What made Grand Theft Auto games so famous was the raw and uncensored content in their game. However, the Rockstar Games workplace is becoming more progressive, which is influencing the upcoming GTA 6. So, it’s speculated that the new game would not be like the past games.
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The American video game company had a culture of crunch, frat-house antics, and bullying. Since 2018, the company has decided to change its policies and turn the country into a more progressive nature. One employee even stated that “a boys club transformed into a real company.“
Undoubtedly, it sounds like a good change for a workspace, but recent rumors suggest that it’s now affecting the games. The American company has removed many sensitive jokes from GTA V and also removed the Cops ‘n’ Crooks mode from GTA Online. Further, there are rumors about a female Latina protagonist in the upcoming title.
Twitter reacts to the concerning Rockstar Games changes
Grand Theft Auto games were never concerned much about the norms and pushed beyond the boundaries multiple times. However, the recent rumored changes that GTA 6 will introduce because of Rockstar Game’s progressive take are scaring the fans.
The fans suspect that these progressive takes can ruin the main essence of the game. Some even claim that these changes would make the game ‘soft.’ However, some fans support this move but want the game to find a way to keep the main essence of the game.
The Frat Boy culture is what everyone liked about GTA. It's not designed for kids, Fortnite is. This is edgy gaming for adults.
— Mark Bland (@markbland) July 27, 2022
I fear GTA 6 will be affected by the current woke trend, that would be the end of the franchise
— Mohamed Enieb (@its_menieb) July 27, 2022
I have no problem with a female lead if it's purely out of desire for a good narrative, they likely are doing it because "inclusion". Also being a "softer" company for a game meant to simulate chaos and decrepit actions isn't a good sign for the game.
— Sam Rodriguez Official (@Kekstream_Sam) July 27, 2022
Imagine 10 years ago you’d hear that in the future gta became censored and entire jokes removed because it offends people. The game had equality but it was ruined because everybody wanted to remove all the jokes in the game of a specific group of people. All jokes should remain
— Draco805🎤 (@WestCoastDraco) July 27, 2022
GTA going soft, not for the female character, that's gonna be dope af, but because it sounds like they're more worried about cancel culture than making a "insanely crazy and controversial open world game" that we all grew up with and love.
— Alberto (@Sir_Albs) July 27, 2022
Good for the company and employees, bad for the game. Just sounds like GTA 6 is gonna be watered down and more censored than prev. titles, which is not good. Will wait for the trailer and more info tho.
— Jordan | JXB #ModernWarfareII (@jordanxbrookes) July 27, 2022
Hoping GTA itself doesn’t change from being the satire of American culture and politics its always meant to be.
— MicahChips (@CrispsShot) July 27, 2022
That's it. Rockstar is done. They gutted the company. Lucky for them it will take gamers two games to figure out its over.
— Damon's Ghost Whispers (@VashawnMassey) July 27, 2022
The workplace culture being better is great but removing the jokes is concerning and if they take all the teeth out of their humor for fear of offending someone or some group it's gonna get a lot less funny. They're gonna be thinking about what's safe rather than what's funny
— John Goetz (@john_goetz) July 27, 2022
Game is gonna be a disappointment, here comes the death of Rockstar games
— Jimmy M (@jimman178) July 27, 2022
When will Rockstar Games release GTA 6?
It’s been over nine years since the release of the Grand Theft Auto V. Fans are eagerly waiting for the next title. There have been many false alarms about the game in the past, but finally, Rockstar Games revealed the reason for the lack of Red Dead Online updates was spending more resources on the next GTA title.
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Now the question arises is when the game would release. We can expect that it’s not too long since Rockstar Games began working on the new GTA game. So, it might take some time for the game to release. Maybe we will get to hear more about the game and release date soon.
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