Emma Rosemurgey
Rockstar Games could soon be set to share Project ROME with GTA fans, an insider has claimed.
Project ROME, short for Rockstar Online Modding Engine, will reportedly transform GTA 6 into its own 'metaverse' by allowing players to modify the game's environment to create their own experiences, completely revolutionising the future of gaming.
Fans could soon finally discover what the metaverse will look like comes from a GTA 6 countdown account on X, which has previously been right on the money with predictions.
"Rockstar Games is reportedly preparing to reveal Project ROME (Rockstar Online Modding Engine) soon," @GTAVI_Countdown wrote.
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"It aims to make GTA 6 the next big metaverse and transform it into a platform not just a game, allowing players to create their own custom experiences."
Rockstar hasn't actually confirmed any rumours about whether Project ROME is even a real thing, however, just last month fans eagle-eyed fans spotted appeared to be proof the developer has a community platform in the works.
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Theories first started swirling in 2023 when Rockstar bought Cfx.re, the development team behind FiveM and RedM, the multiplayer modding platforms for GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.
This acquisition officially opened the doors to modded gaming as part of the wider community of players and last month fans discovered it was more of a real possibility than ever before.
Taking to X in August, gaming insider @trevortrailor shared a screenshot of a job advert in which Rockstar was calling for a Senior Product Manager for its creator platform.
He wrote: "GTA 6 multiplayer role-play mode confirmed!!! Rockstar Games is looking for a senior manager to oversee the evolution of FiveM and RedM."
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In the ad, it said the developer was looking for someone who could 'drive key product initiatives across our creator platform, which includes FiveM and RedM, and related products.'
While it is all speculation at this moment in time, it's widely believed ROME will allow players to build on the game, creating their own scripts and game modes, while content creators could even monetise their gaming, as been on Roblox.
It would also open the door for Rockstar to update the game regularly, such as adding seasonal content and updating maps, essentially meaning the game would never age.
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Pete Basgen, global gaming and esports lead for WPP agency Wavemaker, previously said he believes Rockstar acquired FiveM to lead the way for the GTA metaverse.
"It is my firm belief that is the reason that they purchased FiveM is exactly that — to spin up a metaversal universe of custom-built experiences, and potentially UGC [user generated content] items, with an attached UGC creator economy,” he said.
“It will essentially occupy that adult-enumerated space at the top of the ecosystem; there’s a very natural place there for people that graduate from Roblox and Minecraft."