REGIONMetro Area · Southeast Coast
Vice City
Leonida's metropolitan heart. Confirmed by Rockstar as the central setting of Grand Theft Auto VI.
- Real-world inspiration
- Visually evokes Miami and South Beach (community inference; not stated by Rockstar)
- First seen
- Trailer 1, 2023
- Parent state
- Leonida
- Status
- Confirmed by Rockstar
OVERVIEW
What we know about Vice City
2 confirmed neighbourhoods in Vice City
Each card links to its dedicated entity page. Some 404 until v1 entity pages ship.
6 characters tied to Vice City
Boobie Ike
OfficialLocal Vice City legend; runs a strip club, real estate, and a recording studio.
Dre'Quan Priest
OfficialAspiring music mogul targeting the Vice City music scene.
Jason Duval
OfficialCo-protagonist of GTA VI.
Co-protagonist of the Vice City–set narrative; the GTA VI story is described by Take-Two as a criminal conspiracy stretching across Leonida.
Open profileLucia Caminos
OfficialCo-protagonist of GTA VI.
Co-protagonist of the Vice City–set narrative; Rockstar's bio places her at the Leonida Penitentiary with prior Liberty City history, not Vice City.
Open profileReal Dimez
OfficialMusic duo (Bae-Luxe and Roxy) signed to Only Raw Records.
Vice City tie chained via Dre'Quan Priest and Boobie Ike; Real Dimez's own bio does not name Vice City.
Open profileRaul Bautista
OfficialSeasoned bank robber recruiting crews for high-stakes scores.
Region tie is implied — Rockstar's bio doesn't pin Raul to a specific Leonida region. The GTA VI story is described by Take-Two as a criminal conspiracy stretching across Leonida; Raul's bank-robbing crew register reads as Vice City–adjacent but is not explicitly stated.
Open profileNamed places in Vice City
Locations Rockstar has explicitly named or shown. Italics indicate an undisclosed name.
Tisha-Wocka flea market
OfficialOpen-air flea market characterised by bootleg-brand stalls.
Open entityVC Port
OfficialVice City's cruise ship port; described by Rockstar as the cruise ship capital of the world.
Open entityBoobie's strip club (name not disclosed by Rockstar)
OfficialA strip club operated by Boobie Ike; specific name not disclosed by Rockstar.
Open entityOnly Raw Records
OfficialRecord label co-run by Boobie Ike and Dre'Quan Priest; Vice City siting implied via the operators' bios but not stated directly.
Open entityWhat we know about Vice City
Each entry is a single confirmed claim, sourced to a Rockstar or Take-Two channel. The source citation, tier, and confirmation date are visible — verification is part of the architecture, not buried in prose.
- OfficialConfirmed 4 December 2023
Vice City is the central setting of Grand Theft Auto VI within the state of Leonida.
- OfficialConfirmed 4 December 2023
Vice City was first publicly confirmed as GTA VI's setting on December 4, 2023, alongside Trailer 1.
- OfficialConfirmed 6 May 2025
Rockstar describes Vice City as "the sun and fun capital of America" on the official GTA VI hub page.
- OfficialConfirmed 6 May 2025
Rockstar characterises Vice City as a single city embodying glamour, hustle, and greed.
- OfficialConfirmed 6 May 2025
Rockstar uses the headline "Vice City, USA" to frame the GTA VI narrative on the official hub page.
- OfficialConfirmed 6 May 2025
GTA VI's story is described by Take-Two as a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida.
- OfficialGlobal factConfirmed 6 November 2025
Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- OfficialGlobal factConfirmed 6 August 2026
Rockstar has dated Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look for 27 August 2026 — premiering on Netflix at 3pm ET, then on the Rockstar Games YouTube channel and the GTA VI site at 9pm ET. Rockstar has not called it Trailer 3.
- OfficialGlobal factConfirmed 25 June 2026
Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders opened globally on 25 June 2026; purchases before 20 November include the Vintage Vice City Pack, and digital pre-orders include one month of GTA+.
- OfficialGlobal factConfirmed 25 June 2026
The US PlayStation and Xbox stores list GTA VI Standard Edition at $79.99 and Ultimate Edition at $99.99.
- OfficialGlobal factConfirmed 24 June 2026
Digital pre-loading begins on 12 November 2026; the physical version is a box containing a download code and is available from the same date.
- OfficialConfirmed 6 May 2025
Only Raw Records is a Vice City record label co-run by Boobie Ike (real estate / strip club / music empire) and Dre'Quan Priest (young aspiring music mogul); Rockstar's character bios name both operators and the label by proper noun.
- OfficialConfirmed 6 May 2025
Real Dimez — the rap duo of Bae-Luxe and Roxy — are signed to Only Raw Records per Rockstar's character bio for the duo. The signing is framed as Dre'Quan Priest's first major signed act under the Boobie Ike partnership.
- OfficialConfirmed 6 May 2025
Rockstar's Real Dimez bio names a local rapper DWNPLY as the artist behind an early hit single with Real Dimez that took the duo to new heights, prior to their Only Raw Records signing.
- OfficialConfirmed 6 May 2025
Rockstar names Raul Bautista as a seasoned bank robber recruiting crews for high-stakes scores on the GTA VI hub character section. His specific Leonida region is not stated by Rockstar; Take-Two's framing of GTA VI as a criminal conspiracy across Leonida positions him as a story-tied character rather than a region-anchored one.
What we don’t yet know about Vice City
Questions the community is asking that Rockstar has not addressed. Each is reviewed weekly. Two states only: open or resolved. Open any question for the full record of what has and hasn’t been said.
- OpenReviewed 11 July 2026
Will GTA VI come to PC?
Read the full record - OpenReviewed 2 May 2026
How big is Vice City compared to GTA V's Los Santos?
Read the full record - OpenReviewed 2 May 2026
How many districts are in Vice City, and what are they all called?
Read the full record - OpenReviewed 2 May 2026
Is Vice City explicitly modelled on Miami?
Read the full record - OpenReviewed 2 May 2026
How does Vice City connect to the Leonida Keys?
Read the full record - OpenReviewed 13 August 2026
When does Trailer 3 (or the next Vice City reveal) drop?
Read the full record - OpenReviewed 2 May 2026
Will Vice City businesses (Boobie's strip club, Only Raw Records, the Tisha-Wocka flea market, VC Port) be enterable or playable?
Read the full record
Active claims about Vice City
claims
The Evidence Desk scores rumours and tracks how their verdicts evolve. No active claims are filed against Vice City yet — this slot is reserved for when the system ships.
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Vice City on the schematic
See Vice City’s position on the Leonida map alongside the five other confirmed regions, each geographic claim trust-labelled and sourced.
Open the Explorer5 more across Leonida
Mount Kalaga
Mountainous wilderness on the northern frontier — fire watch towers, forested ridges, the highest elevation in Leonida.
Open hubPort Gellhorn
Blue-collar industrial port on the western coast — refineries, truck stops, malt liquor billboards.
Open hubAmbrosia
Central inland heartlands — citrus groves, county fairs, and Lake Leonida at the core.
Open hubGrassrivers
Wetlands sprawling from the southwest interior to the Gulf coast — sawgrass, airboat trails, smuggling routes.
Open hubLeonida Keys
Offshore island chain arcing southwest from Vice City via causeway — fishing villages, dive bars, sport boats.
Open hub