GTA 6's weather system sounds like a big step up

Rockstar vice president of art for lighting and rendering Owen Shepherd told Game Informer that the studio has re-engineered its weather system to make it more localized and persistent. GTA 6 will feature fully dynamic cloudscapes, localized rain showers and rainbows, wet ground and puddles after rain, a new wind system with offshore breezes and convectional updrafts, plus tropical storms, hurricanes, thunder and lightning. Shepherd did not explain how the weather systems could affect gameplay. GTA 6 launches on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, priced at $80 for the standard edition and $100 for the Ultimate Edition, with a $400 collector's edition that does not include the game.