GTA 6 setting: Where will the next Grand Theft Auto be set?

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Image via Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games is cooking up GTA 6, which means a whole new playground of destruction awaits. But in which location and setting will players get to watch the events of GTA 6 unfold?

When you think of GTA 3, you think of Liberty City. When you think of GTA‘s Vice City and San Andreas, you can just imagine yourself there and picture every landmark in your brain like a fond memory.

From the Malibu Club to Area 69, each GTA game is rife with places you’ve been to a million times over. GTA 6 has the tough task of creating a new area that will live on for years to come. Let’s see what Rockstar is working on under the hood.

Where is GTA 6 set?

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Hello again, old friend. Image via Rockstar Games

If the leaks are true, Vice City will be the setting of GTA 6, bringing back the decidedly South Florida-themed region for the first time in a very long time.

Unlike GTA protagonists, which are different in every game, Rockstar has a tendency to reuse the same setting. Liberty City is featured in GTA 3 and GTA 4, whereas San Andreas is the home of the titular game, as well as GTA 5.

With this in mind, it’s no surprise to see Vice City potentially come back for one more round. If the leaks are true, this will be music to the ears of many, myself included, as the hot tropics of the Miami-inspired Vice City should look scorchingly scintillating with modern-day hardware.

Alongside the setting leak, there are a ton of other GTA 6 rumors and leaks suggesting that even more massive changes and features are on the way, but it won’t be much longer before we get to know more about the hotly anticipated sequel in one of gaming’s biggest mainstream franchises.

With GTA 6’s reveal trailer right around the corner, Rockstar Games has posted teaser artwork that seems to confirm the setting. On Dec. 1, the company posted the below image on Twitter/X, and the imagery is decidedly South Beach-themed.

Between the palm trees, the beautiful sunset sky, and seagulls in the distance, the image in the post teases confirmation that at least some of GTA 6 will be set in Vice City.

The GTA 6 reveal trailer will be released on Dec. 5 at 8am CT, so it looks like official confirmation of the game’s setting will be coming before you know it. Sit tight, gamers, the long wait is finally almost over.

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