Elon Musk claims that he was unable to play Grand Theft Auto V because he was against shooting police officers in the game's introductory sequence

 Elon Musk claims that he was unable to play Grand Theft Auto V because he was against shooting police officers in the game's introductory sequence

Elon Musk claims that he was unable to play Grand Theft Auto V because he was against shooting police officers in the game's introductory sequence

In response to the GTA VI teaser, Elon Musk said that, while he had attempted to play GTA V, it required killing police officers in the first scene. He declared his intention to abstain from any virtual crimes.

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Elon Musk says he can't play Grand Theft Auto V on Twitter.

This is as a result of the gameplay's focus on criminality.

Musk is renowned for his passion for video games.

There's no denying Elon Musk's passion for video games. The software billionaire has often discussed his passion for gaming on social media, and most recently, he even broadcast some of his gaming sessions live on X. But Musk has never used the GTA video game from Rockstar Games. The software tycoon tweeted that he had attempted to play GTA V but was unable to due to the game's criminal elements. Furthermore, Musk has no desire to carry out any "virtual crime."

Elon Musk discussing Grand Theft Auto V

A person on Twitter (now known as X) said in the thread that he had never played a Grand Theft Auto game. In response, Musk said that he had attempted to play Grand Theft Auto V at one point, but he was unable to complete the game's opening scenario, which required him to kill several police officers.

To the tweet, Musk replied, "Tried, but didn't like doing crime." In the opening sequence of GTA5, police officers have to be shot. Simply wasn't able to."

To Musk's comments, a lot of people have responded. Certain individuals claim that GTA is "just a video game," while others describe Musk as "a really nice guy."

Musk's passion for video games

Musk made headlines in May of this year when he revealed his construction for the well-liked open-world fantasy game Elden Ring. One of the greatest games of 2022 was this FromSoftware Inc. creation, which became quite famous last year. Souls games may be quite difficult, as anybody who has played one can attest. For those who were wanting to begin playing Souls games, Elden Ring was also available. Still, a lot of gamers thought the game was quite good.

Musk enthusiastically shared his character creation on Twitter at level 111. Nonetheless, seasoned Souls gamers berated the development process and called it ineffective. Musk nonetheless has an obvious passion for video games.

Relatedly, Walter Isaacson's biography of Musk goes into great depth on his passion for video games. The book describes how Musk used Turbo C++ and Pascal to teach himself how to program. He developed the video game Blaster at the age of thirteen, in which players had to destroy an alien space cargo that was delivering status beam devices and lethal hydrogen bombs. Musk received US$500 for selling this video game to a magazine.

Following this, 13-year-old Musk sold the magazine two additional video games. One game included elements of Donkey Kong, the well-known arcade game that shot to fame in the 1990s, while the other was more akin to blackjack and roulette.

The book also disclosed that Musk once discovered a method to hack every game at a mall while on vacation, allowing him and his cousins to play the games without spending any money.