GTA 6 Job Listing Hints At International Location In The Game
Fans have uncovered another possible hint regarding the long-awaited Grand Theft Auto 6, this time within a recent job listing at developer Rockstar Games. While Rockstar has yet to announce GTA 6 in any official capacity, fans have been heavily speculating about the seemingly inevitable next installment in the critically acclaimed open-world crime franchise.
In that time, players have been digging through Rockstar’s other works in search of hidden clues about Grand Theft Auto 6’s announcement date and in-game setting, from migrating skeletons in Red Dead Redemption 2 to a license plate in the recent Grand Theft Auto Trilogy: The Definitive Edition trailer. These supposed Easter Eggs suggest that GTA 6 will return to the series' popular Vice City in the modern-day, but a recent job opening at Rockstar hints that the studio's next open-world title could be taking things beyond the GTA series’ usual American setting.
As reported by Dexerto, Rockstar Games just posted a job listing for a new Photogrammetry Artist to work on a yet un-revealed project on its website. Typically, a Photogrammetry Artist scans real-life objects to create photorealistic in-game 3D models, and part of the job description for this opening is discussing “possible scan locations with the Art Team, both local and international.” The text also mentions “drone flying experience and qualifications,” which is handy for scanning large-scale landscapes to be used as the basis for an in-game map. Some fans have taken this as a sign that Grand Theft Auto 6 will at least partially be set abroad, but others are more skeptical, pointing out that the job listing is for Rockstar’s Toronto branch and the mention of “international” locations could just mean work in Canada.
Fans have grown increasingly anxious about Rockstar officially announcing Grand Theft Auto 6, with people even asking about the game at wrestling events. The demand has gotten so high that Rockstar itself has resorted to filtering out mentions of Grand Theft Auto 6 on its official YouTube channel. Many rumors point to Grand Theft Auto 6 being sometime in November or December, though it is worth pointing out that the game itself likely couldn’t be ready for release until 2023 anyway.
Rockstar’s recent job opening for a Photogrammetry Artist doesn’t mention any particular project, so it might not even be related to Grand Theft Auto 6 at all. Still, the idea of the series branching out into international locations like the previously rumored London setting for GTA 6 could be an interesting change of pace for the traditionally US-focused Grand Theft Auto series. Time will tell if these claims about Grand Theft Auto 6 prove to be accurate after all.
Source: Dexerto, Rockstar Games