The next Grand Theft Auto game has been in development since 2015, but most developers didn't join until Red Dead Redemption wrapped up in 2018
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GTA 6 boss says "there will always be things to satirize," but Rockstar has to "be careful about what we pick" because after 11 years of development "it could be gone, it could change, it could be dated"
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