A tune with a touch of Western street-style flavor began to play.
On the live Direct broadcast, a Black man wearing a white tank top and jeans appeared on screen.
One of the classic characters—Carl Johnson, better known as CJ—finally made his debut.
This was a ga Takayuki had been eager to reveal for a long ti.
Now, the team finally had the strength to fully realize all of the ga's features, and with high-definition visuals, it looked even better than what Takayuki rembered from his past life.
"Hmm? This looks like a modern ga." Players were quickly drawn in by the character's appearance.
In the video, CJ stood on a city street, and judging from the setting, it was clearly an Arican-style neighborhood.
This was actual in-ga footage.
...
"Hello everyone. Thank you so much for checking out our latest ga showcase. This ti, we've explored a brand-new IP series, which we're calling 'Grand Theft Auto,' or GTA for short. We hope you enjoy it."
Another new IP?
Ueto Hayakawa raised an eyebrow.
Takayuki really never stopped pushing boundaries.
Even with so many successful series under his belt, he still kept creating entirely new IPs.
Most companies would've long settled into coasting off their existing success.
But in this, Gastar Electronic Entertainnt had never disappointed.
And in the livestream comnts, the previous skepticism toward the console had started to fade. Players were quickly captivated by this entirely new ga world.
"This ga is called GTA: San Andreas. In this ga, we've recreated an Arican city in stunning detail."
"It features the largest map we've ever built. But unlike traditional RPGs with their empty open worlds, this one is truly interactive."
"The protagonist is Carl Johnson—CJ for short. He's from a local gang family in the streets of Arica. After many years away, he's finally returned ho—and that's where his story begins... Or maybe it's better to call it his life."
In the video, CJ began running through the streets.
At this point, few viewers were still chatting—they were glued to the screen, entranced by this fresh, living world.
For many Arican viewers, it felt eerily real, like stepping into their own neighborhoods.
"The world is yours—you can do anything you want."
"For example... driving a car?"
Onscreen, CJ approached a parked car.
"Of course, not every car on the street belongs to our protagonist. So... what would you do?"
"In real life, we'd never do this. But in a ga? Why not try it?"
CJ glanced around, then smashed the car window with his elbow and swiftly climbed into the driver's seat.
"Wait... is that car theft?"
"This is... kind of amazing!"
So viewers' eyes lit up.
In everyday life, of course, they followed the rules.
But even law-abiding citizens sotis fantasize about breaking them. That's why harmless cri films are so popular.
But those were just stories—you never got to play the outlaw.
This ga was different.
Here, you made the choices.
CJ hotwired the car and sped off through the streets.
"As you can see, this is a realistic world. There are roads, traffic lights... of course, you can run those red lights in the ga—but please don't do that in real life!"
CJ's car blew past an intersection.
Viewers' jaws dropped.
The graphics weren't mind-blowing—but the imrsion was like nothing before.
This wasn't so fantasy world of dragons or Mushroom Kingdoms.
It wasn't even a sports sim.
This was real.
"In this world, you can break the rules. But you can also be a law-abiding citizen. You can make an honest living."
"You can be a taxi driver."
The video cut to CJ picking up a hotel guest in a cab, driving them to a marked destination.
"You can work in a restaurant."
CJ wore a chef's uniform, following simple QTE prompts to cook or wash dishes—earning in-ga money in return.
"You can enjoy life—play soccer..."
CJ played on a local street field with a group of NPCs.
"...or basketball."
He shot hoops in another scene.
"Fishing, racing, swimming, hunting."
The video rapidly switched between each activity.
With each new gaplay reveal, viewers' astonishnt only deepened.
"This... this is just real life, isn't it? Who'd want to live like this inside a ga?" soone at Micfo said mockingly while watching the Direct.
Myron Case didn't comnt, but privately he shared the sentint.
A ga that basically mimicked everyday life? The only real appeal seed to be the chance to break the rules in a safe space.
Honestly, he didn't find that exciting.
If anything, he still preferred Tetris—the only Gastar title he truly admired.
"And in this ga... you can even play other gas, like Tetris."
The video cut to CJ walking into an arcade.
Inside, a classic Tetris cabinet stood front and center.
CJ inserted a coin and started playing.
All the mini-gas available in the arcade were early classics from Gastar's history.
Myron Case: ...
You can do that too?!
Playing gas... inside a ga?
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