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Miami Becomes Vice City: Rockstar Invests Nearly a Million Dollars For A Huge Card

By GTA6 Hub editorial team
Miami Becomes Vice City: Rockstar Invests Nearly a Million Dollars For A Huge Card

Miami is turning into Vice City, at least as far as a Rockstar Games ad campaign. The inspiration for the city of GTA VI is not only the name, but the actual setting that is evolving in Vice City. The first visual element of this transformation is a huge sign saying "Welcome to Vice City", placed above the Kaseya Center, where Miami Heat plays. As the images published online show, fans witnessed the construction of the cartel in previous days until its completion. The installation was carried out by helicopter, making Rockstar Games welcome visible to anyone flying over the area. According to Doug Hanks from Miami Herald, Rockstar Games spent a little less than a million dollars on this operation, actually 975.000 dollars. At the moment there are no other marketing initiatives that the developer of GTA VI plans to implement within the city. The Kaseya Center is home to the Miami Heat, suggesting Rockstar could also use NBA games to promote GTA 6. The first official match is scheduled for October 21, and we will find out if there will be videoludic content in conjunction with the event. It is estimated that the sign will remain on the Kaseya Center throughout 2026, perhaps extending until the spring of 2027. Not only: GTA 6 could attract players from Rainbow Six Siege. The director assured that those who persist in the game will be treated as "king and queen". L’investimento di Rockstar in questo cartello pubblicitario è un chiaro indicatore della portata e dell'ambizione del lancio di GTA VI. Il fatto che l'azienda stia disperdendo cifre così elevate per una semplice installazione, e che il cartello sia posizionato in un luogo così visibile come il Kaseya Center, dove giocano i Miami Heat, suggerisce un tentativo massiccio di creare buzz e attirare l’attenzione su larga scala. La correlazione con l'NBA, sfruttando eventi sportivi chiave per promuovere il gioco, è una strategia ben consolidata nella saga GTA e sembra essere stata mantenuta. Il valore di 975.000 dollari investito, come riportato da Doug Hanks del Miami Herald, non è un dettaglio insignificante; sottolinea l'impegno finanziario dietro a questa operazione di marketing. Sebbene non si conoscano ancora altre iniziative concrete, la scelta di Miami e del Kaseya Center come punto focale per questo primo cartello rappresenta una mossa audace e deliberata da parte di Rockstar Games per affermare Vice City come l'ambientazione centrale di GTA VI.

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