{
  "dataset": "GTA VI confirmed features tracker",
  "publisher": "https://gtavi.in",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "generated": "2026-09-01",
  "note": "Unofficial fan-maintained dataset. Statuses: confirmed/in-game = official Rockstar material; reported = credible press; rumor = unverified.",
  "features": [
    {
      "name": "Car theft with security tiers and tools",
      "category": "Gameplay",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "Vehicles have security tiers; tools like slim jims and key cloners matter, and the WAINK phone app scans parked cars for value, alarms and trackers.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "KeenGamer — Extended Look recap",
          "url": "https://www.keengamer.com/articles/news/gta-6-extended-look-recap-all-gameplay-details/",
          "date": "2026-08-27"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "Criminal Profile tracks long-term behavior",
      "category": "Gameplay",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "A Criminal Profile system tracks your behavior over time and in context — gratuitous public chaos counts against you differently than mission violence.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "KeenGamer — Extended Look recap",
          "url": "https://www.keengamer.com/articles/news/gta-6-extended-look-recap-all-gameplay-details/",
          "date": "2026-08-27"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dual protagonists with dynamic switching",
      "category": "Gameplay",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "You play both Jason and Lucia, with dynamic switching — including camera flights between them while both are in free roam.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "KeenGamer — Extended Look recap",
          "url": "https://www.keengamer.com/articles/news/gta-6-extended-look-recap-all-gameplay-details/",
          "date": "2026-08-27"
        },
        {
          "label": "Rockstar Newswire — An Extended Look",
          "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/9k2kaa1o3297k9/grand-theft-auto-vi-an-extended-look",
          "date": "2026-08-27"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "Robberies with speed-vs-profit choices",
      "category": "Gameplay",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "Robberies let you choose approach: blow a safe fast and damage the loot, or take time to find the combination. Stolen goods move through fences.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "KeenGamer — Extended Look recap",
          "url": "https://www.keengamer.com/articles/news/gta-6-extended-look-recap-all-gameplay-details/",
          "date": "2026-08-27"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "Six-star Wanted system with hollow stars",
      "category": "Gameplay",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "The Wanted system returns at six stars; hollow stars mean police lack a full ID, and masks, clothing and vehicle changes help you slip away.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "KeenGamer — Extended Look recap",
          "url": "https://www.keengamer.com/articles/news/gta-6-extended-look-recap-all-gameplay-details/",
          "date": "2026-08-27"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "Post-launch online mode — rumor",
      "category": "Online",
      "status": "rumor",
      "summary": "Nothing about a GTA Online successor has been announced. Given GTA Online's revenue history the community expects one eventually, but it is pure speculation today.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Rockstar Newswire — Pre-order GTA VI",
          "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/5171972o3ak5oa/pre-order-grand-theft-auto-vi-on-june-25",
          "date": "2026-06-24"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "A single-player experience at launch",
      "category": "Release",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "Rockstar's own pre-order announcement calls GTA VI \"a single player experience\" — no multiplayer or GTA Online successor has been announced.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Rockstar Newswire — Pre-order GTA VI",
          "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/5171972o3ak5oa/pre-order-grand-theft-auto-vi-on-june-25",
          "date": "2026-06-24"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "PC version: not announced",
      "category": "Release",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "There is no announced PC version, date, or specs. Rockstar has said nothing about PC — every \"GTA 6 PC download\" is a scam.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Rockstar Games — GTA VI official site",
          "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "Preload and physical: November 12",
      "category": "Release",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "Digital preload starts November 12, 2026; the physical edition ships November 12 as a region-locked download code in a box — there is no disc.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Rockstar Newswire — Pre-order GTA VI",
          "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/5171972o3ak5oa/pre-order-grand-theft-auto-vi-on-june-25",
          "date": "2026-06-24"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "Release: November 19, 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X|S)",
      "category": "Release",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "GTA VI launches Thursday, November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S — reaffirmed by Take-Two at both 2026 earnings calls.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Rockstar Newswire — launch date announcement",
          "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/ak3ak31a49a221/grand-theft-auto-vi-is-now-set-to-launch-november-19-2026",
          "date": "2025-11-06"
        },
        {
          "label": "Rockstar Games — GTA VI official site",
          "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "Trailer 3 before launch — rumor",
      "category": "Release",
      "status": "rumor",
      "summary": "There is no announced Trailer 3. Official videos are Trailer 1, Trailer 2 and An Extended Look. A final pre-launch trailer is plausible but unannounced.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Rockstar Games — GTA VI official site",
          "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "Two editions: Standard $79.99, Ultimate $99.99",
      "category": "Release",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "Exactly two editions exist — Standard ($79.99 / ₹5,999) and Ultimate ($99.99 / ₹7,499). Any \"Collector's Edition\" listing is a scam.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Rockstar Newswire — Pre-order GTA VI",
          "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/5171972o3ak5oa/pre-order-grand-theft-auto-vi-on-june-25",
          "date": "2026-06-24"
        },
        {
          "label": "PlayStation — GTA VI features page",
          "url": "https://www.playstation.com/GTAVIfeatures/"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jason & Lucia's relationship deepens via shared activities",
      "category": "Story",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "Doing activities together deepens Jason and Lucia's relationship — their partnership is a tracked, evolving part of the game.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "KeenGamer — Extended Look recap",
          "url": "https://www.keengamer.com/articles/news/gta-6-extended-look-recap-all-gameplay-details/",
          "date": "2026-08-27"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lucia performed by Manni L. Perez — report only",
      "category": "Story",
      "status": "reported",
      "summary": "Bloomberg reported via SAG-AFTRA filings that Manni L. Perez plays Lucia. Rockstar has announced no cast for any character.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Rockstar Games — GTA VI official site",
          "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "30fps at launch; performance mode undecided",
      "category": "Tech",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "GTA VI runs at 30fps at launch on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X|S per Rockstar North's Rob Nelson; a 60fps mode is undecided — not ruled out, not promised.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "TechRadar — 30fps at launch (Rob Nelson interview)",
          "url": "https://www.techradar.com/gaming/gta-6-will-launch-at-30fps-on-ps5-and-xbox-for-now-confirms-rockstar-but-while-60fps-is-reportedly-possible-its-a-40fps-mode-we-really-want-to-see",
          "date": "2026-08-29"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "PS5 feature set: 3D audio, haptics, fast loading, offline play",
      "category": "Tech",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "The official PlayStation page confirms Tempest 3D audio, near-instant SSD loading, DualSense haptics and adaptive triggers, offline play, optional in-game purchases, and PS5 Pro Enhanced support.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PlayStation — GTA VI features page",
          "url": "https://www.playstation.com/GTAVIfeatures/"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "Exercise and food change body shape",
      "category": "World",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "Working out and eating visibly change the protagonists' bodies over time — a GTA San Andreas system returning.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "KeenGamer — Extended Look recap",
          "url": "https://www.keengamer.com/articles/news/gta-6-extended-look-recap-all-gameplay-details/",
          "date": "2026-08-27"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "Huge side-activity roster",
      "category": "World",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "Confirmed activities include basketball, pool, weightlifting, swimming, scuba, kayaking, fishing, hunting, base jumping, parachuting, shooting ranges, car and dirt-bike racing, jet skiing, fanboats and mini golf.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "KeenGamer — Extended Look recap",
          "url": "https://www.keengamer.com/articles/news/gta-6-extended-look-recap-all-gameplay-details/",
          "date": "2026-08-27"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "In-world social media with NPC livestreams",
      "category": "World",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "summary": "GTA VI has an in-game social platform where NPCs livestream with live comment feeds; Snapmatic returns for your own shots.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "KeenGamer — Extended Look recap",
          "url": "https://www.keengamer.com/articles/news/gta-6-extended-look-recap-all-gameplay-details/",
          "date": "2026-08-27"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "Map size: ~2× Los Santos (Vice City) — press estimate",
      "category": "World",
      "status": "reported",
      "summary": "Analysis of the Extended Look estimates Vice City at roughly twice GTA V's Los Santos and the full map around three times RDR2's playable area — estimates, not Rockstar statements.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "KeenGamer — Extended Look recap",
          "url": "https://www.keengamer.com/articles/news/gta-6-extended-look-recap-all-gameplay-details/",
          "date": "2026-08-27"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-09-01"
    }
  ]
}