Open approach to missions

A summary of the extended look explicitly mentions that one of the shown episodes involves a social‑media star who live‑streams one of your missions, presented as an observable element in the official trailer/preview.

According to a report based on an internal preview, there would be moments in the story where the player cannot progress until the protagonist’s bank account reaches a required threshold — the narrative justification is not specified in the source, only that access is conditioned on how much money the player holds.

A report on the official extended look notes that at least one mission shown involves providing protection for an individual under threat from armed assailants — described as a job requiring you to keep someone safe while under fire.

Developers are said to have “made a very conscious effort” to make many missions open, offering multiple routes and ways to tackle them rather than fully scripted sequences. This characterization is attributed to a Rockstar North lead explaining that some sections remain guided for narrative beats while others allow alternative solutions (for example multiple exits from a tower block or different routes during a chase).

The same statements also indicate Rockstar aims to avoid inconsistencies between missions and open‑world systems: anything that can become systemic (e.g., wanted levels/robbery systems) is designed to behave the same in‑mission and out in the open world.