GTA 6 in 3 Weeks - Everything You Need To Know Before You Play!

If you're anything like me, you've

played so much GTA 5 that the whole

game's basically muscle memory at this

point. Well, GTA 6 is just two showers

away, and before you play it, you're

going to have to unlearn pretty much all

of that. So, I'm covering everything you

need to know before you play GTA 6.

Every trailer, every interview, every

preview, all condensed in one place. And

also a bunch of stuff you've probably

never heard of. Like how picking up

litter can actually help your criminal

record. A very important thing you

should do after every mission to avoid

losing all your cash. Yes, apparently

that's an actual risk. And also how

initially they were horrified by the

projections of how many NPCs they'd

need, so Rockstar ended up building a

whole studio in Los Angeles just for the

NPCs. Plus, of course, a lot, lot more.

Like cops that remember what you were

wearing, and a story that can get locked

at spots until you've hit certain cash

goals.

>> [music]

>> And yeah, some of what's going around is

fake, but a lot of the craziest stuff is

real, and it came straight from

Rockstar. I checked every single thing,

and there's something about this new map

that most of you still believe that I'll

get to at the end of the video. Starting

off with the basics. So, the date.

November 19th, 2026. It's a Thursday,

and honestly, there were times I didn't

think we'd even get to see this day. It

was meant to be fall 2025, then May

26th, and now this. Two delays. I aged

about 5 years and actually have to pay

taxes now. And yeah, you've probably

seen people saying it might get delayed

again to February 2027. Busted. That

came from an anonymous 4chan post, and

Take-Two's own earnings report in August

still says November 19th. So, relax.

It's still happening. It's on PS5 and

Xbox Series X and S, and that's it. No

PS4, no Xbox One, and no PC at launch.

However, there are rumors of an earlier

PC launch, but I'll get to that later.

So, if your cousin swears he's playing

it on his laptop day one, he's not. I

love him, but he's not. Price. [music]

Standard $79.99, ultimate $99.99.

Remember all those videos saying it cost

150 bucks? Busted. Still not cheap, but

people still pay that for old Mario

games, so my wallet's taking that as a

win. Now, here's the one that pissed

everyone off. If you buy the physical

copy, there's no disc [music] in the

box. Yeah, it's a download code. So,

what's even the point of the physical

copy? Who knows? Anyway, you're

basically buying a very expensive piece

of paper. The good news is that code

still lets you preload from November

12th, same as digital. And if you're on

PS5 digital, the PlayStation store

listings say it unlocks at midnight

local time on the 19th. So, New Zealand

gets it first. In the US, it's one

window, midnight Eastern, which means

the West Coast actually gets it at 9:00

p.m. on the 18th. Lucky. Xbox hasn't

listed country-by-country times yet. So,

here's what I'm doing. Before the 12th,

I'm clearing a ton of space because this

thing's apparently around 210 gigs.

That's about double Red Dead 2's size.

Then, on the 12th, I preload the game,

and for the next week, I just stare at a

lock like it owes me money. Now, if you

pre-order or ordered the game, the

vintage Vice City pack. That's a

two-tone 55 Vapid Stanier, the Shoreline

Garage in Ocean Beach, and some

old-school outfits for both of them.

Digital buyers get it as long as they

buy before November 20th. The Ultimate

Edition adds stuff that unlocks as you

go through the story's chapters, like a

'95 Grotti Cheetah, a garage, and two

mod shops, Right On Customs and One-Eyed

Willie's, that are literally only open

if you've got Ultimate. You can upgrade

later, though, so you don't have to

decide tonight. But, it does kind of

mean some stuff in the game is behind a

paywall, which also pissed off a bunch

of people. So, is Ultimate worth the

extra 20 bucks? Honestly, if you're a

car person like me, yeah, just for those

two shops. If you only care about the

story, Standard's fine, and you can

upgrade once you know you're hooked,

which, let's be real, you will be. Oh,

and that Collector's Edition you saw,

it's a merch box from the Rockstar

store, not a special version of the

game. So, you're paying for cool nerdy

stuff, not for more game. And if you

want the matching controller,

PlayStation's selling two limited

edition GTA 6 DualSense controllers for

about 85 bucks each. Just know they

don't arrive before the 19th. One trap I

almost fell for. Digital pre-orders come

with a free month of GTA plus and that's

for GTA online on GTA 5. Some people

thought it might mean we're also getting

GTA 6 online, but not yet sadly. So that

half a million GTA dollars, it's not

going to Jason. Jason's broke. Jason's

going to stay broke and you're

definitely not alone on launch night.

Sensor Tower estimates about 6 million

digital pre-orders in the US alone.

That's their estimate, not T 2's, but

still that's millions of people in the

US alone wanting the game the second it

unlocks. Pray for the servers. And

reviews? Reviewers reportedly already

have the game and the word is they can't

post their reviews until November 18th,

the day before launch. So if you're

nervous, you'll find out if it's good a

day early I guess. Okay, so once that

download's finally done, here's where

you're actually going. The whole game

takes place in Leonida, which is

basically Rockstar's version of Florida

and trust me, they leaned all the way

into the Florida thing. Rockstar's own

site splits it into six places. Vice

City, the Leonida Keys, Grass Rivers,

Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia, and Mount

Cologah. Starting off with Vice City

obviously. Rockstar calls it the sun and

fun capital of America. You've got Ocean

Beach with the pastel art deco hotels,

Little Cuba, the Tishawaka flea market

full of bootleg brands, and the port

which Rockstar calls the cruise ship

capital of the world. If you've only

ever played GTA 5, think Los Santos but

louder and way more neon. Honestly, I

think that's where you're spending most

of your nights and most of your money.

Then there's the keys, which is where

Jason lives and it's actually where the

game starts. Islands, boats, bars, and

it's easily the most chill part of the

map. Rockstar literally describes it as

not flashy, but easy, which is also how

I'd describe myself. Rockstar also says

the keys sit on the doorstep of some of

the most beautiful and dangerous waters

in America. So if you're into boats,

diving, or fishing, that's your spot.

The ultimate edition fishing boat is

literally described as perfect for

reeling in catches out in Gambit Bay.

Grass Rivers is the Everglades.

Airboats, mangroves, gators, and

Rockstar's description says the gators

are the famous part, but there are far

deadlier things out there. Deadlier than

gators. So, yeah, I'm not swimming there

on day one or ever. [music] Port Gelhorn

is the rundown vacation town. Cheap

motels, shut down attractions, empty

strip malls. And Rockstar's advice there

is, and I'm quoting, "Hold on to your

wallet." Honestly, that's the most

honest tourism slogan I've ever heard.

Ambrosia is in the middle of the state.

It's got a sugar refinery that gives

everybody jobs and a biker gang called

the final chapter that, according to

Rockstar, provides almost everything

else. One official screenshot shows

Jason running from them outside a bar

called the Thirsty Wolf. So, you know,

mixed economy. And Mount Chiliad is up

against the northern border. Hunting,

fishing, off-road trails. And the

official description says it's where the