India, Oct. 5 -- Rockstar Games has shared how deep its developers went to study Florida while building the world of Grand Theft Auto VI. The team travelled through Miami areas, the Florida Keys and other regions across the state. They spent time with residents, police officers and even gang members. Rockstar says this deep field research was meant to make the fictional state of Leonida feel more real, more detailed and more diverse. The goal was to bring authenticity to every corner of the game's environment.

Why Did Rockstar Travel Across Florida for GTA 6 Research?

Rockstar's developers conducted extensive research trips to understand the people, places, culture plus atmosphere that would inspire GTA 6's fictional state of Leonida. A...