{"id":2185782,"date":"2026-10-08T15:07:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2185782"},"modified":"2026-10-08T15:07:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:07:42","slug":"for-the-first-time-in-the-series-grand-theft-auto-6-lets-you-use-headphones-to-listen-to-radio-stations-and-podcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2185782","title":{"rendered":"For the first time in the series, Grand Theft Auto 6 lets you use headphones to listen to radio stations and podcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/grand-theft-auto-vi\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Grand Theft Auto VI<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">For the first time in the series, Grand Theft Auto 6 lets you use headphones to listen to radio stations and podcasts<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Walk, man.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/lucia-gta-6-headphones.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A young Latino woman with a determined expression sits in gym wear on a bench with a large pair of headphones on her head. 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GTA 6 also introduces on-demand podcasts, so you can binge true crime while also doing true crime &#8211; something like that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For the first time ever, Grand Theft Auto 6 introduces a series of on-demand podcasts for Jason and Lucia to experience beyond Leonida&#8217;s terrestrial radio,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockstargames.com\/newswire\/article\/o3982oa93a23k4\/the-music-of-grand-theft-auto-vi-in-game-radio-stations?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=o_social&amp;utm_campaign=gtavi_announcement_radiostations-20261008\">Rockstar wrote on its website<\/a>, &#8220;with both radio and podcasts available to listen to in vehicles and on foot through newly introduced headphones and earbuds connected to their smartphones.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>The GTA 6 extended look trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kcN1oGfJzIM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rockstar announced these additions while detailing six of radio stations coming to GTA 6, which appear to be hosted by incredibly famous real-world singers (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bad-bunny-lana-del-rey-gta-6-radio-stations-1235639652\/\">according to Rolling Stone<\/a>), while offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockstargames.com\/VI\/music\/cocoteo-fm\">musical previews of what we&#8217;ll hear there<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The radio stations are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cocoteo FM: A latin music channel hosted by Bad Bunny and RaiNao (in-game names El Martillo and La Gata)<\/li>\n<li>Back Country Radio: A country music channel, hosted by Lana Del Rey, Morgan Wallen and Jeremy Dufrene (in-game names MW, Delta Dawne)<\/li>\n<li>AfroBank FM: An African music channel hosted by Burna Boy and DJ Palms Trax (in-game names Burna and Palmsy)<\/li>\n<li>The Chamber 106.6: A metal music channel hosted by Kerry King and Tom Araya (in-game names DJ Kerry and DJ Tom)<\/li>\n<li>Flash FM: A pop music channel hosted by Robyn and Alex Consani (in-game names simply Robyn and Alex)<\/li>\n<li>Dirty South Classics: A rap and hip-hop channel hosted by Trina and Trick Daddy (in-game names simply Trina and Trick)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s an incredibly expensive line-up for a game that has been made with no expense spared. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-reaction-this-is-what-a-billion-dollars-gets-you\">As Christian Donlan noted after watching Netflix&#8217;s extended GTA 6 reveal: this is what a billion dollars gets you<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of this GTA 6 announcement coincides with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-reaction-this-is-what-a-billion-dollars-gets-you\">another huge GTA 6 gameplay footage leak by CyberLeek<\/a>, which shows nudity, dirt-biking and a developer menu. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/take-two-legal-action-gta-6-leeks-cyberleek\">CyberLeek activity had seemed to have stopped following Rockstar parent company Take-Two taking legal action<\/a> to track them down and find them, but this latest development suggests they&#8217;re still at large.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, GTA 6 edges ever closer to its 19th November release, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rockstar-gta-6-fired-employees-tribunal-statements\">Rockstar Games also fights an employment tribunal case in Scotland linked to alleged union busting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357\">GTA 6<\/a> will let you listen to radio stations while not in a car, by wearing headphones and earbuds connected to smartphones. GTA 6 also introduces on-demand podcasts, so you can binge true crime while also doing true crime &#8211; something like that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For the first time ever, Grand Theft Auto 6 introduces a series of on-demand podcasts for Jason and Lucia to experience beyond Leonida&#8217;s terrestrial radio,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockstargames.com\/newswire\/article\/o3982oa93a23k4\/the-music-of-grand-theft-auto-vi-in-game-radio-stations?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=o_social&amp;utm_campaign=gtavi_announcement_radiostations-20261008\">Rockstar wrote on its website<\/a>, &#8220;with both radio and podcasts available to listen to in vehicles and on foot through newly introduced headphones and earbuds connected to their smartphones.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>The GTA 6 extended look trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kcN1oGfJzIM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rockstar announced these additions while detailing six of radio stations coming to GTA 6, which appear to be hosted by incredibly famous real-world singers (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bad-bunny-lana-del-rey-gta-6-radio-stations-1235639652\/\">according to Rolling Stone<\/a>), while offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockstargames.com\/VI\/music\/cocoteo-fm\">musical previews of what we&#8217;ll hear there<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The radio stations are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cocoteo FM: A latin music channel hosted by Bad Bunny and RaiNao (in-game names El Martillo and La Gata)<\/li>\n<li>Back Country Radio: A country music channel, hosted by Lana Del Rey, Morgan Wallen and Jeremy Dufrene (in-game names MW, Delta Dawne)<\/li>\n<li>AfroBank FM: An African music channel hosted by Burna Boy and DJ Palms Trax (in-game names Burna and Palmsy)<\/li>\n<li>The Chamber 106.6: A metal music channel hosted by Kerry King and Tom Araya (in-game names DJ Kerry and DJ Tom)<\/li>\n<li>Flash FM: A pop music channel hosted by Robyn and Alex Consani (in-game names simply Robyn and Alex)<\/li>\n<li>Dirty South Classics: A rap and hip-hop channel hosted by Trina and Trick Daddy (in-game names simply Trina and Trick)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s an incredibly expensive line-up for a game that has been made with no expense spared. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-reaction-this-is-what-a-billion-dollars-gets-you\">As Christian Donlan noted after watching Netflix&#8217;s extended GTA 6 reveal: this is what a billion dollars gets you<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of this GTA 6 announcement coincides with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-reaction-this-is-what-a-billion-dollars-gets-you\">another huge GTA 6 gameplay footage leak by CyberLeek<\/a>, which shows nudity, dirt-biking and a developer menu. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/take-two-legal-action-gta-6-leeks-cyberleek\">CyberLeek activity had seemed to have stopped following Rockstar parent company Take-Two taking legal action<\/a> to track them down and find them, but this latest development suggests they&#8217;re still at large.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, GTA 6 edges ever closer to its 19th November release, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rockstar-gta-6-fired-employees-tribunal-statements\">Rockstar Games also fights an employment tribunal case in Scotland linked to alleged union busting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Grand Theft Auto VI For the first time in the series, Grand Theft Auto 6 lets you use headphones to listen to radio stations and podcasts Walk, man. 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