How GTA 6’s New Car Theft Mechanic Works
Grand Theft Auto 6 is introducing a tiered vehicle security system that makes stealing high-end cars more challenging than in previous entries. Players will need to use specific tools and strategies to bypass these new security layers.
Why it matters
This mechanic represents a shift in game design toward more complex, realistic player progression and decision-making in open-world titles.
Ever since the first game launched back in 1997, Grand Theft Auto’s titular crime has been a fairly simple process: tap one button and someone else’s car is now yours. Almost 30 years later, GTA 6 is set to change that completely, introducing a tiered vehicle security system, a varied set of tools to steal them with, and new ways to profit from each theft directly. Let’s look at the details of how it all works in Rockstar’s latest, as well as theorise about what it could all mean for other styles of robbery, including liquor store hold-ups and big bank heists.
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