Grand Theft Auto 6 might actually (hopefully) release in 2026, even after multiple delays and what feels like a million rumors. It once again has a concrete release date (for now), and has given us a bit to look at thanks to two trailers and an updated website. But news of a planned GTA Tokyo game has gotten me even more hyped. There's just one small catch.
It appears GTA Tokyo "almost actually happened" and was in the planning stages at Rockstar Games. Over on GamesRadar, it was reported that former Rockstar technical director Obbe Vermeij said, "Tokyo almost actually happened. Another studio in Japan were going to do it, take our code and do GTA: Tokyo."
That news, of course, comes with the caveat of past tense. It was planned. "That didn't happen in the end," explained Vermeij. "It doesn't make sense to set it in some left-field location for novelty." Essentially, Rockstar probably just didn't want to risk trying something new when it has tried and true settings already.
"It's just not realistic," said Vermeij. "I would love it, and if games still took a year to make, then yeah, sure, you can have a little fun,...
