In just under 8 months, Grand Theft Auto 6 will finally release, setting the world ablaze and no doubt breaking considerable records in the process. Thus far, we have heard very few concrete details about the gameplay in GTA 6 (outside of what we can glean from the game’s trailers), including what form the multiplayer component of the game will take.
Now we have our first details about Grand Theft Auto 6’s multiplayer, and it sounds like Rockstar Games is taking realism to a new level with its online component. While this new approach might be seen as controversial, it is certain to have gamers talking.
First Grand Theft Auto 6 Multiplayer News
These first Grand Theft Auto 6 multiplayer details come courtesy of Rockstar Games Producer Biko Nellic, who explained that players will have to be more cautious about their actions in the online world. That’s because Grand Theft Auto 6 Online will actually punish players for their crimes, forcing them to pay in-game fines or even serve in-game sentences.
Rockstar is choosing to inject the most extreme form of realism it can, by asking its players to abide by the rules that they would (or at least I hope they would) when going about their daily lives. If GTA 6 players choose to step outside the bounds of the law and commit a crime, then they will have to do the time, as they say.
While it’s unclear how each crime in Grand Theft Auto Online will be punished, some of the ones that Rockstar was willing to confirm are:
- Littering: $10,000 Fine
- Grand Theft Auto: 23 Hour Sentence
- Speeding: 2 Hour Sentence
- Discharging a Firearm: 10 Hour Sentence
- Public Intoxication: $90,000 Fine
Of course, the punishment will only apply if the player is caught, and that’s where things will get interesting in Grand Theft Auto 6 multiplayer. Just like in the single-player portion, if players are found committing a crime, it will trigger pursuit from the Vice City police. Depending on the severity of the crime, the more police will pursue the player and the harder it will be to escape. Should players successfully evade the police, then their crime will be waived.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is Taking Realism to the Next Level
For a while now, the Grand Theft Auto series has played fast and loose with how it incorporates real world laws into its virtual experience. Players could run over civilians, let gunfire reign across a boulevard, or take massive amounts of cash and get away scot-free. Since that time, however, there has been a greater focus on realism in the video game world and Rockstar Games has always found itself at the forefront of innovation. That innovation has manifested in many ways, from the realistic interactions with NPCs to the subtle details of nature seen in Red Dead Redemption 2.
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