Talk:State of New Austin

Is this really a page worth having?
I'm just asking since every reference linking New Austin to the GTA series come off more as Easter Eggs than actual connections proof of it existing in the GTA universe.


 * New Austin Capital is based out of New Austin? That's like saying Ford must be based out of Britain. I don't see it being any more than an easter egg like the other companies/organizations you can sell goods too.
 * Nazar Speaks references New Austin a lot, thus it must mean the two games exists in the same universe? It wouldn't surprise me Nazar Speaks, along with the other things that were released for GTA:O around the same time, like the navy and double action revolver, were just there as nods/references to RDR2 just to help promote it.
 * There's pictures of the German folks in Strickler's compound, thus they must be related? I dunno about that, I think it's supposed to be a cheeky nod to Carlos Lehder and the fact that there's a bunch of German immigrants in South America.

I think the most damning proof of New Austin not being in the GTA universe is the lack of any references to GTA locations in Red Dead. RDR1 not mentioning Liberty City, etc. I can understand but RDR2 having ample opportunity to do so via dialogue, cigarette cards, etc. and we still get real life places like NYC, San Francisco, etc.? I think a better compromise would be to make a page to mention all the references between RDR and GTA, as opposed to this and imply that NA exists in the GTA universe despite just straws being clutched, but that's just my take. - Universetwisters (talk) 14:36, 20 April 2021 (UTC)


 * To be honest, I wouldn't mind if the article gets deleted. It is only meant to be just another article for the "Locations from another Rockstar title mentioned by name in the GTA series" collection.
 * In my opinion, I don't think GTA Online's special cargo buyer's businesses are simply Easter Eggs (like Nazar Speaks) but in-universe businesses, because the list includes Brucie's Executive Lifestyle Autos, "Amir Group Investments", "East Carraway Holdings", and a few other names referring to GTA locations/characters. But then we have "New Austin Capital" - Yeah, it is very likely to be an Easter Egg to promote RDR2 since it first appeared in the game in 2016, same year of the first announcement trailer of RDR2. But it could also be a way to link the series like those Carcer City businesses in the 3D Universe games, but that's speculation. kamikatsu_ (Talk) 18:21, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

[Quoted] "and the fact that there's a bunch of German immigrants in South America."


 * Well there are alot of German-Colombians but Carlos Lehdar is the only personality who is famous imo, i can't see Rockstar making el rubio a character based on a random german guy from south america who is a 3 bit Smuggler. DeltaV20 (talk) 19:02, 20 April 2021 (UTC)


 * I mean in the broad sense, there's a bunch of Germans in Brazil and Argentina as well. Maybe they wanted to make Strickler ethnic-yet-not-too-ethnic? Who knows. But yeah, like Kamikatsu says, it's all just easter eggs at this point. A page is probably a stretch to list all these because I'm sure it can be misconstrued as implying NA exists in the GTAverse, but again that's just me - Universetwisters (talk) 21:09, 20 April 2021 (UTC)