The release window and the first trailer for GTA 6 have finally been revealed, more than 10 years after GTA 5. The Grand Theft Auto 6 madness is therefore launched, but does the game live up to this long wait?
GTA 6 should have been revealed on Tuesday, December 5 at 3:00 p.m., but things ultimately turned out differently. The day before, the official trailer leaked on Twitter and forced Rockstar Games to change its plans. Rather than leaving a low quality trailer, with a big “Buy bitcoins” watermark right in the middle, the studio published the HD version on the Web. A false note with no real impact since it is currently pure madness. The game shatters all records and millions of fans watch the first video over and over again.
GTA 6, a huge graphic slap for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S?
The first trailer for GTA 6 broke records and it should continue, since every day the number of views only increases. A trailer that was highly anticipated, it goes without saying, especially on a technical level. Despite the absence of a pure gameplay phase, Digital Foundry, the tech experts at Eurogamer, decided to dissect the video. Is this a scam? Disappointment ? The “most beautiful game in the world”?
For them, there would be no smoke in the sense that GTA 6 runs well in real time… and not on a high-end PC in 4K with ultra settings. The presence of artifacts and the fact that the resolution oscillates between dynamic and native 1440p shots would confirm their feelings. If the characters’ faces are less realistic than elsewhere – The Matrix Awakens demo being cited as an example – particularly because of the smoother side, Digital Foundry is on the other hand amazed by the rendering of the hair.
Obviously, the passage with the young woman in a bikini, who purposely swings her hair in all directions, made a strong impression on them. As well as the moments with the probation officer or the man with the dreadlocks and his golden teeth. In addition to the overall rendering of the hair, despite the presence of artifacts which testify to the real-time side of the sequences, Digital Foundry is also amazed by the fact that it applies as much to NPCs as to more important characters, while it is normally very costly in terms of resources. In addition, Rockstar’s technology seems to do much more than the job when it comes to representing all types of protagonists, regardless of their origin, gender or body type.
Grand Theft Auto 6 more beautiful than ever thanks to ray tracing?
No cheating at first glance therefore, except for Tik Tok videos. Here, it would perhaps be more of a pre-render. One of the important points of the technical analysis of the GTA 6 trailer by Digital Foundry is ray-tracing. According to them, the lighting model is ” tremendous “. Regardless of the global illumination solution used here, the whole thing is considered natural and coherent, particularly compared to games that use a basic rasterization solution.
As for the reflections, DF leans towards a hybrid solution (hardware, software), while the shadows are not projected using ray-tracing. This would be classic shadowmapping which is a more traditional and less advanced technique than ray-tracing, consisting of using textures to simulate shadows, which differs from the methods used in the PS5 and Xbox Series versions of GTA 5.
This is all well and good, but will it shoot in 4K 60fps without flinching? Obviously, no. Taking into account the limitations of the hardware, it will be 30fps. Digital Foundry does not exclude a 40fps mode, which allows the refresh rate to be increased thanks to a compatible screen/TV, but does not fully believe in it. The site believes Rockstar will opt for a unique mode. Despite a few downsides, for them and on simple viewing of this GTA 6 trailer, there is indeed a “generational gap”. And you, what is your opinion?