# Grand Theft Auto 6 Extended Look: The Most Impressive Real-Time Game Graphics Yet?

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Podcast: [Digital Foundry Direct Weekly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590)
Published: 2026-08-29T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

26 minutes of actual GTA 6 gameplay "dropped" - and on balance, it's one of the most extraordinary visual accomplishments ever seen in real-time game graphics. It's not perfect - nothing can be - but in this DF Direct Special, Oliver and Rich share their thoughts and reactions to the presentation. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:24 Overall impressions 0:10:09 Performance: 30 FPS only 0:25:22 Lighting: shadowmaps, RT reflections, RTGI 0:37:31 Simulation and the open world 0:45:49 Image quality 0:50:57 Supporter Q1: How will next-gen consoles and PCs improve on the PS5 visuals? 0:56:55 Supporter Q2: Will PS5 Pro fix GTA 6’s image quality issues? 1:01:45 Supporter Q3: Will GTA 6 become a new highly contested PC benchmark? 1:04:56 Supporter Q4: How did the Netflix-only trailer launch go? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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