Seen in footageGameplay
A car with its tyres shot out rolls over or goes out of control
In the August Extended Look a car that lost its tyres kept rolling over several times before it stopped; another simply went where it wanted. In GTA 5 a shot tyre mostly slowed the car down.
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- August 27, 2026Seen in footageSeen in the Extended Look
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A Focus ability slows time and helps you aim
El País compared it to Dead Eye from Red Dead Redemption. IGN adds that Focus also marks useful items and helps you avoid the police.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourceReported from Rockstar’s press previews
OfficialGameplay
An in-game health app tracks sleep and says whether you’re rested, which affects how some attributes regenerate
Rob Nelson told the TGG channel that the health app will say whether you are well rested or not, and that this has some effect on how certain attributes regenerate. He added that the game tracks lots of things. Earlier reports say sleep isn’t required but going without it shows on the characters’ faces.
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- September 5, 2026OfficialRob Nelson to TGG, as reported by GamesRadar
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A Scooter Bros courier can bring your car to you
Rob Nelson told Flow Games that a courier from the Scooter Bros service rides out on a scooter and delivers your car, so you don’t have to go back to a garage for it.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourceRob Nelson’s interview with Flow Games
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At a gas station you can repair or refuel, and refuelling is a quick-time event of about 10 seconds
TGG, who attended a preview at Rockstar North, says the choice at a gas station is to repair the vehicle or refuel it, and refuelling triggers a short quick-time event that he estimates at around 10 seconds, with an animation of the refuelling. Asked about the system, Rob Nelson said “we’ll see what people say” and called the fill-up pretty fast.
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- September 3, 2026Reliable sourceTGG’s preview at Rockstar North, as reported by GamesRadar
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A wanted level starts only if a witness, an alarm or a camera reports the crime
IGN saw this in Rob Nelson’s demo at Rockstar North, and Nelson described the same rule to Famitsu. The police then search by your appearance, clothes and car.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourceReported from Rockstar’s press previews
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Buses can be used for fast travel
Kinda Funny reports that buses work as fast travel, alongside the Ryde Me taxi app.
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- August 31, 2026Reliable sourceKinda Funny’s preview
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Cars and motorcycles can run out of fuel
Rob Nelson told Flow Games that a full tank lasts a long time and the gauge appears only when fuel runs low. Kinda Funny also mentions the fuel system.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourceReported from Rockstar’s press previews
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Dogs can be petted, or scolded
IGN confirmed from the preview that you can pet dogs, or scold them if you prefer.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourcePress preview at Rockstar North
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Drugs can be used straight from the inventory
That’s how the PEGI description put it before it was taken down: drug use is frequent, you can take drugs with other characters or from your inventory, and cocaine can be used at any moment. The text is known from IGN’s quote; PEGI hasn’t explained why it removed the page.
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- October 2, 2026Reliable sourceIGN quoted the PEGI description
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Early in the game, the garage holds three vehicles
More garages can be bought around the map, Rob Nelson told Famitsu.
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- August 28, 2026OfficialRob Nelson described it to Famitsu
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Electric cars charge at stations around the map
Flow Games reports that cars and motorcycles can run out of fuel, the fuel gauge appears only when the tank is low, and electric vehicles use charging stations placed around the world.
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- August 30, 2026Reliable sourceRob Nelson told Flow Games
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Enemies can be put down without killing them
According to IGN, a shot to an arm or a leg incapacitates an enemy, and an accurate shot knocks the gun out of their hand.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourceReported from Rockstar’s press previews
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Fast travel works through the Ryde Me taxi app
IGN reports that you call a Ryde Me taxi on the phone to travel quickly and can keep talking with a passenger during the ride. Kinda Funny adds that buses work as fast travel too.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourcePress previews from Rockstar North
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Focus mode shows where the police are, now that they are off the minimap
Police no longer appear on the minimap during a chase, so planning a route around their vision cones is out. GameSpot writes that turning on focus lets you see officers through walls instead.
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- August 27, 2026Seen in footageGameSpot described it from the Extended Look
OfficialGameplay
Food and drink give your meters a buff, but the extra is lost if health drops below its normal maximum
Nelson told Famitsu that food provides buffs that strengthen your meters. If your health falls below its normal maximum, you lose the additional amount the buff gave and won’t recover beyond that point. An energy drink, for example, strengthens the stamina meter.
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- August 28, 2026OfficialRob Nelson in the Famitsu interview
OfficialGameplay
Going to the gym as Jason and Lucia together trains both of them at once
Nelson told IGN that if the couple go to the gym together, both start working out and you manage both characters’ stats in one visit, a “2-for-1” as he put it. Alone, you train one of them. Gyms raise muscle and strength, and overeating adds weight.
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- October 7, 2026OfficialRob Nelson in IGN’s full interview
OfficialGameplay
GTA 6 driving keeps the weight of GTA 4 with the accessibility of GTA 5
Rob Nelson, co-studio head of Rockstar North, put it that way to the TGG channel. The team tunes drivetrain, tyres, suspension and steering separately, and all of it feeds one physics model.
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- September 7, 2026OfficialRob Nelson described the goal to TGG
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GTA 6 has fewer sports minigames than GTA 5
Rob Nelson told Flow Games that there are fewer sports minigames than in GTA 5. Skateboarding isn’t included at launch.
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- August 30, 2026Reliable sourceRob Nelson told Flow Games
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GTA 6 has no full first-person mode
Rob Nelson of Rockstar North told Flow Games that the game won’t have a complete first-person mode, though some weapons are aimed in first person. GTA 5 added one on newer consoles.
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- August 30, 2026Reliable sourceRob Nelson told Flow Games
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GTA 6 is the first game in the series with on-demand podcasts
Rockstar says Jason and Lucia can listen to a series of on-demand podcasts as well as Leonida’s radio. It hasn’t said what the podcasts are about or who hosts them.
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- October 8, 2026OfficialRockstar revealed the first radio stations
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Hideouts change as the story moves on
Rob Nelson told Famitsu that Jason and Lucia’s hideouts change as the story progresses, comparing them to the camps in Red Dead Redemption 2. The people there follow daily routines.
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- August 28, 2026OfficialRob Nelson’s interview with Famitsu
OfficialGameplay
Holding down on the D-pad sets a map waypoint without opening the map
Nelson showed a quick way to set waypoints while heading for a fence in IGN’s demo: hold down on the D-pad. The interview doesn’t explain how the destination is chosen.
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- October 7, 2026OfficialRob Nelson in IGN’s full interview
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In one internal session, Phil Hooker played for about two hours without reaching the mission he set out for
Hooker, one of Rockstar’s three heads of development, described to Bloomberg how a car crash, a fight, a store robbery, a police chase and a stolen haul led him from one encounter to the next. Rockstar uses the story to show how the game’s systems create unscripted play.
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- October 14, 2026Reliable sourceBloomberg Businessweek feature on the making of GTA 6
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Jason and Lucia can split up to throw off the police
IGN writes that when the police are looking for a couple, the two can split up, or one can tell the other to run and take the heat. If they get separated, the partner texts once the coast is clear.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourcePress preview at Rockstar North
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Jason and Lucia can’t post on Snapmatic
They’re on the run and avoid leaving a digital footprint, so you can only browse and follow accounts. IGN reported it, and Rob Nelson told Famitsu the same.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourceReported from Rockstar’s press previews
OfficialGameplay
Jason and Lucia’s closeness is measured on a four-point scale
According to Edge, it usually grows with time spent together: walks on the beach, cycling, workouts once they’ve bought a gym membership, or simply driving around. The couple can’t split for good, and Rob Nelson wouldn’t say whether they can marry.
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- October 29, 2026OfficialRockstar North developers described it in Edge’s preview
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Jason and Lucia sweat according to effort: dancing hard in a nightclub makes them sweat more
Jason Schreier said in a video released with his Bloomberg feature that Rockstar told him about a dedicated system for how much characters sweat depending on the effort they put in.
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- October 14, 2026Reliable sourceBloomberg Businessweek feature on the making of GTA 6
OfficialGameplay
Long guns can’t be hidden on your character
Rob Nelson told Famitsu that rifles and similar guns go into an Ammu-Nation locker, your own car or a car trunk. Carrying one openly makes pedestrians react and can bring the police.
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- August 28, 2026OfficialRob Nelson described it to Famitsu
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Missions with police or robberies are built to match the open world; the tower-block escape has several routes
Nelson said Rockstar opens up missions where it can and tries to keep any mission built on wanted levels or robberies consistent with the open world. In the tower-block mission from the Extended Look there is a suggested best route out, but you can escape another way, and the mission is essentially a police chase. Too much freedom can lower a mission’s quality, he added, so some stay guided.
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- October 7, 2026OfficialRob Nelson in IGN’s full interview
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New hairstyles need a salon; at a hideout you can only trim and shave
Rob Nelson told Famitsu that hideouts offer only a few options and that trying lots of hairstyles means going to a salon. IGN adds that salons and clothing stores each have their own items and signature styles, so it pays to visit different ones.
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- August 27, 2026OfficialPress preview at Rockstar North
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On consoles, the game currently runs at 30 frames per second
Rob Nelson, co-studio head at Rockstar North, said so after the Extended Look. The studio hasn’t decided yet whether there will be a higher frame rate mode.
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- September 13, 2026OfficialClaim added to the registry
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Outside missions Jason and Lucia can meet up by text, walk in a park, train at the gym and rob a store together
Bloomberg describes a sequence in which Jason texts Lucia to meet, they hold hands in a park and reminisce, work out at the gym and then rob a convenience store, flirting as they flee the police. The example comes from a development build.
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- October 14, 2026Reliable sourceBloomberg Businessweek feature on the making of GTA 6
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Overeating makes Jason and Lucia gain weight
IGN writes that the gym builds muscle and strength while overeating adds weight, though eating also gives a big health boost. Flow Games adds that a character menu tracks calories, muscle, body fat and strength, within each character’s natural build.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourcePress preview at Rockstar North
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Police don’t show on the radar during a chase
Esquire Australia and the Flow Games channel both reported it after the demo at Rockstar North.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourceReported from Rockstar’s press previews
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Rob Nelson finished the story plus some side content in about 80 hours
Nelson, co-studio head at Rockstar North, described his own playthrough to The New York Times. Rockstar hasn’t given an official length for the game.
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- September 13, 2026OfficialClaim added to the registry
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Rockstar cut a system for buying groceries to restock the fridge because it got too complicated
Asked about the packed fridge in the hideout, Nelson told Famitsu that the team experimented with a system where you buy groceries at a store, bring them home and restock the fridge, and simplified it because it made things too complicated. He said Rockstar always looks for the balance between realism and ease of play, and wants actions like having a snack to mean something rather than stay pure role-playing.
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- August 28, 2026OfficialRob Nelson in the Famitsu interview
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Rockstar has prepared thousands of outfits
Rob Nelson told Famitsu that Jason and Lucia can choose from thousands of outfits, with more room for customizing the characters than before.
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- August 28, 2026OfficialRob Nelson’s interview with Famitsu
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Rockstar sometimes drops realism for what is most convenient for the player, says Rob Nelson
In an interview with LOVE magazine, Nelson said some things need to feel realistic to support immersion and others need realism dropped in favor of what is most convenient for the player: realism helps immersion, but too much can feel tedious, so Rockstar looks for the right balance. He said it is sometimes better to omit parts of reality that don’t make sense for the experience.
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- October 5, 2026OfficialRob Nelson in LOVE magazine, as reported by GamesRadar
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Six icons under the wanted stars show what the police know about you
GameSpot counted them in the August Extended Look: a camera, a hanger, a face, a weapon, a car and a pair of figures. Each one names a part of the description, from the recording that still exists to the fact that the police saw Jason and Lucia together. Remove the cause and the icon goes with it.
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- August 27, 2026Seen in footageThe icons were visible in the Extended Look
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Sleep isn’t required, but going without it shows
Kinda Funny reports that Jason and Lucia get bags under their eyes when tired and that health and stamina recover more slowly after long stretches without sleep. Dazed also writes that a long time away from bed shows on their faces.
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- August 31, 2026Reliable sourceKinda Funny’s preview
OfficialGameplay
Some parked cars can’t be stolen until later in the story, but you can carjack any driver
Nelson said certain parked cars stay inaccessible until you get further into the story and acquire the tools to open them, while carjacking any driver is always possible. The phone scanner shows whether a car is locked, has an alarm or a tracker, what a Pay n’ Spray or a car fence would pay for it and what registering it costs. In the demo one car needed a key cloner and another a slim jim.
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- October 7, 2026OfficialRob Nelson in IGN’s full interview
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Story missions alone don’t pay enough to move the story forward
According to Rob Nelson, players also have to earn money in the open world. Cash on hand can be lost when you’re wasted or busted; money in the bank is safe.
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- August 28, 2026OfficialRob Nelson described it to Famitsu
Seen in footageGameplay
The colour of the wanted stars says how well the police can see you
By GameSpot’s reading of the Extended Look, solid white stars mean an officer has you in sight, flashing stars mean you broke that line of sight, and solid red means they lost you and are working the area around the crime. Hollow outlines mean they have no description at all.
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- August 27, 2026Seen in footageThe colours were visible in the Extended Look
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The criminal profile runs from Professional to Irredeemable and affects the story
Edge saw the scale in Rob Nelson’s demo, marked with an angel icon at one end and a devil at the other. Knocking an enemy out or scaring them off instead of killing them counts toward the calm end; shooting first pushes the profile toward violence. Rockstar told Edge the profile changes how Jason and Lucia’s story unfolds but didn’t say how. The Russian names of the two ends are our translation.
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- October 29, 2026OfficialRockstar North developers described it in Edge’s preview
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The game tracks health, cardio and fitness levels, and training raises base stamina and health
Rob Nelson told Famitsu that the game tracks health, cardio and fitness levels, and that you can make a character muscular or let them eat a lot and become overweight. Base stamina and health values can also be raised through training.
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- August 28, 2026OfficialRob Nelson in the Famitsu interview
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The on-screen interface can be hidden entirely
El País writes that Rockstar wants players to rely less on the interface and look at the world more, and that the HUD can be set to disappear completely.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourcePress preview at Rockstar North
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The other protagonist has their own routine, so after a switch they might be at the safehouse or out
Nelson said Jason has his own routine and goes out to do his own thing, so when you switch to him he is sometimes in the safehouse and sometimes out doing various things. In IGN’s demo he was in the shower. Switching stays as open as possible, though some story moments don’t allow it.
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- October 7, 2026OfficialRob Nelson in IGN’s full interview
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The pause map uses satellite imagery
IGN writes that the map on the pause screen is far more detailed than in earlier GTA games, with satellite imagery replacing the old flat look of blocks and streets.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourcePress preview at Rockstar North
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There is no skateboarding in GTA 6
Rob Nelson told Flow Games that the studio considered it but cut it for lack of development time.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourceReported from Rockstar’s press previews
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There is no surfing, despite the long coastline
Flow Games reports from the Rockstar North visit that surfing isn’t in the game, even with Leonida’s extensive coastline.
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- August 30, 2026Reliable sourceRob Nelson told Flow Games
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There will be a 60 fps mode on consoles
Rockstar hasn’t promised this: according to Rob Nelson, no decision on a performance mode has been made yet.
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- September 13, 2026RumorClaim added to the registry
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The single-player game has no microtransactions
That’s what Rob Nelson of Rockstar North said: there’s no monetization in the single-player game, and no generative AI is used either.
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- September 13, 2026OfficialClaim added to the registry
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The WAINK phone app shows a car’s value, locks, alarm and tracker
IGN saw it in Rob Nelson’s demo: you scan a parked car before choosing how to steal it. It also shows the cost of registering the car as your own.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourceReported from Rockstar’s press previews
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The wanted level goes up to six stars again
Six stars are visible in the Extended Look, and Rockstar explained the scale in press previews: one star is easy to shake, six is full chaos. GTA 5 had five.
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- September 21, 2026OfficialRockstar North explained the six-star scale in press previews
- August 27, 2026Seen in footageSeen in the Extended Look
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When you travel together you can switch characters and let the partner drive while you shoot at pursuers
Nelson said the partner drives well on purpose: you can often have the partner get you away from the police while you, the player, shoot behind. In IGN’s demo he switched to the passenger seat while Jason drove fast to a robbery, in the open world rather than in a mission.
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- October 7, 2026OfficialRob Nelson in IGN’s full interview
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With your gun holstered you can greet or taunt anyone, and defuse or provoke hostile people
IGN describes an evolved version of the Red Dead Redemption 2 system: target someone with your gun away and you get Greet and Taunt, plus Defuse and Provoke when the person is aggressive.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourcePress preview at Rockstar North
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Working out three days in a row raises health and strength
Rob Nelson told Famitsu that doing three exercises a day for three days in a row levels up the protagonist’s health and strength. Each workout drains stamina.
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- August 28, 2026OfficialRob Nelson’s interview with Famitsu
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You can call your personal vehicle at any time, and every weapon you’ve bought is in the back
Nelson said all the weapons you have bought are always available in the back of your personal vehicle, which you can call whenever you like. The trunk can also hold spare outfits. Police remember what you are wearing, so changing clothes is one way to shake them.
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- October 7, 2026OfficialRob Nelson in IGN’s full interview
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You can listen in on conversations, but people notice
IGN writes that you can stand by pedestrians and listen to them talk. They notice eavesdroppers and may confront you, and the same goes for following someone for too long. Overheard chatter can turn into an activity.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourcePress preview at Rockstar North
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You can rob almost any shop, and robberies fill much of the time between story missions
Rob Nelson told IGN you can rob almost anything, and that the robberies in the Extended Look stand for a large share of what you can and need to do between story missions. He advises parking a getaway car outside first. In IGN’s demo he skipped that, found a shop safe and its combination, and left by the back door when police gathered outside. An explosive would have opened the safe but damaged some of the loot.
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- October 7, 2026OfficialRob Nelson in IGN’s full interview
Seen in footageGameplay
You can switch between the protagonists, as in GTA 5
In the Extended Look, you switch between the protagonists with a single button almost anytime; some missions limit the choice. Rockstar hasn’t described the mechanic separately.
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- August 27, 2026Seen in footageSwitching shown in the Extended Look
- May 6, 2025Fan theoryThe second trailer showed two protagonists but not switching
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You carry at most two handguns and two long guns
The Flow Games and TGG channels described the limit after seeing the game at Rockstar North. The rest of your weapons stay in a car trunk or an Ammu-Nation locker.
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- August 27, 2026Reliable sourceReported from Rockstar’s press previews