Alexis J®

GTA 6 NEW ROBBERY & ECONOMY DETAILS: - Money is now split into three types: your bank balance, physical cash and the value of loot stored in a duffel bag. - Money in your bank is safe, while physical cash needs to be deposited at an ATM. - You can lose cash you're carrying if you die. - Stolen loot in duffel bags must be taken to a fence to be converted into money. - There are several tiers of free roam robberies, ranging from small stores to jewelry stores, banks and criminal compounds. - Smaller locations like convenience stores and gas stations can be robbed but won't necessarily appear as robbery opportunities on the map. - Higher-level robberies can appear on the map with an estimate of how much money you could make. - New robbery opportunities can be discovered through story characters, favors, tips from people or simply exploring the world. - Smaller payday loan locations can also be robbed. - There are lots of criminal and gang compounds around the map containing drugs or cash that can be stolen and sold to fences. - Compounds can be discovered through progression, tips from NPCs or simply stumbling across them. - Robberies can be completed alone or with Jason and Lucia together. - Making money through free roam robberies is an important part of the game rather than just optional side content. - You can attempt to rob any store you enter, even if it isn't marked as a robbery opportunity. - Store robberies can have safes in back rooms with combinations you need to discover. - Safe codes can be found by searching the location or obtained through information from other characters. - A fence can even text you the code to a safe inside a store. - Robberies can play out differently each time depending on the location and NPC behavior. - Some stores have back entrances that can be used to escape. - Security cameras need to be dealt with during certain robberies. - Civilians, clerks and security can attempt to fight back if they see an opportunity to stop you. - Large armored vans around the map can also act as smaller money-making opportunities similar to GTA 5. - Major story heists also return, although free roam versions of these have not been confirmed. - Stolen goods no longer automatically turn into cash when a robbery ends. - Different loot needs to be taken to the appropriate fence, including drug, jewelry and vehicle fences. - Fences are discovered and unlocked as you progress through the game. - This progression can limit which robberies are worthwhile early on because you may not yet know someone capable of selling certain stolen goods. - At certain points, the story can completely stop progressing until Jason and Lucia reach a required amount of money. - Rockstar wants these moments to encourage players to go into the world and decide for themselves how they want to make the required cash. - These cash requirements can also give the main story time to slow down before new events and contacts become available. - Money can be spent on clothing, makeup, hairstyles, headphones, earbuds and vehicle customization. - Garages can be purchased to increase the amount of personal vehicles you can store. - Stolen vehicles can be registered as personal vehicles by paying a fee. - High-end stolen vehicles cannot initially be registered, with that ability unlocked through progression. - Additional safehouses cannot be purchased because Jason and Lucia are on the run during the story. - Rockstar did not give TGG a concrete answer on whether businesses can be purchased. - Rockstar acknowledged GTA 5's problem of giving players huge amounts of money late in the story without enough meaningful things to spend it on. - The team is actively trying to address that problem with the economy this time around. - Rockstar is keeping some of the larger things players can spend money on secret for now, potentially because they are connected to the story. [Via @TGGonYT]