GTA 6 Confirmed Features: What Rockstar Has Shown

Two trailers, a 26 minute Extended Look and a handful of official posts is everything the public has. This page lists what that material actually confirms, and separates it from the claims that have been repeated so often they feel official.

Confirmed by Rockstar

• Setting. The state of Leonida, with Vice City as its main urban area. Leonida takes clear inspiration from Florida.
• Protagonists. Two playable leads, Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval, presented as a criminal pair who can be switched between at almost any time.
• Platforms. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. Rockstar's official page does not list PS5 Pro.
• Tone. A modern day setting with heavy use of social media and short form video as in world texture.
• Release date. 19 November 2026, detailed on our release date timeline.

Leonida and Vice City

Vice City returns for the first time since 2006, rebuilt at modern scale. The trailers also show swamp, coastal and rural areas outside the city, which suggests a state rather than a single urban map. Our map regions breakdown goes through each area that has appeared in footage.

The two protagonists

Lucia Caminos is the first female lead in a mainline modern Grand Theft Auto. The trailers frame her and Jason Duval as partners rather than as separate storylines that happen to cross, and the Extended Look confirmed a switching system that lets you swap between them during most missions and free roam. Read more on Lucia and Jason.

Gameplay systems shown in the Extended Look

The 27 August 2026 Extended Look, and the hands-on previews Rockstar allowed around it, confirmed considerably more than the trailers did on their own: a wanted and heat system with identification icons, a Criminal Profile that tracks how you commit crimes, reworked vehicle theft that needs the right tool for the job, and a much deeper set of side activities. Our wanted and heat guide and Criminal Profile explainer go through those in detail.

What we are still waiting on

1. A full gameplay walkthrough from Rockstar itself, rather than previews reported second hand.
2. Detail on the online mode, including whether it launches with the game.
3. Full progression systems: money, properties, businesses and how they connect.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Vice City confirmed for GTA 6?

Yes. Vice City is the main city of the state of Leonida, confirmed in both official trailers and the Extended Look.

Can you play as both characters?

Yes. Both Lucia and Jason are playable, and a preview at Rockstar North confirmed you can switch between them at almost any point outside of specific story missions.

How big is the GTA 6 map?

No official size in square kilometres has been given. Rockstar's own developers have described it as roughly twice the size of GTA 5's map and about eleven times the built up area outside Los Santos, but that is a comparison, not a measurement.