The much-criticized launch of Cyberpunk 2077, initially billed as a serious challenger to GTA-style open worlds, and ultimately weighed down by bugs unworthy of a market release, confirmed the technical (and financial) lead of the Rockstar Games studios, with the spectacular and profitable GTA V as well as the unrivaled Red Dead Redemption 2 – change my mind.

Taking advantage of the long New Year's weekend – which I hope is an excellent one for each and every one of you – I put together a fictional cover art for Grand Theft Auto VI, that far-off fantasy which, rumor has it, would take us back to Vice City, the Miami of Rockstar's satirical universe, more than two decades after the eponymous episode.

I used photos gathered from Google Images to build my visual, and applied a Photoshop filter to achieve a Pulp / Comics aesthetic inspired by the works of Stephen Bliss, typical of Rockstar game covers.

First, a look at the posters of the main installments in the GTA franchise:

And here is my own work of anticipation:

Along with this variant, with boxes in the New Retro Wave style, in case the action would take place in the '80s:

The wait will be long, very long, but there is no doubt this future production will be worth it.

Thanks to the talented and passionate artists and developers of Rockstar Games, for raising video games to such heights and giving us these fantastic adventures.

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