14.11.2026 07:40
The highly anticipated GTA 6 has become the most pre-ordered game in the history of PlayStation and Xbox digital stores. Even Dave Jones and Brian Baglow, who developed the first game in the series, have not yet been able to play the title, which Rockstar Games has kept under strict secrecy. Those who wanted to download the 212 GB game in advance so as not to wait for release day also turned to pre-ordering.
According to BBC News, after a 13-year wait, two delays and much-discussed leaks, even the developers of the first game in the series have not yet been able to play Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6), which is nearing release. Rockstar Games is guarding its biggest production to date under tight secrecy.
GTA co-creator Dave Jones said, "We're all waiting to see what they've done." Brian Baglow, writer and PR manager of the first game, also responded to the question of whether he had played the game by shaking his head; however, he said he was not complaining and had already pre-ordered it.
THE FIRST GAME WAS BORN IN DUNDEE IN 1997
The first Grand Theft Auto was released in 1997 in Dundee, Scotland, by the small team DMA Design. The studio, known for Lemmings, was initially working on a racing game called Race'n'Chase. According to Jones, the idea that made the difference was that the player could get out of the car, move around on foot, and steal other vehicles.
Jones recounted that the team first thought of a game playable as both criminal and police officer, but they decided that "playing the bad guy is much more fun." The game's themes of violence and crime were debated in the British Parliament at the time, and there were calls for it to be banned. It later emerged that much of this debate was a viral marketing move by publisher BMG Interactive.
TWO NEW MAIN CHARACTERS: JASON AND LUCIA
GTA V, released in 2013, became the first entertainment product to reach that speed by earning $1 billion in just three days. GTA 6 is expected to surpass its predecessor in every area. The game features two new main characters, Jason and Lucia; Lucia is the first playable female character in the series' 3D games.
IT MADE HISTORY IN PRE-ORDERS
The game is set in the fictional state of Leonida, and its map is expected to be twice the size of GTA V's. PlayStation and Xbox announced that GTA 6 is the most pre-ordered game in the history of their digital stores. One reason for this is its massive 212 GB size: many players pre-order to download the game in advance so they don't have to wait on release day.
Source: BBC