No, GTA 6 is not the first time the series has had a female lead
Chances are you’ve already heard people either praise Rockstar Games for finally introducing a playable female lead in Grand Theft Auto 6 or complain about the series ‘going woke’ because one of the main characters is not a man for a change. However, others have been eager to inform everyone else that GTA 6 is not the first entry to feature a female lead.
Long-time GTA fans will already know this, but there were playable women in the very first GTA game from 1997. Unlike the later 3D entries, the first game featured a silent protagonist and you had the option to choose from one of eight options; half of which were women.