Musk stated in a post on X that he "tried, but didn't like doing crime."
The first trailer for "Grand Theft Auto VI" has finally surfaced, and it has the internet in flames. However, Elon Musk is not likely to purchase a copy of the game when it launches in 2025.
With 190 million copies sold globally since 2015, the owner of X and CEO of Tesla claimed he was unable to complete the game because he "didn't like doing crime." Grand Theft Auto 5 is a global hit game.
"GTA5 required shooting police officers in the opening scene. Just couldn't do it," he further said.
He frequently tweets about his gaming adventures on X. As part of his goal to make X become an "everything app" that can compete with platforms like Twitch and YouTube, Mr. Musk, 52, has expressed his ambition to allow gamers to stream on the platform.
Trailer Released Following GTA 6 leaks
Following its social media leak, the GTA 6 teaser was unveiled on Monday, one day ahead of schedule.
It's the most recent game in Rockstar's enormously popular Grand Theft Auto (GTA) series, which is renowned for its intense violence and organized crime-focused storylines. The eagerly awaited game, Vice City, is a fictitious depiction of Miami that is scheduled for release in 2025.
According to a trailer released by Rockstar Games on Monday, "Grand Theft Auto V" will no longer be the most recent game that Rockstar has released for the brand in 2025 when the sixth edition makes its debut.
Rockstar Games released an early version of the official trailer in response to its leak. It's the first time playing "Grand Theft Auto VI."
The video game label had said early in the month that a trailer would be released.
The Debut-Mania on TakeTwoInteractive
Amid the debut of the new trailer, the stock price of Take-Two Interactive has posted a decline of 1.5% from where it opened Tuesday.
Fans Too didn’t Hold Back In Replying
The Benny Show's executive producer, Alex Lorusso, also added his voice, humorously questioning Musk about whether or not he obeyed all traffic laws whilst playing.
While another user said, “This is like saying I follow the law and stop at red lights in GTA 5."
Numerous other people made the observation that the NPCs are merely pixels in a video game, not actual humans.
Another user pointed out that The irony of abandoning Grand Theft Auto due to its criminal content—the game's name alludes to the legal phrase for carjacking.
In one meme, Musk is shown as someone who would obey all laws and abstain from using guns in a Grand Theft Auto game. This user likened Musk to rapper Drake.
Some even questioned if the businessman was trolling or acting seriously.
Some Musk fans defended his tweet saying it was just a trolling tweet, not to be taken seriously.
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Musk Is Definitely A Gaming Enthusiast
Video games are Mr. Musk's only source of relaxation, according to his ex-partner Grimes, who told the author, "but he takes those so seriously that it gets very intense."
According to Mr. Isaacson, the CEO of SpaceX has developed an obsession with Polytopia, a "strategy game about building a civilization and going into battle," in recent years.
His brother Kimbal informed the biographer that after playing Polytopia, he and Mr. Musk came up with a list of important life lessons, one of which was that "empathy is not an asset."
When played through to the end, Elden Ring is, in the words of Mr. Musk (2022), "the most beautiful art I have ever seen." In addition, he affirmed that he had previously asked his ex-girlfriend Amber Heard to dress up as a character from the video game Overwatch.
Concluding Remarks
Elon Musk is known for his unexpected tweets and comments. As Rockstar launched the trailer of GTA 6, Musk seemed to take an interest in the gaming industry as well. While some people are taken by surprise by Elon’s Tweet others understand the humour played by Musk. The interest of Elon Musk can be interpreted by his ambition of Making X an overall platform even compatible for gamers.
