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GTA 6 [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/gta-6/]-related rumors are spreading like wildfire. With Rockstar Games [https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/esports/rockstar-games/] taking almost over a decade to release a new GTA title, fans can’t take the anticipation anymore. In a recent interview, Ned Luke, the voice actor behind GTA V’s Michael De Santa, spoke his mind about the rumors and addressed the leaks. Luke appeared as a guest recently on the Dan Allen [https://www.youtube.com/@DanAllenGaming] talk show where he talked about many things, including his love for Red Dead Redemption 2 and his disappointment over not being included in The Last of Us live adaptation series. NED LUKE ON GTA 6 SPECULATIONS In the interview posted on YouTube, the host talked about the GTA 6 rumors [https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-gta-six-to-have-an-ever-evolving-map-with-regular-updates-and-vice-city-as-main-setting-reports/] circulating in the community and wanted to know Luke’s take on the matter. Luke agreed that the speculations were getting out of hand and even mentioned how his son jumped on the bandwagon one time. He revealed how his son made assumptions about the next GTA title when Ned was doing a live interview previously. However, addressing the main issue, Luke said that the rumors are exactly that: rumors that cannot be confirmed by anyone but the devs themselves. Luke also said that no one can have any concrete evidence as to what GTA 6 is going to bring. He said all the speculations are based on really early stages of the game’s development process and things may have changed significantly since then. He reiterates “…there’s nothing to know“. Read more: GTA Franchise Fans Are Rooting for These Features to Be Revived in GTA 6 [https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-gta-franchise-fans-are-rooting-for-these-features-to-be-revived-in-gta-six/] MICHAEL’S VOICE ACTOR ON THE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR GTA 6 Luke also shared that he understands where the fans are coming from. He believes Rockstar set a very standard for the entire industry to look up to with GTA V. “…they put out gold“, he says, referring to GTA V’s market reception. Hence, the pressure to create something similar, if not better, can result in a long development time. Luke seems to believe strongly that the wait will be worth it as GTA 6 will be a truly great game. [https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/gta6.jpeg] Luke gave his own two cents on the various reasons that have delayed the GTA, one of which is the COVID-19 pandemic that halted the world for almost two years. His advice on the matter is for fans to keep playing other games while they wait. He thinks that the community should be more patient because it’ll be worth it. Do you agree with Ned Luke’s take on this? Tell us below! [https://www.essentiallysports.com/stories/esports-news-the-famous-faces-that-almost-played-franklin-in-gta-v/] 

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The buzz around GTA 6 is higher than ever following the recent official word. Developer Rockstar Games has a reputation for creating groundbreaking open-world games with compelling narratives. Interested to see what new features, innovations, and storytelling GTA 6 will bring? The tag of “The Most Expensive Entertainment Product Ever” only adds to the sky-high expectations from the game.

It's been a decade since the previous game released. And yet after Rockstar Games recently announced the upcoming trailer, the announcement post became the most liked gaming tweet ever. So keeping in mind the love for GTA, let's look at everything that's known about the game as of now.
<h2>When is GTA 6 Releasing? </h2>
There were plenty of rumors surrounding the launch window of GTA 6. While some claim it will be a year from now, a few projected the game to hit the markets in months. While all these rumors lacked credible backing, Rockstar Games had kept the progress under the sheets. Until this month! 

The world was finally given a chance to celebrate when the developers made<a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-gta-6-announcement-confirmed-by-rockstar-games-for-early-december/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> the first official announcement for the trailer</a>. “We are very excited to let you know that in early December, we will release the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto. We look forward to many more years of sharing these experiences with all of you,” they wrote in a tweet. Interestingly, the tweet came just hours after some leaks had suggested an imminent trailer announcement. 

If all such leaks are to be trusted, then the game can release sometime in mid-late 2024-2025. The exact window is claimed to be between April 2024 to March 2025. 

During a recent fiscal call of Take-Two Interactive, the company talking about its future analytical projections <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-it-appears-gta-six-launch-date-has-already-been-set-by-take-two-and-rockstar-games/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed the theory</a>. “We remain confident that we are positioning our business for a significant inflection point in fiscal 2025, which we believe will include new record levels of operating performance,” said Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick
<h2>The progress of the development</h2>
Rockstar Games had the first official confirmation of the development of GTA 6 through a GTA 5 community update back in February 2022. The confirmation just involved a subtle tease of the development saying, “active development for the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series is well underway.”

However, in terms of official confirmation of the project's progress, not much is known. In fact, most of the credible updates that the fans have been subjected to for the sixth installment have rather arrived from the parent company Take-Two Interactive and its fiscal data. In August 2022, Take-Two Interactive reassured the fans with a thumbs up on the progress of the game during a monthly fiscal report. But it was September 2022 that spoiled the party for the developers and for most of the gaming fans. 

The story of the biggest gaming leak 

On September 18, 2022, dozens of videos and screenshots from an alleged in-development build of Grand Theft Auto 6 went viral online in an unprecedented leak. It’s still considered as the biggest leak for any gaming title in history. The credibility of the leaks was confirmed by the developers themselves, as they had expressed their disappointment with the series of leaks. Following this big event in the development, a lot of gaming pundits predicted some long delays in the planned schedule of GTA 6. However, Rockstar Games debunked the speculations reaffirming to the fans that the project would go as planned.
<h2>What to expect from GTA 6?</h2>
According to the rumors and specialties that were deduced by the big leak of September, there are a lot of new innovations that might appeal to a GTA fan. 
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<h3>Location </h3>
</li>
</ul>
The highlight of all the speculations has been the theory of the developers taking us back to the roots. Leaks hinted at a strong connection of the game with Vice City, and with the confirmation of the league’s credibility, it's almost certain players will get to experience a newly evolved version of Vice City. 

As you may be aware, Vice City is partially modeled after Miami. There is currently conjecture that GTA 6 will move even further south, possibly toward the Florida Keys (a chain of tropical islands) and the Everglades (a swamp). Now, the "Gator Keys" location was never seen in the original Grand Theft Auto: Vice City game, although it was mentioned in a radio broadcast. Expect a variety of environment types on the GTA 6 map.
<ul>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400">
<h3>Characters </h3>
</li>
</ul>
The speculations about a possible duo of playable protagonists were fueled by the September leaks. Ever since then, the two-playable protagonists' theory has only gained credibility. 

<img class="aligncenter wp-image-2360396 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/gta-6-lucia-and-jason-concept.jpg" alt="" width="1912" height="870" />

GTA 6 will apparently give players the first female protagonist of the franchise. If the rumors are to be trusted, the duo of Jason and Lucia is loosely based on Bonnie and Clyde. It looks like GTA 5's character-switching feature is making a comeback in some form. In a leaked video, the two were shown robbing a restaurant together, with the player controlling one character while the AI controlled the other. Another video shows character changing, but this time it happens very instantly instead of slowly as in Grand Theft Auto 5. 

This is all that is known for now. With the trailer set to drop in December, a lot more will be revealed. More importantly, in official capacity.

GTA 6

The buzz around GTA 6 is higher than ever following the recent official word. Developer Rockstar Games has a reputation for creating groundbreaking open-world games with compelling narratives. Interested to see what new features, innovations, and storytelling GTA 6 will bring? The tag of “The Most Expensive Entertainment Product Ever” only adds to the sky-high expectations from the game. It&#8217;s been a decade since the previous game released. And yet after Rockstar Games recently announced the upcoming trailer, the announcement post became the most liked gaming tweet ever. So keeping in mind the love for GTA, let&#8217;s look at everything that&#8217;s known about the game as of now. When is GTA 6 Releasing?  There were plenty of rumors surrounding the launch window of GTA 6. While some claim it will be a year from now, a few projected the game to hit the markets in months. While all these rumors lacked credible backing, Rockstar Games had kept the progress under the sheets. Until this month!  The world was finally given a chance to celebrate when the developers made the first official announcement for the trailer. “We are very excited to let you know that in early December, we will release the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto. We look forward to many more years of sharing these experiences with all of you,” they wrote in a tweet. Interestingly, the tweet came just hours after some leaks had suggested an imminent trailer announcement.  If all such leaks are to be trusted, then the game can release sometime in mid-late 2024-2025. The exact window is claimed to be between April 2024 to March 2025. During a recent fiscal call of Take-Two Interactive, the company talking about its future analytical projections confirmed the theory. “We remain confident that we are positioning our business for a significant inflection point in fiscal 2025, which we believe will include new record levels of operating performance,” said Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick The progress of the development Rockstar Games had the first official confirmation of the development of GTA 6 through a GTA 5 community update back in February 2022. The confirmation just involved a subtle tease of the development saying, “active development for the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series is well underway.” However, in terms of official confirmation of the project&#8217;s progress, not much is known. In fact, most of the credible updates that the fans have been subjected to for the sixth installment have rather arrived from the parent company Take-Two Interactive and its fiscal data. In August 2022, Take-Two Interactive reassured the fans with a thumbs up on the progress of the game during a monthly fiscal report. But it was September 2022 that spoiled the party for the developers and for most of the gaming fans.  The story of the biggest gaming leak  On September 18, 2022, dozens of videos and screenshots from an alleged in-development build of Grand Theft Auto 6 went viral online in an unprecedented leak. It’s still considered as the biggest leak for any gaming title in history. The credibility of the leaks was confirmed by the developers themselves, as they had expressed their disappointment with the series of leaks. Following this big event in the development, a lot of gaming pundits predicted some long delays in the planned schedule of GTA 6. However, Rockstar Games debunked the speculations reaffirming to the fans that the project would go as planned. What to expect from GTA 6? According to the rumors and specialties that were deduced by the big leak of September, there are a lot of new innovations that might appeal to a GTA fan.   Location   The highlight of all the speculations has been the theory of the developers taking us back to the roots. Leaks hinted at a strong connection of the game with Vice City, and with the confirmation of the league’s credibility, it&#8217;s almost certain players will get to experience a newly evolved version of Vice City.  As you may be aware, Vice City is partially modeled after Miami. There is currently conjecture that GTA 6 will move even further south, possibly toward the Florida Keys (a chain of tropical islands) and the Everglades (a swamp). Now, the &#8220;Gator Keys&#8221; location was never seen in the original Grand Theft Auto: Vice City game, although it was mentioned in a radio broadcast. Expect a variety of environment types on the GTA 6 map.  Characters   The speculations about a possible duo of playable protagonists were fueled by the September leaks. Ever since then, the two-playable protagonists&#8217; theory has only gained credibility.  GTA 6 will apparently give players the first female protagonist of the franchise. If the rumors are to be trusted, the duo of Jason and Lucia is loosely based on Bonnie and Clyde. It looks like GTA 5&#8217;s character-switching feature is making a comeback in some form. In a leaked video, the two were shown robbing a restaurant together, with the player controlling one character while the AI controlled the other. Another video shows character changing, but this time it happens very instantly instead of slowly as in Grand Theft Auto 5.  This is all that is known for now. With the trailer set to drop in December, a lot more will be revealed. More importantly, in official capacity.

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