As reported by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, who shared a YouTube video about his visit to Rockstar North, co-studio head and head of development Rob Nelson said that the team wanted the game's weapon loadout system to be more like Red Dead Redemption 2 than GTA 5 . "They wanted GTA 6 's weapon system to be more like Red Dead , where you couldn't just carry an unlimited number of guns," Schreier said, which was "a little more realistic.".
What happened
As reported by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, who shared a YouTube video about his visit to Rockstar North, co-studio head and head of development Rob Nelson said that the team wanted the game's weapon loadout system to be more like Red Dead Redemption 2 than GTA 5 .
Where the sources line up
"They wanted GTA 6 's weapon system to be more like Red Dead , where you couldn't just carry an unlimited number of guns," Schreier said, which was "a little more realistic.
Practical impact for readers
In Red Dead Redemption 2 , loadouts are tied to your horse, and players can only carry a certain number of weapons on their person at a time, whether a pistol or a shotgun, while the rest is stored on your saddle.
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Watch On The team wanted to recreate a similar system for GTA 6 by having storage tied to the player's car and a limited loadout of weapons that players can carry at any given time, but wanted to reimagine the weapon wheel.
What is still unclear
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