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Vice City

GTA 6 brings the series back to Vice City for the first time since 2002, now a modern-day metropolis inside the state of Leonida. What official footage shows about the new Vice City.

GTA6.channel desk · July 14, 2026 · 1 min read
QUICK FACTS
What it is
GTA 6's main city, Rockstar's take on Miami
State
Leonida
Era
Present day (not the 1980s)
Last mainline visit
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)

The return

Vice City is Rockstar's Miami, and GTA VI marks the first mainline return since the 2002 classic. This is not a nostalgia trip: the new Vice City is contemporary, dense with smartphones, influencers and livestreams, all of which feature heavily in the trailers.

What the footage shows

  • The beachfront and an Ocean Drive style strip in full neon
  • A modern downtown skyline behind the art deco district
  • Nightlife: clubs, muscle beaches and street racing culture
  • Working canals, causeways and dense residential blocks

City versus state

Unlike 2002, Vice City is one region of a much larger map. The state of Leonida wraps around it with the Keys to the south, wetlands inland and towns like Port Gellhorn up the coast.

FAQ

Is GTA 6 set in Vice City?

Yes. Vice City is the main city of GTA 6, set in the present day inside the fictional state of Leonida.

Is GTA 6 Vice City the same as the 2002 game?

Same fictional city, different era. The 2002 game was set in 1986; GTA 6's Vice City is modern, with a redesigned map built for current hardware.

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