On the evening of November 8th, while I was still sitting in front of the computer, waiting for the "Japanese GTA" and "Dragon Among Us 7 Side Story: The Nameless Dragon" to be released, new news about the real GTA came out. As for why I say "again", it's because as early as the 26th of last month, I heard that Rockstar will release the latest news about the GTA series on the weekend (October 28th). At that time, I waited hard for a day, and as you know the result - I didn't wait for anything.


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But this time, it is really different from before. This tweet, sent by the official Rockstar account and signed by Sam Hauser, the founder of the GTA series, is of course official evidence that it is genuine. Within 24 hours, this tweet had more than 150 million views on the X platform and more than 1.5 million likes.


Not only has it become the most liked and viewed gaming tweet of all time, but it continues to set new records. On social networks, there are countless discussions related to it.


This carnival of gamers is both sudden and natural. After all, ten years have passed since the initial release of "That Game 5" on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In these ten years, "That Game 5" spanned the seventh, eighth and ninth generations of home consoles, becoming a veritable "veteran of three dynasties".


The long life of the game has allowed "That Game 5" to bring revenue of up to 8 billion US dollars to Rockstar with a sales volume of 190 million, and it has also become the second place in the total sales list of electronic games. And, these numbers are still increasing today... Today, ten years later, "That Game 5" is still a regular in the top ten of the monthly sales charts in various regions - which makes netizens ask: "Who is still buying that game?"


The 185 million in the figure is the data on August 8, 2022

Although "That Game 5" is a classic, ten years is really a long time. During the long waiting process, graphics technology continues to improve, and fans of the GTA series are increasingly looking forward to what unexpected surprises Rockstar, which stands at the top of the industry's picture quality, can bring to people in the new GTA work.


So much so, at the Gamescom in August this year, there was already an irrepressible guy who imitated the "Red Spirit Boy" who "invaded" Hidetaka Miyazaki at last year's TGA annual game awards ceremony. He went on stage and snatched the microphone from Jeff's hand, and shouted from the depths of his soul: "I want to play GTA6!"


It is worth mentioning that this old man is a "habitual offender". He has broken into various show scenes many times before and shouted to Rockstar to release GTA6 quickly - look at what he has done to people.



It’s okay for everyone to enjoy looking at Tu Yisha, but don’t really imitate him.

In addition to "offline reality", netizens who are looking forward to the new GTA game too much have also done a lot of "hard work" online. For example, a guy named JohnnyRockhard62 posted on Reddit on the morning of November 8th: "If GTA6 is officially announced this week, I will drink my own urine."


We all know the subsequent results: just a few hours later, Rockstar's official tweet slapped this guy in the face at the speed of light.

However, the courage of this old man is no less than that of the previous "recidivist intruder". After seeing the news, he went straight to the toilet, poured himself a cup of hot water, and drank it in one gulp.


Classic cheating to eat and drink

All I can say about this is that he may be the first player to experience the next generation of "pee soup beer".


Of course, most netizens' reactions to the new GTA game are still relatively refreshing. Someone used a screenshot of the CG to promote the new expansion pack of "World of Warcraft" just announced last week, lamenting that in the years of waiting for the new GTA game, he has changed from a handsome boy to an unshaven uncle.


Some people also think of the "Super Mario Surprise" that was just released last month. They used the popular character "Yoshi" from the Super Mario series to reflect their changes in the past ten years and lamented that "time is like pig feed."


Someone even said excitedly that the news of GTA's new game allowed him to transform into a necromancer and break the barrier between life and death.


At the same time, some people expressed a more optimistic attitude towards the changes in the past ten years - "At least, there is no age limit to buy GTA now."


In addition to the whole event, there are also many players who have serious discussions about this big news. As a game series that keeps pace with the times, GTA has never let players down in creating a sense of presence. In the new work, it is undoubtedly very exciting to see how Rockstar will show the new things that have appeared in social life in the past ten years.


Some people are also curious whether the new GTA game can be run on PlayStation 4 and recreate the "Elder of Three Dynasties". To be honest, if the so-called "early development footage" leaked before is true, then the performance of PlayStation 4 may really be too much.


In addition to these regular discussions, loyal fans of the series also discussed the naming of the new GTA game - after all, "GTA6" is just a codename among players for ease of understanding. In fact, Rockstar officials have never said that the name of the new GTA game is "GTAVI".


At worst, this new work may be a remake of the previous work (please don’t); at best, given the previous rumors that the stage of the new GTA work will return to Vice City (Vice City), if the new GTA work is really called "GTAVI", it will undoubtedly be the most romantic love letter sent by Rockstar to the old players of the series.


In recent years, many highly anticipated masterpieces have flopped. On Rockstar's side, not only does "GTA Trilogy Bug Edition" have a criminal record, Dan Hauser, the chief screenwriter and one of the founders of the series, also left the company three years ago.

After the carnival ends, people regain their composure and perhaps fall back into worry. But no matter what, all we can do is believe in Rockstar, which "produces must be high-quality products." Instead of worrying, what we should do is to live every day before the release of the new GTA game, and then enjoy this feast of next-generation games after its release.

However, I really don’t recommend that you get too happy too early – after all, Sam Hauser only said that the trailer would be released in early December, but he did not say that it would be in early December of 2023.