Mario Kart World is set to launch in just a few weeks, and Grand Theft Auto 6 is delayed to 2026, but that’s not stopping former Rockstar animator Mike York from weighing in on the two. York, who worked on both GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2, recently took to YouTube to analyze GTA 6’s second trailer and didn’t hold back when sharing his thoughts. He praised the upcoming game’s staggering level of detail, especially its lighting, and speculated that visual fidelity like this may be part of why the game was pushed to May 2026. Using Mario Kart World as a benchmark, he argued that GTA 6 simply operates on a different level, saying: “you’ve got Mario Kart for $90 - you think Mario Kart competes with a game like this as far as how much stuff they’ve got to put into a game?”
Ex-Rockstar Dev Throws Shade at Mario Kart World
Mario Kart World is set to launch in just a few weeks, and Grand Theft Auto 6 is delayed to 2026, but that’s not stopping former Rockstar animator Mike York from weighing in on the two. York, who worked on both GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2, recently took to YouTube to analyze GTA 6’s second trailer and didn’t hold back when sharing his thoughts. He praised the upcoming game’s staggering level of detail, especially its lighting, and speculated that visual fidelity like this may be part of why the game was pushed to May 2026. Using Mario Kart World as a benchmark, he argued that GTA 6 simply operates on a different level, saying: “you’ve got Mario Kart for $90 - you think Mario Kart competes with a game like this as far as how much stuff they’ve got to put into a game?”
