GTA 6 vs GTA 5: Every Difference You Need to Know
Grand Theft Auto V launched in 2013, sold 200+ million copies, and defined the open-world genre for a decade. GTA 6 is built to surpass it — here is the side-by-side breakdown.
Map size and variety
GTA V: 49 sq km, one city (Los Santos) + countryside. GTA 6: ~75-90 sq km, one major city (Vice City) + five distinct regions (Keys, Grassrivers, Mount Kalaga, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia).
Protagonists
GTA V: three protagonists (Michael, Trevor, Franklin), all male. GTA 6: two protagonists (Jason, Lucia), with Lucia as the first major female lead in mainline GTA history.
Tech and visuals
GTA V: PS3-era engine pushed to extreme. GTA 6: full ray-traced global illumination, modernized RAGE engine, advanced pedestrian AI, seamless indoor-outdoor transitions.
What carries over
Dual/multi-protagonist character swap, heist mission structure, in-game social satire, character customization, vehicle modification, GTA Online (eventually). What's gone: the old engine's limitations.