Grand Theft Auto VI:
An Extended Look

The showcase opens with unedited PS5 gameplay — no cinematic flair, straight into the HUD. Jason is on the outskirts of Vice City; Lucia is inland near what appears to be Ambrosia County. The minimap is detailed, with labeled district boundaries visible at the edge.

• PS5 HUD visible — minimap, health/armor bars, wanted level, weapon wheel
• Third-person camera matches GTA V framing, noticeably smoother
• Jason and Lucia shown in separate locations before converging

The producer walks Vice City on foot for roughly four minutes — the longest open-world showcase in any Rockstar gameplay reveal. NPC conversations are audible and context-specific. Storefronts show operating hours, product signs, and distinct interiors. The waterfront promenade near Ocean Drive features cyclists, food carts, and a working transit bus route.

• Pedestrian density significantly higher than GTA V
• Dynamic weather: rain starts mid-segment, puddle reflections visible on road
• Businesses are individually enterable — a corner store and a pawn shop shown
• Radio stations switch automatically based on the vehicle entered

A six-minute combat segment shows both protagonists in the same firefight — one covering the other while the player switches mid-gunfight using the character wheel. Each protagonist's special ability has its own cooldown bar. The weapons shown include pistols, SMGs, assault rifles, shotguns, and a sniper. Suppressed weapons are confirmed — silenced pistol shown with muted shot audio.

• Weapon wheel pauses real time — no auto-resume on selection
• Cover system is contextual — leans, blind fire, and vault are all one button
• Melee has a grapple follow-up off punches
• Lucia's special ability: precision time-slow for a single high-accuracy shot
• Jason's special ability: Deadeye-style targeting with enemy weak points highlighted

Three minutes of driving across Vice City and rural Leonida. A car chase through the beachfront district ends with a PIT maneuver by LCPD. The wanted system shows a six-star scale — the segment tops out at three stars before the protagonist escapes via a parking garage. Vehicle entry and exit animations are fast and context-sensitive.

• Vehicle damage modeling is per-panel — individual doors, hoods, and bumpers deform
• Motorcycles use a separate lean-to-steer control scheme
• Boats confirmed — coastal pursuit with airboats and a speedboat shown
• Helicopter flight shown briefly — appears significantly easier to control than GTA V

The centerpiece of the showcase: a partial playthrough of a heist mission in the Florida Keys. Raul Bautista (confirmed: chaotic bank robber) joins Jason and Lucia on a waterfront job. The mission shows the approach by boat, breach of a guarded facility, and the beginning of the escape — cut before the ending. Four and a half minutes of mission play is the most linear Rockstar has ever shown publicly before launch.

• Multi-stage heist confirmed — approach, execution, and escape phases shown
• Raul Bautista confirmed as a playable heist partner
• Mission-specific dialogue between Jason, Lucia, and Raul
• Dynamic mission fail states — shown retrying from mid-mission checkpoint

Back-to-back introduction vignettes for each of the six named supporting characters. Each vignette is 20–30 seconds of in-engine cutscene footage followed by a name card. Boobie Ike appears longest — shown at his nightclub with Jason and Lucia. Real Dimez (Roxy and Bae-Luxe) are introduced together as a unit rather than individually.

• Boobie Ike: nightclub owner and drug runner — employer of Jason & Lucia
• Raul Bautista: bank robber and heist associate
• Brian Heder: semi-retired drug runner, mentor figure
• DreQuan Priest: music label owner, Leonida entertainment scene
• Cal Hampton: Jason's friend and fishing partner
• Real Dimez (Roxy & Bae-Luxe): music duo, Leonida entertainment

The showcase closes with three minutes of rural Leonida — swamp airboating, a dirt-road motorcycle chase, and a slow aerial pan over Ambrosia County from a helicopter. The final shot is the November 19 release date. No post-credits content. Total runtime: 26 minutes, 04 seconds.

• Kelly and Leonard counties shown as distinct rural regions
• Wildlife: alligators confirmed in swamp footage
• Airboat confirmed as driveable vehicle
• November 19, 2026 release date reconfirmed on closing card