Rockstar Confirms GTA 6 Is Bringing Back San Andreas’ Weight System
Kotaku · 2026-08-26
Rockstar Games has confirmed that the player character weight and muscle system, a fan-favorite feature from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, will return in the upcoming GTA 6. This detail was revealed in an exclusive interview Dazed conducted with multiple Rockstar developers, published on August 26. In GTA 6, both protagonists, Jason and Lucia, will have their bodies change based on player actions like eating too much (gaining weight) or exercising (losing weight and building muscle). The reporting indicates this will be an expanded version of a similar system seen in Red Dead Redemption 2, allowing for significant body changes not present in a GTA game since 2004. The interview also suggests character faces and bodies will react to lack of sleep or prolonged stress from events like evading police. GTA 6 is set to launch on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox, with the first official gameplay debut scheduled for August 27 on Netflix.