The Grand Theft Auto run button has changed after 25 years - GTA 6 no longer requires you to tap a face button to peg it

Grand Theft Auto 6 will abandon a quarter-century of series tradition by no longer binding sprinting to a face button. Players will no longer need to repeatedly tap X on PlayStation or A on Xbox to make their character run, a control quirk that has defined every mainline GTA entry since the franchise began.

• GTA 6 removes the mandatory face-button tapping for sprinting that existed in every prior mainline entry
• The X/A button sprint mechanic was a Rockstar signature for roughly 25 years
• Some previous Rockstar titles offered optional alternate controls, but the default scheme always used face-button sprinting
• This marks a fundamental shift in how movement will feel in the upcoming sequel

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