# GTA 6 devs tried a million weapon wheel alternatives

> Rockstar devs spent years testing weapon systems before settling on the familiar wheel.
- Title: GTA 6 devs tried a million weapon wheel alternatives · Dexerto
- Summary: Rockstar devs spent years testing weapon systems before settling on the familiar wheel. GTA 6 developers tried over a million weapon alternatives before…
- Keywords: gta 6, rockstar games, weapon wheel, red dead redemption 2, game development, gta 5, gaming, sports, GTA, devs, tried, million
- Source: Dexerto — https://dexerto.com/gta/gta-6-devs-tried-a-million-weapon-wheel-alternatives-as-struggles-with-rdr2-realism-led-some-to-quit-3420111
- Author: Michael Gwilliam
- Published: 2026-10-19T18:20:08+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: gta 6, rockstar games, weapon wheel, red dead redemption 2, game development, gta 5, gaming, sports
## GTA 6 weapon system struggle
Rockstar spent months if not years experimenting with weapon wheel alternatives.

> They tried trays and webs and all sorts of different things
## RDR2 realism vs GTA gameplay
Developers wanted realistic gun limits from RDR2 but kept GTA's fast-paced chaos.

> They tried trays and webs and all sorts of different things
## Designers left Rockstar
Some developers quit after frustration with lack of progress in game design.

> After all that they just wound up back at a weapon wheel
## Weapon wheel returned
Final game kept the weapon wheel despite extensive experimentation.

> After all that they just wound up back at a weapon wheel
## Key takeaway

GTA 6 developers tried over a million weapon alternatives before returning to the original weapon wheel after struggling with Red Dead Redemption 2 realism.