GTA 6 devs rode in a helicopter over a Beyonc concert and met 'colorful characters' who revealed their crimes while researching Miami 'As soon as they know where you're from, they just want to tell you every crime they or their friends have ever done'

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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:30:59 +0000

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Rockstar Games did extensive research on Miami for Grand Theft Auto 6 and
even encountered people who shared about past crimes when they learned the developers worked on GTA.

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people who shared about past crimes when they learned the developers worked
on GTA .

Speaking in a new YouTube video about his time at Rockstar North and his behind-the-scenes experience seeing GTA 6 before the general public, Bloomberg's Jason Schreier said he was told about the many trips Rockstar developers, including artists and leadership, made to Miami. Since Miami and Los Angeles inspired GTA 6 's Vice City, the team chose to do in-person research. They went on group trips and "went all over the place" for inspiration, even doing "police ride-alongs" and visiting "some scary
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"At one point, some of the artists were in a helicopter taking photos of aerial views of the city, and they wound up hovering over a Beyonc concert," Schreier said. Some New Things I Learned About Grand Theft Auto VI And Rockstar - YouTube Watch On Speaking more about the ride-alongs, Rockstar
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Senior vice president of technology Jonathan Ashcroft revealed to Schreier that he spent his 40th birthday at a nightclub during one of these trips and said it was funny because he and some other developers were "these light-skinned Scottish people just like looking totally out of place
wandering around this club" and "scrutinizing the lighting instead while everyone else around them is partying."

Returning to these "colorful characters" Rockstar met, Ashcroft said that
they would divulge information about past crimes when they learned the team worked on GTA . Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign
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"As soon as they know where you're from, they just want to tell you every crime they or their friends have ever done," Ashcroft said.

In the same video, Schreier revealed that Rockstar Games reportedly spent years developing a new weapon interface for the game, but eventually stuck with the classic weapon wheel the series is known for . Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button! The best gaming consoles All the best consoles of this generation

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