Lex Fridman

Same was true for GTA 5 and GTA 4 and even before that.

And you and the team delivered every time.

How difficult was it to do creative work under such pressure where everyone expects this to be a success?

You mentioned that you haven't written for Grand Theft Auto 6.

What's it feel like, Grand Theft Auto 6 returning to Vice City?

This is over 20 years later, but the original GTA Vice City game was set in the 80s.

So maybe inspired by Scarface a little bit?

You know, I think Miami is one of the most unique cities in the world.

Especially if you're thinking about satirizing American culture.

It has this duality of a glossy surface and a dark underworld.

It has the influencers, it has the crypto bros, the yachts, bikinis, plastic surgery, sports cars, drugs, cartel cash, luxury, super rich people, and the desperately poor.

It's just the whole of it.

Would it be like the perfect city to explore the full cast of characters that are possible, that human nature can generate?

So, yeah, there's a melting pot aspect to New York also, right?

Do you know if that was ever consideration to go elsewhere to like a London?

So you've created, I don't know how many, over 10 Grand Theft Auto games.

I have to ask, is it a little bit bittersweet to not be part, to say goodbye to the Grand Theft Auto world and having to watch Grand Theft Auto 6 released?

Or is it more excitement?

What's the feeling?

When you're done with a game, does it always feel like a goodbye?