The latest GTA 6 extended gameplay footage is packed with so many details that it is almost impossible to catch everything on a first watch.
While major features like the new wanted system and advanced car theft mechanics immediately stand out, Rockstar Games has also hidden dozens of smaller clues throughout Vice City and the wider state of Leonida.
From new characters and side activities to returning GTA brands, improved vehicle physics and potential references to classic Vice City characters, here are 25 more GTA 6 details you may have missed.
1. Jason and Lucia’s HUD Shows Their Relationship
When switching between Jason and Lucia, their portraits appear side by side on the HUD.
Interestingly, a heart icon connects the two characters, while both portraits also feature horned emoji-style symbols.
The heart could represent their relationship, while the other icons may be connected to GTA 6’s criminal profile system.
2. Backyard Wrestling Is an Activity
GTA 6 appears to feature backyard wrestling as one of its many side activities.
The footage even shows a move resembling John Cena’s famous Attitude Adjustment finisher.
3. You Can Play Basketball
Basketball is also shown among GTA 6’s activities.
It is still unclear how deep the basketball mechanics will be, but its inclusion adds another recreational activity to explore across Leonida.
4. GTA 6 Has a Gun Training Facility
The footage briefly reveals what appears to be a dedicated firearms training facility.
Rockstar has not yet explained exactly how it works, but it could potentially give players somewhere to practice shooting outside combat missions.
5. Street Racing Returns to Vice City
Street racing is officially back.
One sequence shows a six-car street race featuring customized vehicles with vinyl graphics and underglow lighting.
The visual style feels surprisingly close to Rockstar’s classic Midnight Club racing games.
6. Megamundo Looks Like GTA’s Version of Telemundo
A party is shown celebrating the opening of Megamundo HQ in Vice City.
The fictional company appears to parody the real-world Spanish-language television network Telemundo, suggesting players could see Megamundo shows and commercials throughout the game.
7. GTA 6 Introduces a New Fast-Food Chain
Rockstar is expanding GTA’s enormous collection of fictional brands.
One commercial advertises the Prairie Sandwich from Chacey’s, a new fast-food restaurant that appears inspired by chains such as Arby’s.
Naturally, the fictional sandwich is advertised as containing an absurd 30,000 calories.
8. Righteous Slaughter Is Getting Another Game
A character can be seen wearing a shirt advertising Righteous Slaughter: Hood Ops.
Righteous Slaughter was the violent video game played by Jimmy in GTA 5, meaning GTA 6 appears to confirm another entry in the fictional franchise.
9. Sound4Sound Could Be an Important Vice City Record Label
Several gang members wear chains marked S4S.
The initials apparently stand for Sound4Sound, a Vice City record label also appearing on clothing in the footage.
Considering how important music and nightlife are to Vice City, the company could potentially play a larger role in the world or story.
10. Fleeca Bank Returns
A Fleeca magnet can be spotted on Jason and Lucia’s fridge.
Fans will recognize Fleeca as the banking company involved in the first major GTA Online heist.
Its appearance confirms another familiar GTA brand returning for GTA 6.
11. GTA: Vice City’s Iconic Cover Art Is Referenced
One of the coolest Easter eggs can be found inside Lucia’s apartment.
A framed picture appears to feature a reversed version of the bikini-clad woman from the original GTA: Vice City cover art.
It is a small but fitting tribute to the game that first made Vice City one of GTA’s most iconic locations.
12. Vice City Has Its Own Miami Dolphins Parody
Several people are shown wearing turquoise Manatees sportswear.
The team appears to be Vice City’s parody of the Miami Dolphins, continuing Rockstar’s tradition of creating fictional versions of real-world sports franchises.
13. Space Monkey Returns
A brief glimpse of a gaming console dashboard reveals Space Monkey 3: Bananas Gone Bad.
The fictional game previously appeared in GTA Online, making this another connection between GTA 6 and the wider Grand Theft Auto universe.
14. Boobie Ike May Give Jason and Lucia Missions
Jason and Lucia are shown collecting drugs for Boobie Ike.
That strongly suggests he could become one of the characters who provides missions or jobs during the GTA 6 story.
15. Brian Heder Is a Drug Smuggler
At the rooftop bar, Jason and Lucia meet Brian and Lori Heder.
Brian has apparently known Jason for years and is involved in drug smuggling.
That history makes him another likely source of criminal work during the campaign.
16. Raul Bautista Is a Professional Bank Robber
Another important GTA 6 character is Raul Bautista, described as a mastermind bank robber.
Jason and Lucia are seen picking him up, and later footage shows Raul fighting alongside Jason during a shootout.
His expertise suggests he could play an important role in some of GTA 6’s larger robberies.
17. Jason and Lucia May Work as Bodyguards
One sequence appears to show Jason and Lucia protecting Andrés de León, an important media figure.
Armed attackers target him during a Megamundo party, potentially turning the event into a bodyguard-style mission.
18. Vice City Has an Exclusive Rooftop Bar Called Effluvia
The luxury rooftop location repeatedly shown in the footage is called Effluvia.
Ironically, the word refers to an unpleasant smell — exactly the kind of joke Rockstar loves hiding behind seemingly glamorous GTA businesses.
19. Rockstar’s Store Names Are as Ridiculous as Ever
One business spotted around Vice City is an ice cream shop called Lickety Split.
It continues GTA’s long tradition of giving stores and restaurants deliberately suggestive or ridiculous names.
20. “Cortez” Could Be a GTA: Vice City Reference
A neon sign outside a club displays the name Cortez.
That could potentially reference Colonel Juan Cortez from GTA: Vice City.
Another possibility raised by the footage analysis is that the location could somehow be connected to his daughter Mercedes, although nothing has been confirmed.
21. There Is a Huge Cruise Ship Near Vice City
A massive cruise ship can be seen on the water.
Rockstar has regularly used cargo ships in missions throughout the GTA series, so the presence of a cruise ship immediately raises questions about whether players will eventually be able to board it.
22. NPCs Interact With Cars More Naturally
Early in the footage, an NPC can be seen simply sitting on the back of a parked car.
It sounds insignificant, but interactions like this can make GTA 6’s streets feel more natural by giving NPCs more ways to use and interact with their surroundings.
23. Vice City Has Tour Buses
Several Leonida city tour buses appear throughout the footage.
They could simply be part of the traffic system, although their repeated appearance raises the possibility that players may be able to interact with or ride them.
24. Tow Trucks Make GTA 6 Traffic Feel More Realistic
Tow trucks appear multiple times in the gameplay footage.
One vehicle is seen being towed while a street fight disrupts traffic, while another tow truck later appears to be responding to a possible breakdown on a bridge.
Combined with denser traffic and more realistically proportioned roads, these small events help make GTA 6’s world feel like it continues functioning without the player.
25. Shooting Tires Can Cause Huge Car Crashes
GTA 6’s vehicle chases look considerably more dramatic.
The footage shows that shooting out a vehicle’s tires can trigger multiple rollovers, turning a pursuit into a spectacular crash within seconds.
It suggests that vehicle damage and physics could play an even bigger role during GTA 6 police chases and combat encounters.
GTA 6’s Small Details Could Make Vice City Feel More Alive Than Ever
These 25 GTA 6 details highlight something Rockstar has always been particularly good at: making an open world feel interesting even when players are not following the main story.
Vice City is filled with fictional brands, sports teams, television networks, restaurants and entertainment. NPCs interact with vehicles, tow trucks respond to incidents and tour buses travel through the streets.
At the same time, GTA 6 introduces characters such as Boobie Ike, Brian Heder and Raul Bautista who could become central figures in Jason and Lucia’s criminal journey.
Add activities like basketball, street racing and backyard wrestling, and GTA 6 appears designed to give players plenty of reasons to explore Leonida beyond its main missions.
With Rockstar packing this much detail into the footage already shown, there are almost certainly many more GTA 6 secrets still waiting to be discovered.
