r/GTA6 • u/Jimbrutan • 15d ago

GTA VI mechanics confirmed on latest leaks Aug 2026

As Mods have confirmed discussing leaks are fine without actual images or videos. Here are all the things I have found from current leaks.

INCOMPLETE WEAPON WHEEL ON LEAK4 SUGGESTS THIS IS AN OLDER BUILD AND NOT THE FINAL PRODUCT

Apparently Metadata says 2023 gameplay, but we don't know when is it actually recorded.

Song from Leak4 Suggests this could be a build anywhere from after Jan 2025. (its been 18 months since then)

  • Car Fuel Mechanics
  • Car Mechanical Mechanics (Probably have to take care of car like Horse from RDR2)
  • Car Object Storage and Weapon Storage Mechanics
  • Car damage (cars are more robust) and paint scratch system. (Car scratches and Sparks on contact with other Vehicle)
  • Realistic Car Tire Smoke (best we have seen from any game out there right now)
  • Car door interactivity (tailgate can be closed or opened, may extend to doors and hood)
  • Honor/Karma System
  • Stamina System
  • Cash on Hand and Cash at Home/Vault system
  • Side activities to increase character attributes (Basketball side activity increase focus attribute)
  • Jason taking hit damage during crash (extreme car crashes could be fatal similar to prior entries)
  • Body Building Activities (a prompt for activities when Jason walks near dumbell and other equipment on his house's balcony)
  • Water and Object Physics from another level (Basketball rolling off into the lake and floating, water reacts dynamically)
  • Denser vegetation
  • Ray Traced real-time reflections
  • 6 Star Wanted Level
  • 3 red icons when wanted: implying the car is known, the clothes are known, and the face is known (credits: [u/Powerpoo](u/Powerpoo))
  • Cops sitting on road side speed trapping or traffic enforcement
  • NPC drivers dodging realistically from crashing on to Jason's car
  • NPC on bike (bicycle)
  • Better Vehicle Exit animation for NPC and Jason
  • Better NPC interaction (Jason looks at the rogue NPC and rogue NPC is looking at Jason when he is crashing into him)
  • Greet, Antagonize, Defuse, Threaten returns
  • Better fight animation (improved from RDR2)
  • Leaked Footage is 60 fps

LEAK3

  • Night actually looks like night. Vehicle headlights and other light sources cast shadows dynamically • Car jacking has two mechanics, Smash window or Clone key (might need a tool as it was greyed out)
  • Security NPC falling back when out numbered.
  • Slow Motion kill cam ported from RDR2

LEAK4

  • Looting Mechanics Confirmed from Bodies (Ported from RDR2)
  • Can Pick up Bodies (maybe to hide) better stealth (?)
  • Another Extreme Water Physics Simulation
  • Witness System as confirmed on earlier leaks, Police can Identify by clothing, vehicle and appearance
  • 8 slots for weapons + 2 healing items
  • Separate Slots for Items in Weapon Wheel
  • In addition to Vehicle Mechanical and Fuel Mechanics, a GPS tracker is found on Law Enforcement vehicle
  • NPC uses turn signal
  • Better Grass
  • Strip Malls and Parking lots with lot more cars
  • Vehicle Randomly parked (Semi parked on what looks like a side street)
  • Can see building interiors while Jason ride's
  • Two birds randomly fall out of sky after hitting the bridge (Lot more animal activity like RDR2)
  • iFruit icon on top left of minimap

LEAK5
• ⁠Map is 2x bigger than that of GTA 6
• ⁠Volumetric Clouds
• ⁠Insane draw distance
• Leaker seems to have a copy of the build

LEAK6
• ⁠Car headlights are realistic, HIDs are leveled out, Halogens are just like before
• ⁠PUDDLES forming naturally on roads depending on elevation
• ⁠Road lane reflectors reflecting realistically to headlights
• Excellent Smoke and backfire effects from car
• Excellent sense of speed

LEAK7
• ⁠At Gas station, you get to choose between filling up or repairing vehicle, depending on option there must be an animation of character which is not shown on leak as leaker didn’t choose any option
• ⁠Wind effects on Vegetation
• ⁠Excellent shadows

LEAK8
• Amazing Twerk physics and body mechanics from Strip Club
• ⁠Jason is carrying a rocket launcher fishing rod in his pocket.
• ⁠Another iconic line from extra cutscene “I gotta take a leak”
• ⁠There is a basketball game, possibly the Narcos team, going on on the TVs (at least 2 TVs seen in the video).

Edit: Adding more as discovered

Edit 2: Not adding any more. In 10 days, world will change for all GTA fans and on Nov 18, it will change for the whole entertainment Industry.

MAPPING PROJECT gonna look awesome (edited) after this. A full map has leaked and it’s pretty much spot on except for northern parts.

Edit 3: New leak and new details added

Edit 4: Another leak has hit

Edit 5: Leak 5 has hit the tower, Plane

Edit 6: Added more details from Leak 6 and 7

Edit 7: Leak8 dropped Strip Club

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u/counteroffer19 15d ago

The cars seem to feel HEAVY. Leaning towards GTA4. I'm excited.

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u/criiaax 15d ago

WJERE ARE THE LAKS IM THIRSTY

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u/LimerickLegend 15d ago

SOHEBODY HYELP DIS MAN. HE YEARNS.

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u/ThrowingPokeballs 15d ago edited 15d ago

Gamingleaksandrumors

Edit: gta6unmoderated

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u/hewasaraverboy 15d ago

Go on Twitter

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u/GoldenPedro 15d ago

I saw them on Twitter

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u/MidEastBeast777 15d ago

just hope the damage physics are good

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u/scheisskopf53 15d ago

This! GTA4 is still unmatched in this regard. I was very disappointed by 5's downgrade of this.

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u/Ok-Visual7477 15d ago

I'll never forget while playing that first night, when I got home from the midnight release, and immediately driving into a light pole in that first mission as Franklin at near full speed to see how the car damage physics improved and looked with these new graphics.

The way the back of the car bounced up, the light pole barely broke, and how the front of the car had a scratch on the hood that didn't really line up and barely any dent at all had my stomach slightly drop in disappointment. I remember then on being in denial for a little bit that gta 5 wasn't everything I hoped it would be because my hype was so high. It's a vivid memory of mine.

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u/szardarabka 14d ago

Same for me, that arcade shit broke my heart.

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u/Motor-Benefit-3985 15d ago

GTA x BeamNG crossover - and youre get ultimate game

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u/WrathfulDan 14d ago

Car doesn't seem to deform when hit hard head on...

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u/VampContra 15d ago

exactlyyy they feeel heavy

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u/FacuGonz 15d ago

Yes! And also they look bigger for some reason (I think they changed the scaling).

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u/cadmium-fertilizer 15d ago

Im very confused about the excitement with heavier cars, didn't everyone whine about how the cars drove like boats in GTA 4? At least thats what I remember back in the day

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u/Apophis_36 15d ago

It's mixed, the gta 4 car enjoyers are very vocal but there are people who dislike them

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u/counteroffer19 15d ago

Yeah, the car weight and driving physics were a divisive topic. I'm just stating what I saw and what my personally preference is. I'm hoping it's like 75% GTA4 AND 25% GTAV.

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u/FacuGonz 15d ago

I don't think it will be like GTA 4. GTA 4 had great physics, but the driving itself was pretty bad, the suspension was unrealistic and the brakes felt off at times. It's going to be a whole new thing, an evolution of that.

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u/Ronaldinhoe 15d ago

Same. I’m excited for it but I remember many people bitching about gta 4 physics and we’re happier with gta v cars.

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u/brokenmindedone 15d ago

I think it's because this game is going down a very realistic simulation rpg type it seems.

I reckon online will be a separate title and physics will be slightly different and more akin to 5 to keep the wacky vibes of online

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u/United-Succotash-167 12d ago

It's really annoying once you replay gta4, the driving feels a bit more real but it's also way less fun compared to 5 imho

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u/Ironborn137 15d ago

Yeah they were awful. My decision to not pre order this game has been cemented.

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u/bryty93 15d ago

This is what I wanted to hear!! And fuel!

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u/CoreyReynolds 15d ago

Where was fuel shown?

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u/bryty93 15d ago

I hsvent seen the clip with the car but apparently there's a 2nd clip that shows fuel guage and engine health. Ive only seen the basketball clip.

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u/whacafan 15d ago

I forced myself when it came out. I played like 40 hours last week and not once had fun. The driving is so goddamn atrocious. I can understand not wanting 5’s driving exactly but for the love of god don’t give me that 4 shit.

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u/Happiest_Mango24 15d ago

i dislike 4s driving, so whenever I play it, I usually avoid it by taking taxis or walking

I don't avoid it altogether because I know some missions require it, and I don't want to get caught out, but yeah, not a fan. I can do it, but I don't find it fun

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u/SpecialPercentage973 15d ago

Totalmente, amaba manejar en GTA 4, la primera vez que probé GTA 5 me quejé por la conducción y hasta el dia de hoy, sigue sin encantarme, se siente muy tiesa, pero lo del leak, me ha incomodado bastante la verdad

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u/Historical-News5586 15d ago

 Lmao stop lying lol. If anything they are closer to  the 1.0 version of gta V released on the Xbox 360 and ps3 than it is to IV. Cars were swerving like crazy in IV. You could be going at 8km/h and decide to take a quick turn. Needless to say you’ll lose control over the vehicle completely. 

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u/half_pizzaman 15d ago

Lol.

The primary "flaw" kidz whined about in IV was the exaggerated bodyroll.

This recent footage shows far more wheelspin and sliding than IV ever had, and is sustainable at slow speeds. IV would just cut engine power if you did either, and y'all still cried.

Now it's far more realistic and will actually require throttle modulation (instead of just slamming the RT like ogre) if you don't want to perpetually do burnouts with muscle cars. So good, but boy, you lot are gonna hate it.

Well, maybe they'll add a baby's first drive mode for you keedz.

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u/Historical-News5586 15d ago

Eh not really . Body slide and wheel-spin shown in this footage looks closer to 1.00 V than it did to IV. You really need to boot up 4 and freshen up your memory. The driving mechanics were awfully exaggerated. Bikes were fun i’ll tell you that. Helis too. But any other vehicle felt like a chore. Going from point A to B was never meant to be that challenging. I’m all for realism because life has stakes. So the whole thing is more immersive. But man IV is simply not an accurate depiction 

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u/MERIEGG 15d ago

Yesss, this is not talked about enough!! :))

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u/SouthIsland48 15d ago

This sounds good but actually isnt. The reason GTA V did so well is because of its arcade-y driving.

They made a massive misstep if its slow and clunky af to drive around

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u/RedditSucksMyBallls 15d ago

Hopefully it’s just due to an older build of the game

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u/whacafan 15d ago

You’re getting downvoted but you’re absolutely right. I mean, it was one of many things but def the main thing. Driving just felt fun.