Several international media outlets have recently reported on visits to Rockstar North in Scotland. According to one source, GTA 6 will not feature microtransactions at launch, and generative AI was not used during its development.
On the Kinda Funny Gamecast podcast, Andy Cortez and Greg Miller stated that they asked Rob Nelson, head of Rockstar North, about the possibility of introducing microtransactions in GTA 6 and the use of generative AI in game development. His answers to both questions were a clear "no."
The New York Times also reported on the non-use of generative AI in an article about GTA 6 published earlier today. "According to Rockstar representatives, GTA 6 features over 600,000 animations, compared to 55,000 in Grand Theft Auto V and 300,000 in Red Dead Redemption 2," the article stated, confirming that Rockstar "emphasized the handcrafted work completed during the new game's production."