Project Americas

The development of GTA VI was delayed partly due to a scrapped version called "Project Americas." This initiative aimed to include elements from the United States and South America but was shelved when the development of Red Dead Redemption 2 took precedence.

According to Rob Nelson, one of the heads at Rockstar, the scale of the Red Dead Redemption 2 project forced a delay on GTA VI. This allowed for ensuring that elements developed for GTA VI would prove useful once the project was revived.

Plans for GTA VI began after the release of GTA V, but Rockstar's various studios had to focus on one title at a time, leading to a delay in GTA VI's launch.