While the Grand Theft Auto franchise – as its name would imply – has always involved stealing vehicles, Rockstar Games has decided to make the activity slightly more challenging in Grand Theft Auto 6. In an interview with IGN, Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson explained that this was in a bid to make the title more realistic.
The same realism also extends to the driving system in the game. “The streets in this game are narrower and more realistic in terms of scale. Which, in addition to all the density of the traffic on the roads, makes driving slightly more challenging and requires a bit of skill.”
As for stealing vehicles, Nelson spoke about wanting to encourage players to be more careful about which cars they steal. This, he said, was achieved by adding vehicles throughout the game that players aren’t equipped to steal. The vehicles will only become available after the player gets deeper into the story and gets access to more tools.
“We have put some layers of stratification into the vehicles. Previously, you could just press triangle to automatically hotwire and steal any vehicle that you wanted and take off.
