VidaExtra’s account of Jason Schreier’s Bloomberg reporting, published Oct. 17, 2026, says a Rockstar North demonstration showed Jason calling Lucia to join him in single-player open-world play during Schreier’s September visit to the studio.
Lucia joins Jason in a single-player outing
Rob Nelson, identified as a development director, played as Jason and called Lucia to come along. VidaExtra describes the demonstration as single-player: Lucia is an in-game companion, not another human player in co-op.
The reported outing moves from a park walk, a kiss, holding hands and joking to a drive and a gym visit. Jason and Lucia consider robbing a bank, then decide against it after seeing the guards. They stop at an ATM and take money from a gas-station back room after disabling an alarm.
Nelson had planned a barbershop stop, but Jason accidentally hits pedestrians. A fight breaks out, someone calls the police, and Nelson drives the pair away. The account describes one demo outing, with examples spanning social, everyday and criminal activities.
How the reported outing differs from GTA V
VidaExtra contrasts the scene with Grand Theft Auto V: Franklin, Trevor and Michael could meet during missions, but the article says players could not freely arrange outings with the other protagonists in Los Santos. In the reported Grand Theft Auto VI demo, Jason could call Lucia to join him in the open world.
