The studio feel they'll be able to "go more sideways than upwards"

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Future Rockstar games won't take as long to make as GTA 6 has, the studio leadership currently behind the series have asserted, saying they're "confident" work that's gone into this latest game will allow them to build "more sideways than upwards" going forwards. That's despite Red Dead Redemption 2 seemingly having been viewed in a similar light when Rockstar opted to put everyone on getting over the line rather than developing GTA 6 concurrently.

Phil Hooker, one of three veteran Rockstar developers who've served as heads of development on the new Impressive Nicking Vehicles, has asserted as much to Bloomberg as part of a lengthy article on the making of the game.…