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Rockstar Sets GTA 6 Pre-orders June 25, Spotlights Ray-Tracing Glitch

6/23/2026

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Rockstar Games announced GTA 6 pre-orders start June 25 and posted a Vice City video on its U.S. site.
The video shows a ferris wheel without a water reflection, which analyst Tom Morgan says is a ray-tracing quirk likely omitted to save GPU costs.
Morgan added that camera distance may affect the effect and that reflections on buildings confirm ray tracing for water surfaces, and the issue could be tweaked before release.

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Rockstar Games announced GTA 6 pre-orders start June 25 and posted a Vice City video on its U.S. site.
The video shows a ferris wheel without a water reflection, which analyst Tom Morgan says is a ray-tracing quirk likely omitted to save GPU costs.
Morgan added that camera distance may affect the effect and that reflections on buildings confirm ray tracing for water surfaces, and the issue could be tweaked before release.