Again, I'm not talking about the devs, I'm talking about the suits. The higher-ups. The decision makers.
It is correct, that Dan Houser, who was one of the founders of R* and one of the main writers of the GTA series, has left alongside Jamie King, who's also a co-founder of R*. Sam Houser is still president of R* as is Strauss Zelnik the CEO and chairman of T2.
You can exchange as many devs if you want, the direction they're going to won't change because they're not in charge.
For King and country!