A GTA modder has spoken out after a video showcasing their recreation ofGrand Theft Auto 6inGrand Theft Auto 5was removed from YouTube.At this point, it’s no secret that players will do just about anything to get their hands onGTA 6. Release date theories abound, andnew trailer rumorscirculate once every two weeks. Rockstar itself has even admitted that it stokes the flames of speculation, allowing rampant fan theorization to drive a natural hype cycle that reaches a fever pitch whenever it breathes a word aboutGTA 6.
So one modder, who goes byDark Spaceon YouTube, decided to take matters into their own hands:they createda custom map of a modern Vice Cityas they believe it’ll look inGTA 6, entirely withinGTA 5. The video, entitled “I Finally Made A Playable GTA 6 Map In FiveM and Single Player,” featured a tour of the modded map, showing off some Vice City landmarks. But in another video, posted on March 23, Dark Space revealed that Take-Two Interactive had issued a removal request, and that the video had been removed from the platform.
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Why Dark Space Thinks The Map Was Taken Down
In the seven-minute video describing the video’s removal,Dark Space admitted that they saw the takedown request coming. They had a feeling Take-Two would take issue with their imitating details from allegedGTA 6leaks to create a version of unreleased content. Even if the modded map didn’t feature any leaked content, they admitted that they knew they were playing with fire.
After the video was taken down, Dark Space also scrubbed download links from the platform to prevent additional copyright strikes, even though Take-Two did not request their removal.
Still, Dark Space insists they did nothing wrong. Speaking of Take-Two, they said, “In their corpo heads, it leads to a loss in sales, but in reality,my map does not negatively affect their sales. It was building hype around the game and giving players something to enjoy while we waited for the next trailer.” They also expressed a belief thatGTA’s developer and publisher have been far too harsh with its modding crackdowns in the past, having previously removed a variety of mods forGrand Theft Auto’sThe Trilogy - The Definitive Editionbundle
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A GTA 6 Map Project Comes As No Surprise
It was really only a matter of time before someone attempted to recreate what little we know ofGTA 6inGTA 5.Fan-made projects to map its version of Vice City are already underway(in fact, one of them was the direct inspiration for Dark Space’s map). And efforts like the Liberty City Preservation Project have attempted to do the same thing in reverse, bringingGTA 4’s map intoGTA 5- even if it was also subject to a takedown request, this time from Rockstar.
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With a hugely-anticipated indie game possibly getting a 2025 release, GTA 6 might have received some serious competition for the GOTY title.
And with the way fans have been anticipatingGTA 6, flying off the handle at any semblance of news, it’s no surprise that someone tried to make a playable version a bit early. What is surprising is how quickly Take-Two struck with its removal request. It seems like exactlythe kind of organic excitement Rockstar wants to encourage. And frankly, short ofits rumored $100 price point,I can’t imagine anything would meaningfully cut intoGTA 6’s sales. No one would choose an empty, incomplete, fan-made Vice City over a brand-new handcrafted Rockstar game.
Whatever the case, though, it appears work on this “GTA 6inGTA 5mod” has stopped, and is unlikely to resume anytime soon. Players will have to wait until the realGrand Theft Auto 6comes out to explore its version of Vice City, but without a release date and with theever-present threat of a delay, we have no idea how long that’ll be.
