“We’ll think of a city first, then the characters,” Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser told Times Online.

That brief comment may not say much about what “GTA 5″ will look like, but it doesn’t sound like something Houser would say if the hypothetical city represented in the “Episodes from Liberty City” manual was a lock. In fact, he hints that all bets are off for Rockstar’s plans. It also doesn’t sound like they’ve started on the script yet, which the article says will come out to about 1,000 pages when Houser is done co-writing it.

I know Russ wants “GTA: Moon,” but I’m personally pulling for “GTA 5″ to be set in Beijing or Shanghai, if for no other reason than doors it would open for potential mafia-run gold farming side missions. Think about that for a second and imagine the possibilities.

Where would you like to see “GTA 5″ set? Should Rockstar pick a new city or return to one from a previous game? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.