All going to plan, GTA 6 will finally be with us this year. Set for a fall 2025 launch, the next chapter of the enduring Grand Theft Auto series has been several years in the offing, with a series of high-profile leaks, batshit internet rumours, and one single GTA 6 trailer punctuating the journey.

An ex-Rockstar developer has revealed the origin of Grand Theft Auto's cinematic camera, which first appeared in GTA 3.

According to a former Rockstar Games developer, the cinematic camera angle that has become ingrained into Grand Theft Auto was inspired by a “boring” train ride in the game. First appearing in GTA 3,

Former Rockstar Games technical director Obbe Vermeij is no stranger to revealing tidbits of information about the development of some of the older GTA games, and he's now explained how GTA 3's cinematic camera first came to be – it turns out we can thank the train for being kind of "boring" at first.