GTA 6 Leaks: Why GTA Online 2 Is Already A Bad Idea
Leaked videos of gameplay for suggest that it'll include, but that might be ill-advised. The leaked footage first appeared online in September 2022, provoking plenty of speculation about 's setting, story, and protagonists. However, a Rockstar insider more recently pointed out that a player count displayed in one of the leaked videos hints at an upcoming successor to 's successful online mode, tentatively being called .
New content for is still being released, including weekly updates and expansions that add new items, quests, and jobs like taxi driving to . Even though was originally released for the Xbox 360 and PS3, enhanced versions for current-gen consoles are available as standalone products, suggesting that 's success may have even surpassed ’s is a cash cow for Rockstar, and a sequel has potential — but a totally new might not be as viable as it seems.
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Players may be less likely to migrate over if 's version of requires players to start from scratch. There are many players who have accrued incredible collections of cars, money, and reputation — not to mention those who have been there since day one. It's a lot to ask of these players to drop everything just to start from square (and level) one. The end of major updates to was controversial enough. One player lost 6,000 hours of progress amid the Stadia shutdown. had only been around for three years; if progress is reset in the sequel, the sunk cost could be even more immense.
In order to draw more veteran players to, Rockstar may implement a system that allows them to transfer some progress over to the sequel. However, that could create a power imbalance that drives away new players. High-level players
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