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Grand Theft Auto 6 release date has been announced, but the game has been delayed to 2026 | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
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May 26, 2026

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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Back in the day, before gta4, it was a fun funny romp through the criminal life of culture, making fun of as much as it could.

Now it's just a very expensive franchise.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Eh, each game had a very different feel. I didn't play GTA 1 or 2, so I'll start after that point:

  1. GTA III - caricatures the mafia and the FBI, but otherwise is somewhat light on satire (good setup for the franchise though)
  2. GTA VC - lots of satire about the 70s and mafia in Miami
  3. GTA SA - lots of satire about a wide range of topics, from 90s gang culture to the burgeoning tech scene in San Francisco
  4. GTA IV - lots of statements about the immigrant experience, with satire along the way
  5. GTA V - satire about middle class life in LA, the excitement of tech getting stale and turning bad, etc

Each has a fair amount of satire and something to say about the world, I just found GTA V a lot less interesting than previous titles. GTA IV is my favorite for a playthrough, GTA SA is a close second (I love exploring SA).

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

How can you say that when they haven't made a game in a decade? Its like saying the beetles are culturally irrelevant. GTA continues to influence other games and is relevant to society even if they never made another game. I think fortnite is a dumb capitalist nothing game but I can't deny it's relevance.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I can say anything i want about a series that has three games between 3 and 4, and they were all different.