Soapbox: The Wait for GTA 6 on PS5 Will Be Excruciating | Push Square
Of those 100 million views the GTA 6 trailer has totted up, I think I’ve contributed at least 100 so far. I never used to consider myself a massive Grand Theft Auto fan, but over the years I’ve realised it’s always been a mainstay in my PlayStation collection. I was a youngster when the original released on PS1, and while I never really understood the mission structure of those early DMA Design outings, I loved just driving around the isometric sandbox cities.
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While I also owned GTA 2 on my PS1, I was a late comer to the iconic PS2 titles, as the added realism – and subsequent negative press coverage – prompted a ban on the brand from my parents. I’d later discover an abandoned copy of San Andreas sitting under a hedge in an alleyway not far from my house, and mercifully, despite some visible scratches to the DVD, it ran perfectly. I revisited the whole series, and would go on to attend my local game store’s midnight launch party for GTA 4 having now passed the tender age of 18.
GTA 4 launched at a time when I was experiencing the “bum” portion of my life. I’d finished high school but dropped out of university (don’t worry, I got my degree in the end) and so for about six to eight months I’d play games like they were my job. I distinctly remember playing 14 hour “shifts” of the PS3 release, and when it added Trophies a little later on, I revisited Niko’s story for dozens more hours. I remember initally not being particularly excited for Episodes from Liberty City following the Xbox 360 exclusivity, but it won me over when I finally played it.
My relationship with GTA 5 was complicated, though. I bought the game on PS3 and PS4, and started the
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