Rockstar’s co-head of development Rob Nelson confirmed something that changes how you’ll actually play: you can attempt to rob almost any store you physically walk into, not just ones flagged on the map. Sometimes a character tips you off. Sometimes a fence texts you a lead on a bigger score.

From there it scales up. Local stores and gas stations sit at the bottom. Above that: payday lenders, jewelry stores, armored vans, and full bank jobs, each with an estimated payout you can see before committing. At the top sit larger criminal compounds and full-scale heists, tied directly into story missions rather than something you stumble into.

There’s a genuine risk-reward decision built into most of these: blow a safe open fast and damage some of what’s inside, or crack the combination slowly while the odds of getting surrounded climb by the second. GTA 6 also brings back a six-star wanted system, one higher than GTA 5’s five, so getting greedy has real consequences.

Car theft gets its own layer too, through something called the WAINK scanner app, which lets you check a vehicle’s value, lock status, and whether it’s being tracked before you commit to stealing it.