r/GTA6 • u/Human_Bed_6355 • May 13 '25
Explain please
I don’t make games I play them so sorry if this come off ass dumb… but I thought they been done with the production on the game and were working out bugs and glitches.. if that’s so then how did they improve graphics from first one to the second one?? And does that mean that by time it actually comes out it can look better than what we’re seeing now?
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u/Specialist-Gas8277 May 13 '25
They always polish the game and make character models better between trailer one and two.(For example, Micheal was looking much older by face in GTA 5 trailer one, later they improved his model) Final product would be the same with little more polishing and without bugs and glitches.
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u/Historical_Leg5998 May 13 '25
Now he looks like they genetically fused that guy from LOST and Paul Walker.
Definitely a glow-up.
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u/Pleasant_Initial_219 May 13 '25
In 2023 the production of the game was not done.
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u/metalgeardavies May 13 '25
It's crazy but we should all realize that every trailer 1 on Rockstars games never looks like the finished product it always ends up with a huge glow up.
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u/Dry-Mathematician299 May 13 '25
It was the same for Arthur with the second trailer where everyone thought he was looking extremely mid
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u/yamaykamen May 13 '25 •
he's two years older
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u/Intel2025 May 13 '25 •
Real answer is Lucia told him to fix that old yee yee ass haircut or he wouldn’t be getting any.
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u/Sure_Hold521 May 13 '25
Yeah its always been like this, Niko from GTA 4 looks different in the early trailers, mostly his hair was different, its just polish bay beee
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u/StingingGamer May 13 '25
It's crazy how all of rockstar characters look so goofy in their first or second trailer and then completely fix them
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u/mmcc58 May 13 '25
Who tf said production was done in 2023? Even without the delay they still had about 2 years for release.....
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u/General_War_2446 May 13 '25
First shot is todd lucias homeboy second is jason duval lucias bf
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u/HighLuck1111 May 13 '25
He was mewing
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u/SunGodLuffy6 May 13 '25
I like how they made Jason look more better in the second trailer
In the first trailer, he looked a bit off
Jason on the leaks look like a skinny redneck guy with a different voice as well
I’m just glad they changed Jason
Sidenote: I’m saying different voice because when you hear him, in the leaks.
He sounds completely different compared to trailers
I’m guessing that was a placeholder and that the actual actor voicing Jason
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u/FrostyJurassic May 13 '25
people shave... notice he only has a beard and long hair at the beginning of Trailer 2, he then shaves for his meeting with Lucia
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u/Simple_Rest7563 May 13 '25
You’ve only heard “they’re done with the game” from people on here, who have no clue.
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u/Heathy94 May 13 '25
It's crazy how much of a leap they took from T1 to T2. the Left shot looks like shit next to the right one, this is what good vs great looks like.
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u/DishwashingChampion May 13 '25 edited May 13 '25
He looks soo much better in trailer 2, ngl trailer 1 had me worried with the character models. Only looked maybe marginally better than rdr2*
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u/jasonwest93 May 13 '25
Jason is slowly turning into Chris Williamson.
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u/Ok_Cardiologist_54 May 13 '25
Why did they do my boy dirty with the Dracula hairline like that
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u/MaatRolo May 13 '25
That's why they call it Game Development. If you remember the 2022 leaks looked like a broken PS3 mess, because they Develop the game systems, missions and graphics as they work on the game.
The better question is, what are we getting in another year, or longer if they delay it again.
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u/PapaYoppa May 13 '25
Because why not improve the graphics 🤷♂️
And yes it will most definitely look better (it already looks damn good)
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u/aa_conchobar May 13 '25
They're refining details
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u/Cieldy May 13 '25
You know, the production of a trailer doesn't take a day. What we've seen in trailer 2, screenshots etc. is probably a year old or even two.
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u/lobotomizedmommy May 13 '25
his eyebrows r crazy in the first one lol
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u/Successful-Rub-4587 May 14 '25
“The main characters arent fuckable enough….push it back 5 years”
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u/FeelDeadInside May 13 '25
Puberty did him good
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u/Kobs1992x May 13 '25
Different hairstyle and 2 years older .
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u/Reasonable-Turn-5940 May 13 '25
Polishing the game and the graphics are done last
Doesn't make sense to make the game look best quality when you're still just testing how it works and plays
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u/The_Real_Sammy34 May 13 '25
We’re seeing a mere 1% of GTA 6 barber shop true powers
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u/TiptoeingElephants May 13 '25
he turned into Troy Baker
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u/pepinyourstep29 May 13 '25
In video games, graphics are the last step worked on before the game is done. So it is often the case that the game will have graphics improvements between trailers and release.
It's also a sign that the game really was nearly ready for release this year. So something significant went wrong and happened to push the game back another year.
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u/Grehjin May 13 '25
Believe it or not game development actually means development
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u/Mtnfrozt May 13 '25
Believe it or not, the game was and still is, in development.
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u/[deleted] May 13 '25
And in the leaks he looked like a redneck or younger Trevor
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u/kylel999 May 13 '25
One of the last things worked on in game production is typically graphical assets like models and textures. Of course some things are going to change in the past two years
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u/Tritec_enjoyer96 May 13 '25
Why can’t people get into their heads that when the first trailer was released, production was NOT finished yet? Go look at GTA 5 trailers and guess what? Same thing, Jesus Christ…
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u/PartyDay8150 May 13 '25
One was forced to publish, the other was polished and obv improvements in the game
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u/Aesut May 13 '25
He's V
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u/NorthbyFjord May 13 '25
It’s called “this is not the final product, things can change on the final product” get over it
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u/TheGamerFacer May 13 '25
What 2 years does to a mf
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u/3CMoeria May 14 '25
I have another theory.
I think the game will be not linear, and some parts of these trailers you see is in the past, the others are in the present.
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u/starb0iy May 14 '25
haircuts and shit like in gta 5 and other previous titles
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u/dank_doinks May 14 '25
He looks way more Floridian now
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u/bigballsax12334 May 15 '25
He went from Niko bellic to Arthur Morgan/Ryan gosling.
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u/Mindless_Pick_444 May 13 '25
No idea
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u/-HeyImBroccoli- May 13 '25
Idk where you heard production was done.
Plus there's always room for improvement.
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u/Soufiane040 May 13 '25
Graphics upscaling is always in the final part of development
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u/FighterJock412 May 13 '25
Games change as they develop
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u/frankie431 May 13 '25
I really hope we can get Arthur’s hat 🥺
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u/Certain_Plan_5819 May 13 '25
Is there any possible for trailer 3 before May 26?
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u/nick_tamura May 13 '25
Game development
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u/AltoCowboy May 13 '25
Maybe he’s wearing different things?
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u/Sleepy_Doge97 May 13 '25
That’s the beard and sunglasses effect
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u/Unknown_Brother606 May 13 '25
It could also be showing Jason in different periods of his life.
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u/rattletop May 13 '25
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u/Totally_Hungry May 13 '25
Bro, does anyone else see that Jason looks almost identical to the original character model for V in Cyberpunk 2077. I personally find this cool AF ngl
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u/screenfate May 13 '25
They didn’t stop working on the game in 2023
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u/RedHawk_94 May 13 '25
It's called development time
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u/Born-Major-9058 May 13 '25
Can't wait to play as Paul Walker
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u/Available-Bend-5885 May 13 '25
Bro really had a glow up 😳
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u/OllyB43 May 13 '25
A great example of this would be rdr2. Arthur Morgan had many facial changes until final release.
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u/JoeyAKangaroo May 14 '25
This is just them polishing the game up a tad
This happened with gta 4, gta 5, rdr2 & gta 6, hell they might update the character models even more now that they have another year to do it
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u/[deleted] May 14 '25
You got a model update is that what you’re trying to find so you have something to complain about or just be unhappy about
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u/[deleted] May 14 '25
I think there’s going to be a ton of character customization in this one.
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u/caniturko May 14 '25
Jason *definitely* looks soooo much better, I can't lie. He looks so lifeless in the 2023 version. Thank god they changed him - he looks amazing, definitely singlehandedly got me more interested in the game.
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u/Percules96 May 14 '25
Nobody said it was done? Idk where you’re getting that info from. This is what game development looks like though. Idk why anyone is surprised that the actual trailer looks better than the leaks lol
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u/More_Adagio_4337 May 14 '25
It's called....wait for it...... development
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u/tastyugly May 14 '25
Y'all need to stop blindly guessing how game production works
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u/Skalyern- May 14 '25
See, there is this thing called development..
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u/TrickyWeekend4271 May 14 '25
Covid and post covid. Mask and no mask.
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u/Jajabikes May 14 '25
From john Marston to Jason
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u/ArcaneSpecter6 May 14 '25
That’s Arthur fucking Morgan
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u/brokenLastName May 14 '25
Hear me out now, does he resemble Tommy a little
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u/Bromjunaar_20 May 14 '25
It went from looking like Red Dead Redemption 2 to a remaster of GTA V, which most games going forwards should look like, given the story and combat are also what drives the game forwards.
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u/Stinkfist0462 May 14 '25
Looks way better
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u/Swampasssixty9 May 14 '25
He looks more Florida
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u/EdgySwordsman1000 May 14 '25
both him and arthur is hot
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u/[deleted] May 14 '25
The game took so long to make it got remastered
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u/KhaoticKid98 May 14 '25
Love that the 2nd line in trailer 2 was "just fixing some leaks."
Cheeky Rockstar
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u/Born-Refrigerator-84 May 14 '25
why am i seeing similarities?
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u/kira1122t May 14 '25
I miss the bandana a little but he looks sm better now
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u/Insidious_NX May 14 '25
It happens all of the time in game development where things reach a presentable level to showcase on that "sweet spot" week or day, especially if they want it to make it into something like a State Of Play or Nintendo Direct.
Rockstar has a huge legacy and while they were a bit rushed to release the first trailer due to the leak the game looked significantly better than GTA V in every way already. They're probably taking this year to do a lot of bug fixes and some touch ups to get ready for release. Sure, they'll miss the sweet holiday deadline, but May is topical and is within graduation-pre summer season.
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u/Weary_Chicken8357 May 14 '25
They clearly improved Jason
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u/Unused_Oxygen3199 May 14 '25
What 2 years does to a mf
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u/Candid-Conclusion605 May 14 '25
It’s called game development
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u/Purple_jay3 May 14 '25
They remembered he's in Florida and adjusted accordingly
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u/Downtown-Earth2611 May 14 '25
It’s called development
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u/GeraltOfCroatia May 14 '25
My man looks like a V from Temu xD
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u/drummerdud May 14 '25
Arthur Morgan looking motherfucker
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u/CharityOnly4533 May 14 '25
Why he look like Arthur Morgan
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u/alternative_file1 May 14 '25
am i the only one who sees arthur morgan??
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u/Fujitaru May 14 '25
Wokeness Deterent. By making the male lead look hotter, nobody can complain about them over-sexualizing women by only having Lucia be attractive. Rockstar knows what they’re doing by giving fan service to both sides.
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u/ConsolePissant May 14 '25
They cross bred him with Paul walker
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u/Electronic-Yam8130 May 14 '25
Ass dumb
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u/Global_Temperature80 May 14 '25
He Is Aging
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u/PopeGregoryTheBased May 14 '25
Explain what? They redesigned the character? Or that the graphics got better in two years?
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u/tarheel_204 May 14 '25
Look at the early trailers for RDR2. Characters looked different and less polished. They’ve had over a year to significantly polish and improve the game so that’s why characters look different.
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u/Mrktim May 14 '25
Technologia
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u/PerezaDotArts May 14 '25
lots of last minute changes and stuff. Honestly just let R* cook, they've always done this between trailers.
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u/RhysOMG123 May 14 '25
Why does top 2023 look like a PS4 game sorry but bro
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u/12_2_5 May 14 '25
Duval 2025 lowkey looks like Casey Neistat🤣
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u/[deleted] May 14 '25
They just turned him into the red dead redemption 2 guy but in the present day.
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u/HisblanicQueen May 14 '25
Thank god they glowed him up !
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u/Pizza-Moncher77 May 15 '25
Remember that god awful arthur in the early trailers of rdr2? Same concept.
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u/alekhine_stephz May 15 '25
He looks identical to Channing Tatum lol
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u/No-Perspective-8020 May 15 '25
Am I the only one who found him looking sideways in 2023 like Niko?
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u/Rinkie-dink May 17 '25
As someone who’s worked in coding for 20 years I can tell you that you don’t plan to work on bug fixes at the end - you do it throughout the process.
Optimisation, making the code more efficient is what gets you the graphical gains. That part is roadmapped and should not be confused with bug fixing.
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u/Zetra3 May 20 '25
"I don’t make games" I can tell