The GTA 6 leaked footage from September 2022 might be bad news for Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive. However, for some, it is like a gold mine with lots and lots of information in it.
Join us as we predict all the possible gameplay mechanics for the most anticipated game of 2025.
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How Will The Gameplay Mechanics Of GTA 6 Look Like?
In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the leaked footage that has sparked our curiosity about the potential gameplay mechanics that Rockstar might include in GTA 6.
1. NPC Interactions
According to the leaks, these are all the possible actions you could take with the NPCs in GTA 6 as Lucia or Jason:
- Hostage an NPC – You can either rob, restrain, threaten, or throw a melee.
- Staff NPC – You can also rob them like in GTA 5’s convenience stores.
- Police NPC – It is also seen that you can surrender to the cops.
Note: You can also switch the interaction menu to Jason or a cop NPC while using Lucia.
2. Prompts and Objectives
For this one, we listed all the prompts and objectives seen in the leaked footage; some of them feel like RDR2 prompts:
| Prompts and Objectives | Description |
|---|---|
| “Time until cops dispatched“ | This is just a prompt for when the cops will arrive. |
| “Cops arriving“ | This means that cops are just around the corner. |
| “Rob the diner“ | This is likely a prompt from a mission instructing you to rob the diner. |
| “Rob the cash register“ | Another prompt, this time as a mission to rob the cash register. |
| “Escape the diner“ | A prompt showing that you need to get away from the location. |
| “(Vehicle name) discovered“ | This is similar to the ability to discover new things, as seen in RDR2. |
| “Robbery“ | When robbery is engaged the next prompt will be “CCTV: Recording” / “Door Panel: Locked“. |
| “New Contact: (Name)“ | This is a prompt from which you received a new contact. |
| “Whats Up! message received.“ | Another prompt from your phone tells you that you have received a message from someone. |
3. Player Gameplay Details
This section is all about the possible gameplay of Jason and Lucia, as seen in the leaked footage of GTA 6.
We have also included some cool game details below that will surely enhance the immersion of the game:
| Name / Action | Description |
|---|---|
| During robbery as Lucia | Tap a specific key to check in with Jason, or hold that key for more options. |
| Upon entering Police Cruiser | Tap a specific key to access the vehicle controls menu, or hold that key to bring up the quick options. (Possibly a control for the police database) |
| Open container | Cut or open a locked shipping container to steal contents. |
| Stash cash | An action to put money stack in the Loot Bag. |
| Jason’s rumored ability “Eagle Vision” | An action for identifying valuables and CCTV cameras. |
| Primary and Secondary weapon slots | To equip weapons or equipment in each hand individually or ability to swap while holding weapon. |
| Loot Bag interaction | You can inspect, go back, drop item, select, and close using the Loot Bag. |
| Quick item usage | You can put 4 items in all directional button to quickly use important items. (Possible with the use of D-pad) |
| Take Assault Rifle or any weapon | Pick weapon off the ground while holstering sidearm. |
| Functional holsters | Police officers actually draw sidearm from hip. |
| Used weapon magazines | All used magazines remain lying on the ground. |
| Ability to stand, crouch, go prone | This is similar to all shooting games. Now, in GTA 6, you can crouch and go prone. You can even shoot over cover while standing. |
| Crouch height depends on cover | While in cover, your character will adjust depending on the height of the obstacle. |
| Face cover | Arms or long weapon are used to cover face while taking fire. |
| Possible personal vehicle system | Personal vehicle icon appears on map just like the one in GTA 5. |
| Character instant switching | Switch to Lucia or Jason. |
| Dive while on water | You can also dive underwater like in GTA 5. |
| Throw Body | Ability to throw injured or dead NPCs off your back while carrying them. (Probably for stealth missions) |
| Sit as a passenger in a vehicle | You can pick Lucia or Jason to be seated at the back while being driven by the other protagonist. (Possible fast travel if you are not controlling the protagonist who is driving) |
| Pick Up | Appears when walking by a soda can on the ground. Also appears over a glass bottle lying in the grass. (Possibly like in GTA IV where you can pick up objects on the ground) |
4. Weapons
Here is the list of weapons seen in the footage that could potentially affect the gameplay mechanics of GTA 6:
| Weapon Category | Weapon |
|---|---|
| Melee | Knife, Baseball Bat, Pool Cue |
| Thrown | Grenade, Flashbang, Smoke Grenade, Fire Bottle, Molotov |
| Handgun | Pistols like Glock 19, Polymer Pistol, Beretta |
| SMG | Micro Submachine Gun, Compact Submachine Gun |
| Shotgun | Pump Action Shotgun |
| Rifle | Assault Rifle, M4, AK-47 |
| LMG | Heavy Machine Gun |
| Sniper | Concealable Sniper, Hunter Sniper, Bolt Action Sniper |
| Ammo | Rocket, Heavy, Sniper, Shotgun, Rifle, Pistol, Spear |
| Misc | Rocket Launcher, Speargun |
5. Equipment and Gear
Another thing we found out, which will affect the gameplay mechanics of GTA 6 based on the leaks, is the equipment and gear:
| Possible Use | Equipment and Gear |
|---|---|
| For exploration | Torch Flashlight, Flashlight, Binoculars |
| For stealing vehicles | Slim Jim, Immobilizer Bypass, Tracker Jammer |
| For breaking in restricted areas | Lockpick, Crowbar, Cut-Off Tool |
| For hacking | USB Drive, Auto Dialer |
| For Golf/ Used as a Weapon | Golf Ball, Golf Putter, Golf Wedge, Golf Iron, Golf Driver |
6. Food and Other Consumables
Like other GTA games, food and other consumables are also present in GTA 6. This is perhaps for health and adrenaline purposes.
Hopefully, they will add the feature from GTA: San Andreas where you become fat if you eat too much.
| Food / Consumable | Description |
|---|---|
| Soda | To have boost of adrenaline. |
| Wine | Makes you dizzy. |
| Fruit | To restore health. |
| Gumball | Get a gumball while standing in front of gumball machine. Probably for adrenaline. |
| Trauma Kit | To restore full health. |
| Cigarette | Maybe a slight boost of adrenaline. |
| Painkiller | Maybe a slight health regeneration or adrenaline. |
7. Cars or Vehicles
Cars and other vehicles are seen in the leaked video footage as well. Additionally, the GTA 6 trailer, which was released last December, provides further information about the vehicles we will see in GTA 6.
On top of that, we have confirmed a total of 71 vehicles seen in both GTA 6 trailer 1 and the leaked footage.
It will mostly impact the gameplay mechanics when driving in first person, like in GTA 5. As seen in the game trailer, the interior of the car is so realistic that it kinda looks like real life.
We might be surprised that they will add signal lights, parking sensors, blind-spot systems, and more to the cars to make them more realistic, enhancing the gameplay mechanics and adding a touch of improvement to the overall immersion.
Our Thoughts on the Possible Gameplay Mechanics
We sincerely believe that all the gameplay mechanics seen at the top will be added to GTA 6. However, Rockstar might still be tempted to remove any details seen here as a sign of their disappointment with the leaks.
That being said, it is best to wait for the official trailer 2, which might be coming out this year, to confirm everything listed in this article.
Who knows, they might even include gameplay footage to make the fans more excited for the release of GTA 6 in 2025.
