Rockstar says GTA 6 dials everything up

Rockstar Games is not trading scale for detail in Grand Theft Auto 6, according to a GameSpot report citing an interview with studio head of development Aaron Garbut in Game Informer. Garbut said a developer might compromise scale for detail or detail for interaction, 'but not with this project.'

'We went the other way,' he told Game Informer. 'Everything is dialed up--detail, scope, breadth, scale, interaction, and density.' He added that Rockstar has never 'created anything close to this before' and that, with the huge pressure on the project, the team 'dealt with that by doing our best to overdeliver.'

The full Florida experience, minus Disney World

Per GameSpot, no game can have everything, and GTA 6 is no exception. While the game is set in the Florida stand-in of Leonida, it does not feature Walt Disney World, though Rockstar says it will deliver the 'full Florida experience.'

GTA 6 launches on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. GameSpot also notes the game has reportedly sold close to 6 million copies in pre-sales, generating more than $570 million, and that Rockstar this week revealed the game will feature more than 170 animal species, including cane toads and monkeys, alongside a new dynamic weather system.

What remains unclear

Garbut's comments are qualitative, and GameSpot's report does not include concrete new figures on map size, mission count, or technical specifics. Exact measurements of the game's scale and density will likely only become clear when GTA 6 releases on November 19.