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Rockstar's upcoming open-world sequel has grown so expansive that individual developers reportedly lack complete knowledge of its entire scope. The studio's co-founder highlighted the project's massive scale during a recent discussion about the game's development.
A new report claims the Vice City setting in GTA 6 will be substantially larger than GTA 5's Los Santos, with the map itself said to be double the size and the populated urban area allegedly exceeding it by more than tenfold. The report suggests Rockstar is building a far more densely inhabited world than its previous open-world entry.
Rockstar revealed that Grand Theft Auto 6 will feature a map approximately double the size of GTA 5's world, and the main story is estimated to take roughly 80 hours to complete. The company shared these details as part of a broader information release about the upcoming open-world crime sequel.
Rockstar has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 returns players to Vice City and its surrounding regions, with multiple reports stating the total map area will be three times larger than Red Dead Redemption 2's playable space. Some reports also claim the map will be twice as large as GTA 5's, though not all sources mention this comparison. One report cites an estimated 80-hour main campaign, while another attributes the size details to a private presentation for content creators rather than a public reveal. The scale has drawn mixed reactions, with some coverage expressing uncertainty about how densely populated or meaningfully filled such a massive space will feel.
A Rockstar developer compared GTA 6's world design to Red Dead Redemption 2, describing it as a deeply layered environment where players will organically uncover a wealth of hidden content through exploration rather than scripted sequences.
Rockstar Games presented an extended gameplay showcase for Grand Theft Auto 6 exclusively through Netflix, marking the most substantial look at the open-world sequel since its original reveal. The presentation covered combat systems, story missions, playable characters, vehicles, and various open-world activities, while reaffirming the November 19 release date. Reports differ on platform performance: Netflix maintained stable service throughout the premiere, while at least one other major streaming platform experienced significant outages due to surging viewership.
Rockstar's upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI will feature Lucia as the franchise's first playable female protagonist, alongside her male partner Jason in a dual-protagonist structure that allows switching during missions. The game is set in Leonida, a fictionalized Florida region that includes a Miami-inspired city—identified as Vice City in some reports—with surrounding swamplands and rural areas, though sources differ on whether the map exceeds or merely meets previous scale expectations. Rockstar is reportedly expanding dynamic world systems with more detailed NPC routines, persistent AI that remembers player actions, and rebuilt physics and vehicle handling. The game is claimed to be scheduled for 2025 release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, though not all sources confirmed this date.
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