GTA 6 age rating reveal includes gruesome gameplay details
Grand Theft Auto 6 has received an 18+ rating from PEGI, with documentation revealing graphic gameplay elements including dismemberment and realistic violence. The rating also highlights mature themes such as prominent drug use, nudity, and sexual content.
Why it matters
As one of the most anticipated entertainment products in history, the game's content rating confirms the developer's commitment to a mature, gritty tone that pushes industry boundaries.
With GTA 6 receiving the 18 rating we all knew it would, a series of very gruesome gameplay descriptions have come to light.
On Friday, Europe's PEGI rating board officially published its 18 rating for the game, just days after it received an 'M for Mature' ESRB rating.
But while nobody batted an eyelid at the expected age rating, interests were piqued by some of the details that surfaced along with them.
While the PEGI rating has since been pulled from the website, it noted that GTA 6 features violence that is "bloody with a high degree of realism," before adding that certain weapons are capable of causing "decapitation and dismemberment".
Players can also harm animals in the game, including pets, although PEGI notes that "this does not produce the same injury detail that can be generated towards human characters".
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