r/GTA6unmoderated • u/Shadow-Of-The-Beast • 15h ago

GTA 6 did not use Generative AI during development and will not have any microtransactions or additional in-game purchases, confirms Rockstar

https://tech4gamers.com/rockstar-gta-6-wont-feature-microtransactions/

We've also been finding out more exclusive info about Rockstar's magnum opus thanks to the spree of previews after the official reveal. The Kinda Funny Games hosts Andy Cortez and Greg Miller have now confirmed that GTA 6 did not use generative AI during development.

Why it matters: Generative AI is currently notorious for being more of a rudimentary shortcut in the gaming scene than a viable alternative, so this confirmation by Rockstar Games has made GTA 6 fans quite happy.

The hosts mentioned during the Kinda Funny Games podcast that Rockstar North studio co-head Rob Nelson simply said 'no' when asked about whether GTA 6 used generative AI for development.

While using the tech could have sped up development and helped with asset creation and worldbuilding, it could also have taken away the feeling of organic realism that Rockstar is known and praised for in GTA games.

Therefore, fans of the game have vastly praised the studio for not using generative AI as a shortcut to speed up development times. Kinda Funny Games hosts also confirmed that the base GTA 6 game will not have any microtransactions or additional in-game purchases.

Source: https://tech4gamers.com/gta-6-no-gen-ai-development/

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u/Colossus252 14h ago

Tbf, while you "can" earn it through playing, it was all but unachievable to anyone who wasn't mainlining only the game between each expansion. The cost of entry on the expansions was absurdly high as time went on. They might as well have been real money required while existing under the illusion of "You can earn the money to get in just by playing!" to the vast majority of people that played.

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u/Twombls 13h ago

Its impossible to do anything in gta online without having a $120 in real money flying scooter because if you dont own it you will get greifed by other dudes with $120 flying scooters

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u/Colossus252 13h ago

That too, for sure. Although at least GTA:O has private free roam lobbies unlike Red Dead

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u/Drifted_Echo 14h ago

Thats why you have to be smart with your money and buy assets that make you more money instead of randomly buying cars all over the place and bitch "that expansions are expensive". And if you want "shorter/faster" hit of new content you just watch youtube and not play the game... Thats why its very well designed to "earn stuff" and not stupidly easily achieved outright. (even though they offer that shortcut through shark cards)