Grand Theft Auto VI is inching ever nearer to its extremely anticipated launch subsequent month, and the sport has now picked up age rankings in quite a few areas, together with North America and the UK the place it unsurprisingly bagged Mature and PEGI 18 certificates, respectively. Nonetheless, the Australian and New Zealand rankings point out one thing others don’t — ‘intercourse scenes.’
Whereas the opposite rankings point out the issues yo would usually count on from a Grand Theft Auto sport, together with “blood and gore, intense violence, mature humour, nudity, robust language, robust sexual content material, use of medication and alcohol,” each Australia and New Zealand mentions “Intercourse Scenes” as a part of the ‘Restricted 18+ ranking. By comparability, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy lists “Sexual Exercise Associated To Incentives and Rewards” in Australia, not New Zealand.
Sexual content material is not any stranger to the Grand Theft Auto sequence, with probably the most controversial inclusion being the Scorching Espresso minigame in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. For these unaware, this mini sport was not really playable within the official launched model of GTA San Andreas, however modders have been capable of finding and allow a hidden code, permitting CJ Johnson, the sport’s protagonist, to interact in sexual activity together with his girlfriend. Rockstar Video games and Take-Two Interactive have been met with appreciable authorized backlash after its discovery, and the ESRB subsequently elevated the sport’s ranking to Adults Solely following an investigation.
Whereas nothing is obvious but on how specific Grand Theft Auto VI’s sexual content material will probably be, the point out of ‘intercourse scenes’ isn’t too stunning contemplating the primary characters are a pair.
Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for launch on November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S.
[Source – GTA VI Ratings (Australia, New Zealand) via GamesRadar]
