Recently, industry veterans spoke with IGN. In the process of discussing Silksong, they touched upon another influential game from Rockstar Games, which is preparing for release.
Nigel Lowrie, co-founder of Devolver Digital, expressed his opinion:
«....there are AAA games, and there are AAAA level games, and I would say that Grand Theft Auto 6 is potentially an \"AAAAA\" game. It simply surpasses everything else in terms of scale, cultural impact, and the attention it attracts».
Adam Lieb, CEO of the Gamesight marketing platform, added:
«I would say that GTA has been the topic of almost every conversation about release dates that I've heard for the past year and a half».
He compares the Rockstar game to a "black cloud hanging over everything" - various RP servers, etc. are available for it, "the scale of this game is so large that it ultimately competes with things it otherwise wouldn't compete with".