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GTA 6 Online Basics: How the Mode Will Work
What GTA 6 Online is likely to look like, built on what Rockstar confirmed and on a decade of GTA Online, with the guesses clearly marked.
If GTA 6 Online follows the shape of GTA Online, and there is every commercial reason for it to, the loop will be familiar: earn money, buy property, unlock activities that earn more money, repeat with friends.
The likely progression loop
- Early hours. Low value jobs and races that teach the systems and pay badly.
- First property. A garage or apartment that unlocks the activities worth doing.
- First business. The point where income stops being linear.
- Group content. Heists or their equivalent, where the real money sits.
What to do before launch
- Sort out a group to play with. Every version of this mode punishes solo players on the biggest payouts.
- Get comfortable with the money loop in our money guide.
- Do not preorder anything on the promise of online content that has not been announced.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GTA 6 Online free?
Not announced. GTA Online required the base game, and a similar arrangement is likely, but nothing is confirmed.
Will GTA 6 Online have heists?
Unconfirmed. Heists have been the centrepiece of GTA Online for a decade, so they are a reasonable expectation rather than a fact.
How we reviewed this article
- Written by
- Marek VosGuides editor
- Reviewed by
- Iris LangeNews and database editor
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