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The spikes were short-lived, tracking almost exactly with the extended look’s release window, before tapering off as Rockstar’s YouTube upload gave fans an alternative way to watch. Rockstar Games has finally given players an extended look at GTA 6, after releasing 26 minutes of gameplay footage. Those previews have now been published following the Netflix event and revealed a staggering amount of new details about Grand Theft Auto VI, including an estimated 80-hour story, an overhauled six-star Wanted system, and Jason and Lucia’s optional romance. The footage opened with Jason and Lucia arriving for a pickup that goes wrong, spilling into third-person shooting combat as the pair fight their way out of a building. The extended look closed with a tense set piece on a high-rise, with Jason and Lucia separated in a shootout, texting each other while trying to escape. Based on early preview estimates, Leonida’s complete landmass may be roughly three times larger than the world featured in Red Dead Redemption 2, with Vice City itself reportedly around two times bigger than the version of Los Santos featured in GTA 5. The campaign will progress through a chapter-based structure similar to Red Dead Redemption 2, and players can switch between Jason and Lucia at almost any point, or team up to rob locations together and strengthen their bond. Rockstar co-studio head Rob Nelson confirmed the pair will remain criminal partners regardless of how their relationship develops. It’s really about what you want for them, their story, and how it plays out,” Nelson said. A new Wanted system and Criminal Profile mechanic The maximum wanted rating has been restored to six stars, reversing GTA 5’s decision to cap police heat at five. A new Criminal Profile system will also track player behaviour in a more nuanced way than Red Dead Redemption 2’s Honor system, factoring in everything from unnecessary violence to whether players correctly dispose of trash. GTA 6 is set for release on November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox. Get the latest technology news and updates.
However, the Netflix presentation was only a small part of a larger information drop, as select gaming outlets and content creators were also flown out to Rockstar North last month for an exclusive preview. From there, the two protagonists were shown getting ready for a night out at their shared apartment, before a driving sequence through Vice City showcased upgraded traffic density and open-world chaos, from gas station robberies to backyard wrestling. Later sequences featured the couple breaking up at a dinner party, slickly shifting between characters during a getaway, and a montage of downtime activities including basketball, jet skiing and strip clubs. “They will still work together. Download the TOI App.
Netflix ran into a brief outage on Thursday (August 28) as thousands of users tried to watch it at once. Minutes after Rockstar Games dropped its long-awaited 26-minute extended look at GTA 6, exclusively on the streaming platform, users across multiple countries began reporting outages, with complaints ranging from broken pages to frozen streams, just as several fans tuned in at the same time to catch a longer look at the highly anticipated game apart from the two previous trailers. However, the disruption didn’t last long, but it came at the worst possible moment for a platform hosting what may be the most anticipated game drop of the year. According to data from outage-tracking site Downdetector, India logged 470 user reports around 12:30 am IST as the extended look premiered, with 37 per cent citing website problems, 25 per cent flagging server connection issues and 23 per cent reporting video streaming errors. The numbers were far higher in bigger Netflix markets. The US recorded 1,934 reports around the same window, split between website issues (33 per cent), server connection problems (29 per cent) and video streaming errors (25 per cent). The UK saw the highest count among major markets at 2,573 reports, led by website issues (32 per cent), followed by video streaming errors (27 per cent) and server connection problems (23 per cent). Canada logged 690 reports, with nearly half (48 per cent) tied to website problems, followed by server connection issues (24 per cent) and video streaming errors (17 per cent).