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Journalist Jason Schreier shared an article today about Grand Theft Auto VI, revealing that game publishers are afraid of Rockstar Games' game, so there are no release dates.

Among the information shared in the article, Jason Schreier reports that Rockstar Games has instructed scriptwriters to avoid content that offends transgender people and other minorities.

“Bloomberg News reported that Grand Theft Auto VI will have two playable characters, a man and a woman, inspired by the criminal duo Bonnie and Clyde.”

“In addition, Rockstar is asking its scriptwriters to be less offensive towards transgender people and other minorities, who used to be frequent targets of jokes in previous games.”

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[ChorizoPicozo]

Endymimion was right then?

 

[Senua]

 

[Boss Mog]

Endymimion was right then?

Yes.

 

[iamvin22]

Depending on how far they go this can crush this game. I don't think any game is safe from gamer backlash.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Grand DEI Automatic

 

[Pop]

If true

I'll finally skip out on a GTA

 

[Bartski]

 

[Euler007]

But hookers still refill health, right?

 

[Ristifer]

 

[GloveSlap]

I have no doubt. It might escape the woke label, but it's probably going to be soft by GTA standards.

They really should have gone hard though. Now is the perfect time to release such a game.

 

[RagnarokIV]

They already said won’t be “punching down” ie muh marginalized groups.

 

[ergem]

Rockstar Games has instructed scriptwriters to avoid content that offends transgender people and other minorities.​

This is okay in my book. I hope there are no forced woke ideologues like pronouns and non-binary weirdness.

 

[Dacvak]

This is GTA we’re talking about. It’s still gonna be plenty funny and offensive, I’m sure. And it’ll still be a good game and sell 30 billion copies.

 

[squidilix]

 

[Big Baller]

 

[Schmendrick]

Since no one forces us to buy anything....well one entry more or less on the skip-list is not an issue.

 

[Gonzito]

No please no

 

[SJRB]

> Be Rockstar
> your next game will be a guaranteed hit
> will sell a bazillion copies
> literally the only studio in the entire world that doesn't have to fear anything
> still scared to upset transsexuals

How do they do it?

 

[GHG]

They're going to ruin it aren't they?

 

[Kabelly]

Lmao i know y'all will be there day one.

 

[bundylove]

Oh i love this.

Please . Next is all the porn that has to be inclusive.
We cant offend micro penis transgender midgets

 

[Nankatsu]

But hookers still refill health, right?

Yes, but they'll ask your pronoun first.

 

[abstract alien]

Did GTA 5 have less offensive material than the past games in the series?

 

[Vick]

 

[Judge Magister]

But...

Rockstar is really the last gaming company standing tall against the Woke avalanche

cherish them, because it seems its all we have left. Yes Rockstar is definitely a left leaning company, but i never got the feel that they are at the same level of insanity like modern day Bioware or Obsidian. GTA 6 features a female protag, but it doesn't feel forced, or woke by any stretch.

www.neogaf.com

 

[Magic Carpet]

Free on Epic Game Store 3 years after PC release.

 

[MiguelItUp]

"Offensive content" is subjective, lol. So, I'll continue to wait until release and make judgement there.

 

[Kurotri]

Even Rockstar isn't safe from the shenanigans of this timeline it seems. It's sad, that's all I can say at this point.

 

[yogaflame]

Tsk tsk... is it suppose to be rated mature 18+ and its a satire and parody? SBI is truly is a plague to gaming industry. Well my interest went down 80% especially if there is woke agenda especially twisted gender ideology like misuse of pronouns, binary crap, transgenderism, etc, then for me it is a no buy. Might be the first time I will skip a GTA game.

I already have suspicion before since in the past the developer said they don't want to release the game on the time when Pres Trump was still a president. And Rockstar is also included in SBI consultancy list.

 

[Larivel]

 

[funking giblet]

> Be Rockstar
> your next game will be a guaranteed hit
> will sell a bazillion copies
> literally the only studio in the entire world that doesn't have to fear anything
> still scared to upset transsexuals

How do they do it?

This game will only be good if they make a Trans joke.

 

[bundylove]

A game that was build on sarcasm, where everyone was made fun off not just left right or centre, a game that was the holy grail of the gaming medium, has to worry about who exactly?

As with everything. One generation creates it, the second generation uses it, the third generation destroys it.

We are in the third generation btw in case you wonder.

The only reason gaming is my main medium is that it was free of political and idologial agenda and propaganda.

Now its everywhere and nothing is safe.

And so i have more fun with remasters and remakes and dont give a shit for modern gaming.

 

[yurinka]

Woke censorship strikes again. Let's hope it's something light and doesn't kill the dark humor and satire, because if they are too afraid of not offending any random type of people (other than white heterosexual men) they will ruin the dark humor and satire.

But hookers still refill health, right?

I can see some idiot removing hookers because they are supposed to be offensive to whoever.

 

[night13x]

Grand Theft Auto VI: Sweet Baby Rides Again

 

[AyraSutoraifu]

Will be a bigger bomb then Concord.

 

[Interfectum]

You guys have to remember this game has been neck deep in development for years, especially during the years the pendulum was swinging hard towards LGBTQ+ inclusiveness on Twitter and the rest. I bet "the message" has infected all sorts of facets of this game... expect many, many jokes cracked towards far right individuals and many villains to be Trump-a-likes.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

It’s still going to sell gazillions, but the Internet Army is going to put up a good fight

 

[ReyBrujo]

In before meltdown.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Damn, the sheep will be eating good with grifter content from this.

 

[Vick]

Even Rockstar isn't safe from the shenanigans of this timeline it seems.

Was obvious after RDR2.

And if it wasn't, even when contrasted with the first one, that same person would likely have no problem with GTA VI.

 

[Games of Today]

They'll never beat GTA IV. That game is the pinnacle of satire.

I'll be buying this game but mostly just to hangout in Miami, the Everglades and Key West.

 

[Interfectum]

Will be a bigger bomb then Concord.

To bomb any worse than Concord would mean the game would sell in the negative and possibly swing back around to becoming the biggest hit of all time. So you may be right!

 

[Games of Today]

Did GTA 5 have less offensive material than the past games in the series?

Yes. It wasn't as funny and geared more towards players who don't fully understand satire.

Not only that, it has worse physics.

 

[Davevil]

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

They're going to ruin it aren't they?

the edge was already gone in gta5

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

I mean...

less offensive towards transgender people and other minorities

I don't think GTA needs to have trans jokes to be funny so it's okay...

 

[DKPOWPOW]

 

[Luipadre]

Define offensive

 

[Strategize]

I literally didn't even know GTA5 had trans jokes until someone pointed it out, no one will care about this shit once the game releases.