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GTA 6 LIVE: In-game map updated but gamers worry it's 'boring'

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The GTA 6 community is trying to piece together what the in-game map looks like ahead of the game's release and its latest update has gamers worried it looks "boring".

GTA 6's release date was recently delayed by Rockstar Games to 19 November 2026 to "allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve". Fans continue to wait for a new trailer, screenshots or official artwork.

GTA 6 is the most highly anticipated video game in history and continues to surprise fans with new map details, leaks, rumours and speculation.

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In-game map updated but gamers worry it's 'boring'

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A community map aiming to piece together what the in-game GTA 6 map will look like upon release has been updated and there have been some pretty big changes.

The most noticeable of all is that the panhandle has been removed.

This was posted into the GTA 6 Subreddit by anli2132 and gamers have been commenting with their thoughts, with the majority being worried by the changes.

joeapril17th said: "Oh.. That's gore... That's gore of my comfort map..."

Valaxarian said: "I don't know man, it looked better with a panhandle. Now it looks kind of boring."

imnotslavic said: "My panhandle :("

LadyFamous2005 said: "Kind of wanted the panhandle. It was something different. Now just reminds me of GTA 5."

dodo-likes-you said: "Instantly less appealing."

To be clear, this is not the official map of GTA 6.

Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser reveals truth about AI in gaming

A screenshot of Dan Houser speaking on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch

Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser speaking on Sunday Brunch

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Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser has revealed the truth about the extent to which artificial intelligence (AI) is currently being using by companies developing games.

Speaking on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch, Houser said: "We [at Absurd Ventures] are making a game set in the same world [as A Better Paradise] but not exactly the same story. We started work on that 18 months ago and that will be a few years in development.

"We are dabbling in using AI but the truth is, a lot of it is not as useful as some of the companies would have you believe yet. It's not going to solve all of the problems."

Houser also spoke about how he sees the gaming industry going moving forward.

"As with all things, it can either go somewhere really interesting or somewhere that gets overly focused on making money," he said.

"There's always that danger with any commercial art form that they get distracted by money but there's still a big ceiling creatively to make these living narrative experiences. I think both will win."

Houser spoke on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch about new book A Better Paradise - Volume One: An Aftermath which is out now through Absurd Ventures.

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