GTA 6

With Grand Theft Auto 6 being one of the most anticipated titles that the gaming industry has ever seen, it is no wonder that discourse surrounding the game has been as popular as it is. Be it from the wider franchise's passionate community or from the high-profile and extensive leaks that the release recently received, many have been theorizing about what kind of experience the title will provide.

Of course, Grand Theft Auto 6 will have to significantly build upon the experience of its 2013 predecessor, and one of the most obvious ways the game could do this would be via more interactive changes to its core narrative. The story mode of Grand Theft Auto 5 was entirely singleplayer, leaving an opportunity for GTA 6 to boast an optional co-operative element for its own story. If this is to be the case for the anticipated title, then Rockstar would do well to also include a more competitive element of online play for its story mode, offering both sides of the experience.

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The Potential For Co-op in Grand Theft Auto 6

With story mode co-operative play having never been done before in the GTA franchise, it is clear how innovative and groundbreaking such a feature could be within the story of Grand Theft Auto 6. While the GTA franchise is now renowned for its multiple protagonist approach to singleplayer, the recent leaks regarding GTA 6 indicate that the game will feature a more intimate dual protagonist approach, with this being the perfect dynamic for co-operative play.

This could allow players to optionally tackle the game's story with a friend, each taking control of one of the game's two rumored protagonists in co-op play. While this would be a much appreciated optional addition to Grand Theft Auto 6, it would be remiss of Rockstar to not additionally include a more competitive and adversarial angle to story mode co-op, if it is to be included at all.

The Other Side of Grand Theft Auto 6's Co-op

The multiplayer experience of Grand Theft Auto has exploded in popularity in recent years, primarily thanks to the advent of Grand Theft Auto Online and its continued success. One of the main allures of Grand Theft Auto Online stems from the level of freedom it allows the player, being able to choose between teamwork-oriented co-op play or head to head PvP in most avenues of gameplay.

In this way, the same ethos of GTA Online should extend to the potential co-op of Grand Theft Auto 6, providing players with the full PvP versus PvE experience. A more competitive angle to Grand Theft Auto 6's co-op could see players engage in street races against each other as a part of the game's story, or even optionally fight against one another for control of city regions, offering lucrative bonuses to the victor to incentivize this kind of gameplay approach.

Teams of co-op partners could also face off against one another in things like heists, being able to sabotage other teams or poach their hauls to give a more tangible level of risk versus reward to optional co-operative play. While dedicated story mode co-op seems like a perhaps risky move for Grand Theft Auto 6, the continued success of GTA Online and its impact on the franchise's identity makes the inclusion of this kind of co-operative play the next logical step in GTA's offered experience.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is currently in development.

The Main protagonist of GTA 6 is still mystery