GTA Online is one of the most popular multiplayer games of recent years. This year, the work of Rockstar Games will celebrate its tenth anniversary; Despite the passage of time, the game does not complain of a lack of interest from fans, who keep returning to gangster multiplayer with a vengeance.
That’s right, multiplayer. The source of GTA Online’s success was undoubtedly the desire to experience the world of Grand Theft Auto in the company of other players. This may make it all the more surprising that, according to the developers, Rockstar is now betting on single-player experience and GTA online.
In a recently published interview with Rockstar North Head of Design Scott Butchard (via GamesRadar), he admitted that new content coming to GTA Online are mainly oriented towards solo play:
“Looking back, at first we were using GTA Online primarily as a multiplayer experience, whether co-op or competitive, we felt we needed players to participate and have fun playing together in a shared space.”
Over time, we’ve realized that much of the experience works better when we provide more potential for individual enjoyment of the game, and that the core experience can be changed and enhanced by playing with others. .
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We really started moving forward when we started designing heists to only be played with one or two players, and then we built the original experience with social spaces like nightclubs or the casino, spaces that could serve as connective tissue for our players. jump in. . from experience to experience, whether crewed or solo.”
Of course, that doesn’t mean Rockstar has dismissed the multiplayer aspects. However, it seems that at a time when players are bored with constant fights with lobbies full of people who just want to wreak havoc on the map, single player mission style experiences could be a nice break from the chaos. multiplayer.