GTA 6 has a lot to live up to, says former Rockstar developer Vice City was so accurate he could use it as a map to navigate the real Miami

There are many advantages to making open-world games, but one unexpected benefit, as former Rockstar Games writer Lazlow Jones explains, is that you might already know your way around a city you’ve never visited.

Speaking to comedian, actor, and radio host Dan Soder on his podcast, the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption veteran recounts a press trip to Miami to promote GTA 4. The trip wasn’t made easier by Jones’ previous visit to the city, but by his help developing GTA: Vice City.