Vice City returns in 2026 after a twenty-year canon silence. The 1986 version satirized Reagan-era excess and cocaine money. The 2026 version satirizes gig-economy precarity and hurricane Florida. What changes when the same fictional city does the same job forty years apart.
The primary urban core of GTA VI's state of Leonida — a modern-day reimagining of the Vice City franchise setting, last visited in 2002's GTA: Vice City.
Artificial Scarcity is a mission added to Grand Theft Auto Online as part of The High Life Update. It is given to the player by Martin Madrazo and is available for 1-4 players.
Auto Shop Service, also known as Auto Shop Client Jobs or Auto Shop Deliveries, is a feature in Grand Theft Auto Online introduced in the Los Santos Tuners update.
Bike Service is a feature in Grand Theft Auto Online introduced in The Criminal Enterprises update.
Cops Capacity is a mission in Grand Theft Auto Online given by Lester Crest to the player. It is available up to 2 players.
The Vice Assassination is a mission in Grand Theft Auto V given to protagonist Franklin Clinton by Lester Crest.
GTA 6 takes place in the fictional state of Leonida — Rockstar's modern Florida. Vice City is the urban anchor, the Leonida Keys are the coastal chain, and at least one secondary city plus a wide hinterland round out the map. Here's the canonical reference, sourced and updated.
Leonida — the fictional Florida-analog state that hosts the entire GTA VI map. Vice City is its primary urban anchor; Leonida Keys is its southern coastal chain.
The fictional Florida-Keys analog of GTA VI's state of Leonida — a coastal island chain south of Vice City, confirmed in trailer footage and Newswire copy.
Downtown Los Santos's south-side garment-district analog — wholesale storefronts, parking structures, and dense urban grid.
Reni Wassulmaier is a main character in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and a DJ for Flashback FM circa 1998 in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
A Leonida city named on the official GTA VI promotional postcards Rockstar released during the Trailer 2 marketing window — branded "LIVE HARD" in Rockstar's marketing copy.
Carlos is a minor character in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
Donald Love is a main character in Grand Theft Auto III, a minor character in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and the tritagonist of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
"Kent" Paul is a main character in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Stephen "Steve" Scott is a main character in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
The Jetmax (formerly known as Cuban Jetmax) is a cigarette boat available in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Marquis is a sailboat that appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto V, and Grand Theft Auto Online, and is due to appear in Grand Theft Auto VI.
The Regina is a four-door station wagon which has appeared in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, The Lost and Damned, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, and is due to appear in Grand Theft Auto VI.
The Tropic is a motor yacht and speedboat in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Washington is a range of executive sedans found in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Grand Theft Auto V.
The Combat Shotgun is a semi-automatic shotgun that appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City...
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Trailer 1 dropped December 5, 2023. After 2.5 years of community frame-by-frame analysis, here are the eight details that turned out to matter most — and what they signal about the game we're getting.
GTA 5's San Andreas is roughly 49 square miles, with about 20% urban density. GTA 6's Leonida is probably comparable in total area but materially denser — and traversed differently. Here's the comparison.
Nine specific Trailer 3 bets — characters, neighborhoods, vehicles, the marquee track, gameplay, pre-orders — with the evidence for each, graded when the trailer lands. Our May timing call is already graded WRONG on the ledger.
Two protagonists are confirmed by name: Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval. Beyond them, every named character is unconfirmed or rumor-only. Here's the canonical roster — what Rockstar has actually said vs what the internet is guessing.
Gordon Moorehead, also referred to as George Moorehead, Gordon Mooreland, Gerald Moorehead, George Moorecock, and Jeremy Moorehead, is a fictional character in the Grand Theft Auto series, appearing in the 3D Universe in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, and later in the HD Universe in Gra...
Molly Malmstein is a fictional character in the Grand Theft Auto series, who was mentioned on the official Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories website and is seen in Grand Theft Auto V on the TV show Gordon Moorehead Rides Again.
Pablo is a fictional character in the Grand Theft Auto series, appearing in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.
GTA V's primary urban core — the modern reimagining of Rockstar's Los Angeles analog city, first seen in 2004's San Andreas, fully rebuilt for V's 2013 launch.
The Gang Burrito is a gang variant of the Burrito van featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, The Lost and Damned, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Packer is a two-door industrial truck appearing in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, and due to appear in Grand Theft Auto VI.
GTA V's Vespa-coded Italian scooter — manufactured by Pegassi (Rockstar's fictional Italian exotic brand), the small-displacement opposite of the brand's supercar register and one of mainline GTA's longest-running scooter nameplates.
The Knuckle Dusters (formerly known as Brass Knuckles) is a type of melee weapon featured in every 3D Universe game since Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (except...
The Combat MG, formerly known as the M249 and Advanced MG, is a light machine gun featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, The Ballad of Gay Tony,...
GTA V's mid-tier semi-automatic sidearm — available at Ammu-Nation, sitting between V's entry-level Pistol and the high-caliber Pistol.50 in the handgun catalog as the standard service-pistol-coded option.
Lucia and Jason are not just two protagonists — they're romantically and criminally entangled. That's the first time mainline GTA has built a flagship around a couple. The structural consequences for mission design, narrative arc, and replayability are genuinely new.
Returning protagonist confirmed in Trailers 1 and 2 — the first playable Latina lead in mainline-GTA history, paired with Jason Duval in a Bonnie-and-Clyde framing.
A Leonida national park positioned on "the state's northern fringe" per Rockstar's own promotional copy, surfaced via the official GTA VI postcard collection — branded "WILD, WILD COUNTRY."
GTA V's Beverly Hills analog — the high-end residential neighborhood of central Los Santos, home to Michael De Santa's mansion and the Vangelico jewelry store from V's first major heist.
GTA V's Hollywood analog — the entertainment-district neighborhood of central Los Santos, anchored by the Vinewood Sign on the Vinewood Hills, home to V's film-and-television-industry satire.
GTA V's mountain-side mansion district above Vinewood — Hollywood Hills-coded residential geography with winding streets, hillside properties, and panoramic views over central Los Santos. Distinct from Rockford Hills's lower-elevation Beverly Hills register.
GTA Online doesn't shut down on November 19, 2026. Your characters and money don't follow you to GTA 6 either. Here's what actually happens — sourced, not speculated.
GTA V's south-Los Santos neighborhood — Crenshaw / South-Central-coded working-class geography that anchors Franklin Clinton's origin storyline and overlaps with Ballas territorial presence.
GTA V's downtown financial-district neighborhood — skyscraper-density geography hosting Maze Bank Tower, FIB Headquarters, and IAA Headquarters, structurally analogous to Downtown LA / Bunker Hill in real-world Los Angeles.
Pre-orders aren't open yet. When they open, here's where to buy on each platform, how the storefront bonuses will likely differ, refund policies you can actually use, and a checklist of what to verify before you click confirm.
Returning protagonist confirmed in Trailers 1 and 2, paired with Lucia Caminos. Drifter / criminal background and likely former military, set against modern-day Leonida.
GTA V's tallest building in Los Santos — the downtown Maze Bank financial-district skyscraper that anchors V's skyline imagery and (post-Online updates) hosts purchasable CEO offices at the top.
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