'GTA 6' to Have Twice as Many Animations as 'Red Dead Redemption 2'

Grand Theft Auto VI will feature more than 600,000 different animations in the game. That number is impressive on its own, but it becomes even more striking when compared to Red Dead Redemption 2. The western title, already considered one of the most realistic games in history, has 300,000.

This metric doesn’t refer only to characters; it applies to virtually every element in the game that has some kind of movement. Tree leaves, ocean waves, dogs asking to be petted, and so on.

Over the past week, some reports about Rockstar revealed that the company was aiming for unprecedented realism in GTA VI, and after the Extended Look released last Thursday (27), several figures backing up that goal were made public.

Beyond the animations, we’ll also get a map twice the size of GTA V’s, along with a campaign expected to last around 80 hours.

Everything you need to know about GTA VI

Once again developed by Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto VI is the first GTA in thirteen years, following the astronomical success of GTA V, released in 2013. The franchise is one of the most successful in video game history.

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The story of GTA VI takes place in an open world based on Florida, in the United States. Its setting is Vice City, a fictional version of Miami that debuted in the first GTA and later got its own game with 2002’s GTA Vice City.

GTA VI arrives on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 19, 2026. A PC version has not yet been announced.