GTA 6 is already getting caught up in the long-running debate over violent video games, with a viral Reddit post showing a politician criticizing the game before its release.

A video shared on the GTA 6 subreddit has started a fresh discussion about how politicians and critics may react to Rockstar’s upcoming game once it launches.

The Reddit post, titled “Politicians are already upset at GTA 6,” features a 42-second video and has received more than 1,300 upvotes and hundreds of comments.

The post appears to poke fun at the idea that GTA 6 could once again become part of the debate around violence in video games.

That reaction is not exactly surprising.

The Grand Theft Auto series has faced criticism over its violence, crime and mature content for decades.

GTA 6 is expected to continue that tradition, with Rockstar already showing plenty of shootings, police chases and other criminal activity in its trailers and gameplay footage.

The Reddit community quickly connected the video to the old debates surrounding games like GTA: Vice City, GTA: San Andreas and GTA 5.

One highly upvoted comment joked that fans can expect the discussion about video game violence to return after GTA 6 launches, saying it feels like the 2000s all over again.

Other users made similar jokes about the subject coming back after years of being less prominent in mainstream gaming discussions.

Some fans also compared the situation to older debates about whether violent games encourage real-world violence.

One commenter recalled an old interview in Portugal where a student was asked whether GTA encourages violence and responded by comparing it to whether cooking games create chefs.

Another part of the discussion focused on the difference between real-world violence and fictional violence in games.

Some Reddit users argued that GTA 6 is simply an entertainment product and that players understand the difference between playing a criminal in a video game and real-life behavior.

Others joked that the controversy itself could end up giving GTA 6 even more attention.

Interestingly, one commenter said the political discussion could actually become free marketing for GTA 6, while others pointed out that this type of controversy has followed violent video games for decades.

Of course, the Reddit post does not show that politicians are officially preparing any major campaign against GTA 6.

The title is largely being used as a joke about the familiar criticism that often appears around major violent games.

Still, it raises an interesting question about what could happen once GTA 6 finally launches.

With the game expected to become one of the biggest entertainment releases of the year, almost every part of it will likely receive attention from gamers, the media and people outside the gaming community.

And if the past is anything to go by, GTA 6’s violence and mature content could become another talking point once players finally get their hands on the game.

For now, Rockstar has not announced any response to the discussion, and there is no confirmed new political campaign targeting GTA 6.

The current reaction is mostly coming from fans looking back at the long history of controversy surrounding the Grand Theft Auto series.