Quest Director Pawel Sasko got asked this on one of his recent streams, and the first portion of his answer pushes back against the idea that “all” open world games have a system like this. He brings up the upcoming Sonic open world game and Elden Ring as open world games that won’t have police chases.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2021/12/19/cyberpunk-2077-director-explains-why-there-arent-police-chases-in-the-game/
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