Actually, this is the aftershock of GTA 1 being released in 1997. They're finally ripe!

I recall GTA having way less cops than in real life too, which definitely is what is happening in a lot of cities.

On the plus side, perhaps I can mount flamethrowers on my subaru and live out my 90s childhood fantasies if big US cities keep on going down this path.

> I recall GTA having way less cops than in real life too, which definitely is what is happening in a lot of cities.

Are you sure about that? I saw a lot of patrolling police in the game, which would be highly unusual for all cities I lived in. Additionally, getting a wanted star makes police appear nearly immediately - while in real live I've seen times from a few minutes (urgent situations) to an hour and beyond (for minor traffic accidents). So I'd argue the police is far more present in GTA.

I think there is also a strong correlation between the integer value of the year and the prevalence of carjacking in Chicago.

It's understandable, I got GTA Online from Epic for free a few months ago and already I've stolen 134% more cars

Well it has had a resurgence too. When I open Twitch randomly it seems like 80% of the streams are GTA V for some reason. It wasn't like that a few months ago.

Role-play GTA is what you're seeing. The gaming industry is that stale these days.

That was such a fun game. Is it worth getting on PS5?

Those kids have grown up.

Which explains the massive table-tennis boom once all the kids raised on Pong grew up.

Maybe they played Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis. Truly a perfect storm.