What is the story?
Rockstar’s published setup begins with a score that goes wrong. Jason and Lucia become caught in a criminal conspiracy across Leonida and have to depend on each other to survive.
OfficialPrereleaseNo platform testedChecked Sep 7, 2026
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- Main story synopsis
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- A score goes wrong, drawing Jason and Lucia into a conspiracy across Leonida.
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- No complete plot, mission order or ending.
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- Page 1 dated header, synopsis and capture sentence
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- May 6, 2025 release, shared story premise and PS5 capture attribution.
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- No tested mechanics, complete plot or final-build performance.
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Start with two people and the problem that binds them. Then widen the view to Leonida: Vice City is one of its six introduced destinations. The setting’s biographies and place descriptions are the best route into the story before treating every announced extra as a gameplay system.
Editorial interpretationPrereleaseNo platform testedChecked Sep 8, 2026
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- Jason and Lucia shared story synopsis
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- A failed score becomes a criminal conspiracy across Leonida.
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- The complete plot or mechanics of play.
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- People & Places: principal biographies and six Explore panels
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- Published introductions provide a way to orient the reader.
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- Exact geographic positions or a complete cast.
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Who are Jason and Lucia?
An Army veteran now working with drug runners in the Keys. Brian gives him rent-free housing in exchange for shakedowns; Cal is his friend. The shared story pairs him with Lucia after a failed score.
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- Jason Duval, Brian Heder and Cal Hampton biography
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- An Army veteran now working with drug runners in the Keys. Brian gives him rent-free housing in exchange for shakedowns; Cal is his friend. The shared story pairs him with Lucia after a failed score.
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- Names and descriptions are from the cited publisher passage. No complete mission, geography or mechanic is inferred.
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- Shared story premise
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- An Army veteran now working with drug runners in the Keys. Brian gives him rent-free housing in exchange for shakedowns; Cal is his friend. The shared story pairs him with Lucia after a failed score.
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- No additional gameplay or geography is inferred.
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Recently released from Leonida Penitentiary. Her father taught her to fight; her mother hoped for a better life during their Liberty City years. Rockstar presents Jason as part of Lucia’s plan for a way out.
OfficialPrereleaseNo platform testedChecked Oct 5, 2026
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- Lucia Caminos biography
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- Recently released from Leonida Penitentiary. Her father taught her to fight; her mother hoped for a better life during their Liberty City years. Rockstar presents Jason as part of Lucia’s plan for a way out.
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- Names and descriptions are from the cited publisher passage. No complete mission, geography or mechanic is inferred.
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Where does it take place?
The state containing Vice City and the wider criminal conspiracy in Jason and Lucia’s shared story. Rockstar separately introduces six destinations; their presentation order is not a scale map.
OfficialPrereleaseNo platform testedChecked Sep 8, 2026
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- Homepage release heading and platform labels; Ultimate Edition and Vintage Vice City Pack dialogs
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- The state containing Vice City and the wider criminal conspiracy in Jason and Lucia’s shared story. Rockstar separately introduces six destinations; their presentation order is not a scale map.
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- Names and descriptions are from the cited publisher passage. No complete mission, geography or mechanic is inferred.
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Read the six destinations as different settings rather than as coordinates on a map. Vice City emphasizes neighborhoods and everyday commerce; the Keys emphasize island life; Grassrivers emphasizes wetlands. Port Gellhorn’s faded tourism, Ambrosia’s industrial economy and Mount Kalaga’s national park give the wider state distinct points of comparison.
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- Vice City, Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga Explore panels
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- Contrasting published descriptions of six destinations.
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- Relative distances, traversable boundaries or travel times.
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When, where and how much?
Rockstar, PlayStation and Xbox currently list November 19, 2026 as GTA VI’s scheduled release date.
OfficialPrereleaseNo platform testedChecked Oct 5, 2026
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- Homepage release heading and platform labels; Ultimate Edition and Vintage Vice City Pack dialogs
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- Rockstar, PlayStation and Xbox currently list November 19, 2026 as GTA VI’s scheduled release date.
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- Publisher description of a prerelease game; not final-game testing.
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- Release FAQ
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- Rockstar, PlayStation and Xbox currently list November 19, 2026 as GTA VI’s scheduled release date.
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- No additional gameplay or geography is inferred.
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- Release date
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- Rockstar, PlayStation and Xbox currently list November 19, 2026 as GTA VI’s scheduled release date.
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- No additional gameplay or geography is inferred.
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- Release heading
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- Rockstar lists November 19, 2026.
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- A dated publisher listing, not final-game verification or a guarantee against later changes.
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- Release FAQ
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- PlayStation lists November 19, 2026.
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- A dated publisher listing, not final-game verification or a guarantee against later changes.
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- Release heading and platform labels
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- Rockstar lists November 19, 2026 as the scheduled release date.
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- Publisher description of a prerelease game; not final-game testing.
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- Release FAQ and PS5 / PS5 Pro labels
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- PlayStation lists November 19, 2026 as the scheduled release date.
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- No additional gameplay or geography is inferred.
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- Release date and Xbox Series X|S labels
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- Xbox lists November 19, 2026 as the scheduled release date.
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- No additional gameplay or geography is inferred.
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The announced launch platforms are PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Sony also lists PS5 Pro support.
OfficialPrereleaseNo platform testedChecked Oct 5, 2026
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- Homepage release heading and platform labels; Ultimate Edition and Vintage Vice City Pack dialogs
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- The announced launch platforms are PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Sony also lists PS5 Pro support.
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- Publisher description of a prerelease game; not final-game testing.
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- PS5 / PS5 Pro listing
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- The announced launch platforms are PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Sony also lists PS5 Pro support.
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- No additional gameplay or geography is inferred.
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- Platform labels
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- Rockstar names PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
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- A dated publisher listing, not final-game verification or a guarantee against later changes.
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- Available on labels
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- Sony lists PS5 and PS5 Pro Enhanced.
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- Does not establish tested performance or another platform.
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- Release heading and platform labels
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- Rockstar names PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S as the launch platforms.
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- Publisher description of a prerelease game; not final-game testing.
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- Release FAQ and PS5 / PS5 Pro labels
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- Sony lists PS5 and PS5 Pro Enhanced.
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- No additional gameplay or geography is inferred.
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Standard is listed at US$79.99; Ultimate at US$99.99. These are US prices, before any regional checkout differences.
OfficialPrereleaseNo platform testedChecked Oct 6, 2026
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- Pages 1–2: June 24 2026 announcement; edition prices, purchase bonuses, formats and preload paragraphs
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- Standard is listed at US$79.99; Ultimate at US$99.99. These are US prices, before any regional checkout differences.
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- Publisher description of a prerelease game; not final-game testing.
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- US Standard and Ultimate edition cards
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- Standard US$79.99; Ultimate US$99.99.
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- Does not establish regional pricing, checkout totals or a standalone upgrade price.
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The announced physical box contains a download code. Rockstar Support specifies digital preload from local midnight on November 12, 2026; boxed codes can support preload after they are received and redeemed. Shipping or pickup starts November 12 and does not guarantee arrival that day or early gameplay access.
OfficialPrereleaseNo platform testedChecked Oct 6, 2026
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- Pages 1–2: June 24 2026 announcement; edition prices, purchase bonuses, formats and preload paragraphs
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- The announced physical box contains a download code. Digital and boxed-code copies can preload from November 12, 2026.
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- No disc, download size, offline installation or region-specific stock is established.
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- Digital preload local-midnight paragraph; physical shipping/pickup and code redemption; preload FAQ
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- Digital preload starts at local midnight November 12; received and redeemed boxed codes support preload.
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- Does not guarantee delivery, immediate gameplay, account activation, final GB requirement or a universal UTC preload hour.
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What is still an open question?
The inspected Rockstar and Xbox listings do not establish a PC release date. This edition therefore lists no PC launch window; an absent date says nothing conclusive about a future version.
Still unknownPrereleaseNo platform testedChecked Oct 6, 2026
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- Visible Coming date and platform labels
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- Current announced release target and named consoles.
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- No guarantee of launch, PC date or tested performance.
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- Additional information, Platforms and Release date
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- Scope of the inspected Xbox listing.
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- Does not establish PlayStation support or a PC launch.
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- Platform and release labels
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- The inspected labels name consoles and give no PC date.
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- Does not exclude a future PC version.
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That description does not establish the design or launch timing of any future separate online offering. This guide has no verified multiplayer feature list to add.
Still unknownPrereleaseNo platform testedChecked Oct 6, 2026
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- FAQ → release date and PS4 questions, retrieved lines 168–173; Available on labels, lines 5–27; FAQ → multiplayer modes or features, retrieved lines 179–181; product labels, lines 17–21; How innovative features enhance GTA VI on PS5, retrieved lines 123–142; Standard and Ultimate Edition cards, retrieved lines 68–93
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- The identified material supports the stated observation or reading.
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- Interpretation is not evidence of released-game behavior.
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The US PlayStation Store currently displays November 19, 2026 at 05:00 UTC; this is a store listing, not a tested unlock or a universal schedule. Exact download size, other regional or platform unlock times, a PC release date and final measured performance remain unconfirmed in the inspected sources. A boxed download code does not establish offline installation.
Still unknownPrereleaseNo platform testedChecked Oct 6, 2026
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- Pages 1–2: June 24 2026 announcement; edition prices, purchase bonuses, formats and preload paragraphs
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- Exact download size, regional unlock times, a PC release date and final measured performance remain unconfirmed in these sources. The boxed download code does not answer offline-installation questions.
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- Publisher description of a prerelease game; not final-game testing.
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- US Standard Edition top release timestamp
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- The US PlayStation Store displays November 19, 2026 at 05:00 UTC.
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- Does not establish every region or platform unlock, individual account availability, or actual release/playable access.
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- US Standard Edition top release timestamp
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- The US PlayStation Store displays November 19, 2026 at 05:00 UTC.
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- Does not establish every region or platform unlock, individual account availability, or actual release/playable access.
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