Grand Theft Taking ages, a parody recreation meant to poke enjoyable on the prolonged anticipate Grand Theft Auto VI, was lately faraway from the PlayStation Retailer. Now, it is resurfaced on Steam with some small adjustments.
Final month, the sport appeared on the market on the PlayStation Retailer, by way of a product listing that featured a number of head-scratching features, faux accolades and a promised launch date of 2025. So how did it find yourself on Steam after getting eliminated by Sony?
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In accordance with the sport’s builders (via IGN), a title change (eradicating “VI”), an artstyle revamp, and some different tweaks–including full disclosure of the quantity of generative AI used within the game–allowed it to be listed on Steam. (The sport now primarily makes use of AI for voiceovers.)
The objective was “to obviously differentiate Grand Taking Ages from the unique inspiration, GTA 6, and to emphasise its distinctive course,” developer Violarte stated in an announcement to IGN.
Violarte additionally says it took a unique strategy with Valve than it did with Sony.
“We approached Steam otherwise by partaking with their crew in regards to the idea of our recreation earlier than formally submitting it,” a Violarte spokesperson said to IGN. “This allowed us to get their perspective early on, guaranteeing alignment with their pointers.”
Different Grand Theft-themed parodies–such as Grand Theft Hamlet were–used as by Violarte to defend its proper to distribute Grand Taking Ages.
“These examples showcase how parody can rejoice and entertain inside current genres whereas remaining inventive and fascinating,” the studio’s spokesperson stated.
On the time of writing, neither Valve nor Rockstar Video games have publicly commented on Grand Taking Ages’ Steam listing. Grand Taking Ages is available to wishlist on Steam, and is scheduled to launch in July 2025. Grand Theft Auto VI is ready to launch someday in 2025.