GTA is not a typical launch title, I doubt we will see it in the first half year after the console is released.
I guess it's just the usual size rumor exaggeration before every GTA game, but if the map size of 6X San Andreas is right, am I the only one who thinks this could just be a bit too much?
There were about 100 missions in SA, and I felt there was well enough space to do another 50+ missions there, especially in the upper part of the map. A big part of the fun for me is that you get to know certain streets and places after a while, a feeling that I already had a little less in SA.
So more than having a huge map that is (probably) slightly repetitive, I'd rather see more detail put in on a smaller map (max. two times SA). More houses and skyscrapers with flats on the roof and to go in, damage on buildings to a certain degree, advanced car damage, more street life variety, city events, dynamic radio etc.
