GTA 6 fans discover first hints of GTA Online 2 in leaked videos

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The leaked videos of GTA 6 have revealed another secret of the game’s development and this one points towards the game’s online features.

Grand Theft Auto 6 was announced over a year ago now and yet officially we still know absolutely nothing about it. Even given the high profile leaks last year there’s still very little in terms of reliable rumours, although it does seem increasingly certain that it’s set in Vice City and that the main protagonists are a Bonnie and Clyde style duo.

What’s barely been mentioned at all is what will happen to GTA Online, as while you’d assume that GTA Online 2 was a given, Rockstar has never confirmed it and none of the rumours have really tackled it – until now.

Although at first it seemed as if the leaked footage would be of no help in regards to multiplayer, fans have gone over each of the leaked clips in detail and found references to 30-player lobbies, which seem as if they’ll work similarly to Red Dead Online.

The leaked footage reuses a number of other Red Dead Redemption 2 assets, including animations, but it’s been pointed out that that it also includes what seems to be references to lobbies and spectators.

‘The whole footage showed the game built upon RDR2’s structure,’ says leaker Tez2 on the GTAForums. ‘ Like how earlier testing footage showed Arthur walking animations. Which is standard for game development.’

Tez2 speculates that the final version of the game will allow for more than just 30 people in a lobby, with the Red Dead Redemption 2 elements used merely as a starting point.

Although it’s obvious that GTA 6 will have multiplayer features of some kind the biggest question is whether it will be an extension of the existing GTA Online or a brand new GTA Online 2.

Given how much money it’s currently making for them, Rockstar will be loathe to abandon GTA Online just because a new game is out. However, merely expanding it, or adding its map into GTA Online 2, could limit what is done with the new multiplayer elements.

The most likely outcome is that both services will be run in tandem, but, as with everything GTA 6 related, we won’t know for sure until Rockstar makes an official announcement.

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