GTA 6 Extended Look: HUD, Minimap, Vehicles & Graphics

Part of our Extended Look coverage.

HUD elements spotted

• Health, stamina, Focus bars
• Weapon wheel with Weapons and Items tabs
• Item wheel categories — Masks (Face Wrap), hats, outfits, eyewear, four gear slots, two consumable heal slots (Square/Triangle prompts)
• Dual money display — pocket cash vs bank with comma formatting
• Wanted row — six stars + identification icons (see wanted guide)
• Character switch HUD — Jason and Lucia portraits, heart link, devil emoji markers
• Scuba oxygen meter
• Minimal contextual UI — Rockstar goal: seamless cutscene-to-gameplay (NYT interview)

3D minimap

Google Maps-style 3D minimap with extruded buildings along streets — far more detailed than GTA 5's flat radar.

Vehicle details

• Working turn signals on AI and player cars
• Detailed interiors — rear window controls, working pedals
• Window decals customizable ( glimpsed in trailers, visible again)
• NPCs sitting on car trunks, varied car-interaction animations
• Tow trucks at crash scenes; dense traffic on realistically scaled roads
• Mobility scooters used by NPCs — players likely want to ride them
• Electric scooters rideable by Lucia
• Leonida tour buses; Lure Predator fishing boat
• Tire shots cause multi-vehicle rollovers
• Willard sedan (new model); Bobcat and Rumpo returns

Character graphics

• Sweat and skin detail — condensation on skin in Miami heat (Polygon highlight)
• Hair physics — Lucia's hair sways on mild cornering
• Visible cellulite and body imperfections on NPCs
• Body changes from food, exercise, sleep deprivation (preview confirmed)

World rendering

• Extreme draw distance from Effluvia rooftop — aircraft in sky, living city
• Seamless cutscene transitions — no fade-to-black goal per Rockstar
• Captured on standard PS5; footage appears ~30fps. No Performance Mode announced.