Grand Theft Auto 5 is coming out later this year, so it’s probably too late to squeeze any of my demands into that game. But seeing as how this is A.) my blog, B.) America, and C.) that Grand Theft Auto 6 is an inevitability, I feel pretty confident that I can demand any fool thing I want. I wrote previously that GTA5 needs to make sure it improves the money system. They need to give us more things to buy than were available in GTA4. That’s a reasonable request. These 6 suggestions are rather unreasonable, and you’ll see why. But  I make these requests for one very specific and important reason.

Don't pretend that GTAs 7-10 aren't also a sure thing

The Grand Theft Auto series has become the greatest real world simulation ever.

This was especially evident in Grand Theft Auto 4, where Rockstar studios created a lush, realistic, video game version of New York City and populated it with both the fantastic and the mundane. I cannot be the only gamer who spent time just walking down the sidewalks of Liberty City, admiring the visuals, the physics and the ebb and flow of this virtual city. And I know I’m not the only gamer who then pulled out his rocket launcher, blew up a city bus and then led police on a high-speed car chase through the streets of virtual Manhattan.

Because Grand Theft Auto, of course, has mastered the sandbox game play. Where you can do anything you want in a large open world – but only in their limited world with the limited toys they have given you. I think Rockstar studios should broaden their horizons and have some fun with the worlds they have created.

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