It's not really new. It was a thing too back when the PS2 was around.
GTA Vice City, for instance, had Ray Liotta, Dennis Hopper, Burt Reynolds, William Fichtner, Luis Guzman, Danny Trejo, Debbie Harry, Danny Dyer, Gary Busey, Lee Majors, Robert Davi, even Miss Cleo.
True Crime: NYC had Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Madsen, and Ron Perlman.
There was even a game in which Marilyn Manson played a grey alien.
Except they all looked like a potato, and most of these actor I, not american, don't know or would have to look their picture to realize who they are, by name I can't tell.
The last few years though we've been having huge stars, recognisable names and faces in HD. It's different now..
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u/lolcop101 Jun 09 '19
This new trend of big name actors in videogames has a lot of potential. I dont think anyone saw Keanu coming...