GTA 6 gameplay reveal: biggest details from the 26-minute showcase

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Alright, we've finally seen some real, official, brand new GTA 6 gameplay. Regardless of any more leaks springing, there's something concrete out there for us to pull apart. I was expecting some disembodied commentary voiceover but it was actually just pure cutscenes and gameplay for 26 minutes. The timeline jumped around a whole lot so Jason and Lucia's story still isn't super clear, but we can still make sense of a bunch of combat and crime features that were included.

It does initially look like a prettier, bigger GTA 5, but there are places where Rockstar has borrowed from Red Dead Redemption 2 to good effect too. Here's all the biggest bits you'll want to know about GTA 6 from the reveal (and yes, some do overlap with stuff we saw from those leaks).

Where to watch it yourself

Watch on Netflix (now)

Watch on YouTube (coming soon)

Major features in the GTA 6 gameplay reveal

Criminal Profile

Similar to Red Dead Redemption 2's Honor System, GTA 6 tracks how Jason and Lucia act and there are little angel and devil popups to let you know when you've done wrong or right. Pet a dog? Good. Escalate to violence when you didn't need to? Naughty.

More tactical shooting

GTA 6 has a reticle when aiming a gun, not just a dot. Sometimes you can see and target specific body parts while aiming to take an enemy out from the legs instead of going lethal.

Wanted level breakdown

When you're wanted by the police they may get a description of you, your car, clothes, and whether you're solo or together. Changing any of those factors helps evade them.

Hot swapping characters

You can swap between Jason and Lucia during combat without a loading screen.

Swapping disguises

Like swapping weapons, you can swap masks, glasses, hats, and other effects on the fly.

Tons of Vice City side activities

Fan boats

Basketball

Scuba diving

Weight lifting

Kayaking

Sky diving

Dirt biking

Strip clubs

What we didn't see in the reveal

No official map reveal

Aside from what's turned up in the leaks from the past weeks, we haven't seen an official GTA 6 map still.

No mention of GTA Online

No mention of any GTA Online version of GTA 6 or an upgrade to the current GTAO still.

More details we spotted in the reveal

Those are all the biggest takeaways that we learned from the gameplay reveal, but here are a bunch more smaller bits that we spotted:

Pet dogs (of course) for good karma

Some destructible walls in the drug deal combat scene

Slow-mo kill cam

Breaking into a car with a "slim jim" crowbar required a tiny quicktime interaction

Fridges have a drink selection menu, some with gameplay effects

Driving navigation has a modern 3D style map view for certain buildings, like Lucia's apartment

Lots of disguises and wigs for Lucia

Obligatory car chase plus shooting out the window

Six total stars for your "wanted" level

Driving course races and motocross too

Shooting gallery courses

Swapping gear and outfits on the fly

Some melee combat has quicktime events also

Influencer gags "Chat what do I do?!"

Wow, that hair tech, seriously

Body part targeting on enemies

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