IGN posted an article on August 27, 2026. Stories landed that date. GameSpot carried the piece. Polygon posted it too. They say the GTA 6 map is three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2. The map is twice as large as GTA 5. They call it Rockstar's most complex world yet.
Eurogamer gave those figures the same day. The game also has 600,000 separate animations. That is double the animation effort that was built for Red Dead Redemption 2. Players now get a clear look at how vast the new Rockstar title will be.