Leslie Benzies was instrumental in growing Grand Theft Auto V when he labored at Rockstar Video games. He left the corporate amid a significant dispute and an enormous lawsuit, and now he is shared his ideas on GTA VI, saying he expects the “geniuses” at Rockstar to create a tremendous recreation.
“(*6*) large amount of geniuses there all the time creating one thing new, distinctive and of a scale that only a few others can truly pull off,” Benzies advised GamingBible.
In 2016, Benzies sued Rockstar proprietor Take-Two, saying he was owed $150 million in royalties and additional alleging that he was compelled out. Take-Two, in the meantime, mentioned Benzies’ claims have been “solely with out benefit” and that he left the corporate after “important efficiency and conduct points.”
Benzies is now main a brand new studio known as Construct A Rocket Boy, which is releasing a brand new recreation, MindsEye. Naturally, persons are evaluating it to GTA, and Benzies mentioned he anticipated folks to make the connection.
“There’s all the time comparisons. The primary query that will get requested is all the time concerning the outdated recreation, however I believe that is human nature,” Benzies mentioned. “You recognize, it is what occurred to Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters, [people] have been extra fascinated with Nirvana. It will take a little bit of time for us to seek out our personal id.”
MindsEye releases in June for PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection X|S, and it is printed by Hitman developer IO. As for GTA 6, the sport is launching later this 12 months for PS5 and Xbox Collection X|S. An actual launch date hasn’t been revealed but, however now that we all know when Mafia: The Outdated Nation and Borderlands 4 are launching, which may present clues about GTA 6’s launch date.