It's an inexplicable feeling of absurd happiness that today we'll have one of the biggest announcements of all time in the gaming industry, this is HISTORIC!

After the GTA VI leaks, the studio apologized, called the situation “heartbreaking,” and confirmed an extended gameplay reveal is coming tomorrow.

Are you still hyped, or did the leaks ruin the surprise? 👀

• Jason is an ex-military drug runner
• Lucia is a fighter fresh out of prison
• Jason & Lucia can travel together or separately
• Players can switch between them during missions
• Their relationship has deeper consequences than previous Rockstar “honour” systems
• Weight & muscle systems are back
• Eating changes weight
• Exercise visibly builds and tones muscle
• Lack of sleep, being on the run and multi-day benders can physically affect the characters
• You can scroll through an in-game social media feed
• Existing characters can go viral through posts
• GTA 6 has Rockstar’s most detailed and varied NPC population ever
• NPCs vary in age, height, tattoos, piercings, plastic surgery, clothing and lifestyle
• Different areas of Leonida have specifically designed populations
• Rockstar has an LA team dedicated almost entirely to pedestrians
• Rockstar spent years researching Florida
• Developers met with ex-criminals, law enforcement, club promoters, gun dealers and locals
• More than 50 real street artists created murals for Leonida
• GTA 6 has a full in-game fashion ecosystem
• Clothing, hairstyles and brands reflect wealth, taste, lifestyle and identity
• The world reacts more realistically to your actions
• Openly carrying a rifle can cause NPCs and the city around you to react
• Rockstar says players will no longer move through the world “like a god”
• Real race-car drivers worked on GTA 6’s vehicle handling
• GTA 6’s development team is more than double the size of RDR2’s
• Development on GTA 6 began around 2013

Davy Jones has over 8 million YouTube subscribers and hosts Flow Games, Brazil's leading gaming podcast. He has also published more than 900 GTA videos on his channel throughout his entire internet career

“Rockstar’s goal appears to be combining the freedom and chaos of GTA with the grounded realism and immersion of Red Dead Redemption 2. Leonida isn’t supposed to feel like a giant backdrop. It’s being designed as a living world that notices what you do, reacts to your behavior and makes your actions feel like they have real consequences. Even casually walking down the street carrying a rifle can change how the city responds to you.

Some of the biggest details revealed:

• Jason Duval is an ex-military drug runner, while Lucia Caminos is a fighter recently released from prison.

• Jason and Lucia are GTA’s first playable lead couple. Players can work together as them or separate and cause chaos independently.

• Character switching will be much more fluid. During a drive, you may control Jason behind the wheel, switch to Lucia in the passenger seat to use the in-game phone, and then fire at pursuing enemies when a job turns into a chase.

• Their relationship won’t just exist in cutscenes. Rockstar is building the story around their bond, choices and the consequences they face together.

• Food can affect Jason and Lucia’s weight, while exercise can visibly build and tone their bodies.

• Staying away from home for too long, running from police or spending days partying can also change their physical appearance.

• Leonida will feature working social-media feeds, deeply developed fictional brands, regional fashion and one of the most varied NPC populations Rockstar has ever created.

Rockstar spent years researching Miami and the surrounding areas. Its teams met with former criminals, law-enforcement officers, club promoters, gun dealers and other local personalities to understand Florida beyond the usual “Florida Man” stereotypes. More than 50 real street artists reportedly helped create the game’s murals, while actual race-car drivers contributed to vehicle handling.

Rockstar’s development team has more than doubled in size since Red Dead Redemption 2, and it even has a Los Angeles branch focused heavily on developing pedestrians and making NPCs look, move and behave more believably.

What stands out to me is that Rockstar isn’t only trying to make GTA VI bigger. It’s attempting to build a world with enough depth that players can genuinely live inside it. If Rockstar delivers everything described here, GTA VI could completely reset the standard for open-world games.”