A former Rockstar Games developer has hinted that GTA 6 will raise the series’ realism bar to a whole new level. Ben Hinchliffe, who worked on GTA 6 before leaving Rockstar in 2022, made important statements about the new game.

GTA 6 will be more realistic than ever

When asked what will surprise players the most, the former Rockstar designer pointed to realism. “You just look at how every game Rockstar makes has evolved in some way. With every game iteration, every element of the game has improved in terms of feeling more realistic and people behaving and reacting more realistically,” he said.

Hinchliffe stated that GTA 6 will blow people away with how realistic its world and characters are. He noted that Rockstar has once again raised the bar with its latest technical innovations. He also predicts that the game will be “an incredible bestseller” like GTA 5, which came out in 2013.

Although he didn’t go into detail, Hinchliffe’s comments show that GTA 6’s open world and artificial intelligence will be more realistic than ever before in the series.

Rockstar Games released the first trailer for GTA 6 in December 2023 and announced that the game would be released in 2025. The company further clarified the game’s release date as fall 2025 in statements made in May 2024.

Rumors that Grand Theft Auto 6 would be delayed to 2026 have stirred up the gaming world in recent days. An important statement on the subject came from Jason Schreier. The well-known journalist said that he spoke to six different Rockstar employees and that none of them were aware of the delay.