How Years of Research Built the Detailed World of Grand Theft Auto VI

Rockstar North developers first took field research trips to Miami in 2015 to immerse themselves in the physical places, history, and social extremes of the city for the next game in the series. Over 10 years later, Grand Theft Auto VI is set to launch, bringing players to Leonida and Vice City with a level of extreme detail that spans from architecture down to flyers on cafe walls. Created by an enormous team of nearly 5,000 people with leadership from longtime executives, the game focuses on a criminal couple named Jason and Lucia. Lead developers emphasize that no single person could hold all of the vast world in their head, resulting in a collaborative effort focused on extreme realism in design, narrative, and animation.