Rockstar's Phil Hooker tells Bloomberg GTA VI tech could shorten wait for next game
In a Bloomberg report on making GTA VI, Rockstar's Phil Hooker said the engine, tools and team built for the game will let the studio work faster. Rockstar has not announced a next game or release window.
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The story, neutrally told
Mixed · 2In Bloomberg's report on the making of Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games' Phil Hooker said the "engine, the tools and the team we've built during this project will allow us to do things more quickly." The VergeLC “the “engine, the tools and the team we’ve built during this project will allow us to do things more quickly.”” Read at The Verge ↗ Screen RantN “The engine, the tools, and the team we've built during this project will allow us to do things more quickly.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Mixed · 2Hooker also said he was confident Rockstar could build on GTA VI and "go more sideways than upwards to build more compelling content." The VergeLC ““I feel confident that we can build on top of this [GTA VI] and go more sideways than upwards to build more compelling content,”” Read at The Verge ↗ Screen RantN “Hooker also said Rockstar could go “more sideways than upwards” when creating future content.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Left · 1GTA VI took eight years to make and arrives 13 years after GTA V; it launches on 19 November on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The VergeLC “It took eight years to make, leaving a 13-year gap between this upcoming installment and GTA V.”“GTA VI launches on November 19th on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X | S.” Read at The Verge ↗
Mixed · 2The Verge noted that the report points to the one-year gap between Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City, possible because the framework was already in place; Screen Rant likewise cited Vice City, released in 2002 less than a year after GTA 3, while noting modern productions are far more complex. The VergeLC “The report points to the one-year gap between Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City” Read at The Verge ↗ Screen RantN “While modern productions are considerably more complex, it shows how an established foundation can help a studio create another banger release.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Centre · 1Screen Rant reported that Aaron Garbut indicated Rockstar would keep the foundational GTA VI work rather than dismantle it after launch. Screen RantN “Aaron Garbut also indicated that Rockstar would retain the foundational work completed for GTA 6 rather than dismantle it after the game launches.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ Centre · 1Rockstar has not announced its next game, whether it will be another GTA, a new Red Dead Redemption or something else, or any release date, and Screen Rant said the remarks are an indication of plans, not an announcement. Screen RantN “Rockstar has not confirmed whether its next game will be another Grand Theft Auto, a new Red Dead Redemption, or an entirely different project.”“Fans should therefore treat the comments as an indication of Rockstar’s development plans rather than an announcement of a new game.” Read at Screen Rant ↗
Left · 1The Verge listed other details from the report: a dedicated NPC studio was built after the team found it lacked the "production capabilities" for the game's characters, contributing to the delay; publishing head Jennifer Kolbe said development cost no more than $1.5 billion; Garbut likened the 2022 leak to "somebody's wading through your dirty washing"; and staff rose from 2,441 in 2018 to 4,711 across 12 offices. The VergeLC “Rockstar built a studio dedicated to creating nonplayable characters (NPCs) after the team realized it lacked the “production capabilities” needed”“Since 2018, the number of Rockstar employees has risen from 2,441 to 4,711 across 12 offices.” Read at The Verge ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- The Verge leads with the prospect of a shorter wait, then lists other findings from the Bloomberg report as a roundup.
- Emphasis
- Development troubles, cost, the leak and headcount alongside the faster-development comment.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not stress that Rockstar has announced no next game.
- Charged language
- “notoriously long development process”
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- Screen Rant frames the comments as a tease of the next game, with repeated caveats that nothing is confirmed.
- Emphasis
- Reassurance for fans, reuse of tech, the Vice City precedent, and that comments are not an announcement.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Leaves out the report's other details on cost, the leak, NPC studio and headcount.
- Charged language
- “Officially Teases”“banger release”
- For example
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“Rockstar Games Officially Teases Next Game After GTA 6” — Screen Rant
“that’s great news on its own” — Screen Rant
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Phil Hooker told Bloomberg the engine, tools and team built for GTA VI will let Rockstar work more quickly.
- Hooker spoke of going "more sideways than upwards".
- GTA VI launches 19 November, 13 years after GTA V.
- The Vice City precedent was cited.
Where accounts differ
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Hooker's role
- Left
- The Verge calls Hooker a Rockstar technical lead and Garbut head of development.
- Centre
- Screen Rant calls Hooker and Garbut Rockstar's co-heads of development.
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Whether the headline is a tease
- Left
- The Verge says only that the wait "might" be shorter.
- Centre
- Screen Rant's headline says Rockstar "officially teases" a next game, while its text says nothing is confirmed.
Rockstar Games organisation
Through Hooker, Rockstar says the GTA VI engine, tools and team will speed future work; it has announced no next project.
“will allow us to do things more quickly.” — The Verge
“Rockstar has not confirmed whether its next game will be another Grand Theft Auto” — Screen Rant
Grand Theft Auto VI product
GTA VI is described as taking eight years and launching 19 November on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
“GTA VI launches on November 19th on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X | S.” — The Verge
Left1 article
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We might not have to wait 13 years for the next GTA
Neutral Concise roundup of Bloomberg's report, led by the shorter-wait hint.
Centre1 article
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Rockstar Games Officially Teases Next Game After GTA 6
Sympathetic Fan-oriented, upbeat piece that hedges that no next game is confirmed.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 14 Oct 14:42 First The VergeLC We might not have to wait 13 years for the next GTA
- 15 Oct 19:05 +28h 23m Screen RantN Rockstar Games Officially Teases Next Game After GTA 6
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