GTA Boss Believes Games With Live-Action-Like Visuals May Arrive Sooner Than You Think

Later this year, Grand Theft Auto 6 may set the bar for the next few years in gaming. The first trailer for the game revealed even more realistic visuals than previous GTA games, but it's just another step forward. According to Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of GTA's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, animation that is indistinguishable from live-action footage may be arriving sooner than anyone expects.During an interview with Bloomberg, Zelnick noted that games have not reached the 'technological asymptote" of movies and TV shows, but he believes the industry is heading towards a future where games can truly replicate the appearance of reality."Our game, NBA 2K, if you squint, looks like real basketball," said Zelnick. "But you still have to squint a little bit. It's still animation. It's terrific animation. But we don't really have interactive entertainment yet that really looks like live-action. Technology will get us there, but probably [in] a shorter period of time than maybe even I expect. That doesn't mean that every game is going to look like live-action. That wouldn't make any sense creatively, but that will be another tool in our toolkit that's generated by technology."Continue Reading at GameSpot

Mar 31, 2025 - 18:14
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GTA Boss Believes Games With Live-Action-Like Visuals May Arrive Sooner Than You Think

Later this year, Grand Theft Auto 6 may set the bar for the next few years in gaming. The first trailer for the game revealed even more realistic visuals than previous GTA games, but it's just another step forward. According to Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of GTA's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, animation that is indistinguishable from live-action footage may be arriving sooner than anyone expects.

During an interview with Bloomberg, Zelnick noted that games have not reached the 'technological asymptote" of movies and TV shows, but he believes the industry is heading towards a future where games can truly replicate the appearance of reality.

"Our game, NBA 2K, if you squint, looks like real basketball," said Zelnick. "But you still have to squint a little bit. It's still animation. It's terrific animation. But we don't really have interactive entertainment yet that really looks like live-action. Technology will get us there, but probably [in] a shorter period of time than maybe even I expect. That doesn't mean that every game is going to look like live-action. That wouldn't make any sense creatively, but that will be another tool in our toolkit that's generated by technology."Continue Reading at GameSpot