# Schreier's GTA 6 Follow-Ups: The NPC System That Almost Didn't Happen, the Weapon Wheel, and an 11-Year Map

Published: 2026-10-21T11:48:00-04:00

Jason Schreier's YouTube follow-up adds new GTA 6 details: NPC interactions nearly shelved, years of weapon wheel tests, map work since 2015, and narrower roads.

## Sources
- Jason Schreier, "Some New Things I Learned About Grand Theft Auto VI And Rockstar" (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ5iiT8IqY0
- GamesRadar+ (Iain Harris, Oct 20, 2026): https://www.gamesradar.com/games/grand-theft-auto/a-fundamental-red-dead-redemption-2-system-provided-the-basis-for-how-gta-6s-npcs-work-but-it-was-nearly-cut-because-of-an-ambitious-rockstar-studio-head/
- TechRadar, weapon wheel: https://www.techradar.com/gaming/rockstar-spent-months-if-not-years-trying-a-million-different-things-that-would-replace-the-weapon-wheel-to-make-loadouts-more-realistic-in-gta-6
- TechRadar, map and roads (Demi Williams, Oct 20, 2026): https://www.techradar.com/gaming/rockstar-artists-have-been-working-on-gta-6-for-11-years-to-plan-out-the-map-co-head-says-roads-are-narrower-than-gta-5s-which-had-a-ripple-effect-as-the-studio-had-to-add-even-more-buildings-all-these-things-sort-of-come-to-bite-you-later
- TechRadar, Miami research (Demi Williams, Oct 20, 2026): https://www.techradar.com/gaming/gta-6-devs-rode-in-a-helicopter-over-a-beyonce-concert-and-met-colorful-characters-who-revealed-their-crimes-while-researching-miami-as-soon-as-they-know-where-youre-from-they-just-want-to-tell-you-every-crime-they-or-their-friends-have-ever-done
- TDGN (Kieren Hovasapian, Oct 20, 2026): https://thedailygame.news/story/2026-10-20-gta-6-keeps-the-weapon-wheel-after-rockstar-spent-years-testing-alternat--a326cbb0
- Insider Gaming: https://insider-gaming.com/rockstars-npc-tech-was-prototyped-as-early-as-2014/
- GamingBolt: https://gamingbolt.com/grand-theft-auto-6s-npc-interaction-system-was-prototyped-all-the-way-back-in-2014
- IGN (Aug 27, 2026): https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-6-new-gameplay-details
- NME (Ali Shutler, Oct 21, 2026): https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/daft-punk-grand-theft-auto-6-soundtrack-reunion-justice-3973742

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