"We've came a long way": Fans compare the store in GTA 6 trailer with OG Vice City one

The GTA 6 trailer provided fans with a long-awaited first look at the next chapter in the Grand Theft Auto series. Among the many shots in the video was one of Lucia, the game's protagonist, and her partner (reportedly named Jason) inside a convenience store. Since the game's map will feature Vice City, best remembered from Rockstar Games' GTA Vice City, a fan on Reddit, u/Most_Literature_9552, compared the store from the GTA 6 trailer with one from the classic 2002 title.

Difference between stores in vice city in 2002 and 2025 byu/Most_Literature_9552 inGTA6

They uploaded two images, one with GTA Vice City's protagonist - Tommy Vercetti, and the other with Jason and Lucia in GTA 6. Among the many replies to the Reddit post was one from u/viva-la-vendredi, who acknowledged just how far they had come, likely in terms of graphics in video games.

Comment byu/Most_Literature_9552 from discussion inGTA6

Here are a few more notable reactions from Grand Theft Auto fans highlighting the technological advancement from GTA Vice City to GTA 6.

Fans react to the comparison between GTA Vice City and GTA 6 (Images via Reddit)

Some wondered about how video games would look many years in the future.

More notable reactions on the Reddit post above (Images via Reddit)

Such comparisons between the two Grand Theft Auto titles have been a common sight online ever since the first GTA 6 trailer was released. A similar Reddit post from a few months ago, for instance, compared a nightclub seen in the trailer with GTA Vice City's Malibu Club.

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Fans look back at GTA Vice City while waiting for GTA 6 trailer 2

Now that the sequel's first trailer has provided a glimpse at Vice City's latest iteration, fans are looking forward to seeing more of it in GTA 6 trailer 2. But as Rockstar Games hasn't announced a release date for the same, they will have to entertain themselves via such comparisons.

Since the iconic Miami-based setting will mark its return in the next Grand Theft Auto game, some other returning locations could also be featured. It will be fun to compare them with their original iterations from GTA Vice City. One example of this is Rockstar's version of Miami's Ocean Drive which appeared in the first GTA 6 trailer.

Comparison between Ocean Drive in OG Vice City and GTA 6 (Image via YouTube/BlaZe 92)

Some GTA 6 leaks have hinted at possible returning locations that are yet to be officially confirmed. Whether they appear in the sequel's next trailer remains to be seen.

As far as a release window for the second trailer is concerned, it could arrive in either November or December 2024 if Rockstar follows the marketing pattern that it did for GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.