GTA6 will Use Cryptocurrency as in-Game Rewards, Reports

GTA6 & Cryptocurrency

According to reports, the massively popular Grand Theft Auto franchise is heading towards integrating blockchain technology in its upcoming GTA game.

It is said that the game will use a cryptocurrency reward system for gamers in its newest addition Grand Theft Auto 6. The game will hit the market in 2023 or 2024. The report suggests a major upgrade in GTA 6 from its sequel GTA 5.

Talk about blockchain going mainstream, if this happens, it will be massive.

The leak came in from a well-informed Twitter user Watcher.Guru on June 26th. The tweet said, “GTA 6 leaks suggest the story will take place in Columbia/Miami and will include in-game #cryptocurrency rewards for players to earn and trade.”

GTA is a big player in the gaming industry and it might as well include Bitcoin (BTC) as a payment method in its reward system. This step will see two major players in each industry joining hands to usher in a new era of blockchain gaming.

Moreover, Rockstar co-founder and creative lead of Red Dead Redemption, Dan Houser, has also shown interest in blockchain gaming. He is now part of the advisory board of blockchain games firm Revolving Games after taking part in a $13.2 million funding round.

This shows that major developers are gradually embracing blockchain technology’s integration in video games.

As for GTA6, it is under development and despite the recent leak, the plans are intact and going smoothly.

“With the unprecedented longevity of GTAV, we know many of you have been asking us about a new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series.

With every new project we embark on, our goal is always to significantly move beyond what we have previously delivered — and we are pleased to confirm that active development for the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series is well underway.

We look forward to sharing more as soon as we are ready, so please stay tuned to the Rockstar Newswire for official details,” an announcement from Rockstar Games in February.

Will GTA 6 leverage Web3 gaming tech?

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Rockstar Games is damn good at drawing a satire on our society with GTA. So yes, GTA 6 will most likely be about the crypto world of the 21st century. Around dogecoin millionaires. About Elon Musk, Space X and the technology that\’s coming: self-driving cars, robots that cook for us. But what about NFT implementation and web3 gaming?

By Benjamin Kratsch

Does Rockstar Games approch GTA 6 with a web2 mindset, or will we see some form of NFT implementation. Because Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive & Rockstar Games actually likes the technology:

\”We believe NFTs are real, and why wouldn\’t they be? We believe in digital goods, and we\’ve been selling digital goods for a long time. We believe in rare goods, we believe in collectibles. Our concern is that there will be speculation. We want to make sure consumers have a good experience every time they engage with our products. And losing money on speculation is not a good experience, so we will stay away from speculation. However, we strongly believe that NFTs could fit into Take-Two\’s offering in the future.“

– Strauss Zelnick, CEO Take-Two Interactive

Rockstar Games boss is however sceptical about people who see the metaverse as the end of all challenges the games industry faces:

“I’m not sceptical at all about huge, interactive, dynamic, entertaining worlds because our company is responsible for housing, minimally, three of them. So I’m a dyed-in-the-wool believer that people will go to digital worlds to be entertained, and if you offer a super entertaining experience I think people will flock to it. I think where my scepticism lies is every company suddenly believing that by saying the word ‘metaverse’ adjacent to their company’s business strategy, that means that somehow they’ll be transformed and nirvana is around the corner, and naturally that’s not the case.”

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Why GTA 6 was in development since 2014

In a very interesting conversation with Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox, Strauss Zelnick gave a lot of insights into his mindset, when it comes down to the quality of their games:

\”We take the time to make something that we think is truly phenomenal, a piece of entertainment that is groundbreaking. And we also give games a rest so that the next in line is a special event. I\’ll go to a James Bond movie because there isn\’t another one in two months. I\’ll go see any Bond movie, and if it\’s bad, I\’ll be really upset – it would be like a personal affront, because I think the brand is so strong in its core. And that\’s the contract Rockstar has with its customers. We see it as our mission to deliver the next creative benchmark for not only gaming, but the entire entertainment industry.“

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