Why hasn't there been a GTA London
Why hasn't there been a GTA London
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Pixelpeep Electric

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9,050 posts

173 months

Monday 29th June
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as the title really? why hasn't Rockstar made a london map? - i would absolutely love that. Surely with AI and google street view you could knock up something pretty close to perfect without having to do 'too much' ? it could be an addon or a completely different game, it would allow double bites at the cherry - GTA 6 - london edition etc ?

Good idea? bad idea? go back to the drawing board Mr Electric ?

eltawater

3,546 posts

210 months

Monday 29th June
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There was:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_Lo...

There was also a London map in midtown madness 2 and The getaway was based in London too.

Edited by eltawater on Monday 29th June 13:55

Pixelpeep Electric

Original Poster:

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173 months

Monday 29th June
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eltawater said:
Damn...

1) i wasn't aware this existed! - thank you !
2) Something a little more modern would be my preference biggrin

Lefty

21,541 posts

233 months

Xenoous

2,520 posts

89 months

Monday 29th June
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Lefty said:
As a kid, I loved this. Fully licensed cars and had indicators you could use!

Dave Hedgehog

16,370 posts

235 months

Monday 29th June
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There is also a Fallout 4 London

Pixelpeep Electric

Original Poster:

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173 months

Monday 29th June
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Xenoous said:
As a kid, I loved this. Fully licensed cars and had indicators you could use!
No BMW's to choose from then?

MattyD803

2,448 posts

96 months

Monday 29th June
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Xenoous said:
I had this on my first (original) PlayStation and as I recall, you had to 'swap discs' in order to play the game.

i.e. You started the PlayStation with the GTA London disc in, which then asked you to replace the disc with the normal GTA disc, which would use its playing data to run the game, you then had to swap back to the GTA London disc at times?

All I know is that it was a ball ache rotate

RandomCarChat

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78 months

Monday 29th June
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bigandclever

14,414 posts

269 months

Monday 29th June
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MattyD803 said:
Xenoous said:
I had this on my first (original) PlayStation and as I recall, you had to 'swap discs' in order to play the game.

i.e. You started the PlayStation with the GTA London disc in, which then asked you to replace the disc with the normal GTA disc, which would use its playing data to run the game, you then had to swap back to the GTA London disc at times?

All I know is that it was a ball ache rotate
Stopped all those pesky pirates laugh

It reminded me that for a lot of games you could also load them up, swap the game disk for a cd, and play your own music. Good example with Ridge Racer (and Phl Collins smile ) here .. https://www.reddit.com/r/psx/comments/m5a1qj/til_i...

Zetec-S

6,946 posts

124 months

Monday 29th June
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If it was just a case of using Streetview and AI to knock up a map then why has it taken so long for them to release GTA6 biglaugh

Setting the game in the US works, they can fit all the pop culture references and most will be recognised globally and the audience can relate to it. London (and parts of the UK) could probably work, it would be pretty good if we did get an expansion in a couple of years once the game had settled, bugs ironed out, etc, but I suspect their focus will still be on the online element as it's a proven cash cow.

Outside of the US or London, are there any other viable locations they could set it in? Maybe Australia with a mix of big cities and Mad Max-esque rural areas. Other than that I'd say most other places would risk relying on too many lazy stereotypes.

redstar1

458 posts

22 months

Monday 29th June
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Zetec-S said:
If it was just a case of using Streetview and AI to knock up a map then why has it taken so long for them to release GTA6 biglaugh

Setting the game in the US works, they can fit all the pop culture references and most will be recognised globally and the audience can relate to it. London (and parts of the UK) could probably work, it would be pretty good if we did get an expansion in a couple of years once the game had settled, bugs ironed out, etc, but I suspect their focus will still be on the online element as it's a proven cash cow.

Outside of the US or London, are there any other viable locations they could set it in? Maybe Australia with a mix of big cities and Mad Max-esque rural areas. Other than that I'd say most other places would risk relying on too many lazy stereotypes.
Paris, if only for the entertainment value of the emergency service sirens.

Jasandjules

72,680 posts

260 months

Monday 29th June
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Because the police will arrest the car owner?

Mammasaid

5,644 posts

128 months

Monday 29th June
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Chat GPT can knock it up in a tick biggrin


ManicMunky

715 posts

151 months

Monday 29th June
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Mammasaid said:
Chat GPT can knock it up in a tick biggrin

Ok, but can it do it 60 times a second, with joypad input? biglaugh

fiatpower

3,658 posts

202 months

Monday 29th June
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I'm surprised there hasn't been a follow up to the two Getaway games. If there was i'd be very tempted to get myself a playstation if it was an exclusive title!

eltawater

3,546 posts

210 months

Monday 29th June
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redstar1 said:
Zetec-S said:
If it was just a case of using Streetview and AI to knock up a map then why has it taken so long for them to release GTA6 biglaugh

Setting the game in the US works, they can fit all the pop culture references and most will be recognised globally and the audience can relate to it. London (and parts of the UK) could probably work, it would be pretty good if we did get an expansion in a couple of years once the game had settled, bugs ironed out, etc, but I suspect their focus will still be on the online element as it's a proven cash cow.

Outside of the US or London, are there any other viable locations they could set it in? Maybe Australia with a mix of big cities and Mad Max-esque rural areas. Other than that I'd say most other places would risk relying on too many lazy stereotypes.
Paris, if only for the entertainment value of the emergency service sirens.
Midnight club 2 satisfies that for Paris :hehe

gangzoom

8,979 posts

246 months

Monday 29th June
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ManicMunky said:
Mammasaid said:
Chat GPT can knock it up in a tick biggrin

Ok, but can it do it 60 times a second, with joypad input? biglaugh
Seems like a mad idea in 2026....but give a few more years and computational progress might not seem that mad an idea come even 20230.

Don Veloci

2,209 posts

312 months

Tuesday 30th June
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We're possibly closer year on year to having a central game engine to which AI patches in a map/street view and generates regional stereotypical NPCs.

For me it would be a twin city Edinburgh - M8 - Glasgow edition.