GTA will always take place in the US, according to Dan Houser

The Grand Theft Auto franchise is one of the most popular in the world. And with good reason, because it immerses players in a multitude of stories and cities. On this subject, Dan Houser recently explained why the vast majority of these games are set in the United States.

Of course, some of you are thinking about Grand Theft Auto: London 1969, which is an exception in this franchise. But as for the other games, they all have a strong connection with the United States, as Dan Houser points out in Lex Fridman's latest podcast: 

"We made a little thing in London 26 years ago, GTA London, for the top-down game for the PS1. That was pretty cute and fun, as the first mission pack ever for PlayStation. I think for a full GTA game, we always decided there was so much Americana inherent in the IP, it would be really hard to make it work in London or anywhere else. You know, you needed guns, you needed these larger-than-life characters. It just felt like the game was so much about America, possibly from an outsider’s perspective. That was so much about what the thing was that it wouldn’t really have worked in the same way elsewhere."

And it goes without saying that GTA 6 will have a similar universe, taking place in the fictional city of Vice City. And if we take into account the two trailers that have been unveiled by Rockstar Games, there will be numerous references to American culture in this game.

Therefore, seeing a GTA in another country seems unlikely. It must be said that the choices made by Rockstar Games are forever linked to the United States.