A Grand Theft Auto superfan is recreating the GTA 6 map in GTA 5 primarily based on the snippets of data launched by Rockstar up to now.
YouTuber Darkish House is chronicling the work on their (*6*) and on X/Twitter, displaying how Vice Seashore and the Venetian Islands are inside GTA 5 as totally detailed maps.
Regardless of the truth Rockstar has up to now solely launched one trailer for GTA 6, followers have mapped out the playable space they count on to see in the recreation, which is due out fall 2025 on PS5 and Xbox Collection X and S.
For my subsequent video, I have been working laborious at making the GTA 6 neighborhood map actual. Here is a have a look at my progress up to now: pic.twitter.com/ejPu3EWKqa
— Darkish House (@Dark_SpaceYT) January 25, 2025
Chatting with IGN, Darkish House expects to launch the GTA 5 modification in the subsequent two weeks.
Rockstar proprietor Take-Two has a historical past of taking down fan tasks, most just lately the YouTube channel belonging to the makers of the ‘GTA Vice Metropolis Nextgen Version,’ which ports the world, cutscenes, and missions from 2002’s Vice Metropolis into 2008’s GTA 4.
Take-Two might take a good dimmer view of Darkish House’s work, given it makes an attempt to recreate the map from the upcoming GTA 6. Darkish House admitted to IGN that he was “at all times apprehensive” about a reprisal from Take-Two, however identified some key variations between his work and others which have suffered setbacks, akin to the GTA Vice Metropolis Nextgen Version venture.
“That is a bit totally different from what I have been informed by individuals who additionally make content material like this for FiveM servers,” Darkish House stated.
“Vice Metropolis mod is a entire recreation remade in GTA 4. Not good for Rockstar. Additionally makes them look dangerous. Liberty Metropolis Preservation venture ripped a entire recreation map from 4 to 5 eliminating the want for Rockstar to ever do this.
“That is simply me making my very own fan-made map myself. All inside GTA 5 itself. Any belongings are from GTA 5 itself. A typical apply.”
— Darkish House (@Dark_SpaceYT) January 27, 2025
Darkish House stated the lack of GTA 6 information from Rockstar is fueling fan curiosity in tasks akin to his. Relying on how issues go, he might increase the map to completion.
One former Rockstar developer has defended the firm’s actions right here, saying each Take-Two and Rockstar are defending their enterprise pursuits.
“Take2/R* are a industrial firm,” former Rockstar Video games technical director Obbe Vermeij (*5*). “They’ll take down mods that intrude with their enterprise pursuits.
“The VC NextGen Version mod for GTA4 straight competes with the Definitive Version. The Liberty Metropolis preservation venture (GTA4 in GTA5 engine) would intrude with a attainable GTA4 remaster. (No thought whether or not they’re engaged on that. I believe they need to.)
“There’s no level getting offended about it. That is what corporations are speculated to do. The perfect we will hope for is that they permit mods that don’t intrude with their enterprise. Resembling DCA3 (GTA3 for Dreamcast). Afaik they’ve just lately been first rate about letting these tasks proceed.”
As for GTA 6 itself, the newest fan principle suggests an imminent announcement of a new trailer, the recreation’s launch date, and probably extra. Whilst you wait to search out out, IGN has way more on GTA 6 to take a look at, together with an ex-Rockstar dev who says the studio in all probability received’t be capable to determine whether or not GTA 6 is delayed till Might 2025, the boss of Take-Two’s coy response on whether or not GTA 6 is coming to PC, and the knowledgeable opinion on whether or not the PS5 Professional will run GTA 6 at 60 frames per second.
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