conditions, the impact of game leaks, and multiple delays leading to the current November 19th release date for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X.
- Entities
- Topic: Crunch
- Person: Rob Nelson
- Company: Bloomberg
- Person: Phil Hooker
- Company: Rockstar North
- Person: Aaron Garbut
- Person: Strauss Zelnick
- Company: Take-Two Interactive
- Game: Red Dead Redemption 2
- Person: Jennifer Kolbe
- Game: Grand Theft Auto 6
- Person: Dan Houser
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Platform: Xbox Series S
- Topic: Game Development
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