Switching between Jason and Lucia

Spotted in trailer
Jason with a carbine and Lucia with a pistol in a jewellery store, shattered display glass in the air
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Instant while the pair share a scene, a few seconds when they are apart, and the character you drop keeps acting: driving the line, leaning out, reloading. They share missions rather than alternate through them.

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Shared missions, not alternating ones

Spotted in trailer

SVG and Dexerto both note that the pair take part in the same job rather than trading chapters. The bank getaway is the clean demonstration: Lucia drives, Jason leans out with a carbine, and the camera moves between them without a cut.

  • Whoever is in the passenger seat is the one who can shoot
  • The character under AI keeps holding the line
  • Press describe seat swaps on the move, so the choice is not locked at mission start
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What Rockstar has not said

Spotted in trailer

There is no published control, no cooldown, no rule about when a swap is blocked. Everything above is read off the presentation and the previews from the day it aired.

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Questions and answers

Can you switch between Jason and Lucia at any time?

The swap is described as instant while they share a scene and a few seconds when they are apart. No rule about when it is blocked has been published.

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What does the other character do while you play the first?

Keeps acting: driving the line, leaning out to shoot, reloading. The pair share a mission rather than alternate through it.

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