So far, we don't know what the next installment of Cyberpunk 2077, which has been confirmed to be in development, and GTA 6, which Rockstar has been working on for a long time but has nothing new to say about it, might look like. But beyond the information we have about both titles, the difference between them should be small when they release sometime in the future.

Cyberpunk 2077 was established as an open-world game that takes place in a large, spacious city full of residents, missions, and NPCs, and that's what the GTA series was built on in the past, and from that point of view, we can say that the two games can compete fiercely at some point in the future.

There are 3 elements in which the following Cyberpunk 2077 game can compete with GTA 6 if the developer wants, and they are as follows:

Car chases and combat system

The GTA series is one of the first games to master this, and there's absolutely no doubt about it. We don't expect GTA 6 to stray from this principle on which the series was founded, and we may see new innovations that could make vehicle chases in the new game more exciting and epic. But what about the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077?

When Cyberpunk 2077 was first revealed, many began to see it as a competitor to the GTA series, especially because it featured an open-world element in a sprawling city and numerous different streets, both within and outside the city, along with various vehicles that the game's hero V can drive and switch between. All of these elements could make the game a true competitor to GTA.

Furthermore, the melee and ranged combat system, vehicle shooting, and so on—all of this was established in the game, but we didn't see it work as expected in the final version. However, it's arguably a good foundation for a second installment, where we could see significant improvements to the combat system and car chases. And the game is very well prepared for this.

Police and Enemy System

At the beginning of Cyberpunk 2077's reveal, the game's police system was overhauled, which led us to firmly believe the game would be a true competitor to the GTA 5 series at the time. However, with the game's release and the significant shortcomings it suffered, both in content and performance, we backtracked on this issue, as the system was too primitive and imperfect.

However, Cyberpunk 2077 can expand this point in its next part to be a real competitor to the GTA 6 game by focusing the developer on two main points, namely the police and the “wanted” or “wanted” system that can make the game compete strongly.

The police in Cyberpunk 2077 is a weak element where you see the police suddenly appear from nearby points while they do not start a chase if you try to escape from the place, and this is what should be focused on in the next game as it simulates an integrated police system that starts with the reporting system and then the arrival of the police at the place and then the chases can begin in the city streets.

Furthermore, this will mainly depend on the “wanted” or “wanted” system, which will reflect your popularity in the city and how the police will deal with you if you are seen somewhere.

Of course, all of this requires developers to implement a good AI system that makes the response and chase exciting every time.

There's also another aspect of Cyberpunk 2077 that could be explored further and perhaps make it more exciting than GTA 6: gangs, which can play a key role in the pursuit and pursuit of the game's hero on the city streets or vice versa. With the mafia and gang laws, these types of chases can be more exciting and chaotic, unlike police chases.

Online multiplayer game

Of course, the most popular phase that helped spread the GTA series and its popularity was the online phase, which Rockstar treated as a standalone game. For example, we currently have GTA Online, which has millions of players every day.

Cyberpunk 2077 is perfectly set up to have a unique online mode. Imagine roaming the streets of Night City with your friends, doing whatever you want and collecting as much money as you want.

It's a perfect world for something like this, though we'd still like a basic single-player storyline, much like GTA 5. Supposedly this was the plan at some point for a cyberpunk game with online multiplayer, but indications now are that CDPR's Futurism projects will feature multiplayer, and it's widely implied that the next Cyberpunk installment will be one of those projects.

Their next project definitely won't need to generate a trillion dollars in revenue like GTA Online to be successful, fun, and a good addition to the game, and if handled correctly, we can see it being a huge way to open up the game and the world.

The next Cyberpunk game could compete strongly with the next installment in the GTA series if it also features a deep story in addition to all of the above. Imagine the game has a story spanning around 70 hours or more in Night City.

CD Project Red is known for its storytelling and presentation, especially in side quests that have inspired many other games and developers, most recently Sony's exclusive God of War Ragnarok.

Do our followers think the next installment in the Cyberpunk 2077 series can compete with GTA 6 if the above is implemented?