The Grand Theft Auto series is one of the most successful in all of video gaming. Since its launch in 1997, the series has sold just under half a billion copies, almost half of those coming from its previous instalment, Grand Theft Auto V, released in 2013, by itself. The series has been consistently praised for its sprawling, crime-fuelled narratives, action and player freedom. Its early years were blighted by controversies over its depiction of violence, drug use, prostitution and swearing, at a time when video games were believed to only played by children.
Grand Theft Auto V has sold over 210 million copies, making it the second-biggest-selling video game in history (behind only Minecraft). The game was packaged with Grand Theft Auto Online, and it's the latter mode which has helped propel the game's longevity (and immense revenues). However, Rockstar were criticised for not releasing further single-player story expansions to the game, as they had originally promised. The company was also fiercely criticised for not developing Grand Theft Auto VI with greater speed, instead focusing on Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) first. RDR2's overwhelmingly impressive quality did alleviate some of those concerns, however.
Grand Theft Auto VI will be the fourth game in the series to be set in the city of Vice City, Leonida, based on Miami, Florida. The player will control two characters in a Bonnie-and-Clyde-inspired tale of crime, revenge and mayhem. This will also be the first game in the series since the original to feature a female protagonist. Relatively little other information about the game has been provided. This will also be the first game in the series without long-time producer Leslie Benzies (who left before development began) and writer-producer Dan Houser (who left in 2020, early in development); his brother Sam Houser remains in charge of Rockstar and the game overall.
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