GTA 6, in Facts
- OFFICIAL Out November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S; no PC version announced. Single-player at launch. $79.99 Standard, $99.99 Ultimate.
- OFFICIAL Set in Leonida, a modern take on Florida, led by Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos.
- REPORTED A map about three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2's, and NPC interactions that go "considerably further" than RDR2's, per the New York Times as relayed by GamesRadar+.
- OFFICIAL "Targeting 30 frames per second" on consoles, per Rockstar's November 10 pre-load post; no 60 fps option announced.
The Other Games
| Game | Developer, release | Setting | What kind of game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | CD Projekt Red, December 2020 | Night City, a future California megacity | First-person RPG with a customizable lead, V |
| Mafia: The Old Country | Hangar 13, August 2025 | Sicily in the early 1900s | Linear, story-led crime drama rather than a sandbox |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | Ubisoft, October 2020 | A near-future London | Recruit-anyone hacking sandbox |
| Saints Row (2022) | Volition, August 2022 | Santo Ileso, a fictional US Southwest city | Comedic crime sandbox with a custom character |
| Sleeping Dogs | United Front Games, August 2012 | Hong Kong | Undercover-cop story with martial-arts combat |
| Just Cause 4 | Avalanche Studios, December 2018 | Solís, a fictional South American country | Explosive physics sandbox with grappling and wingsuits |
| Forza Horizon 5 | Playground Games, November 2021 | Mexico | Open-world racing; no on-foot play |
| The Crew Motorfest | Ubisoft Ivory Tower, September 2023 | O'ahu, Hawaii | Online open-world racing |
| Starfield | Bethesda Game Studios, September 2023 | A galaxy of planets | Space RPG with separate explorable maps rather than one city |
The most useful difference is the last column. Cyberpunk and Starfield are role-playing games; Forza Horizon and The Crew are racing games; Mafia is a story-led drama. GTA has always been a crime sandbox with a scripted story, which puts its closest relatives at Saints Row, Sleeping Dogs and Watch Dogs.
Why This Page Is Short
This page replaces nine separate "GTA 6 vs" pages. Most of what they said about GTA 6 was prediction presented as comparison: a "$1–2 billion budget," a map "1.5–2× GTA V," NPC density that "dwarfs" other games, and a 60 fps mode that Rockstar's own director hasn't committed to. Nine pages of the same guesses didn't help anyone, so they're merged here.
Better Comparisons
For comparisons Rockstar's own developers have made, see GTA 6 vs Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 6 vs GTA 5. For the real places behind the map, see Vice City vs Miami. After launch we'll update this page from reviews and published technical analysis.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GTA 6 bigger than Cyberpunk 2077?
Unknown in any measured sense. The only official-adjacent size comparison is the New York Times' report that GTA 6's map is about three times Red Dead Redemption 2's.
What games are like GTA 6?
The closest are other crime sandboxes with a story: Saints Row, Sleeping Dogs, Watch Dogs and the Mafia series. Cyberpunk 2077 is an RPG, and Forza Horizon is a racing game.
Will GTA 6 look better than other games?
Rockstar hasn't published specs. Digital Foundry's analysis of Trailer 2 praised its ray-traced lighting, but real comparisons have to wait for the released game.
Sources
- Rockstar Games / Business Wire: Rockstar Games Announces Pre-Orders for Grand Theft Auto VI
- Rockstar Newswire: Pre-Load Grand Theft Auto VI Now (Nov. 10, 2026)
- GamesRadar+: How long is GTA 6? About 80 hours, according to one Rockstar dev's playthrough (map and NPC comparisons from the New York Times)
- Push Square: GTA 6 targeting 30fps on PS5, undecided on performance mode