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.
Official statement · 2 sources
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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.
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 interpretation · 2 sources
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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.
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.
Official statement · 2 sources
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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.
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.
Official statement · 1 source
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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.
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.
Official statement · 1 source
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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.
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.
Editorial interpretation · 1 source
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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.
When, where and how much?
Rockstar, PlayStation and Xbox currently list November 19, 2026 as GTA VI’s scheduled release date.
Official statement · 3 sources
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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.
The announced launch platforms are PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Sony also lists PS5 Pro support.
Official statement · 2 sources
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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.
Standard is listed at US$79.99; Ultimate at US$99.99. These are US prices, before any regional checkout differences.
Official statement · 1 source
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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.
The announced physical box contains a download code. Digital and boxed-code copies can preload from November 12, 2026.
Official statement · 1 source
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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.
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 unknown · 2 sources
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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.
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 unknown · 1 source
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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.
Exact download size, regional unlock times, a PC release date and final measured performance remain unverified in these sources. The boxed download code does not answer offline-installation questions.
Still unknown · 1 source
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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 unverified 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.
Sources & revision note
Public selection from source revision 1: A concise newcomer introduction with direct paths into existing evidence and deeper reading.
The private draft history remains preserved. Publication selects this revision without rewriting its prior record.