Rockstar Patents New AI Tech, Likely For GTA 6

This is the second week in a row that nosotros've seen a rumor for the all-but-guaranteed sequel to Grand Theft Automobile V. Post-obit rumors from last week alleging that GTA 6 would feature a female person lead, this is something more physical. In early 2022, Take-Two filed a patent for a Rockstar-developed organization for NPCs in an open globe. It was somewhen approved in October of last twelvemonth, merely was only found by an eagle-eyed Reddit user iv days ago.

The patent'southward chosen 'System And Method For Virtual Navigation In A Gaming Environment.' As the championship suggests, its goal is to build on by GTA games' NPC AI to create a realistic globe that isn't hampered past hardware and software limitations. The patent specifically mentions traffic patterns for characters driving whatever number of vehicles. Notably, the system mentions each NPC choosing or otherwise being assigned different characteristics for driving and traversal. Some characteristics include breaking time, dispatch and top speeds. The patent also specifically mentions that the system is designed for an online multiplayer game and would rely on cloud software to bypass hardware limitations.

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The patent itself contains no physical mention of GTA six or the Thousand Theft Car franchise. Still, over the past few months, multiple sources take alleged that GTA six is in evolution at Rockstar. That'southward certainly not out of the realm of possibility given their development patterns over the by 15 years.

While GTA 6 is probable in the pipeline, Rockstar yet hasn't revealed whatsoever details on their upcoming re-release of GTA Five on Xbox Series X|South and Playstation 5 since its initial announcement in June. Since Rockstar however hasn't gone into much detail nearly what exactly they program on calculation to their most successful game, it'due south entirely possible that this new arrangement could exist designed for a new area or part of GTA Five that Rockstar hasn't revealed all the same.

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