One Small GTA 6 Trailer Clue Could Point To A Game-Changing Feature
06.12.2023 - 20:07
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One particular part in the first trailer could be an indicator of one of the upcoming game's major features. The trailer introduced players to the game's main protagonists, Lucia and Jason, and showcased a revamped, modernized version of Vice City and the wider Florida-inspired area of Leonida, with some of its more eccentric citizens on full display through in-game social media videos.
Most of these videos appear to be on a platform similar to TikTok, and while it could just be a creative way to introduce players to the world of Leonida and move Vice City away from the 80s era of previous games, there is also the possibility that Lucia is watching these clips on her phone. The footage shows people partying, performing dangerous stunts with cars, and even wrestling an alligator before setting it loose upon a store. It's worth noting that if this is supposed to be from the perspective of Lucia's phone, she isn't following any of the accounts, implying that she is doomscrolling.
Social media had been seen in previous titles. In, Niko Bellic couldn't use the various networking sites, however, and only communicated via his standard email, but the game's various sites acted more as comedy pieces to reveal information about some of the other characters he could interact with in Liberty City. took this a step further by parodying Facebook and X (then called Twitter) with Life Invader and Bleeter, respectively, with sites that could be accessed on "" phones. Much like with, the main characters in couldn't post anything on these sites but could see comments from their friends and family on their walls concerning the antics that have recently unfolded in the game's missions.
There was one app that players could use properly in called Snapmatic. This app parodied Instagram and let characters take photos of anything in Los Santos, or take selfies. These images could be shared with others via Rockstar's real-world social media platform “”, and Rockstar held several competitions through this feature over the years. Social Club also included a version of Life Invader where players could like in-game businesses to grant them discounts. These pages also had posts that could be shared on the real Facebook and Twitter apps for further interaction. There was an additional corresponding "" app for phones that fed into the Social Club platform and let players customize their license plates, play with Chop the Dog, and more.
Unfortunately, the iFruit app was deactivated and Rockstar Support stated that it was no longer supported as of December 12, 2022.
It's possible that the deactivation of the iFruit app in 2022 could be making way for a new kind of app that better feeds into 's newer social media platforms and how they