I have never seen real-time rendering like this in a game. This is what 13 years, "unlimited" money, and Rockstar's developers can do.1 Goodness gracious.

I love the clear Die Hard and Heat vibes. The minutia and groundedness reminds me a lot of Red Dead Redemption II, a game that I adore.

The leaks of the past couple of weeks compared to this official look is a great reminder that the real deal is always worth the wait.

I vividly remember the midnight launch of GTA V. The parking lots were filled with college students being I went to a Best Buy near UCF. I remember the news that the game broke $1 billion in three days. I suspect this will do it in one.

Footnotes

  1. I suppose it is eight years, given Red Dead Redemption II came out in 2018 and I wager most of the team was on that too. ↩