Do You Need Money to Progress or Complete GTA 6 Story? Explained

Rockstar is basically going to let you live a second life inside GTA 6 starting November 19, 2026. Naturally, to live glamorously, you will need cash, and the studio is massively overhauling GTA 6’s money system to the point that you can lose it if you are not careful. But will you need money to progress the GTA 6 story and complete it? Here’s what we know.

Will the GTA 6 Story Require Money to Progress?

Yes, Rockstar has confirmed that you’ll need money to progress the GTA 6 story.

You cannot progress the campaign by completing one mission after the other, as you could in previous GTA games. You’ll need a specific amount of capital to keep the main missions moving forward.

Rockstar North co-head Rob Nelson confirmed this new story progression system shortly after the studio premiered the GTA 6 Extended Look on Netflix.

So, this time around, you need to be frugal as a player, especially early in the game. Since a GTA 6 playthrough could exceed 80 hours, you’ll likely need a lot of money to keep up with the missions.

Moreover, it’s now even easier to lose money in GTA 6. In previous GTA games, if you died, you’d respawn at the hospital, and the game would deduct a small amount of money from your in-game bank account. However, in Rockstar’s upcoming game, you can lose your money anytime you die if you don’t deposit it into Jason or Lucia’s bank accounts.

Once you get your hands on a large sum of cash, you need to find an ATM on the GTA 6 map and deposit it before someone else gets any ideas. Luckily, there is more than one way to earn money and keep the cash rolling for both Jason and Lucia.

There are plenty of GTA 6 activities to make money, from hunting and fishing to good old-fashioned robberies. Just don’t get too carried away, or you might earn GTA 6’s 6-Star wanted level, and every cop in Leonida is on your tail, leaving you without the cash you painstakingly earned to progress the story.

Furthermore, you’ll also need money to maintain Jason and Lucia’s relationship in GTA 6 by going on dates and performing different activities together. This means if you’re broke, you can’t progress the story, and you’ll put the duo’s relationship in jeopardy, assuming you complete the playthrough with them as a couple.

So, not only is Rockstar adding more risk to earning and maintaining money, but you’ll also need it to progress GTA 6’s main story. That said, are you a fan of this change to the money system? Tell us in the comments section below.