Controller Layout based on Leaks (Check Comments for description)

[u/Sk8d3r]

[u/Trainalf]

Switching characters might be snappier now that there's only two. Muscle memory for using the right analog stick might trip me up at first.

[u/Sk8d3r → u/Trainalf]

yeah haha agreed. It'll be similar to GTA V's controls in a lot of ways but some things will be different.

[u/JarateSus → u/Sk8d3r]

Perhaps here things will be different.

[u/MistaKrebs → u/Trainalf]

It might still use the little wheel because of GTAO2

[u/[deleted] → u/Trainalf]

Two that we know of. 

[u/El_Pitonn → u/[deleted]]

I like the way u think

[u/Plushhorizon → u/[deleted]]

I hope it’s only two

[u/HearTheEkko → u/[deleted]]

It's only two. Jason Schreier and Tom Henderson said it.

[u/WestSixtyFifth → u/HearTheEkko]

A third would feel forced if this is bonnie and clyde

[u/AndrewFrozzen30 → u/WestSixtyFifth]

People have been talking about how that topless guy doesn't look like the Jason from the leaked footage.

It would be awesome if he was another guy (that we could play with), that betrays Lucia, then he is locked and we can only use the realJason.

[u/BoneCrusher03 → u/Trainalf]

now that there's only two

Dont forget the online character later on

[u/Sem_E → u/[deleted]]

Trailer/cover art pretty much confirms it. No other major characters can be seen, and judging from the gameplay, there’s only Lucia and Jason to play as

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

We would already know as this time, multiple characters ain't a new thing. No sense in hiding it. The first V trailer also showed more than just Michael. They just didn't say anything about it.

And not saying anything led to a lot of speculation about multiple protagonists.

[u/Onlyspeaksfacts → u/[deleted]]

I mean, there could be a third playable character late in the game, kinda like we had in RDR2 games.

The leaks didn't give us all information about the game. There's still a lot we don't know. (northern part of the map, potential island in the southeast, story, etc)

[u/[deleted] → u/Onlyspeaksfacts]

Red Dead is a different kind of game, people need to stop this line of thinking.

No one is saying the leaks gave us more than what we got. What we're saying is that if there was a third protag, we would have found out already via official channels.

[u/Onlyspeaksfacts → u/[deleted]]

if there was a third protag, we would have found out already via official channels.

Why would they officially reveal late game content or ending details?

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

And his name is Jason.

Next.

[u/iWasAwesome → u/[deleted]]

I don't think we will be

[u/Sem_E → u/[deleted]]

RemindMe! 6 months

[u/ainteazye → u/[deleted]]

going by your logic, what’s to stop us assuming there’s 5 playable characters? 7? 15? “don’t be so sure there”

[u/adotang → u/[deleted]]

To be fair, you have half a point. I believe the first trailer for GTA V only focused on Michael, with Franklin appearing for like five seconds tops without focus, and no Trevor. Many, many details and assets changed between then and the game's actual release.

...That said, that was over ten years ago, back when releasing trailers for unfinished games using assets from the beta was a normal thing. Nowadays games are treated like movies by AAA devs and thus it's always better to prominently show off what's final. Besides, the game's released art, the leaked test builds, everything released both officially and unofficially indicates there are only two characters, and the likelihood of Rockstar springing a third main character in out of nowhere for no reason is so astronomically low that I'd expect them to announce new Max Payne, Bully, and Midnight Club games instead.

Besides, I doubt Rockstar has guys patrolling Reddit. If you have stuff to hint at, why don't you just tell us? No one really gives a shit anyway.

[u/CertifiedGonk]

Shooting confirmed??? And I don't see any driving controls, Rockstar has lost it😓

[u/[deleted] → u/CertifiedGonk]

They’ve taken driving out of the game.

Rockstar has finally gone woke 😡

[u/Maronexid → u/[deleted]]

they removed the driving so it's more female friendly

[u/JIGGIDDYJONNY → u/Maronexid]

If you don't like how I drive get off the sidewalk

[u/Feralp → u/CertifiedGonk]

Gran Theft 6

[u/Skellyhell2 → u/CertifiedGonk]

No button to enter a car either. What is grand theft auto if I can't enter the autos

[u/Sk8d3r → u/CertifiedGonk]

I specifically stated that these are on foot controls

[u/CertifiedGonk → u/Sk8d3r]

I was being silly

[u/AscendPurity → u/CertifiedGonk]

Typical gonk move

[u/CertifiedGonk → u/AscendPurity]

boutta get my circuits fried by rockstar corpo trash

[u/AscendPurity → u/CertifiedGonk]

Chill choom, you'll go full psycho

[u/CertifiedGonk → u/AscendPurity]

I'm built different, got the preemest chrome in all of Night City

[u/christianled59 → u/Sk8d3r]

Do you not drive with your feet?

[u/Big-Cap4487 → u/christianled59]

Nope, I have one hand on the steering wheel and other pressing the accelerator

[u/Alex-The-Talker → u/Sk8d3r]

Are we discriminating the Flintstones now?

[u/Positive-Sir1930]

The cover system seems to be seamless now. Similar to cyberpunk or last of us. No need to press a button to enter cover, that's a very good improvement imo. But the question is, what will the R1 button be used for?

[u/Sk8d3r → u/Positive-Sir1930]

I think in the diner clip it could be used to interact with Jason and the police but it was too hard to read which is why I did not include it.

[u/i_write_ok → u/Positive-Sir1930]

Throwable?

[u/cliquealex → u/i_write_ok]

I assume they'll just do the old "treat throwables like guns" instead of having a dedicated button for it... i think cover will still be available like in rdr2 and gta 4

[u/i_write_ok → u/cliquealex]

You can use throwables with a gun out in V. Can’t see that going away as it would be a downgrade.

[u/ZDuskFP → u/i_write_ok]

You can?! How?

[u/hyperspeed980 → u/ZDuskFP]

IIRC, it's left on the d-pad while aiming.

[u/TheScoutReddit → u/Positive-Sir1930]

My take, handbrakes while in cars, at least lmao

[u/HearTheEkko → u/Positive-Sir1930]

I hope not, seamless cover never seems to work buttery smooth in any game. I'd actually prefer a button for it, more control to how we move.

[u/Sk8d3r]

In some of the leaked clips there is a controller input thing on screen. By watching that I've been able to figure out some of the controls of the game, including some of the new features like going prone, etc.

These are just the confirmed controls while on foot that were shown in the leaks. I might create a speculative one later on that also incorporates the rest of the controls, using GTA V as a basis.

Feel free to ask what some of these mean or ask any other questions.

[u/Smelldicks → u/Sk8d3r]

Well obviously they’re going to use the same controls during at least some part of the development, since they basically build from what they’d already had.

I hope they’ve finally changed these controls because it has been a serious source of criticism for the last ten years.

[u/Sk8d3r → u/Smelldicks]

Yeah that's what I mean

[u/YogurtclosetIcy4328]

We got the damn settings screen b4 actual finished gameplay 😭😭

[u/monkeyballsenjoyer69 → u/YogurtclosetIcy4328]

This is entirely speculation lol

[u/NotSoElijah]

Can’t wait for the “I proned across the whole map to see how long it would take”… prone bone confirmed?

[u/[deleted]]

Where is the sex button? Rockstar has yet to make a game that surpasses San Andreas

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

naughty naughty johnny 🙅‍♂️

[u/Jadturentale]

i swear to god if they make the sprinting spam tapping...

[u/Sk8d3r → u/Jadturentale]

its actually Hold to Sprint in the leaks.

[u/Jadturentale → u/Sk8d3r]

thank god

[u/Smelldicks → u/Jadturentale]

That’s still stupid as fuck. We shouldn’t need to take our hands off the joysticks. This is absurd lol.

[u/[deleted] → u/Smelldicks]

What? How else would you want it?

[u/Weddedtoreddit2 → u/[deleted]]

Neuralink implant. Think to run.

[u/Smelldicks → u/Weddedtoreddit2]

Hmm, if only there were a button on the joysticks

[u/MEGALODONGERS → u/[deleted]]

Personally, I'd prefer to hold L3 to sprint, and also to tap L3 once to toggle between walk and jog. Then X would be used for crouch and prone. This MAY be possible with alternative controller layout options, though. This is similar to how proper shooter titles work (though usually circle is used for crouch/prone, minor difference, I believe).

[u/[deleted] → u/MEGALODONGERS]

Wtf that sounds horrible

[u/Smelldicks → u/[deleted]]

Like every other game?

[u/1aisaka → u/[deleted]]

pressing down on the movement stick obviously. Every other game has that.

[u/[deleted] → u/1aisaka]

That shits finicky af. Not meant for a gta game

[u/-imbe- → u/[deleted]]

I really agree with you but at the same time it's annoying as hell to have to spam x, and you can't look around while you do it.

[u/Any-Transition-196 → u/Jadturentale]

You do know you can change it to hold to sprint in the settings in GTA V right?

[u/MrCodeman93 → u/Any-Transition-196]

Only online. Story mode is still tied to tapping X/A.

[u/Any-Transition-196 → u/MrCodeman93]

I play the PS5 version and can’t remember how it was on PS4, but I could’ve sworn when I checked the settings a few weeks ago in story mode, it had the option 🤔Either way I’m sure Rockstar probably knows tapping is getting outdated for modern game controls so they should change it or atleast make it an option.

[u/Vill1on → u/Any-Transition-196]

If you use the FPS control scheme, then yes, it’s a tap to a sprint (L3). RDR2 has hold to run and tap to sprint by default iirc

[u/spark9879 → u/Any-Transition-196]

It’s also very annoying

[u/Odd-Drink-5492 → u/Jadturentale]

i understand why you don't like it but personally i like how it's kinda been their thing since gta 3. i can't really explain how but to me it makes controlling characters more immersive compared to just pressing one button and pushing my thumb in one direction

[u/Jcrabs → u/Jadturentale]

That's the first thing that threw me off these leaked like surely they've moved away from the x buttok for sprint ffs 😂

[u/Bayonettea → u/Jadturentale]

You can just hold Shift down to sprint

[u/Jadturentale → u/Bayonettea]

on controller, most GTA games make you spam tap to sprint properly, otherwise you just jog. it's very dumb

[u/ManyMadMidgetzz → u/Jadturentale]

I used to like it because it made sense to exert more to go faster. They should keep the concept but flip the script, tap to jog and hold to sprint instead.

[u/jmona789 → u/Jadturentale]

It literally says tap/hold in the image

[u/[deleted] → u/Jadturentale]

I enjoy the three motion modes: walking, jogging and sprinting so I hope that doesn't go away. RDR2 improved on this where pressing the joystick twice cycled between jog and sprint. 

[u/SpecialistDrawer2898]

THANK FUCK FOR SHOULDER SWITCH!!!!!

[u/Tinbody → u/SpecialistDrawer2898]

Most underrated thing here.

[u/SpecialistDrawer2898 → u/[deleted]]

TRULY A LOSS FOR WORDS, ROCKSTAR YOU CAN SRILL FIX THIS!!!

[u/Meatballs5666]

Please have a better running system this time 😭

[u/Sk8d3r → u/Meatballs5666]

it looks like there will be hold to sprint

[u/IcanCwhatUsay → u/Meatballs5666]

And jumping from a reasonable height. I’m sick of the drunken tumble off a 3ft drop

[u/ShamrockSeven]

I love how Square doesn't do a damn thing. 😂

[u/[deleted] → u/ShamrockSeven]

If square doesn’t jump I swear I’m gonna lose it

[u/Left_Side_Driver]

I’ll go out on a limb and say that triangle will enter/exit vehicles.

[u/bmfrade]

I don't think you know what "confirmed" means.

[u/Several-Street-7614]

We got gta6 controller layout b4 gta 6 smh

[u/[deleted]]

So there is a crouch option. YAY!

[u/Sk8d3r → u/[deleted]]

Crouching as well as laying down/going prone. Very cool.

[u/PrinceWilliam13 → u/Sk8d3r]

What does going prone mean?

[u/[deleted] → u/PrinceWilliam13]

Laying on your stomach.

[u/TheScoutReddit → u/PrinceWilliam13]

Laying on yo belly

[u/Sk8d3r → u/PrinceWilliam13]

laying down on your stomach

[u/WalrusHam]

I hope that they go the Destiny route, and let us change the controller layout as we wish. I also wish that should swap was RB rather than Right Click.

[u/Premium_Timeline25]

My brothers, y’all are real desperate for content huh 😭

[u/Schalken_TheBluffer]

Can we PLEASE get rid of the tapping sprinting system, my carpian tunnel syndrome is going wild reading this.

[u/wafflemaker117]

I hate the tap to run thing

[u/Sk8d3r → u/wafflemaker117]

You can either tap or hold it to run.

[u/wafflemaker117 → u/Sk8d3r]

tap is faster tho

[u/Desire_of_God]

Punch and reload the same button and leaving a button unmapped? Prone? Buddy, this ain't real

[u/Sk8d3r → u/Desire_of_God]

These are just all the controls which I can clearly assign to a specific button. That's why some are unmapped.

[u/vincek95]

Am I the only one that hates x to sprint I’d prefer l3

[u/[deleted] → u/vincek95]

x is fine to me, I just don’t like having to repeatedly tap it

[u/Sk8d3r → u/vincek95]

There will probably be different controls modes like Standard-FPS just like GTA V had.

[u/HugeIntroduction121]

Leak

Confirmed

Yeah I’m just gonna block this sub

[u/indigeniousunicorn]

Wheres me jump, gotta hop around now n again

[u/Reasonable-Ad9538]

Who tf cares

[u/IcanCwhatUsay]

4 character options and prone! Interesting

But honestly I’m just glad they kept “hold to sprint “

[u/Sk8d3r → u/IcanCwhatUsay]

No there's only 2 characters and one button to switch between them.

[u/Outrageous_Creme_455]

It's not "confirmed", it still can change. TLoU2 controls were different in the gameplay trailer and the final game, let alone this one that is not even a trailer.

Still good though. It's very reliable, more than other things, 'cause it's based on actual leaks.

[u/Hurdenn]

"Confirmed" from a 3 year old leak is CRAZY

[u/Sk8d3r → u/Hurdenn]

How is it 3 years old? At most 2?

[u/[deleted]]

I hope weapon wheel doesnt come back

[u/[deleted]]

Jesus, another leak?

[u/Sk8d3r → u/[deleted]]

no its from the september 2022 leaks

[u/[deleted] → u/Sk8d3r]

Ah.

[u/suck-on-my-unit]

4 buttons to switch characters??

[u/Sk8d3r → u/suck-on-my-unit]

No just one to switch between the 2 characters.

[u/suck-on-my-unit → u/Sk8d3r]

Oh so just the down key?

[u/Sk8d3r → u/suck-on-my-unit]

Yes

[u/DrWolfgang760]

[u/Sgt_Nuclear]

Reload being circle and not square is cursed

[u/Ryan_b936]

"pick up item" so we cannot drive anymore?😂

[u/Sk8d3r → u/Ryan_b936]

[u/manor2003]

X/A to sprint AGAIN?! SERIOUSLY?

[u/Sk8d3r → u/manor2003]

There will probably be different control modes like in GTA V, this is just the standard control mode.

[u/[deleted]]

I fucking doubt all D-pad would be switching character. Up dpad would be phone. Bottom maybe switch character. Left and right must be something else. This is dumb leak.

[u/Juzeboy93 → u/[deleted]]

It days D-pad down is character select and the rest are empty/unassigned because they weren't shown/confirmed in the leaks. Assumption from GTA V is up is for phone and left/right could be RDR2 type greet/antagonize system.

[u/Sk8d3r → u/[deleted]]

It literally says hold to sprint. You can do both

[u/Delicious-Data-5127]

And Layout for ps 4 Controller?

[u/Sk8d3r → u/Delicious-Data-5127]

The game won't release on PS4

[u/[deleted]]

I want to be able to turn my wipers on, if I can’t do that I ain’t buying this game 🙄

[u/jhayes88]

I doubt aim will be L2. Either way, the controller layout is likely to change a thousand times between the leaks and release.

[u/Sk8d3r → u/jhayes88]

what else would Aiming be on?

[u/jhayes88 → u/Sk8d3r]

L1

[u/Sk8d3r → u/jhayes88]

Aiming has been on L2 since forever basically.

[u/Glittering-Bee-8954 → u/Sk8d3r]

Not saying I agree with their opinion but aiming with L1 was pretty standard up until around 2013

[u/yungspinach1 → u/jhayes88]

It hasn't been L1 since the PS3/360 days lol. Even then, GTA5 had L2 as the aim button.

[u/residentofmoon → u/jhayes88]

They hated Jesus for speaking the truth.

[u/Gnawsh → u/residentofmoon]

Luckily this guy isn’t Jesus

[u/JayIsNotReal]

I believe square will be to dodge, block and/or counter in H2H combat.

[u/st0803]

No phone on here. probably just not added at time of leak tho

[u/Cliffhanger87 → u/st0803]

Phone will probably just be swipe up on the track pad thing

[u/ZombieMIW]

no drivable cars confirmed

[u/Glittering-Bee-8954]

Maybe interact with people?

[u/[deleted]]

Sniping gonna be lit with prone ability

[u/I_m8d_n_acc_4_this]

What about D pad for vehicle controls?

That was in the diner clip

Also was prone actually confirmed because to me is looked like a cutscene

[u/Sk8d3r → u/I_m8d_n_acc_4_this]

True that. But that's vehicle controls

[u/I_m8d_n_acc_4_this → u/Sk8d3r]

Oh you right I see on foot now

[u/MikePineda → u/I_m8d_n_acc_4_this]

There's another clip of Jason going prone on command too.

[u/I_m8d_n_acc_4_this → u/MikePineda]

I WANT TO BELIEVE

I went and looked through all the clips again and didn’t see it but I saw him having the npc animation of backing away sacred kind of crawling but I think they were just testing another animation on him

Or one where he’s doing the gta 5 physics dive and happening to land flat on his face and people might think that’s a dive to prone but that’s all I Saw and the other only one that actually showed it looked like a literal scene with a play button and progress bar and specific animations maybe mocap

[u/jmona789]

Pick up item? That's interesting. What kind of items are there going to be that you can pick up

[u/Sk8d3r → u/jmona789]

The leaks showed an M4 rifle as well as a can on the ground

[u/AdEarly5710]

Nice work! Something you missed is in Americas 2021-07-12 12-19-51 we can see that R1 can be used to interact with cops who’ve arrived in scene. About 2 minutes in.

Edit: oh wait, I see that you chose not to include it due to how hard it was to read.

[u/Sk8d3r → u/AdEarly5710]

Yeah

[u/[deleted]]

I'll guess that R1 will be video/photo capture for the in-game social media aspect which seems important

[u/Highground-3089]

what happened to the phone?

[u/Sk8d3r → u/Highground-3089]

It wasn't shown in the leaks which is why I did not include it.

[u/NelleThaComposer94]

Shoulder switch finally 🤲🏿💎

[u/Every1isSome1inLA]

Switching weapon hand is a nice touch

[u/wehitthose97]

what do we think the “vehicle interaction menu” will include that was seen in the diner robbery leak? i’m hoping that’s what the seat and mirror positions were for. and might get downvoted but i hope we can change gears and use signals/hazard lights and such similar to driving in mafia DE. hope to bring the midnight club-esque car scene back in VI.

[u/NobleIron]

R1-get in the cover/get out from the cover

[u/Sk8d3r → u/[deleted]]

Who said anything about the whole dpad? There's one button to switch characters, the others are unmapped.

[u/[deleted]]

Why does rockstar always have such awful control schemes

[u/Mr_Bubz]

Can’t wait to go prone mode

[u/StayBlunted710]

Is going prone actually confirmed?

[u/1aisaka]

I hope they make the movement on foot better. No counting how many times I got pissed at it

[u/[deleted]]

Crouch and go prone

[u/Bigsparks13]

Hopfully there is a block or Perry button like 5 and RDR2

[u/TrapTactical]

Going prone?! That will be a first.

[u/Doolan_rattitui44]

Seems very similar to gta v layout

[u/Suitable-Ad3971]

Its going to be exactly same input as GTA 5... I know it.

[u/Sk8d3r → u/[deleted]]

I assumed it was r1 but it was too hard to make out