Gameplay
This is the area where misinformation is thickest. Feature lists get copied between sites until leak-derived claims read as official. Below, each item is graded.
Last reviewed
Confirmed by Rockstar
Confirmed- Two playable protagonists with character switching
- A story structured in chapters
- A six-star wanted level, up from GTA V's five
- A robbery system where you choose targets, manage witnesses and face a police response
- A redesigned weapon wheel; a carry limit of two rifles and two pistols, with the rest stored in vehicle trunks
- Zip ties for restraining people, and human shields
- More than 200 vehicles, with first- and third-person driving and detailed interiors
- Vehicle customisation, dealerships and showrooms
- Clothing, hairstyles, tattoos, makeup and nail styling, with hair and facial hair that grow over time
- Underwater exploration, plus hunting and fishing
- A local fence who buys most stolen goods at a discount
- Garage properties with weapon lockers and stash storage
- Take-Two has stated the world was built by hand, without generative AI
Seen in trailers, not described by Rockstar
Reported- A bank robbery at Sinfrontera National Bank appears to span several stages, judging by outfit continuity across Trailer 2
- A store robbery followed by a jet-ski escape
- A truck hauling a bank vault through Vice City
- A smartphone used against a security system, hinting at a hacking or surveillance mechanic
- Basketball, tennis, golf, pool, cage fighting, kayaking, scuba diving, racing, gyms, nightclubs and car meets
- Lucia wears an ankle monitor in promotional art, which may mean movement restrictions early on
Widely repeated but unverified
RumorThese appear on many sites labelled as confirmed. We could not find a Rockstar source for any of them.
- Character-specific slow-motion abilities for Jason and Lucia
- Role specialisation — Lucia on stealth and hacking, Jason on combat and driving
- Free switching between protagonists at any time
- “700+ enterable buildings”, which traces to a Discord leaker rather than Rockstar. The one hard datapoint is a debug reference to at least 157 interiors in the 2022 leak
- Detailed police tactics such as K-9 units, encirclement and dispatch simulation
- “RAGE 9” and “Euphoria 2.0” — community labels; Rockstar has never named the engine version