GTA 6 Multiplayer Mode May Say Goodbye to GTA Online Format Forever
As anticipation builds for Grand Theft Auto VI, speculation about its inevitable online component is reaching new heights. While Rockstar Games remains silent on specifics, a notable video game industry veteran has proposed a transformative vision: the next GTA Online could evolve beyond its current structure and embrace a full-fledged MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) format.
The prediction comes from Richard Vogel, a developer with credits on major titles like Mass Effect, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and New World. In a recent interview, Vogel shared insights from industry peers, suggesting that the planned features for GTA VI’s multiplayer lean heavily into classic MMORPG territory.
“If what I have been hearing about GTA VI’s features and gameplay is true, it could evolve into an MMORPG, as many of its planned features are typically found in MMORPGs,” Vogel stated. This implies a shift from the current mission-based, lobby-driven model toward a more persistent, living world with deeper role-playing systems, complex economies, and large-scale, simultaneous player interactions.
Such a move would represent a bold but logical evolution. The existing GTA Online already incorporates MMO-lite elements like persistent character progression, businesses, and public sessions. Furthermore, the massive, organic success of dedicated role-playing servers on PC demonstrates a passionate community hungry for more structured, immersive social gameplay within Rockstar’s worlds.
Adopting an MMORPG framework would allow Rockstar to formalize and expand upon these player-driven experiences. It could introduce defined roles (entrepreneur, enforcer, smuggler), more intricate player-driven economies, and narrative events that unfold across the entire state of Leonida, making the world feel more dynamic and interconnected than ever before.
Of course, this remains educated speculation. Rockstar has revolutionized online multiplayer before and is known for closely guarding its plans. Whether the next online experience is a refined version of the current format or a groundbreaking leap into the MMORPG space is a secret only the developer holds.
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With Grand Theft Auto VI scheduled for November 2026 on consoles, official details on its multiplayer component will likely follow closer to launch. Until then, Vogel’s comments offer a compelling glimpse into one possible future—a future where the streets of Vice City are part of a vast, persistent online world.