Gameplay

What the trailers quietly say about how it will play

The loud stuff in the trailers is obvious. Cars flying through junctions, robberies, parties and police chases. The fun part is looking at the background details to guess how GTA 6 might actually feel when you are the one holding the pad.

The first thing that stands out is animation. The way Lucia walks through the prison shot, the way crowds shift at the beach and how Jason leans on a car door all look heavier than old GTA games. It is closer to Red Dead in how bodies move. That usually means more grounded shooting, more believable fist fights and better reactions when characters bump into each other on a busy street.

There are also a lot of clips that look built for small scale chaos. Petrol stations in the middle of nowhere, small shops with queues, cramped motel balconies and narrow back roads. It feels like missions will not just be about huge set pieces. Some of the best moments could be tiny robberies that go wrong while you are trying to get in and out before anyone pulls a phone out and starts filming.

None of this is confirmed, but the trailers are packed with enough hints to make guessing fun. If Rockstar mix the weight of Red Dead style movement with the fast pacing of GTA, story missions with Lucia and Jason could end up feeling smoother than anything the series has done before.