Grand Theft Auto has come a long way in its roughly 30-year history. It began with in-universe representations of New York City, San Francisco, and Miami, then expanded to 3D worlds based on those locales in GTA 3, San Andreas, and Vice City, respectively. Now we're set to go back to Vice City in GTA 6.
But what about a game that spanned multiple continents? That might be too ambitious, even for Rockstar. Speaking to Bloomberg, multiple developers at Rockstar discussed the challenges they faced developing Grand Theft Auto 6 and publicly acknowledged the longstanding rumors about "Project Americas" and what it became.
Speaking to Bloomberg, Rockstar development lead Rob Nelson briefly discussed the existence of "Project Americas," a massive game that would have spanned both North and South America. This was retooled into GTA 6, which allegedly pushed the game back a few years as the scope was revisited.
Nelson also had a lot of legwork to do. Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser left the company after the development of Red Dead Redemption 2, and Nelson needed to step up and wear a lot more hats during GTA 6. Here's what Nelson says about the process:...
