With every "Grand Theft Auto" installment, Rockstar Games never fails to dream big.
"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" is the first game to feature three cities, "Grand Theft Auto V" has the biggest surface area in all the games so far, and if Rockstar's hints are true, "Grand Theft Auto VI" could possibly be the first game in the 3D generation to go abroad (the game visited London in "Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969" all the way back in 1999).
According to N4BB, Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser speculated that the franchise is likely to go overseas soon, as it's close to exhausting all the possible locations in America (after having done New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Miami). Let's run down where "Grand Theft Auto VI" could possibly go.
London
The easiest choice—Rockstar has already visited the city in the aforementioned "Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969," it's been the subject of similar games (such as Sony's "The Getaway") and all Rockstar would have to do for "Grand Theft Auto VI" is rebuild the city from the ground up using a different name. Considering that London is also a hotbed of crime, it would be an easy transposition for the story.
Tokyo
Another easy choice, thanks to the built-in crime setup featuring the Yakuza (pretty much the Mafia of Japan). If anything, however, going to Japan for "Grand Theft Auto VI" would be a little too easy, which might discourage Rockstar from doing just that. Then again, their first game was modeled after New York, the most recognizable urban setting in the whole world. If they want to sell a game, Tokyo might be the best choice for a new setting.
Chicago
The only other big American metropolis the "Grand Theft Auto" series hasn't visited yet. Chicago is also tailor-made for "Grand Theft Auto VI" (or perhaps, the other way around) due to the city's long-running history of crime. This is ideal if the series isn't ready to leave the United States just yet, but if they're really willing to explore another culture, this is off the table. If anything, however, they probably should stay in the States, as the strength of the "Grand Theft Auto" games is its uncanny ability to capture contemporary culture and tell a good story using those values. Leaving the US will take that strength away a bit, but they're free to prove us wrong.
Vice City
Players haven't visited Vice City since "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories" from 2006, and it might be high time the Southern city gets its own next-gen remake after Liberty City and Los Santos did in "Grand Theft Auto IV" and "Grand Theft Auto V," respectively. "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" is still one of the more popular games in the franchise, and I'd love to see it get a makeover in "Grand Theft Auto VI."
There isn't any news on when Rockstar Games is even targeting a "Grand Theft Auto VI" release, but we'll give you updates as soon as we get them. Where do you want "Grand Theft Auto VI" to go? Let us know what you think!
