Rumor: GTA 6 story was rejected 3 times, leading to Dan Houser leaving

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Insider Gaming, a site founded by the well-known leaker Tom Henderson, reported an intriguing rumor suggesting that the story of GTA 6 was rejected three times by Take-Two, and the prospect of starting over led to Dan Houser’s departure.

According to information provided by Fravilys, which should naturally be taken with a grain of salt, the first script was a detective story worthy of a thriller, focusing on three different protagonists. This project was carried on until the end of 2016, but at that point, Take-Two vetoed it, deeming the plot “Too dark and did not meet their expectations.”

The second version of the script involved two protagonists: a policewoman and a “Drug smuggler’s underling, as crazy as Trevor from GTA V. This iteration remained in development for eighteen months, but then Take-Two intervened again, canceling everything and ordering a reset.

The third prototype was similar to the second, but with one important difference: the grieving policewoman was replaced by an African-American man, a former soldier, released from prison and falling into the criminal underworld. This script was canceled in March 2019, according to the source.

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