Wherever Grand Theft Auto 6 goes, GTA Online has to follow

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Rockstar finally announced that it has a sequel for Grand Theft Auto V cooking, and that’s a good reason to celebrate. GTA V is commonly seen as one of the best games ever made. It’s the crown jewel for Rockstar, and a sequel for the game, which was released in 2013, is something fans have looked forward to for more than five years.

Many of you have been asking about a new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series.

With every new project, our goal is always to significantly move beyond what we've previously delivered. We're pleased to confirm that active development for the next entry in the series is underway.

— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) February 4, 2022

But more important than GTA V is its multiplayer counterpart, Grand Theft Auto Online. The game is a cash cow for both Rockstar and its parent company, Take-Two Interactive. And the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, whether it’s named GTA 6 or something else, will be a turning point for GTA Online. The massively popular online Grand Theft Auto title will have to change to suit whatever GTA 6 ends up being, and that change has to come with players in mind first.

Despite the fact that Rockstar is releasing GTA Online as a stand-alone title — it’s launching alongside GTA V‘s next-gen version on March 15 — it and GTA V go hand in hand. They have, from the beginning, shared more than just basic DNA.

Like GTA V, Grand Theft Auto Online is set in Los Santos. It features the same characters and locations as the single-player game, and it has the same cars and weapons. Sure, Grand Theft Auto Online has expanded past the single-player game it sprouted from. GTA Online has gotten more cars and weapons through regular updates. The game even sports more