Focus mode

Spotted in trailer
A night boulevard in Vice City with the wanted meter on screen
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Police are gone from the minimap. Focus takes their place: hold it and the game surfaces what is around you, including officers, detail worth looking at and places a job can start.

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No more blip-watching

Spotted in trailer

Push Square's rundown reports officers taken off the minimap entirely, which removes the habit that carried every previous Grand Theft Auto chase. You look at the street instead of the corner of the screen.

  • Police blips are gone from the minimap
  • Focus is held rather than toggled, per the previews
  • It also marks collectible detail and mission openings
  • Rockstar has not published a control scheme for it
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What it changes about being chased

Spotted in trailer

With the wanted meter carrying a description of you, and the police no longer drawn on the map, escaping becomes about what you can see and what they can recognise rather than about reading dots.

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Questions and answers

Are police still on the minimap in GTA 6?

No. Push Square's rundown of the Extended Look reports officers removed from the minimap, with Focus mode taking over the job of finding them.

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What does Focus mode do?

Held down, it surfaces what is around you: police, detail worth a look, and places where a job can start. Rockstar has published no formal explanation, so the description comes from the previews.

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Updated: 2026-09-02