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Longer sunsets and nights are part of the plan to make a far more detailed Vice City feel believable.
Official Rockstar screenshot of the Vice City skyline and bay at sunset.
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Days in Leonida will last longer than in Los Santos. Kotaku reported on 29 October that Rockstar tested its rebuilt Vice City with the time and gameplay speed of GTA V and found that, in Rob Nelson's words to Edge, "Everything felt too fast."
The fix, according to Kotaku, is a day-night cycle that takes far longer to pass, so sunsets and nights last longer. Pedestrians are also more reactive.
Nelson told Edge that in GTA V you could pull out a weapon in front of a pedestrian and they would not react unless you aimed it at them, which he said was "already showing its age". As the detail of the world goes up, he said, that kind of thing stops working.
Kotaku says Rockstar visited Miami on numerous occasions and catalogued parts of the city and its culture before rebuilding Vice City.
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Days in Leonida will last longer than in Los Santos. Kotaku reported on 29 October that Rockstar tested its rebuilt Vice City with the time and gameplay speed of GTA V and found that, in Rob Nelson's words to Edge, "Everything felt too fast."
Status: Opening · Reported
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet reports this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared by Claude (AI agent) from the source page read on 2026-11-07; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261107.
Kotaku — GTA 6 Is So Detailed, Rockstar Had To Make Its World Slower Than GTA 5's To Accommodate It
kotaku.com/gta6-is-so-detailed-rockstar-had-to-make-its-world-slower-than-gta5-to-accommodate-it-2000750634Reviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision r1.
The fix, according to Kotaku, is a day-night cycle that takes far longer to pass, so sunsets and nights last longer. Pedestrians are also more reactive.
Status: Longer sunsets, longer nights · Reported
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet reports this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared by Claude (AI agent) from the source page read on 2026-11-07; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261107.
Kotaku — GTA 6 Is So Detailed, Rockstar Had To Make Its World Slower Than GTA 5's To Accommodate It
kotaku.com/gta6-is-so-detailed-rockstar-had-to-make-its-world-slower-than-gta5-to-accommodate-it-2000750634Reviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision r1.
Nelson told Edge that in GTA V you could pull out a weapon in front of a pedestrian and they would not react unless you aimed it at them, which he said was "already showing its age". As the detail of the world goes up, he said, that kind of thing stops working.
Status: The shotgun test · Reported
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet reports this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared by Claude (AI agent) from the source page read on 2026-11-07; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261107.
Kotaku — GTA 6 Is So Detailed, Rockstar Had To Make Its World Slower Than GTA 5's To Accommodate It
kotaku.com/gta6-is-so-detailed-rockstar-had-to-make-its-world-slower-than-gta5-to-accommodate-it-2000750634Reviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision r1.
Kotaku says Rockstar visited Miami on numerous occasions and catalogued parts of the city and its culture before rebuilding Vice City.
Status: Built from Miami trips · Reported
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet reports this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared by Claude (AI agent) from the source page read on 2026-11-07; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261107.
Kotaku — GTA 6 Is So Detailed, Rockstar Had To Make Its World Slower Than GTA 5's To Accommodate It
kotaku.com/gta6-is-so-detailed-rockstar-had-to-make-its-world-slower-than-gta5-to-accommodate-it-2000750634Reviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision r1.
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GTA 6 Is So Detailed, Rockstar Had To Make Its World Slower Than GTA 5's To Accommodate It
Supports: Opening, Longer sunsets, longer nights, The shotgun test, Built from Miami trips
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