Six theories that are circulating amongst players

These are not our claims. They are ideas circulating among players, and we examine what each one is based on. A rumour claims that something is true. A theory says: this is what we saw, and this is what someone inferred from it. The difference is that a theory's reasoning can be tested. For each one, we therefore set out the arguments for and against it, and give our own view.

None of this is confirmed, and we do not present any of it as fact. What Rockstar has announced can be found among the confirmed claims in the rumour tracker.

01

Some players think Lucia is the dominant half of the pair

Almost every article describes Jason as the criminal who drags Lucia down with him. But viewed shot by shot, the trailer suggests the opposite.

what suggests this

  • In the shop robbery scene, Lucia goes first and Jason follows her.
  • She kicks the door open.
  • In the scene where they discuss trust, she is physically above him — and that is rarely accidental in the composition of a shot.
  • Rockstar states that Lucia served time in Leonida Penitentiary. Jason's background includes the military and work for local drug runners, which suggests the position of a foot soldier rather than a boss.

what opposes it

  • A trailer is an edit. It shows what is meant to attract attention, not the balance of power in the story.
  • In GTA V, Rockstar changed who took the lead depending on the mission. There was no fixed hierarchy.
  • A character's position in a shot is an interpretation of the camerawork, not the script. Plenty can be read into it.

what we think of it

The strongest argument here is not the composition of the shot, but Rockstar's own description. Lucia has served time in prison; Jason worked for drug runners. Those are two different levels of experience in the same world. Expecting the more experienced one to lead makes more sense than the reverse — but it is an expectation, not information.

02

Part of the community is convinced that Jason is an undercover police officer

This theory has persisted the longest and rests on small details that are easy to miss on a first viewing.

what suggests this

  • He wears his watch face on the inside of his wrist — a habit taught in the military to stop the glass reflecting light and revealing a position.
  • Rockstar has confirmed that Jason served in the military.
  • The community interprets his posture and clothing as signs of training.
  • A betrayal within the pair would give the story a second layer that GTA V did not have.

what opposes it

  • Many civilians wear watches this way too. On its own, it is not a clue, merely a detail.
  • Rockstar mentions the military, not the police. They are two different things.
  • The series already used a variation on the undercover-police theme with Michael's co-operation with the FIB in GTA V. Repeating it would not be a surprise.

what we think of it

Two different claims that are constantly merged into one need to be separated here. Jason's military background is confirmed. That he works for the police is not, and the only support for it is an interpretation of his body language. Our bet: the first part is true and the second is not — but it is still a bet.

03

A widespread theory says it will end like Bonnie and Clyde

Rockstar has never stated this parallel, but built the trailer in a way that invites viewers to draw it themselves.

what suggests this

  • A couple on the run who stand together against everyone else fit that archetype precisely.
  • The second trailer gives an unusual amount of space to their relationship — laughter, touch and quiet moments. Those elements are unlikely to be placed in a crime game without being developed further.
  • The real Bonnie and Clyde were shot dead in a car. If the parallel is deliberate, the ending comes with it.

what opposes it

  • GTA has never killed both protagonists. In GTA V, the player chooses the ending.
  • A tragic ending is commercially awkward for a game expected to sell a sequel and an online mode.
  • Journalists and fans drew the parallel, not Rockstar.

what we think of it

The trailer clearly shows Rockstar drawing on the archetype of a couple on the run. It does not follow that the story must have a particular ending — an archetype defines the starting point, not the final scene. Something else is more interesting: the series has never given this much space to quiet moments in a relationship. That is a change worth watching, however the story ends.

04

Reports everywhere say the map will be twice the size of GTA V's

You will find this figure everywhere. Try to trace who first stated it, however, and you will reach a dead end.

what suggests this

  • Leonida is an entire state, not a single city. In geographical terms, that logically means more land than Los Santos and its surroundings.
  • The trailer shows coastline, wetlands, countryside and urban development.
  • The 2022 leak contained material suggesting a larger area.

what opposes it

  • Rockstar has never stated the map's size — not in a trailer, on the website or in investor materials.
  • The leaked build was years old and unfinished. Scope can change in either direction during development.
  • The figure ‘twice’ appears in articles without a source, with one article copying it from another.

what we think of it

A larger map is a reasonable estimate — a state is more than a city. But the specific multiple is an example of how a fact can emerge from nothing: one person estimates it, a second repeats it without quotation marks, and a third cites the second. We therefore list it as speculation, even if it appears elsewhere as a game specification.

06

The studio's history suggests that the PC version will arrive later

This theory is based not on the trailer, but on what Rockstar has done over the past ten years.

what suggests this

  • GTA V was released on consoles in September 2013 and on PC in April 2015 — a gap of about a year and a half.
  • Red Dead Redemption 2 launched on consoles in October 2018, followed by the PC version in November 2019.
  • The GTA 6 announcement names only PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. PC is not included.

what opposes it

  • The market has changed since 2015, and PC now accounts for a larger share of revenue.
  • Rockstar has never said there will be no PC version — it simply has not discussed one yet.
  • Two previous cases form a pattern, not a rule.

what we think of it

Of all the theories on this page, this one has the firmest basis because it relies not on interpreting a shot, but on two documented release dates. That still is not proof — only the best available estimate. Until Rockstar says otherwise, the position remains that a PC version has not been announced.

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