It's a Miracle: GTA 6 Won't Make You Mash the X Button to Sprint

Rockstar is changing how sprinting works in GTA 6, shifting the control from repeatedly mashing a face button to simply clicking the left analog stick (L3). This marks a departure from a long-running control scheme in the developer's games that many players found tedious.

• GTA 6 will use L3 (left stick click) for sprinting instead of repeatedly tapping a face button
• The change abandons a control scheme Rockstar has used across multiple previous titles
• The old mash-to-sprint mechanic had become one of the most frequently criticized aspects of Rockstar's game design

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