Netflix and Rockstar partner up
The wait for the release of Grand Theft Auto VI is the stuff of legends. Rarely does a hot video game franchise come out with a sequel 13 years after its previous entry. However, online gaming and some DLCs have been able to prolong the life of GTA V. It has helped to ease the tension as GTA VI had been delayed time and time again (to the point that it would become an ongoing joke online). The time has finally come for Rockstar’s newest and possibly most epic title and GTA VI is due to hit stores this fall.
But before the game comes out, Rockstar will whet your whistle with a special preview on Netflix. The streamer has announced that, premiering exclusively on Netflix on Thursday, August 27 at 3 p.m. ET, subscribers will get an extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI before the game releases for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19!
Brandon Riegg, VP of Nonfiction Series at Netflix, stated, “Grand Theft Auto reveals have become cultural moments in their own right. The anticipation and fandom around Grand Theft Auto VI is unprecedented, and we’re honored that Rockstar Games has partnered with us to debut the next part of the Grand Theft Auto story with Netflix members first. It’s a reflection of what we hope Netflix is becoming: a place where the most ambitious storytelling, from any medium, can find the biggest possible audience.”
GTA VI
The official synopsis for the game reads,
“Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them. But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida — forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive.“ The game is set within the fictional US state of Leonida, with Vice City forming a large part of the open world. There will be heists, action and colorful characters; everything we’ve come to expect from Rockstar.
When it comes to the price tag that the highly anticipated game will be sporting, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick told IGN: “Our job is to make the best entertainment on earth and that’s true across the board…If you give people what they want in the entertainment business, they will come out for it. But I am sensitive to the fact that so many people are facing economic challenges.”
Zelnick continues: “In real dollars, the cost of frontline video games has declined materially in the last 30 years. Frontline prices have not gone up very much even in the context of inflation. But from our point of view around here, what we can do to make a difference is always deliver an experience that is so much better than what people pay for, that they’re thrilled to buy our titles.”
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