![]() So what can Rockstar do? Well, if GTA 6 was ready to be revealed by now, we imagine they would have revealed it. As you can see in the comments for the latest GTA 5 trailer, fans are not shy about hiding their growing resentment towards eight years of GTA 5 and an ever-growing pile of unanswered GTA 6 questions. The conversation about GTA 5‘s legacy is much more complicated now than it would have been even a few years ago had GTA 6 actually been released, or even just revealed, by now. GTA 5 may be an incredible experience (I’ve called it Rockstar’s masterpiece), but it’s nearly impossible to even think about the game now without also thinking of years worth of GTA Online updates that don’t appeal to single-player gamers, three generations of releases, and even the ways that Rockstar’s reliance on GTA 5 has arguably hindered their other games (including Red Dead Online and its much-maligned lack of updates). Yet, the reaction to this trailer does show that while GTA 5 might be one of the most successful and critically acclaimed games of all time, its extended reign as the latest entry in this beloved franchise has ensured that it has now lived long enough to become the villain. The answer is “probably not.” That isn’t to say that the negative reactions to this trailer won’t bother some of those who have worked so hard on the game itself but don’t fool yourself into thinking that any of this is going to inspire Rockstar to reveal GTA 6 any quicker. Now, you’re probably wondering if Rockstar cares as much about this trailer’s dislikes as they do about GTA 5‘s record sales numbers and the billions of dollars that GTA Online earns them a year. They’re not exactly hijacking those shows, but the “not GTA 6” label is starting to be applied to more games than just the steady stream of GTA 5 updates and re-releases. ![]() People aren’t just joking about wanting a GTA 6 release date they’re genuinely starting to expect one and are willing to ignore talking about the other great games that will come out between now and GTA 6‘s eventual release just to get their point across. Again, the demands for GTA 6 felt like a joke in the first few years after GTA 5‘s release, but eight years on, the mood in the room is becoming much grimmer. It’s nearly impossible to put on a gaming show without social media being flooded with comments from people wondering if GTA 6 is going to be announced and then subsequently registering their disappointment that it wasn’t. If anything, it’s a dark cloud that looms over not just the GTA franchise but the entire gaming industry. That’s funny, but the truth of the matter is that GTA 6‘s release date is more than a meme. Recently, one fan even sabotaged a game show in order to demand a GTA 6 release date from the Rockstar executives he seemingly assumed were watching. From AEW fans taking “Announce GTA 6” signs to live shows to online communities dedicated to turning every single bit of GTA information into some kind of GTA 6 “reveal,” the wait for the next game in this series is clearly starting to reach critical mass. It’s not going to surprise anyone even vaguely familiar with the popularity of the GTA franchise to learn that people are really excited to play GTA 6, but it might surprise some to learn just how widespread the GTA 6 hype really is. ![]() However, it’s pretty clear at this point that the overwhelmingly negative reaction to GTA 5‘s next-gen port has much more to do with the fact it isn’t GTA 6. In a way, the reaction to this trailer is just an extension of that blowback. Indeed, GTA 5 and Skyrim are arguably the most criticized/joked about games ever when it comes to multi-generation rereleases. ![]() To be fair, this is hardly the first time that GTA 5‘s re-releases and Rockstar’s decision to focus on GTA Online updates over single-player DLC have faced fan scrutiny. Basically, a lot of people are confused at the moment regarding why they’re being asked to buy GTA 5 yet again when the next-gen version of the game doesn’t look much different. The first involves the quality of the trailer itself and how it either does a poor job of showcasing what is so new and next-gen about this port or does a great job of showcasing what is new and next-gen about this port by revealing that the answer is “not much.” Some say the next-gen version of GTA 5 doesn’t look nearly as good as modded versions of GTA 5 on PC while others note that it doesn’t seem to feature nearly enough new content or even an adequate amount of performance improvements. ![]()
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