Grand Theft Auto 6 Could Blur The Lines Between Single And Multiplayer

thegamer.com:

In a Bloomberg report on the changing culture at Rockstar and the future of Grand Theft Auto, there's a revealing line about how the developer is combating crunch by continually updating the game and "adding new missions and cities on a regular basis." How accurate this is remains to be seen, but confirms my suspicions that the next GTA will be very different from anything we've seen before. For a forward-thinking studio like Rockstar, a traditional single-player story with a finite set of missions and a clear beginning, middle, and end feels like a step backwards. I feel like Grand Theft Auto 6 is going to be much more alive.

Related: GTA Interview: Rockstar On Working With Dr. Dre "We Built A Replica Of His Studio On The Mocap Stage"

You don't have to look far for evidence of this. GTA Online isn't just a preposterously lucrative money-spinner for Rockstar, but an active testbed for the future of the series. Recently it added Cayo Perico, a Caribbean island, to the game—an example of how GTA 6's world might expand over time. When Rockstar used GTA to reveal Dr. Dre's first new music in 6 years, it did so through GTA Online, adding a set of new missions revolving around returning protagonist Franklin Clinton. I'm convinced this is what the next game will be. Not a 'game' in the usual sense, but an evolving, possibly never-ending platform.

This is pure speculation, but I also think the lines between single and multiplayer are going to become blurred. There won't be a distinct separation between the story and the online components of the game like there currently is in GTA 5. They'll likely be a part of the same 'live' setting. I can even imagine starting a story mission, and the gangsters I have to kill or cops I have