GTA 6 Originally Codename Project Americas Spanning N/S America

Per @eurogamer and Bloomberg's Jason Schreier deep-dive interview with Rockstar: GTA 6 began as 'Project Americas' aiming for large swaths of North and South America before scaling to Vice City/Leonida; covers crunch improvements, delays, leaks' emotional toll, staff nearly doubling to 4,711, and next games building faster on new foundations.