Dave Jones and Brian Baglow have not received an early play session, according to a BBC interview exploring the original game’s Scottish roots.
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Helping create the original Grand Theft Auto has not secured an advance play session for Dave Jones and Brian Baglow. In an interview with the BBC, the pair say they are still waiting to discover GTA 6, with Baglow explaining that he has placed a preorder. The conversation connects the anticipation around Rockstar's next release with the much smaller Dundee team behind the 1997 original.
Not according to this interview. The BBC asks the question directly, and Baglow responds negatively. That establishes the position of these two interviewees. It does not establish an access policy for every former developer, determine when reviews will appear, or reveal who else might have been invited to play.
The distinction keeps a charming detail from becoming a larger unsupported claim. Jones and Baglow have first-hand knowledge of the original game's development, but they are not offering a hands-on assessment of GTA 6. Nothing in the available interview amounts to a technical verdict, a mission reveal or an evaluation of the new game's performance. Their perspective is historical and personal.
The BBC traces the project back to DMA Design and an early concept called Race'n'Chase. Jones describes the importance of letting players leave a vehicle and move between cars. Combining driving with movement on foot created possibilities beyond a conventional racing game. Released in 1997, the original presented that freedom through a two-dimensional, top-down view.
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Baglow focuses on another part of the design: the sense that the fictional world belonged together. Business names, radio stations, lyrics and DJs all contributed to that coherence. The BBC also includes Guardian games editor Keza MacDonald's view of the series' Scottish satirical perspective on America. Those observations explain a creative inheritance. They do not confirm a particular GTA 6 mechanic or establish how the next game will develop it.
Days before release, the interview provides a useful frame beyond download sizes and preorder estimates. Grand Theft Auto's identity also rests on the everyday details that make an invented place convincing, including its businesses and radio voices. Our radio section follows that side of the series, while the GTA 6 release page gathers practical information. Jones and Baglow's account is a reminder that the people who helped establish the formula are still approaching this new chapter as an unknown experience. Their anticipation is documented; a preview verdict from them is not.
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By Solange Rocheval · GTAVIFRANCE newsroom
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