Newshot The UK's The Guardian teases an exclusive GTA 6 feature to be published on November 14, revealing how Vice City's map was researched from real life
IT之家, November 12: The UK's The Guardian has announced that on November 14 it will publish an exclusive feature on GTA 6, partly based on an interview with Rockstar Games developer Rob Nelson, focusing on how the game's setting city, Vice City, was researched from real life, and on the extensive effort the development team put into polishing details. The Guardian has already released part of the preview content, which IT之家 has compiled as follows:
Rob Nelson revealed that before developing a game, Rockstar usually first conducts in-depth research on the real-world locations it draws from, then incorporates those research findings into the game world. The material not only influences scene design but further shapes the game's story, characters, and the content players can experience.
Specifically, Rockstar's earliest batch of field research trips for GTA 6 dates back to 2015. Rob Nelson recalled that team members visited local clubs to experience the nightlife, spent time in bars in the Florida Keys, and rode along with police on patrol in Miami's South Beach; these real experiences provided important reference material for GTA 6's development.
While demonstrating gameplay to reporters, Rob Nelson also highlighted GTA 6's pursuit of detail. For example, the protagonist Jason can eat a donut while walking and also drink beer at the same time; when he starts running, he tucks a six-pack of beer under his arm, and the liquid in the bottles visibly sloshes with the movement.
Keza MacDonald also shared an anecdote that well illustrates Rockstar's rigor in development: in a jewelry store robbery scene, Rob Nelson even raised an objection about how a security guard character's feet were positioned. This detail has recently sparked heated discussion in the player community, with many players saying that Rockstar's requirements for animation performance are so meticulous that they extend to the movements of background characters, and that even seemingly trivial details are not let slide.
However, compared with these visual and animation details, many players would rather the exclusive report bring new information about the game's story and gameplay mechanics. As for whether the full feature The Guardian is about to publish will disclose more substantive content, we will find out on November 14.
Related articles
- Rockstar joins Douyin, first video tells players to preload GTA6 right away
- AMD FSR 4.1 clues appear in the Xbox version of GTA 6's preload files, may not be supported at launch
- Industry insider explains GTA 6's 30fps lock on consoles: the bottleneck is the CPU, not ray tracing
- Sony and Microsoft confirm GTA 6 is the most pre-ordered game in PlayStation and Xbox store history, exact numbers not disclosed
- PS5 Pro is no exception: Rockstar confirms GTA 6 targets 30fps on all consoles
- Investors worry AI compilation and decompilation will fuel game piracy, 泽尔尼克 says Take-Two will strengthen precautions