GTA 6 is still a few years away from its official release, but somehow every other week a brand new leak on the upcoming title pops up online on multiple social media platforms. GTA 6 maps and locations point towards some really exciting features coming to the city. One of the most important parts of any kind of open-world video game is its maps and location. And now it looks like Rockstar is not taking this important part of the title lightly this time. GTA 6 MAP LOCATIONS AND FEATURES We got tons of stunning changes and improvements, especially when it comes to locations. GTA 6 is going to have a new place of location along with a new map design. The map is going to take place in GTA Vice City, which is Miami, Florida, in the real world. Just like GTA 5, players will be able to get access to some areas outside the Vice city such as Northern areas, Fort Lauderdale, a little bit of Orlando. [https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/20201014224153/1562044334_gta6.jpg] WATCH THIS STORY: Best Role-Playing Games Releasing on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in September 2021 [https://www.essentiallysports.com/stories/best-role-playing-games-releasing-on-playstation-xbox-and-pc-in-september-2021-diablo-tales-of-arise-esports-news/] A new location with some exciting design is what players are mostly waiting for in GTA 6. Basically, it will bring a new experience with advanced settings to bring some freshness back to the GTA franchise. According to several reports and rumors, the size of GTA 6 is going to either be the same size or just a little smaller than Grand Theft Auto Vice City launched way back on PlayStation 2. A SMALLER, MORE POPULATED MAP THAN USUAL Rockstar Games is planning to make the map of GTA 6 more populated and dense, just to give a real-world feel to the players. Rockstar wants to make the map more exciting to explore and play in, and the only way to achieve this is to make the map a bit smaller than usual. Map of GTA 5 has already gained a lot of popularity. It has been moved by many players. The map design of Grand Theft Auto 5 has taken many years for Rockstar Games [https://www.rockstargames.com/] to finally finalize before the game was launched. Overall, it hasn’t really changed much since the game came out way back in 2013, besides a couple of minor changes for GTA Online such as adding the casino as well as a few other changes to buildings and architecture. [https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/20210304215947/gtav-scaled.jpg] Are you excited about GTA 6? Let us know in the comments section below. READ MORE: Dr Disrespect Has an Ingenious Way to Brag About his PC and Berate Aim Assist in the Same Sentence [https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-dr-disrespect-has-an-ingenious-way-to-brag-about-his-pc-and-berate-aim-assist-in-the-same-sentence/] 

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The buzz around GTA 6 is higher than ever following the recent official word. Developer Rockstar Games has a reputation for creating groundbreaking open-world games with compelling narratives. Interested to see what new features, innovations, and storytelling GTA 6 will bring? The tag of “The Most Expensive Entertainment Product Ever” only adds to the sky-high expectations from the game.

It's been a decade since the previous game released. And yet after Rockstar Games recently announced the upcoming trailer, the announcement post became the most liked gaming tweet ever. So keeping in mind the love for GTA, let's look at everything that's known about the game as of now.
<h2>When is GTA 6 Releasing? </h2>
There were plenty of rumors surrounding the launch window of GTA 6. While some claim it will be a year from now, a few projected the game to hit the markets in months. While all these rumors lacked credible backing, Rockstar Games had kept the progress under the sheets. Until this month! 

The world was finally given a chance to celebrate when the developers made<a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-gta-6-announcement-confirmed-by-rockstar-games-for-early-december/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> the first official announcement for the trailer</a>. “We are very excited to let you know that in early December, we will release the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto. We look forward to many more years of sharing these experiences with all of you,” they wrote in a tweet. Interestingly, the tweet came just hours after some leaks had suggested an imminent trailer announcement. 

If all such leaks are to be trusted, then the game can release sometime in mid-late 2024-2025. The exact window is claimed to be between April 2024 to March 2025. 

During a recent fiscal call of Take-Two Interactive, the company talking about its future analytical projections <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-it-appears-gta-six-launch-date-has-already-been-set-by-take-two-and-rockstar-games/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed the theory</a>. “We remain confident that we are positioning our business for a significant inflection point in fiscal 2025, which we believe will include new record levels of operating performance,” said Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick
<h2>The progress of the development</h2>
Rockstar Games had the first official confirmation of the development of GTA 6 through a GTA 5 community update back in February 2022. The confirmation just involved a subtle tease of the development saying, “active development for the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series is well underway.”

However, in terms of official confirmation of the project's progress, not much is known. In fact, most of the credible updates that the fans have been subjected to for the sixth installment have rather arrived from the parent company Take-Two Interactive and its fiscal data. In August 2022, Take-Two Interactive reassured the fans with a thumbs up on the progress of the game during a monthly fiscal report. But it was September 2022 that spoiled the party for the developers and for most of the gaming fans. 

The story of the biggest gaming leak 

On September 18, 2022, dozens of videos and screenshots from an alleged in-development build of Grand Theft Auto 6 went viral online in an unprecedented leak. It’s still considered as the biggest leak for any gaming title in history. The credibility of the leaks was confirmed by the developers themselves, as they had expressed their disappointment with the series of leaks. Following this big event in the development, a lot of gaming pundits predicted some long delays in the planned schedule of GTA 6. However, Rockstar Games debunked the speculations reaffirming to the fans that the project would go as planned.
<h2>What to expect from GTA 6?</h2>
According to the rumors and specialties that were deduced by the big leak of September, there are a lot of new innovations that might appeal to a GTA fan. 
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<h3>Location </h3>
</li>
</ul>
The highlight of all the speculations has been the theory of the developers taking us back to the roots. Leaks hinted at a strong connection of the game with Vice City, and with the confirmation of the league’s credibility, it's almost certain players will get to experience a newly evolved version of Vice City. 

As you may be aware, Vice City is partially modeled after Miami. There is currently conjecture that GTA 6 will move even further south, possibly toward the Florida Keys (a chain of tropical islands) and the Everglades (a swamp). Now, the "Gator Keys" location was never seen in the original Grand Theft Auto: Vice City game, although it was mentioned in a radio broadcast. Expect a variety of environment types on the GTA 6 map.
<ul>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400">
<h3>Characters </h3>
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</ul>
The speculations about a possible duo of playable protagonists were fueled by the September leaks. Ever since then, the two-playable protagonists' theory has only gained credibility. 

<img class="aligncenter wp-image-2360396 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/gta-6-lucia-and-jason-concept.jpg" alt="" width="1912" height="870" />

GTA 6 will apparently give players the first female protagonist of the franchise. If the rumors are to be trusted, the duo of Jason and Lucia is loosely based on Bonnie and Clyde. It looks like GTA 5's character-switching feature is making a comeback in some form. In a leaked video, the two were shown robbing a restaurant together, with the player controlling one character while the AI controlled the other. Another video shows character changing, but this time it happens very instantly instead of slowly as in Grand Theft Auto 5. 

This is all that is known for now. With the trailer set to drop in December, a lot more will be revealed. More importantly, in official capacity.

GTA 6

The buzz around GTA 6 is higher than ever following the recent official word. Developer Rockstar Games has a reputation for creating groundbreaking open-world games with compelling narratives. Interested to see what new features, innovations, and storytelling GTA 6 will bring? The tag of “The Most Expensive Entertainment Product Ever” only adds to the sky-high expectations from the game. It&#8217;s been a decade since the previous game released. And yet after Rockstar Games recently announced the upcoming trailer, the announcement post became the most liked gaming tweet ever. So keeping in mind the love for GTA, let&#8217;s look at everything that&#8217;s known about the game as of now. When is GTA 6 Releasing?  There were plenty of rumors surrounding the launch window of GTA 6. While some claim it will be a year from now, a few projected the game to hit the markets in months. While all these rumors lacked credible backing, Rockstar Games had kept the progress under the sheets. Until this month!  The world was finally given a chance to celebrate when the developers made the first official announcement for the trailer. “We are very excited to let you know that in early December, we will release the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto. We look forward to many more years of sharing these experiences with all of you,” they wrote in a tweet. Interestingly, the tweet came just hours after some leaks had suggested an imminent trailer announcement.  If all such leaks are to be trusted, then the game can release sometime in mid-late 2024-2025. The exact window is claimed to be between April 2024 to March 2025. During a recent fiscal call of Take-Two Interactive, the company talking about its future analytical projections confirmed the theory. “We remain confident that we are positioning our business for a significant inflection point in fiscal 2025, which we believe will include new record levels of operating performance,” said Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick The progress of the development Rockstar Games had the first official confirmation of the development of GTA 6 through a GTA 5 community update back in February 2022. The confirmation just involved a subtle tease of the development saying, “active development for the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series is well underway.” However, in terms of official confirmation of the project&#8217;s progress, not much is known. In fact, most of the credible updates that the fans have been subjected to for the sixth installment have rather arrived from the parent company Take-Two Interactive and its fiscal data. In August 2022, Take-Two Interactive reassured the fans with a thumbs up on the progress of the game during a monthly fiscal report. But it was September 2022 that spoiled the party for the developers and for most of the gaming fans.  The story of the biggest gaming leak  On September 18, 2022, dozens of videos and screenshots from an alleged in-development build of Grand Theft Auto 6 went viral online in an unprecedented leak. It’s still considered as the biggest leak for any gaming title in history. The credibility of the leaks was confirmed by the developers themselves, as they had expressed their disappointment with the series of leaks. Following this big event in the development, a lot of gaming pundits predicted some long delays in the planned schedule of GTA 6. However, Rockstar Games debunked the speculations reaffirming to the fans that the project would go as planned. What to expect from GTA 6? According to the rumors and specialties that were deduced by the big leak of September, there are a lot of new innovations that might appeal to a GTA fan.   Location   The highlight of all the speculations has been the theory of the developers taking us back to the roots. Leaks hinted at a strong connection of the game with Vice City, and with the confirmation of the league’s credibility, it&#8217;s almost certain players will get to experience a newly evolved version of Vice City.  As you may be aware, Vice City is partially modeled after Miami. There is currently conjecture that GTA 6 will move even further south, possibly toward the Florida Keys (a chain of tropical islands) and the Everglades (a swamp). Now, the &#8220;Gator Keys&#8221; location was never seen in the original Grand Theft Auto: Vice City game, although it was mentioned in a radio broadcast. Expect a variety of environment types on the GTA 6 map.  Characters   The speculations about a possible duo of playable protagonists were fueled by the September leaks. Ever since then, the two-playable protagonists&#8217; theory has only gained credibility.  GTA 6 will apparently give players the first female protagonist of the franchise. If the rumors are to be trusted, the duo of Jason and Lucia is loosely based on Bonnie and Clyde. It looks like GTA 5&#8217;s character-switching feature is making a comeback in some form. In a leaked video, the two were shown robbing a restaurant together, with the player controlling one character while the AI controlled the other. Another video shows character changing, but this time it happens very instantly instead of slowly as in Grand Theft Auto 5.  This is all that is known for now. With the trailer set to drop in December, a lot more will be revealed. More importantly, in official capacity.

Latest GTA 6 Leaks Point Towards Exciting Features Arriving with a Vice City-like Map

GTA 6 map locations and features

A smaller, more populated map than usual