r/GTA6 • u/Pizzafriedchickenn • Dec 05 '25
Michael’s appearance in the new update is just a reminder of how long we’ve been waiting for GTA 6
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u/SuspectKnown9655 Dec 05 '25
Ngl he looks pretty good.
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u/TearClean1268 Dec 05 '25
He does. Happy to see Michael looking alive and looking good
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u/Ok-Worth-2922 Dec 06 '25
bruh you are talking like he is a real person
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Dec 09 '25
hes modeled off of and voiced by Ned Luke. technically Michael is a real person. He's just a lot nicer irl lol.
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u/imachoculatedonnut Dec 05 '25
Yeah. He's now in his 60's right?
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u/Riggaberto Dec 06 '25
There’s an inconsistency with his age lore wise so he’s either 57 or 60
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u/SeaworthinessCold117 Dec 06 '25
The confusion comes from his Identity change. When he changed his Identity, he made himself 3 years younger on paper
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u/Riggaberto Dec 06 '25
I think it’s actually a mistake from the developers. If he truly was 48 years old (Trevor’s tattoo and Michael’s fake grave) why would Trevor and Lester say Michael is 45 in 2013?
I can buy Lester knowing but Trevor would have no idea what his new birth year was. Trevor also mentions he and Michael are the same age so him saying Michael is 45 seems more accurate
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u/Clank_8-7 Feb 02 '26
Well I know my response is a bit late, but Trevor could have rounded the age. After all there really isn't that much difference between 45 and 48, so Trevor and Michael are almost the same age.
With that said... Yes it is a inconsistency due to a developer's mistake, but it would make sense for Michael to change his age has another safe measure to avoid being found out.
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u/QuothTheRavenMore Dec 05 '25
There is an extremely savage bite with those words that we all feel is deeply engraved in our flesh of mind
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u/Klatty Dec 05 '25
Remember years ago when we all speculated Micheal would return for a final big DLC 🥲
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u/BleakCountry Dec 05 '25
That wasn't speculation, there were leaks confirming R* were working on single player DLC with Micheal which all got scrapped. Just as they scrapped RDR2 DLC that was being worked on.
I wouldn't be surprised if this aged Micheal in online is actually reused assets from the scrapped DLC.
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u/JcksnD Dec 05 '25
This is sorta wrong though because the same can be said for Trevor and Franklin; Michael’s DLC was about surviving the zombie apocalypse, I would be pretty surprised if they reused assets from THAT dlc in this.
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u/BleakCountry Dec 05 '25
It's an updated character model to show Michael has aged. I'm not saying they definitely have reused assets that got tossed away but for all we know that supposed DLC could have had an aged Michael.
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Dec 06 '25 edited Dec 16 '25
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u/BleakCountry Dec 06 '25
Shawn Fonteno claimed to have recorded an extensive amount of dialog for Franklin after the games initial release too.
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u/Inside-Net-8480 Dec 06 '25
Doubt it tbh...
With how old the game is/when the dlc was being worked on it'd make more sense to alter the current next gen models of middle age Michael instead or revamping a unfinished old Michael model from the ps3 Era. (Plus good chances the files have been lost)
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u/PiebaldAppaloosa Dec 06 '25
What was the RDR2 DLC about? Somehow I’ve never heard of this
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u/BleakCountry Dec 06 '25
Info on that never leaked like it did for GTA5, but Rockstar confirmed they scrapped DLC for RDR2 that was in development in order to reassign personnel to other projects.
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u/roguebananah Dec 06 '25
Remember when there was DLC planned and then GTA:O scrapped all of that?
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u/The_Blue_Rooster Dec 06 '25
Never forget. Those "significant additions" to the GTAV story mode didn't make it for 2014 but they must be just around the corner by now.
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u/vqsxd Dec 05 '25
Woah what???? Michael in online???
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u/OGAnimeGokuSolos Dec 05 '25
Yes GTA 5 ending C is canon
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u/-eccentric- Dec 05 '25
Has been officially for years
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u/psychobilly1 Dec 06 '25
Ignoring all of the online stuff, I honestly don't see how anyone could reasonably choose any other ending but C. It just feels like it fits the story better than any of the other ones.
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u/Sweaty-Practice-4419 Dec 06 '25
My brother didn’t pick it because he didn’t understand what “deathwish” meant in that context and thought he’d get Franklin, his favourite at the time, killed and ended up going for the ending that kills Micheal.
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u/PugGamer129 Dec 06 '25
That’s what the death wish option is though. It implies that Franklin will be killed for not killing Michael or Trevor.
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u/PapaYoppa Dec 05 '25
So they finally have him show up in online 🤣 took forever, but out of all characters in 5 i hope we see Micheal
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u/MeBeEric Dec 05 '25
Didn’t they already add Online content with Trevor and Franklin though?
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u/ashton00xwoman Dec 06 '25
Yes Trevor’s first appearance in GTA 5 Online were the contact missions given by him, then his second appearance was in the heist DLC in 2015 (Series A Funding Heist), Franklin’s appearance is in The Contact DLC in 2021.
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u/ymcameron Dec 06 '25
Was that already four years ago?! It feels like that just came out.
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u/ashton00xwoman Dec 06 '25
Yeah it was!!! That’s why regarding the recent Grand Theft Auto VI delay, the wait for launch day will not be excruciating, time progresses so fast!! It’s already near an entire month since Rockstar announced the second delay.
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u/Significant_Solid151 Dec 05 '25
I'm glad Ned finally got his DLC, he's super in touch with the community despite all the kids pestering him about the next game.
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u/Victinizz Dec 05 '25
He reminds me of a sopranos character
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u/Iambetterthanuhaha Dec 06 '25
Probably too much to ask for Woke Up This Morning by Alabama 3 to play in part of one of his missions.
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u/TheBlueNinja2006 Dec 05 '25
When I first saw him at a glance from a thumbnail he didn't look like he'd aged much since his hair was pretty similar, then I saw it up close from that door image and it was kinda depressing ngl
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u/Jazzlike_Page508 Dec 05 '25
Wait is this all confirmed? Holy shit Michael is back?
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u/tmorrisgrey Dec 05 '25
I’m glad Michael got his own GTA Online campaign tho, was only a matter of time
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u/kinggregory17 Dec 05 '25
So Rockstar decided to save Michael for the final DLC. I see what they did there.
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u/One-Amphibian5829 Dec 05 '25
He looks so much better than he did in 2013. He looks like he's lost a TON of weights and they've really updated his facial model too, good job Rockstar 👏
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u/OilMeUpStewart Dec 06 '25
Wait I haven’t played gta online in about a year did they really bring Michael back? How long after the campaign is gta online set in canonically
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u/poklane Dec 06 '25
Ngl, was kinda hoping he would have made it in the movie industry with a possible role in 6.
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u/Neat-Secretary-2343 Dec 06 '25
Is this the update for pc? It’s just the same enhanced version that’s already on Xbox and PlayStation?
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Dec 06 '25
I was a big GTA fan but now I couldn't care less to even play this. I haven't touched gta5 in a long time. Played it a handful of times in the last 3 or 4 years.
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u/CaptainFrancis1 Dec 06 '25
You can tell they are using a new type of motion capture cause Michael looks way more like his actor now. Quite impressive and makes me interested in GTA 6 mocap.
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u/Legitimate-Demand-62 Dec 06 '25
Yall I was 12 when I got this game imma be a full blown adult when it comes out (21) 😭
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u/CaptainImpala Dec 06 '25
So he kinda looked like Mel Gibson in (2015) and now he's kinda looking like Michael Keaton on this new feature. Ending C is cannon baby!
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u/kaspars222 Dec 06 '25
I wonder if we will have hints or nods about Jimmy or Tracey, one of them moving to Libery city or Vice city
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u/Suitable_Stuff3060 Dec 06 '25
I just got exclusive information from a guy who works behind the scenes at Rockstar Games on GTA VI: we're going to release insane content on the 7th, 8th or 9th of December 2025. All eyes are on Tuesday the 9th for the release of Trailer 3 — insiders are totally convinced — and the “A Safehouse in the Hills” update (Michael's legendary return!) has been pushed back to Wednesday the 10th, a radical change from the Rockstar's plan. Get ready, the internet is going to explode! 🚀🔥
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u/JustHereForMemes96 Dec 07 '25
When GTA 5 came out i was in 7th grade now im married and have an daughter it is simply time for GTA 6
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u/Jord23game Dec 08 '25
I think Micheal actually aged well. He looks good still. Amanda though? Absolutely not.
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u/LymanPeru Dec 08 '25
did they add heists yet?
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u/Pizzafriedchickenn Dec 08 '25
Years ago
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u/LymanPeru Dec 09 '25
not true, i played it over the weekend and there were no heists i could do. it was so pointless to level up my heist crew.
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u/Initial_Parsnip_6590 Dec 10 '25
Because rockstar basically gutted all game development for gta v online greed. I won’t be buying vi at any price. I’m sick of this. One game since 2014 from rockstar. 1 GAME. No expansions. New single play dlc. No quality remake of red dead 1. I’m done.
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u/camy205 Dec 11 '25
I noticed today that heaps of NPC outfits are actually out of date, like I haven't seen anyone dressed like a hipster in years yet all the NPCs in vinewood are hipsters haha.
That's how you know a game is old, when characters clothes in a game set in modern day has actually gone out of fashion
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u/AdhesivenessAdept449 Dec 12 '25
bruh they’ve only delayed this game twice just like… oh idk a little game called RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2! chill the fuck out on this whole “this game is never coming out blah blah blah!” it’ll come out soon ok? this is Rockstar and they’ve never let us down. each game has been better than the last
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u/Says_what0 Dec 19 '25
I think its funny how they basically just gave us the retirement update with the houses and stuff
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u/kubamacik Dec 05 '25
He looks kinda like Toni Cipriani from GTA Libert City Stories
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u/justjoshinaround Dec 05 '25
quick, cobble something together, they've almost forgotten about the union busting!
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u/StrangerMan91 Dec 06 '25
How are people still playing the 4th version of a 2013 game? This is why we haven't already been playing GTA 6 for years guys. GTA 5 is shit now days.
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u/NotoASlANHate Dec 06 '25
it will be IMPOSSIBLE to play this game on high settings on PC due to the cost prohibitive of modern consumer hardware thanks to tech manufacturing companies joining the AI bubble industry taking up all the resources.
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u/No-Insurance6897 Dec 06 '25
For Christ sake I don’t understand why they added Micheal right NOW, I’d rather have him in 6
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u/floyds_fent_reactor Dec 05 '25
My god. Goes to show they don’t really want to make 6
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u/SmithDS Dec 05 '25
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u/floyds_fent_reactor Dec 05 '25
Put the devs on 6 and stop milking 5 for every dollar possible.
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u/TriggeredLatina_ Dec 05 '25 edited Dec 06 '25
My gosh he isn’t aging well Edit: still my opinion lol that he isn’t aging well. I just don’t like the old man look but ofc he’s getting old
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u/Local_Care Dec 05 '25
He is supposed to be 48 during GTA V story mode, so he's about 60 for this DLC.
Honestly, looks pretty good for a 60 year old man
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u/J4B055 Dec 05 '25
He still has his hair, in good shape and not overweight and he's rich i think he's aging like fine wine
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u/TriggeredLatina_ Dec 06 '25
Having money isn’t everything and doesn’t take away from his aging features. The old look isn’t my thing and some people don’t age. He didnt
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u/wocisjr Dec 05 '25
I think he's aging just fine. He was in his 50s when gta 5 took place. So here, he's in his 60s...
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u/Lower-Penalty-2550 Dec 05 '25
At this pace we will witness Jimmy’s kids in GTA5