GTA 6 Might Feature Hunting Mechanic
According to the recent job listings, GTA 6 might feature hunting mechanic.
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Rockstar has yet to share any new details about its much anticipated title since premiering the GTA 6 reveal trailer in early December 2023. And while this period of radio silence continues, the company’s job listings have occasionally offered some hints as to the game’s feature set.
Rockstar recently started advertising multiple openings for artists of various seniority levels. Some of these listings, mentioned creature design and animal model rigging under the list of the advertised roles’ responsibilities.
One of them also suggests that Rockstar currently has at least one stateside team that’s entirely dedicated to creature design. While this team likely had its hands full making Red Dead Redemption 2’s animals, the fact that it hasn’t been disbanded and reassigned suggests that GTA 6 could also place a big focus on wildlife, whether by offering more varied fauna or incorporating RDR2’s hunting mechanics.
A hunting system wouldn’t be an entirely unprecedented addition to the Grand Theft Auto series. Players were already able to partake in such an activity by speaking to Cletus Ewing while controlling Trevor in GTA 5. However, the 2013 game features a basic hunting system, limited to a handful of animals, including deer, coyotes, and birds. In contrast, Red Dead Redemption 2 boasts over 170 animal species and its hunting mechanics are fairly widely regarded as one of its best features.
The GTA 6 reveal trailer features several types of Florida native animals, including seagulls, flamingos, and a singular alligator. GTA 5 also had dogs, cougars, and lions, all of which are found in the real world Sunshine State that inspired the state of Leonida, the home of Vice City.
GTA 6 is still officially targeting a 2025 launch, but has yet to be given a release date. Whether the game remains on track to hit the market this year should become clear on February 6, when Take-Two Interactive will share its next quarterly report and publish financial guidance for its next fiscal year, which begins on April 1.
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