GTA 6 Extended Look: the systems, timestamped
On August 27, 2026 Rockstar posted 26 minutes of PS5 gameplay. It is the first systems reveal: switch Jason and Lucia mid-chase, six-star wanted with hollow stars, robberies that trade speed for cash, and a map that uses 3D building volumes.
Watch on YouTube (age-restricted, so it cannot be embedded):GTA VI: An Extended Look.
Systems the footage actually shows
Two leads, one relationship
Jason and Lucia run jobs as a pair. Switch almost anywhere. The relationship can turn romantic or stay platonic, and ignoring texts damages it.
Six stars — and hollow ones
Wanted returns to six stars for the first time since GTA IV. A hollow star means police have no confirmed description yet.
Combat that reads the body
Red points for lethal shots, yellow for joints you can disable. Swap two firearms without the weapon wheel. Kill cams return.
Robberies with a trade-off
Blow the safe and you lose value. Weapons holster as you walk into a store. Masks come off the item wheel.
Cars have to be broken into
Older cars fall to a Slim Jim minigame. High-end cars need a key cloner. WAINK scans value, alarms, locks and trackers first.
A state full of things to do
Basketball, golf, gym, scuba, kayak, fishing, hunting, racing, jet skis, airboats, backyard wrestling. Food and training change how they look.
Timestamped highlights
Each stamp opens YouTube at that second.
| Time | What happens |
|---|---|
| 6:07 | Slim Jim lock-picking minigame — timing meter on the right stick |
| 8:00 | In-game map switches to 3D building volumes |
| 9:21 | Lucia fires a shotgun one-handed while carrying cash |
| 10:48 | Binoculars used to scout a location |
| 10:50 | Dialogue choices inside a cutscene at the Effluvia rooftop bar |
| 14:00 | Six-star wanted level, NOOSE responding |
| 17:50 | Face coverings equipped from the item wheel |
| 17:57 | Weapons holster automatically before walking into a store |
| 18:04 | R3 pulls up the Lifeinvader livestream |
| 18:31 | Instant swap between two firearms, no weapon wheel |
| 18:41 | Switching Jason and Lucia mid-chase |
| 25:00 | Faster weapon pickup during the office firefight |
| 25:52 | Fishing returns — a nod to Red Dead Redemption 2 |
Reported, not confirmed
Console frame-rate rumors (30 FPS, no guaranteed 60 FPS mode) come from creator accounts of a hands-off session, not a Rockstar spec sheet. An “80-hour” campaign length is one developer describing his own playthrough. Map size remains a community estimate. We keep those off the map page as facts.