Is Tommy Vercetti canon in GTA 6 now?EN

especially since they brought Phil Cassidy back

is Phil Cassidy actually confirmed back as canon, or do people just assume every redneck named Phil in a game is him.

again i think hes gonna be referenced as a "legend" of old vice city, someone the world still remembers, and thats where it stops.

where did Phil is back even get confirmed

i think they just rebooted the character to exist in the HD universe. same person on paper, brand new continuity.

is Phil actually confirmed back as canon

i dont think its literally "hes back", its probably just a HD universe Phil Cassidy, a new take on the name.

referenced as a legend of old vice city

id love something like a photo of him, a mention in a newspaper or on a website like they did with Niko in V. small stuff like that would honestly make my day.

a new HD take on the Phil name

thats basically what people were saying 15 years ago about the black guy in the tank top being CJ. turned out to be nobody. same energy here.

IN THIS HOUSE TOMMY VERCETTI IS A HERO! END OF STORY!

"You thought a Vice City reference got confirmed, didnt you. Well it didnt. GTAF members want Ray Liotta to rise from the grave and voice Tommy Vercetti again. Thats what this whole easter egg was about."

"Ray?"

"Yeah, thats right. Thats why Rockstar teased us, dammit. Bad blood with Liotta's estate, so they want the voice AI'd back as payback for the references. And youre gonna do it."

"Ray Liotta has been gone for years..."

"TOUGH LUCK, YOURE USING THE AI FOR HIS VOICE!"

"I dont get why youre so worked up. They call every 3D era reference speculation the second someone brings up Tommy..."

"Oh will you stop. Reference, reference, whatever the heck happened to Tommy Vercetti, thats what i wanna know."

"He died."

"Point is, HD Tommy Vercetti, or anyone named Vercetti, never suffered like the OG Tommy did. He faced down the Forelli family when nobody else would lift a finger."

"Not for nothing but youre getting a little confused here. That was an older game."

"NOW WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THAT MAKE!!"

im choosing to believe every event of the 3D era happened in the HD era too. let me have this.

present through references, not a physical character

probably only shows up as "Vercetti" or "Mr. Vercetti" anyway, the full name wouldnt get dropped directly.

Flint County is mentioned but means nothing

flint county still exists in the world, its just not on the playable map. same idea probably applies here.