Report details GTA 6's original multi-continental scope and earlier planned release timeline
A big new report revealed more details about Rockstar's long-awaited GTA 6, including how the game's scope was originally much bigger and that the game could have released years sooner. Bloomberg reported that when a small team from Rockstar traveled to Miami in 2015 to begin planning GTA 6, they envisioned the game spanning "big swaths of land across both North and South America." It was in devel
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Central claim
GTA 6 was originally planned to cover parts of North and South America and release earlier, but was delayed and scaled down to Leonida.
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- Central claim: "GTA 6 was originally planned to cover parts of North and South America and release earlier, but was delayed and scaled down to Leonida." — 42.27/100 (no evidence).
- No identifiable evidence for this claim yet.
- Strongest evidence weight 0.47 (authority 0.78, directness 1.00).
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- Strongest evidence weight 0.47 (authority 0.78, directness 1.00).
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- GTA 6 Could Have Been Even Bigger And Released Years Sooner, But Then These Things HappenedOriginal reportingNot independent
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