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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Vinay Patel

Forget GTA 6—GTA 7 May Already Be 'Stuck in a Loop,' Ex-Rockstar Dev Warns

Industry veteran Obbe Vermeij recently shed light on why Rockstar sticks to familiar US locales and why international concepts, from Moscow to Istanbul, never made the cut. (Credit: BlueSky / Grand-Theft-Auto ‪@Grand-Theft-Auto.activitypub.awakari.com.ap.brid.gy‬)

While the world waits for the next chapter in the franchise, attention is already shifting toward what comes after. A former Rockstar developer has raised concerns that the eventual sequel to GTA 6 might face a difficult road ahead. These warnings suggest that internal cycles could leave the seventh instalment feeling uninspired long before it ever reaches players.

Conversation surrounding the path of the Grand Theft Auto series has flared up again following a post on X by @GTAVI_Countdown that looks beyond the sixth game toward a potential seventh entry. By referencing an interview from December 2025 with Obbe Vermeij, the ex-technical director at Rockstar North, the post has sparked renewed interest in the franchise's possible directions.

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