Summary
- Characters & story details teased in trailer.
- Players returning to Vice City in the state of Leonida.
- Rockstar aims for an immersive, story-driven experience.
With the Grand Theft Auto franchise finally getting a new entry after 12 years of Grand Theft Auto 5 and Grand Theft Auto Online, fans of the series will be able to sink their teeth back into a dirty, beautiful, and fully open world in a game that's meant to be revolutionary for the gaming space.
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Set for release in Fall 2025, Rockstar Games has been radio silent since the surprise drop of the first, and so far only, trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6, and their press release on the same day. Despite Rockstar keeping most of the information on features and gameplay close to the chest, fans and future players can expect most features from previous GTA games to return. As of this writing, these are the details that are confirmed to be a part of Grand Theft Auto 6.
5 Platforms
Confirmed Release On PS5 & Xbox Series X/S
In a press release shortly after the trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 dropped, Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be released on both major console platforms, Sony's Playstation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X & S consoles, in 2025. The game is thought to come out sometime in the Fall of 2025.
Nothing has been confirmed by the developers about a PC platform release, but speculation suggests that it will come at a later date. This is similar to how Grand Theft Auto 5 was released, with the game launching on Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2013, then being re-released on Xbox One and PS4 a year later (2014), and then given a PC release in 2015.
4 Location
Players Are Heading Back To Vice City, Leonida
All of the Grand Theft Auto games have taken place in fictionalized cities and states within Rockstar Games' version of the United States. However these cities and states are stand-ins for real-life locations, such as Los Santos, San Andreas being the fictionalized version of Los Angeles, California.
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With Grand Theft Auto 6, fans get to return to the state of Leonida, diving back into the neon, sun-soaked, and mean streets of Vice City and the surrounding areas for the first time since 2006. First seen in the original 1997 Grand Theft Auto, Vice City is based very much on the city of Miami, Florida, and is one of the very first of three locations ever seen in the Grand Theft Auto series, alongside Liberty City and San Andreas.
3 Characters
The Two Main Characters Of Grand Theft Auto 6
In the trailer, the lead female protagonist is called Lucia by an unnamed character in the opening shots, which show her in a prison jumpsuit. She is seen talking with someone who seems to be a prison employee, with their conversation revolving around why Lucia is in prison. Lucia responds with "Bad luck, I guess."
The other main character, a man, who is believed to be Lucia's partner in crime, and potentially Lucia's lover, is currently officially unnamed, but is believed to be named Jason. Jason has only one line in the trailer, where Lucia asks Jason to trust that they will get through "this thing" together. Jason says that he trusts Lucia.
2 Story
Setting The Stage Of Grand Theft Auto 6
Not much is known about the story of Grand Theft Auto 6. The trailer has plenty of sweeping landscape shots of the vibrant Vice City and surrounding areas, but that's not to say it doesn't have some story beats that are likely set at the beginning of the game.
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The main character, Lucia, is seen in prison in the opening shots of the trailer. She is then, later on, seen entering a store with her male partner holding handguns with face coverings on, suggesting they are robbing the store. Then, together, Lucia and her partner are seen fleeing police in a car, with Lucia holding a fistful of dollar bills. It's unclear if the prison scene in the opening is before or after Lucia robs the store.
1 Immersion
Being Immersed In Vice City
With Grand Theft Auto 6 being a long time coming, Rockstar Games has had ample time to tweak details that will immerse players into the world of Vice City. In a quote from Rockstar Games' founder Sam Houser in the official press release, he says that Grand Theft Auto 6 "...continues our efforts to push the limits of what's possible in highly immersive, story-driven open-world experiences."
The trailer features plenty of in-game footage of characters doing things from dancing on yachts to confronting unseen characters with weapons. Most of these videos look like they were taken from a phone, with elements that suggest that these videos were posted to some kind of social media platform. These are likely in the same vein as TikTok or Instagram, with prompts such as "Follow" appearing on-screen, suggesting that social media and every-present phone cameras will play a large role in the game.
OpenCritic Reviews
- Released
- November 19, 2026
- ESRB
- Rating Pending - Likely Mature 17+
- Developer(s)
- Rockstar Games
- Publisher(s)
- Rockstar Games
