Rockstar Games is about to impress everyone by launching the visual enhancement character in Grand Theft Auto 6. The already viral tweet that showed the graphics of GTA 5 and GTA 6 has the gamers in awe and the reactions give the perfect hint of their feelings. The side-by-side images give proof of the colossal technological shift over the last decade and a half since 2013 and the players’ curiosity about the theme has become uninterrupted.
Mythicalblue is the one who originally shared a tweet to show the massive difference between these two games. The first part shows the character models in GTA 5, which had been nothing short of a revolution at the time, still, they now look very simple compared to the characters in GTA 6, who seem to be made with excellent craftsmanship. The picture from GTA 6 shows the characters with stunningly realistic features, beautiful water effects, and great resolution of the environment that are so far superior to the older game that it can even be classified as coming from a different generation’s games.
And the reactions??? Total chaos in the replies. User @DMarley001 shared his amazement just by saying “Omg this is completely a new level of graphics. Wow, just amazing,” which quite accurately mirrors the opinion of most of the users. However, there are still those who look at it with a bit of skepticism, such as @MrPewpyButWhole, who say, “that’s the 360 graphics lmao” and try to pull down the whole issue. C’mon man, everybody knows the version they are showing, so don’t be that way.
The game of comparison turned really hot very soon when @barrett_k83556 proposed, “I am almost positive that GTA6 image is a cut scene, though!” which led to a long discussion about whether Rockstar really uses pre-rendered or real-time engine cutscenes. @MKCLANKA quoted “Rockstar cutscenes have been real time in engine” which is actually the case for their latest titles. So, that incredible detail? Probably what we will see during gameplay. Unbelievable.
Next comes @Onlysi91 who drops the truth bomb “Not even the final product yet either 🤯,” making us wonder how much better it could be. I mean, we are witnessing development footage and it already looks photorealistic in some cases. The textures of the towels, the drops of water, the details of human skin – everything looks advanced.
Conversely, some gamers felt nostalgic. @amomulheloca tweeted in Portuguese “I remember the time when I thought the peak of realism was GTA 5” which was translated and frankly? I am in the same boat. At some point, all of us thought that the releasing of GTA 5 was the most realistic thing. Now, however, it seems almost like a cartoon comparing to the next one.
In addition, time frame predictions began to appear. @AVGN82 affirmed, “It launches in 2026” whereas @CrypticM0 signaled an even longer wait for the PC players with “PC release will be in late 2027 or 2028.” Apparently, the torture is still on for the PC gamer. And @LosSantosZone made a joke about playing it on PlayStation 4 Pro which… good luck with that, buddy.
What is really interesting is that @So1o_SteppaJay related this to Red Dead Redemption 2 by saying “If you haven’t played rdr2 then you wouldn’t get the feeling of how gtavi might be.” And they are absolutely right – RDR2 was already a game with incredible meticulousness and the developers’ attention to detail pushing the limits, now GTA 6 is going to be that and more with the same engine? We are in for something extraordinary.
Skepticism the crew were ready with their arguments. @happyman7000 vented his anger “those shitbrained slaves that probably buy the latest sports game every year” prophesying the game will actually look like the trailer. In contrast, @ZabojczaZaba brought a dose of realism into the argument by saying that “V was good for its time; so, who cares? It’s no wonder the next entry will have better graphics” which is the most sensible view in the whole thread.
Then comes @cranky_ants asking the most important question: “Okay, and where does this end? Are we just going to make all new games look less like games and more like real life but laggy?” Which frankly… is a valid point. At what point will we reach the stage where the battle of graphics performance vs. gameplay is diminishing returns?
The issue even made the meme lords @cantstpbingsexy say “Shorty got AirPods on in the pool 😂” because apparently, even in hyper-realistic gaming worlds, people still get to make weird choices with their electronics.
All the above-mentioned discussions are a crystal clear indication of the fact that Rockstar Games is ruling the roost. The shift from GTA 5 to GTA 6 appears to be immense and the players are divided into two groups: those who focus solely on the negative aspect of it and those who get excited about the visuals.
There were profound technical discussions regarding the number of polygons and the methods of optimization from @DannyCookie23 who was talking about the possibility of “each fiber of that towel having its own polygons” and that this situation might end up being “pretty unoptimized.” Meanwhile, @prokarim808 was worried about “displacement textures or actual polycount” – wow, we have some real graphics engineers in these responses.
But at the end of the day, the hype is simply omnipresent! Whether you belong to the “this is the greatest graphical leap ever” or “wait until we see actual gameplay” team, almost everybody is talking about the visuals of GTA 6. The comparison not only reflects the progress made in the last decade but also if Rockstar maintains the quality projected in these early glimpses, we might be looking at the new standard for open-world graphics.
The whole scenario turns into a case study that confirms that Grand Theft Auto, despite all these years, still remains the most talked-about franchise. Just consider everything that has been going on due to a few comparative screenshots – graphics debates, release date predictions, and technical discussions about rendering techniques – it’s all happening. And to be honest? This is pretty amazing by itself. The ability of a mere side-by-side to spur this much of a discourse merely indicates how much people still care about the saga and what Rockstar does next.
