US EditionDan Houser Says GTA 6 Will Be 'Great' but Thinks 'The World Probably Had Enough GTA From Me' in First Comments Since Leaving Rockstar
Dan Houser left Rockstar Games in 2020 and will not write GTA 6, but he expects the game to be exciting and believes the team can maintain the series' storytelling quality.
- Recently, Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser confirmed he had no involvement in writing Grand Theft Auto VI, which remains scheduled for release on May 26, 2026.
- After departing Rockstar in 2020, Houser shifted to Absurd Ventures, focusing on darker, grittier projects rather than mass-market Rockstar Games titles.
- Houser's track record includes writing the last 10 or 11 GTA games and serving as lead writer since GTA London 1969, crafting much of the dialogue and resisting publisher deadlines.
- Fans and observers express concern that Dan Houser's absence could affect GTA 6's quality, but Houser reassured `I think it's going to be exciting` and `The game will be great, I'm sure`, while Rockstar Games credits the experienced writers.
- Recent trailers and Rockstar's info-dump have fueled speculation that GTA 6, inspired by Bonnie and Clyde, will spotlight Jason and Lucia's drama as a leading 2026 release.
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Dan Houser Says GTA 6 Will Be 'Great' but Thinks 'The World Probably Had Enough GTA From Me' in First Comments Since Leaving Rockstar
Rockstar Games co-founder and writer of almost all the Grand Theft Auto games released to date, Dan Houser, has confirmed that he had no involvement in GTA 6, but insisted the game's story will be "great," even though it's "not going to be a story I wrote or a character set that I developed."
In Grand Theft Auto VI there will be no lyrics or characters from Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser.
Dan Houser Out of GTA 6, Praises Rockstar's Most Controversial GTA Game For 'Storytelling Evolution'
Dan Houser has been pivotal in delivering Grand Theft Auto (GTA) stories; however, after this departure in 2020, it was confirmed that he will have no hand in the story development of GTA 6. However, Houser is positive that the story will be “great” even after his departure (via IGN). In the recent interview, Houser also revealed that GTA 4 is one of his favorite projects, even though it’s riddled with controversies. Regardless, his reason for b…
On May 26, 2026 GTA 6 comes out and many players are already starting to become impatient. But in the last few hours there has been a turn of events by knowing with certainty a news that has caused confusion among the most fanatics of the collection of games, since one of the members of the Rockstar Games team that has been present in previous deliveries and has been fundamental in its development, abandons its position. Who is it about? It has …
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