Fravilys said the first pitch for the story was a “Detective story, worthy of a thriller, centered around three protagonists.” There was a lot of steam for this pitch, and it was “in development until the end of 2016.” Ultimately, Take-Two vetoed the project and cited it as “Too dark and did not meet their expectations.“

Story two switched to two protagonists—a policewoman and a “Drug smuggler’s underling, as crazy as Trevor from GTA V.”

This version was in development for 18 months! Unfortunately, this too was eventually canned by Take-Two, it’s claimed. A third prototype was born in a similar vein to the second story pitch, only: “The grieving policewoman was replaced by an African-American man, a former soldier, released from prison and falling into the criminal underworld.”


https://insider-gaming.com/gta-6-story-was-canceled-and-rebooted-three-times/