GTA 6: One-third of developers working on the game are Indian; data sparks racist reactions, fans fire back with facts

GTA 6, a.k.a. Grand Theft Auto VI's second trailer, is out now! After a long wait of over one year, teasing with the first trailer, Rockstar Games finally released the second trailer in May 2025. Despite this, fans have been eagerly waiting for the game to release. Amid this, a new rumour has surfaced, and it has an India connection!

According to recent data shared on an X (formerly called Twitter) account called @GTAVI_Countdown, it is suggested that around one-third of software developers working on GTA 6 are Indians. The post shared on Thursday, June 5, has already garnered 1.9 million views so far.

The post-GTA 6 is the first game in the franchise to be primarily developed by all Rockstar Games studios collectively, rather than just Rockstar North, involving an estimated 6,000 developers across 10 studios around the globe.

GTA 6 is the first title in the series to be primarily developed by all Rockstar Games studios not just Rockstar North, with an estimated 6,000 developers across 10 studios worldwide.

It＊s gonna be worth the wait. pic.twitter.com/DlqGR4uaau

〞 GTA 6 Countdown ? (@GTAVI_Countdown) June 4, 2025

Nearly 6,000 software developers are from India

As per the data, about one-third, or 1,615, out of nearly 6,000 software developers working on Grand Theft Auto VI are reportedly Indians.

While over 2,600 developers are based in British video game developing offices in the UK, 1,400 developers are based in its US offices. According to Inshorts, Rockstar India is solely responsible for developing the Vice Beach area of the GTA 6 map.

Credit: X |@GTAVI_Countdown

Fans across the world react to the update on GTA 6

As soon as the post surfaced on X, it quickly grabbed the attention of fans, and one said, "If you add those from Toronto and London, it brings it to 2004 Indian developers."

"The India location has the highest quantity of devs," another wrote.

While some also made racist comments such as "With that many Indians, this will be a shitshow." This sparked debate among the fans, and one replying to the same wrote, "Rockstar India, before GTA6, developed the animal ecosystem and food chain for RDR2 game(in 4 years), arguably the most complex yet greatest realistic features ever in gaming history. Racists seething won＊t change the fact, they＊re genius devs and the industry needs them."

Rockstar India before GTA6, developed the animal ecosystem and food chain for RDR2 game(in 4 years), arguably the most complex yet greatest realistic features ever in gaming history. Racists seething won＊t change the fact, they＊re genius devs and the industry needs them.

〞 Axiom_Bot (@hardik_madhak) June 6, 2025

"More Indian devs means more fun ?"

"Why people are confused with rockstar India. They had already worked with GTA 5 back in 2013," one added.

Why people are confused with rockstar india
They had already worked with GTA 5 back in 2013

〞 CS Abhishek (@csabhishek951) June 5, 2025

Indian developers already worked on GTA 5 in 2013

Back in 2013, Indian developers were involved in the creation of Grand Theft Auto VI and have contributed significantly to Rockstar Games as a whole.

For instance, Satish Bharadwaj is listed on LinkedIn India as a lead animator at Rockstar Games, working specifically in the gameplay division. His profile showcases expertise in motion capture, character animation, and other core game development areas, indicating his involvement in the production of GTA V.

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