Rockstar's Rob Nelson on GTA 6's denser, more reactive open world

GameRant has rounded up comments from Rockstar's Rob Nelson, who spoke to IGN about how GTA 6's open world compares with the studio's earlier games. Nelson called it "a step forward in all respects," pointing to world size, denser traffic and crowds, and how pedestrians react to the player.

Nelson also said Rockstar still needs to steer players through some story moments, but that the team made a deliberate effort to loosen the structure where it could. He gave one example from IGN's preview: while he was driving to a pawn shop, Jason spotted a car park and suggested a different job. Nelson said he had never heard that line of dialogue before, and he changed his plans because of it. GameRant notes that a second protagonist could surface side opportunities that players exploring alone might not find.

GameRant gives the release date as November 19. The full piece is on GameRant.