GTA 6's Jason Can Eat a Donut and Sip a Beer at the Same Time
Jason, one of the two lead characters in Grand Theft Auto VI, can eat a donut with one hand and drink a beer with the other. Rob Nelson, one of the game's lead developers, described the animation in an interview with The Guardian.
The food and drink details go further. Jason or Lucia can gain weight from drinking beer and eating hot dogs and donuts. Weight gained can be worked off at the gym and turned into muscle, according to GameSpot. Jason can also buy a six-pack and jog with the bottles tucked in the crook of his arm, with the liquid visibly sloshing inside.
The game launches on 19 November for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar has published the date, which puts the release one week after this story.
The game is set in Leonida, a virtual Florida, where Vice City stands in for Miami. Its story follows Jason and Lucia, a criminal couple on the run. Rockstar North's developers made their first field research trips to Miami in 2015, while the project was still in its early stages.
Almost 5,000 people worked on the game. Nelson's background is in character art and animation, and his role as a lead covers design, narrative and animation, along with some casting. Rupert Humphries, the lead writer, has been at Rockstar since 2008.
Much of what players will notice in a game this size comes from small decisions. A donut that Jason can hold in one hand, or a six-pack that sloshes as he runs, takes a team of animators, writers and designers to get right. Players will be able to test those choices for themselves when the game is out next week.
