DevelopingUpdated August 29, 2026

Players can deliberately fire near police and civilians rather than at them, as a non-lethal way to break away.

Partly. Still developing. Source: Press interviews.

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Jason aiming a rifle from a car window on a Vice City night
Jason aiming a rifle from a car window on a Vice City night.Image: Rockstar Games, official screenshot ↗
01 / Why we say this

In a Famitsu interview dated August 28, 2026, Rob Nelson describes a new mechanic controlling the direction of gunfire, saying players can "deliberately miss and fire your shots near to them instead," which may confuse an opponent and allow an escape. Not yet described in first-party writing.

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