According to Rockstar, however, there’s apparently no need to.
During a recent interview with IGN, Phil Hooker, Rockstar North’s associate technical director and combat designer, stated that the game was an incredible ambitious undertaking for Rockstar Games. Despite being on current hardware, though, Grand Theft Auto 5 still “feels ’next generation’,” according to the developer.
Based on the trailers and details we’ve gathered from Grand Theft Auto 5 thus far, Hooker can’t be too far off on his claims that the title feels next-gen. Everything from the submarines and planes to the immense Los Santos map that makes up the game are evidence that Rockstar has worked tirelessly in an effort to make this the biggest/best iteration of the series to-date, and that’s without even touching on the insanity that’s sure to be Grand Theft Auto Online.
“In the end we surpassed our own expectations and during development I think everyone working on the game has been astounded by improvements to the graphics, or new mechanics, or AI, or mission scope along the way. Hopefully the gamers will see all of these improvements at once in one go, compared to GTA IV this definitely feels ’next generation’ to us.”
Whether or not the game can deliver a next generation performance on current consoles remains to be seen, but fans and newcomers alike won’t be waiting much longer to find out.
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Grand Theft Auto 5 releases on PS3 and Xbox 360 this September 17th.
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Source: IGN (via MCV)
