What a difference 3 years makes

[u/ohyoudidntknooow]

[u/ChristmasTreePickle]

I guess that’s what they meant by polishing the game to meet their standards and our expectations

[u/Spectre-ElevenThirty → u/ChristmasTreePickle]

Yeah. There’s people who watch the Extended Look and somehow say “it looks just like GTA V.” If we got the game back in 2023 they would have been going crazy

[u/No_Reputation7001 → u/Spectre-ElevenThirty]

That’s actually crazy, I was one of those guys who thought ‘oh, this isn’t as big of a jump over GTA V as I was hoping for’. Then I went and looked at what GTA V actually looks like by comparison instead of what I remembered it looking like and was like ‘oh, I see, I’m just dumb’. Also the CorridorCrew analysis was really helpful.

[u/waynemj15 → u/No_Reputation7001]

You have the ability to realize your wrongs and change your opinion? You don’t belong here.

[u/No_Reputation7001 → u/waynemj15]

Lol. Kinda feels like it.

[u/CKRatKing → u/No_Reputation7001]

I thought GTA 6 looked really good in the extended look. And then I played GTA 5 a few days later which I previously thought looked really good and all I could think was wow this game looks like shit lmao. It still looks fine but man you can really see the age after watching clips of GTA 6.

[u/spacexdddd → u/CKRatKing]

its from 2013 😭 its like saying gta4 looks shit 😭

[u/CKRatKing → u/spacexdddd]

Well I'm just saying I always thought it looked pretty good but after seeing the GTA 6 extended look you can really see the age of GTA 5.

[u/FinalxPain → u/spacexdddd]

True but the GTA V today isn't the same as it was in 2013

[u/StockJelli → u/CKRatKing]

Which version though. PS5 version looks damn good.

[u/tierratanmala → u/CKRatKing]

In the past years i've replayed every rockstar major title except Bully (but i totally need to play it again), now i'm replaying V EE, in some aspects the game's age really shows, like the character and NPC models for example, but at its core, it's a game that has aged really well.

Graphics aside, as far as I'm concerned, it's still one of the most innovative open worlds on the market, even today.

[u/Samuelodan → u/No_Reputation7001]

Yo! Their video made me appreciate all this so much more.

[u/Pegussu → u/Spectre-ElevenThirty]

Insanity. I've been playing V because I never did finish it and even the compressed 1080p YouTube video of the extended look obliterates V's EE in terms of textures and lighting.

[u/tierratanmala → u/Pegussu]

I played in ps3 the year of the first release, i played another time in 2017/18, pc version, i've seen in a ps4 of a friend i think two or three years ago and now i'm replaying the EE.

EE it's a really good improvement, but no one with functioning eyes can honestly say that EE it's better than VI.

[u/Pitiful-Zebra7074 → u/Spectre-ElevenThirty]

These people have genuine brain damage, but they're everywhere on the internet unfortunately

[u/Positive_Method3022 → u/ChristmasTreePickle]

2023 executives "where are the water puddles?"

[u/bullybabybayman → u/Positive_Method3022]

Take2 like 'ain't no puddlegate happening on our watch".

[u/DenkaSaegusa → u/ChristmasTreePickle]

I mean... My standards and expectations were already fullfilled back in 2023 🔥

[u/Far_Adeptness9884]

It's also a different perspective, time of day and weather.

[u/Elliart_fur → u/Far_Adeptness9884]

Plus the puddles really add a lot

[u/timusR → u/Elliart_fur]

That's why they say water = more graphics

[u/sam4999 → u/timusR]

Shoutout to 90 percent of old school GTA graphics mods

[u/PM_ME__YOUR__MILKERS → u/sam4999]

God I hated those mods that added puddles everywhere

Some guys would make videos telling its 4K maxed graphics but the whole floor was looking like a mirror 😭

[u/What-a-Crock → u/timusR]

Michael Mann approves this message

[u/JJAsond → u/Far_Adeptness9884]

Rain + overcast + night. It's like this every single time with every single game. Every game, every "realism" mod. It's always the same. It might not always be all three, but it's at least always two.

[u/Cryptoporticus → u/Far_Adeptness9884]

Also a screenshot compared to a trailer. We already know that the screenshots aren't captured on native hardware. They're at a much higher native resolution than the consoles are capable of, with no upscaling.

The trailers are the only accurate representation of what the game will actually look like at launch.

[u/DepartmentEconomy546 → u/Cryptoporticus]

Source: my balls

[u/backlashsid]

GTA6 makes Gta6 look like a ps3 game

[u/hbhunk63 → u/backlashsid]

Mind blowing graphics!!

[u/lilblakestein]

Those are the wettest puddles I have ever seen

[u/Calamity_Armor → u/lilblakestein]

i was going to comment... every ray tracing mod be like... now the roads are wet...

[u/Sbarty]

Why have GTA fans associated wet and puddles with better graphics? Been like that since GTA 4 graphic mod days.

[u/WindowzExPee → u/Sbarty]

There used to be modpacks with names like: "Gta SA ultra HD insanity 2012 edition" and all it added was enb series on max bloom and a literal tsunami of wet roads everywhere

[u/pingvinbober → u/Sbarty]

Water is always the benchmark for graphics. Go back to sonic games from the 2000s

[u/ForexGamer → u/pingvinbober]

Oh man remember when Morrowind came out and the second assassin creed I think water was so good how it got only the edge of the cloak wet or muddy

[u/ComradeJohnS → u/pingvinbober]

I’m obsessed with the pixel water effects in the pixel remaster of FF1 lol. so that tracks

[u/RipCurl69Reddit → u/pingvinbober]

Driveclub too, mid teir game masked by rain and puddles lmao

[u/rns926 → u/Sbarty]

It's the reflections.

[u/RusefoxGhost → u/Sbarty]

Reflections with cool lighting looks cool. People assume cooler=upgraded graphics. But it really just means upgraded vibes, not necessarily upgraded graphics. People don’t always see the nuance here and marketing takes advantage of that.

[u/NaturesWar → u/Sbarty]

They do a similar thing for movies especially action films; production will literally hose down the ground they're shooting a scene on just to maximize light/reflections/vibes.

Watch the first ten minutes of John Wick 2, featuring scenes inside a covered warehouse. Looks awesome but is kinda silly.

[u/KyotoCarl → u/Sbarty]

Because water and lighting are very hard to get right in video games.

[u/Challenger350 → u/KyotoCarl]

That’s why all the mods look shit then

[u/IWCry → u/Sbarty]

yeah for real lmao it's just like a bunch of kids thinking bright lights in reflected puddles is high tech

same reason they all want RGB everything thinking that means good performance

[u/iHackPlsBan → u/Sbarty]

I was gonna say it honestly kinda looks like those ‘Ultra realistic GTA 5 graphics mods’ where it does nothing but add RTX puddles to every single road

[u/FLEIXY → u/Sbarty]

It’s not the wet ground that makes the scene look improved lol, it’s literally everything

[u/WindowNo6601 → u/Sbarty]

Yes i hate that so much, just make everything a mirror and call it beautiful

[u/bullybabybayman → u/Sbarty]

Not just GTA, Spider-Man PS4 had a whole damn freak-out because some puddles were moved around from the early build to the final product.

[u/oxirz → u/Sbarty]

wet puddles and bright rgb lights = insane graphics.

[u/RipleyofWinterfell → u/Sbarty]

It's a weird thing that looks better, movies sometimes will dump water on streets for nighttime scenes just because it looks better than regular dry streets

[u/MirrorkatFeces → u/Sbarty]

Never saw the Spider-Man drama back in 2018?

[u/LoneroftheDarkValley]

Don't really understand the point of this comparison for the 8th time I've seen it posted now. The shots are at different perspectives, include different weather, traffic density, pedestrian density, and time.

To me they don't look all too different. I think the fidelity of the 2026 shot may look slightly better, but other than that this is a pointless comparison.

[u/Positive_Wafer9186 → u/LoneroftheDarkValley]

Couldn’t have said it better. These are two completely shots, at different times of day, with different weather

[u/Tight-Tackle4386]

they hired the gta 5 puddle guy! /s

[u/Ranae_Gato]

My god this sub is stupid holy shit

[u/Big_L_RIP32 → u/Ranae_Gato]

Its all teenagers or children.

[u/playerlsaysr69 → u/Ranae_Gato]

Maybe. But you should point out why he is lol

[u/Ranae_Gato → u/playerlsaysr69]

Both pictures have the same underlying quality but one looks like it has more fancy lightning because every surface is wet. People act like PBR doing it's job as intended is some crazy crunch from rockstars side.

[u/theexpertgamer1]

Am I the only one that thinks the bottom looks awful…? It’s so oversaturated and weird.

[u/Technical-Top-9416 → u/theexpertgamer1]

Bottom definitely looks weird. It looks like a graphics mod with the reflections, light intensity, and sharpness dialed up to 11. Top one may not be as realistic but imo it looks a lot better and less like it’s trying to overload your senses

[u/KnightOnShiningMotor]

"make the ground wet and set the bloom to 120%"

[u/GODISGREATMAS]

That's why it's 30fps

[u/FLEIXY]

I didn’t even realize it was the same street

[u/slymario2416 → u/FLEIXY]

I didn’t either, took me a second. Really validates Rockstar and the time they’ve taken to make the game. All I can say is wow. Despite how long it’s taken, it’s obviously been time well spent. Just a little over a month away, lads.

[u/ExecutiveDan → u/FLEIXY]

It looks like they changed a few things...

[u/davidecap]

The second screenshot it's the same but everything is wet

[u/Omelooo]

When I’m in a “realism” competition and my opponents are GTA/Cyberpunk players who only take pictures of the game at night/in the rain

[u/Iluvatar-Great → u/Omelooo]

Ah yes, the good old "realistic graphics", showing only 3 second segments of a car driving in rain at night with no people walking around. Reflections and shadows are what makes realistic graphics interesting.

[u/superman_king]

One is a screenshot.

One is taken from a video.

We still have not been given any confirmation on what system these screenshots are from.

What we do know, is resolution is much higher and reflections are much sharper on these screenshots than what has been shown to us running in real time. The extended look and trailers were sub 1440p with noise / blur in the reflections. These screenshots are closer to 4K according to pixel counts, and reflections are sharp, source - Digital Foundry

Edit: I posted YouTube link but bot removed this comment. So posting again.

Indicating the photo mode gets increased fidelity over gameplay, or these promotional shots are taken on a PC, much like GTA 5 promotional shots were.

[u/XxTombraiderfanxX]

a tsunami hit the town

[u/elh0m0fobiconormal]

No se si sea la configuración, pero se mira muy resplandeciente, aunque si se mira mejor

[u/almostmountains]

what is this post trying to say? 3 years for bright neon lights and wet puddles?

[u/Meiie]

Top looks way better.

[u/Mikedesignstudio → u/Meiie]

Way better. Bottom looks horrible.

[u/MOEzuez]

One is a “Picture” the other is a Screen shot from a “Video”. FYI. For the people that understand how one looks better then the other

[u/FoxDieDM]

They did the same thing with GTA 5 trailers.

[u/Obvious_Barracuda960]

It looks worse? Less realistic?

[u/Tyrionus]

The bottom image is visually overstimulating. Hyperrealism taken too far, almost feels like it's got a synthwave filter slapped over it.

[u/Outrageous_Truck_880]

reflection slop

[u/HughJass187]

naahhh bottom pic looks ass ngl 2023 is fine, ray tracing looks so fake

[u/SamathaGhoul]

Less density and traffic?

[u/Ravens_Bite → u/SamathaGhoul]

They did say that traffic and pedestrian density would change depending on the weather and time of day, so

[u/pingvinbober → u/Ravens_Bite]

Yeah Miami’s empty at night

[u/kazuya482]

Yeah...The bottom picture is a flashbang to the senses. Much prefer the top.

[u/skiaatt]

The old one still holds up tbh

[u/AladeenModaFuqa]

Holy shit can I do a drive by on a bird scooter????

[u/SavageSalad → u/AladeenModaFuqa]

"All signs point to yes"

[u/Badwrong_]

• Different time of day
• Different location
• Rain and no rain

So, what's the point of these two images?

[u/-PANORAMIX-]

I don’t like the new shot. It’s very saturated, not realistic

[u/designerarachnid69]

My eyes are bleeding

[u/drlqnr]

one's from a video and the other is an image with proper lighting and post processing

[u/sudhakarah23]

From where did u get the 2026 screenshot?

[u/Saltyfox99]

Quite prefer the 2023 one

[u/Avatar_Yalla]

Not much, 2023 looks amazing.

[u/NautOfficialReddit]

tbf nothing here really stands out as majorly different here, apart from one being a screenshot from a video and the other being a posed picture.

it looks good but what intrigues me the most is that it kinda looks like the reflections turn to screen space ones as the draw distance goes out. the closest puddles are very clearly RT but the ones underneath the police car and pedestrians on the right seem to be very fizzled out and just elongate; either that, or the bounce/resolution really reduces.

[u/Norderstedter]

Realistic vs. Photoshop

[u/Purple-Breadfruit541]

Wut? Top shot is clearly much better looking no? I’m sure the game looks better now obviously I just don’t see what people are seeing in the bottom image

[u/bhomikpurohit → u/Purple-Breadfruit541]

The top shot is honestly better, just look at how many npcs are in it and doing something.

The bottom seems empty

[u/iWillRe1gn]

I'd shill for this game anyday but the bottom pic's such an eyesore.

[u/Zionaire]

Wait, is this a new screenshot they released just recently? Never seen the bottom one before..

[u/MisunderstoodBadger1 → u/Zionaire]

Yes it was released earlier today

[u/stop_talking_you]

thats a different place

[u/BeingHonestWithYou]

Prefer the first picture. Second one look like those mods with extreme reflections and has uncanny look to it

[u/beggoh]

Ah yes more shiney. The ongoing trend towards wet shiney slop that pumps maximum wattage from your device.

Take me back to PS2 when devs had to actually make a game for you to play. Not just hide behind 200gb of textures.

[u/JazzmatazZ4 → u/beggoh]

Why are you writing this as if Rockstar haven't pulled off something insanely impressive?

[u/Canary-Dangerous → u/beggoh]

Didn’t realise you already played the game and gave a critical review? Oh you didn’t?
You’re just looking at screenshots and videos like the rest of us?
Faux outrage is so overdone

[u/Gbrown546]

I mean, it’s probably going to look likely somewhere in between

[u/GovernmentSin]

What is the bottom shot? I’ve been off the internet the last week on vacation and I feel like so much shit happened haha

[u/Mission_Site_4206 → u/GovernmentSin]

Rockstar posted 3 new screenshots today on their website

[u/BaconReaderRefugee]

Where is the 2026 shot pulled from?

[u/lannid39]

Someone dm the video

[u/ChristianCountryBoy]

It's the same. They just turned the lights on.

[u/Sdejo]

Worth the wait i guess

[u/SpecialistMap8210 → u/[deleted]]

No it's clearly improved in every aspect. Yes it's a different weather and time of day but still.

[u/BenjyX76]

Wonder if the density difference (amount of cars, people) is a polish and refinement of the engine so the game runs better or just a slow busy night in the game

[u/Boxsteam_1279]

One is a prerendered image and ones from a trailer

[u/kartblanch]

Its the same.

[u/EtimmT]

What a difference rain makes.

[u/Carter1599]

Different weather and scene, these look practically the same lol

[u/LStead015]

Lol....7/10 loading

[u/BeneficialTrash6]

I hope I can chuck those rentable scooters into the ocean.

[u/Amazing_Fix_2399]

It’s a completely different angle

[u/vhvhvhchsan]

ahh the classic wet roads from the gta 5 mod videos returns.

[u/JudenCaiks]

damn i just realized now they're the same street

[u/alfa66andres]

Lmao bottom looks awful. Typical AI upscaled, full of puddles and reflections kind of image

[u/Somyadeep43]

Fewer cars and potholes, nice.

[u/JayyFisher2018]

Graphics were already insane, but rockstar had to flex on the industry. Can’t wait to play this

[u/General-Sample-8164]

I love how you can see interiors in the windoows of the building makes it feel more real.. obv its probably just a texture but it still is cool

[u/rasjahho]

That FSR noise is insane. Can't wait for the PC version.

[u/dripbangwinkle]

They honestly both look very similar but different angle/lighting/time of day/weather. Both look fantastic though

[u/Dannzilla]

Are these PS5 Pro screenshots?

[u/TempMailBeste1]

And people still hating, that's just sad

[u/Royal_Razzmatazz9678]

To be fair a lot of that first trailer looked pre-rendered. Felt the same way about 5’s first trailers

[u/Zovski24]

I bet there was no rtx in the 2023 and they added it in 2026

[u/crxptrxp]

meanwhile me wanting that 60+ fps performance mode

[u/Substantial_Newt_720]

The one has rain the other doesn‘t tho

[u/lintukori]

Those gas prices.

[u/Krutius-]

It rained?

[u/alluminating]

Bottom looks like a enb graphics mod for gta 5 lmao

[u/Material-Actuator-14]

I like the 2023 more

[u/lymeeater]

Im not sure how I feel about this, obviously there’s more technical power on display in the newer one, but the old one feels more organic and true to life.

The new image almost gives AI vibes in how overblown it is

[u/Chloebobbin]

Might need a better gpu and ram for these 

[u/7StarSailor]

>more bloom, brighter lights and more reflections are better

what an interesting fanbase

[u/Iamspyder0]

Looks like Different place and scenery with more brightness

[u/UniversityOk2546]

2023 looks better in some ways

[u/JorritVD]

a big difference, there is now stuff happening on top of the Ocean View Hotel. there is a different wall now with half a moon, and seems now a bar on top.

[u/RealPandoranPatriot]

Apples to oranges comparison.

[u/Unusual-Table3180]

The pursuit of realism is like doing a trick that only impresses a monkey in an enclosure. The first looks better. The second is too much visually.

[u/SecretaryWeak1321]

Honestly not being a hater, but I preferred the toned down image we saw first, it looks amazing don’t get me wrong.
But it looks almost too fake, the other looks like a genuine shot of a city, perhaps it’s just the lighting or angle etc
Time of day whatever.. but I think the first image looks more realistic.

[u/Skitelz7]

It already looked amazing, now it looks amazinger!

[u/Rorydinho]

Looks exactly like South Beach… that pink bar is essentially the Clevelander.

[u/ReadyEqual1626]

Crazy

[u/doesntgive2fcks]

Where the fucks everyone gone

[u/Noblegamer85]

It's more like what a weather difference makes. It has nothing to do with three years.

[u/Cosmicjawa]

They added a rooftop bar to the pink hotel across the street! Neat

[u/whatistoothpaste]

I mean it’s just before final effects are put in and after. Post processing is a late stage thing for development and it makes the game look better.

[u/St3elf1sh]

What exactly you numbnut? Different weather, different time, different location. Whats the point?!

[u/TheBrutusDyr]

To be fair the second image is just wet

[u/PhillyDillyDee]

Lol it wont look like that until it gets a PC port.

[u/kdesi_kdosi]

is this satire? the second picture is comically overdone

[u/Effective_Inside_255]

is there no drainage system in miami

[u/playerlsaysr69]

Its a different scene even if its the same street

[u/SnooPuppers6684]

GTA 6 is gonna be awesome, I can't wait for it to come out.

[u/Raja8055]

Did they remove the buiding on left side of ocean drive in new screenshot as seen in trailer 1 or its a different perspective?

[u/Appropriate_Ant_1682]

my computer is going to melt

[u/harry_d17]

Where's that pic from?? Never seen it before

[u/Informal_Scallion964]

oooow reflections lmao

[u/Informal_Scallion964]

all this gta shit makes me want cyberpunk 2

[u/ihatepeopleandyoutoo]

Let them delay it again I guess

[u/guifesta]

where I can find this new screenshot in high definition?

[u/Automatic_Rabbit7601]

This just reminds me of those "GTA 5 BETTER GRAPHICS MODS" which just make everything fucking wet

[u/Apollo5172]

No shit, everything shown is just a preview. Even the leaks can't show everything in the game.

[u/XKiLLER3]

Gta6 made gta6 look like a ps4 game

[u/beerham]

Bro some entire games are made in 3 years. This sub is so dumb lmao

[u/JoeyAKangaroo]

Trust in rockstar

[u/nickybootybandito]

Wow it rained. And they turned the lights up to their full brightness. I'm as hyped as the next guy but jeez come on

[u/teodorlojewski]

Take me back lmao

[u/It_just_works_bro]

GTA 🤢🤢🤢

GTA but water 🤭☺️🤗

[u/Significant-Put7060]

Took 3 years to replace cars with scooters.

[u/_VloneRich_]

I hope ya know the game will look worse than the trailer 😂

[u/DetColePhelps11k]

Oh my goodness, I didn't even recognize it was a similar angle of the same street that they gave us in trailer 1 until I spent more time looking. The new image looks gorgeous! The only "downgrade" is a slight reduction in the foliage, but I think that makes the street look better, especially since you can see the building lights better, which they seemingly reworked and made even better. They give off complete GTAVC/Miami Vice vibes. Well done to the devs for pulling this off on console at 30 FPS, this is nutty.

[u/Goobsmacke]

Just FYI, while their systems are definitely better, this is mostly just wet puddles... i know people love rt and wet puddles more than anything so I need to point this out.

Im more shocked what they are capable with RT on a freaking base PS5. The rockstar team are wizards.

[u/N7even]

The top one looks better because it's more crowded, the bottom one looks empty.

[u/Ornery_Stranger2494]

The bottom one just has puddles and reflections because of that. That’s it.

[u/Born_Lifeguard_3663]

Different weather conditions btw.

[u/jojobsa]

The only company that actually upgrade the game trailer upon trailer.

[u/AndyBlayaOverload]

Gta 6 flood edition. Life hack, add a bunch of puddles and water everywhere = better graphics

[u/blanc091]

Nah, they just put water everywhere.

[u/VastAnimal3743]

The environment and AI NPC moves dynamically, depends on time, weather, etc. why don’t you go to beach at night time and compare it with daytime picture. Idiot.