GTA 6 Has Dates, Hand-Holding and 62 Birds, Rockstar Reveals
Jason and Lucia's idea of a date night includes a liquor store.
Rockstar has shared a batch of new GTA 6 gameplay details five days before launch, and Jason and Lucia can officially go on dates. The details come from The Guardian's Keza MacDonald, who visited Rockstar North in Edinburgh and watched a demo with co-studio head Rob Nelson. The full feature runs in The Guardian's Saturday magazine today, and VICE rounded up the biggest reveals.
Can Jason and Lucia go on dates in GTA 6?
Yes. The two characters can call and text each other when they're apart, and they can go on dates together, like a trip to the gym or a drink at a bar, VICE reports. A liquor store robbery can count as a date too, and a button lets them hold hands. You can keep the relationship strong or let it fall apart, although Rockstar hasn't said how big those consequences get. (Couples who rob together stay together, apparently.)
Can you switch between Jason and Lucia?
Most of the time, yes, because you can swap between them freely outside of certain story moments, which lock you into one character's point of view.
How do robberies work in GTA 6?
They start small, since Nelson described the pair as "a younger couple with their backs against the wall," so the early game is about hotwiring cheap cars and picking basic locks. Some parked cars need tools you only unlock later. Bigger jobs let you scout a location first for a back entrance or a safe code, and you can disable the security cameras or take the footage. In the demo, a jewelry store robbery became a chase with police cars and helicopters after a guard opened fire.
Is there birdwatching in GTA 6?
There is, and GTA 6 has 62 bird species to spot with binoculars, with each one recorded in a wildlife logbook. Rockstar also built in optional ways to show kindness, so Jason can ask a dog's owner if he can pet the dog. Interrupt a stranger's conversation, though, and the reaction could be anything from curiosity to hostility.
What other small details did Rockstar show?
Nelson clearly loves the tiny stuff. At a gas station, Jason can eat a donut with one hand and drink a beer with the other, and when he runs, he tucks a six-pack under his arm while the liquid sloshes in the bottles, according to an earlier VICE report. Nelson also told The Guardian that a future GTA could leave America someday, which we covered in our never say never story.
GTA 6 unlocks at midnight local time on November 19, and our GTA 6 release time guide has every region. The GTA 6 hub covers everything else.
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My read is that the dating system is the biggest surprise here. Tying the relationship to your choices makes every robbery feel personal, and it gives Jason and Lucia a reason to exist beyond the heists. And 62 birds is such a Rockstar number. (Someone in Edinburgh will be crushed if you skip the logbook.)
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