GTA 6 Storyline Was Allegedly Rewritten Multiple Times

It is reliably known that the codename for GTA 6 was Project Americas, and the story was originally planned to unfold across several cities in both North and South America. Ultimately, this concept was scrapped. Beyond that, nothing is definitively known about that phase of development. Perhaps, years from now, some authentic details will come to light. But for now, all we have are rumors, more rumors, and yet more rumors. Recently, another one surfaced, this time allegedly revealing a timeline of four different story drafts for Grand Theft Auto VI.

The first version, led by Dan Houser and his team, was completed by the end of 2016. However, Take-Two rejected it for being too dark and not aligning with the Take-Two expectations. It featured three main characters:

• an aging, incorruptible Vice City police officer who gets dragged into the criminal underworld to protect his drug-addicted son;
• the son — a Cuban-American, religious addict struggling with his dependency and the dangers of the drug trade;
• the right-hand man of a Colombian drug lord who traffics narcotics into the U.S. through Vice City and dreams of building his own empire in North America.

The second version, less grim in tone, was scrapped in mid-2018 after 18 months of development. It had two protagonists:

• a female cop, daughter of a Vice City officer, determined to take revenge on crime by any means necessary after her father’s murder.
• slightly insane drug smuggler, reminiscent of Trevor from GTA 5.

The third attempt was discarded in March 2019. It shared similarities with the second concept, but the female lead was replaced with an African-American former soldier recently released from prison. Not long after, Dan Houser decided to leave his position at Rockstar Games.

The fourth draft, however, was approved by the parent company later that same year. That’s when development began on the current story, focused on Lucia and Jason — modern-day Bonnie and Clyde.

The problem is, the article presenting these claims doesn’t provide credible sources or any real evidence, passing off unverifiable information as serious reporting. Therefore, we obviously won’t be treating it as fact, and we advise you to do the same. Instead, join us for our evening livestream, where the topic will be the storyline of GTA VI.

Share:

More news about GTA 6: