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The showcase reframed the setting as a state rather than a city — Vice City anchored inside Leonida's beaches, wetlands and small towns — while leaving the 19 November 2026 launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and the still-undated PC version, exactly where they were.

The showcase put mechanics behind the marketing: a colour-coded six-star wanted system that tracks how well police have identified you, a split health bar, a hard limit on carried weapons, held-button dialogue, and mid-mission switching between Jason and Lucia.

Rockstar Games released 26 minutes of Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay on 27 August 2026, premiering the showcase on Netflix six hours before putting it up free on YouTube and the official GTA VI site. Every frame was captured in-game on a base PlayStation 5.