It seems that Rockstar removed several dialogs and items from next gen versions of GTA V which had previously been deemed transphobic by community members.
Among the most obvious changes, an action figure of “Captain Spacetoy Intersteller Transgender” has been removed from the game. In the PlayStation 4 version of the game, the phrase “interchangeable genitalsCan be seen at the bottom of the action figure.
Rockstar has also disabled the generation of several NPCs outside of certain game areas, such as the “Drag Queen“. While the models still exist in the game’s Director mode, as noted by prominent Rockstar Games community member Kirsty Cloud on Twitter, their lines of dialogue have been removed.
The models still exist in Director Mode at the moment, but their dialogue options have been removed (presumably this means protagonist dialogue lines to these NPCs about using hormones etc are therefore unused now too).
PC vs PS5. Thanks @SpiderVice for the PC screens. pic.twitter.com/rjkKkMfBtG
– Kirsty Cloud (@kirstycloud) April 8, 2022
In next generation GTAV, it appears Rockstar has disabled trans caricatures or “drag queens”. This could be a consequence of OutMakingGames’ appeal last year. Hope this provides comfort to anyone who believed these NPCs represented harmful stereotypes.
The models still exist in Director mode at the moment, but their dialogue options have been removed (presumably this means that the protagonists’ dialogue lines with these NPCs on hormone use have also not been used).
Last year, Out Making Games published an open letter to Rockstar Games asking the development team for reconsider the transphobic elements from Grand Theft Auto V which have been around since the game’s initial release in 2013. Rockstar has yet to comment on the changes made to the next gen version of GTA V.
By staying in the world of GTAA major insider has provided some new speculations on the release date of the new chapter of the saga, namely the expected GTA 6. Although this news in itself has greatly stirred up fans of the series, Rockstar has not provided other details relating to the project, in particular with regard to the launch window.
The reporter from Bloomberg Jason Schreier via social media shared his thoughts on the news revealing that the title’s launch window could be set for theautumn 2023 to then be postponed to 2024.
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