REGIONMetro Area · Southeast Coast

Vice City

Leonida's metropolitan heart. Confirmed by Rockstar as the central setting of Grand Theft Auto VI.

Official4 confirmed sourcesUpdated 2 May 2026

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

Vice City is the central setting of Grand Theft Auto VI within the state of Leonida — confirmed publicly on 4 December 2023 alongside the first GTA VI trailer and reaffirmed across every official Rockstar communication since. Rockstar describes it as the sun and fun capital of America: a single city embodying the glamour, hustle, and greed of America in one place. On the official GTA VI hub, Rockstar names two Vice City neighbourhoods directly: Ocean Beach, with its pastel art deco hotels and bright white sands, and Little Cuba, with its bustling panaderías. The same source identifies specific city locations including the Tisha-Wocka flea market and VC Port — described as the cruise ship capital of the world. The visual identity strongly evokes Miami and South Beach, though Rockstar has never named Miami on any official source; the connection remains community inference, not a confirmed Rockstar framing. The narrative connecting Vice City to the wider state is described by Take-Two as a criminal conspiracy stretching across Leonida, with co-protagonists Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos at its centre. Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled to launch on 19 November 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Until then, this hub will track only what Rockstar has confirmed — districts, characters, locations, and facts cited directly from Rockstar Newswire, the official GTA VI hub, and Take-Two's investor communications. Everything else lives in Open Questions.

DISTRICTS · NEIGHBOURHOODS

2 confirmed neighbourhoods in Vice City

Each card links to its dedicated entity page. Some 404 until v1 entity pages ship.

Ocean Beach

Official

Pastel art deco hotels and bright white sands along Vice City's beachfront.

Open entity

Little Cuba

Official

Bustling Cuban-American neighbourhood characterised by panaderías and cafés.

Open entity

CHARACTERS

5 characters tied to Vice City

ResidentStory-tiedBusinessFamilyImplied

Boobie Ike

Official

Local Vice City legend; runs a strip club, real estate, and a recording studio.

Business

Entity page in build

Dre'Quan Priest

Official

Aspiring music mogul targeting the Vice City music scene.

Business

Entity page in build

Jason Duval

Official

Co-protagonist of GTA VI.

Story-tied

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 profile

Lucia Caminos

Official

Co-protagonist of GTA VI.

Story-tied

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 profile

Real Dimez (Bae-Luxe and Roxy)

Official

Music duo signed to Only Raw Records.

Implied

Vice City tie chained via Dre'Quan Priest and Boobie Ike; Real Dimez's own bio does not name Vice City.

Entity page in build

KEY LOCATIONS

Named places in Vice City

Locations Rockstar has explicitly named or shown. Italics indicate an undisclosed name.

Tisha-Wocka flea market

Official

Open-air flea market characterised by bootleg-brand stalls.

Open entity

VC Port

Official

Vice City's cruise ship port; described by Rockstar as the cruise ship capital of the world.

Open entity

Boobie's strip club (name not disclosed by Rockstar)

Official

Name not disclosed

A strip club operated by Boobie Ike; specific name not disclosed by Rockstar.

Open entity

Only Raw Records

Official

Record label co-run by Boobie Ike and Dre'Quan Priest; Vice City siting implied via the operators' bios but not stated directly.

Open entity

VAULT

What 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.
- T1Take-Two Interactive press release (GTA VI announcement, Trailer 1)
OfficialConfirmed 4 December 2023
Vice City was first publicly confirmed as GTA VI's setting on December 4, 2023, alongside Trailer 1.
- T1Take-Two Interactive press release (GTA VI announcement, 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.
- T1Rockstar Games — GTA VI hub
OfficialConfirmed 6 May 2025
Rockstar characterises Vice City as a single city embodying glamour, hustle, and greed.
- T1Rockstar Games — GTA VI hub
OfficialConfirmed 6 May 2025
Rockstar uses the headline "Vice City, USA" to frame the GTA VI narrative on the official hub page.
- T1Rockstar Games — GTA VI hub
OfficialConfirmed 6 May 2025
GTA VI's story is described by Take-Two as a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida.
- T1Take-Two Interactive press release (Trailer 2 release)
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.
- T1Take-Two Q2 FY26 earnings release

OPEN QUESTIONS

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.

OpenReviewed 2 May 2026
Will GTA VI come to PC?
Rockstar's confirmed platforms are PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only. No PC release has been confirmed or scheduled. Past Rockstar precedent (GTA V, RDR2) is a 13–18 month delay between console and PC, but no GTA VI PC release has been stated.
OpenReviewed 2 May 2026
How big is Vice City compared to GTA V's Los Santos?
Rockstar has not published a map size, area, or comparison statement. All circulated comparisons are community estimates from leaks or trailer-footage analysis, not official.
OpenReviewed 2 May 2026
How many districts are in Vice City, and what are they all called?
Rockstar has officially named two neighbourhoods (Ocean Beach, Little Cuba) and two specific landmarks (Tisha-Wocka flea market, VC Port). The community has mapped 20+ candidate neighbourhoods from leaked map data and trailer screenshots, but only those four are Rockstar-confirmed.
OpenReviewed 2 May 2026
Is Vice City explicitly modelled on Miami?
Rockstar describes Vice City as "USA" and "the sun and fun capital of America" but does not name Miami, Florida, or any real-world city as the inspiration on any whitelisted source. Every Miami / Florida claim circulating is community inference based on visual cues.
OpenReviewed 2 May 2026
How does Vice City connect to the Leonida Keys?
Trailer 1 visually shows a causeway from Vice City southward into the Keys, and the Rockstar GTA VI hub page includes Keys-set imagery, but Rockstar has not described the Vice City–Keys geographic relationship in prose. Whether the Keys are gameplay-accessible from Vice City is unstated.
OpenReviewed 2 May 2026
When does Trailer 3 (or the next Vice City reveal) drop?
Rockstar has released two trailers (December 2023, May 2025). Past Rockstar trailer cadence on GTA V was multiple trailers spanning roughly a year before launch. With GTA VI launching November 19, 2026 and no Trailer 3 yet announced, when (and whether) a third trailer arrives is an active community question.
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?
Rockstar has named these locations and tied them to characters but has not stated whether they are interactive interiors, mission settings, or backdrop only. Past Rockstar games have varied widely on this.

EVIDENCE DESK

Active claims about Vice City

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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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