Boosting Vehicles Won't Be a Simple Smash-and-Grab Anymore
Hopping into any car and speeding off has been a series staple for over two decades -- but Kotaku reports that habit is about to get a lot more complicated.
According to Kotaku, Grand Theft Auto 6 is set to overhaul one of the franchise's most fundamental activities: stealing cars. The outlet notes that this marks the first time in more than 25 years the series has meaningfully changed how easy it is to commit grand theft auto, suggesting Rockstar is looking to make the act both more challenging and more rewarding than the instant hijackings players have grown used to.
Since the earliest days of the franchise, jacking a vehicle has typically been as simple as walking up to a car and yanking the driver out. Kotaku's report indicates that GTA 6 will move away from that simplicity, though the excerpt doesn't detail exactly what new steps or systems will be involved.
Framing the change as being tied to reward as well as difficulty hints that Rockstar may be adding mechanics that make successful thefts feel more satisfying, rather than simply adding friction for its own sake. Given how central car theft is to the series' identity and gameplay loop, any adjustment here could ripple out into how missions, police encounters, and general open-world traversal play out.
As with other early details surfacing ahead of GTA 6's release, this report is light on specifics. We'll be watching for further confirmation or elaboration from Rockstar on how, exactly, stealing cars will change this time around.
