GTA 6 almost had four playable characters instead of just Jason and Lucia

Rockstar Games explored a four-protagonist structure for GTA 6 during early development before narrowing the scope to the dual leads Jason and Lucia. The studio ultimately chose to center the narrative on this pair rather than the larger ensemble approach previously used in GTA 5 with Michael, Franklin, and Trevor.

• GTA 5's three-character system was not automatically repeated for the sequel
• Jason and Lucia were selected as the focused duo after broader concepts were tested
• The final protagonist count represents a deliberate reduction from what was briefly considered

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