GTA 6 won’t let you switch between Lucia and Jason whenever you want because it would be "unnatural" for story progression

GamesRadar reports on an interview with Rockstar North's Rob Nelson about switching between Jason and Lucia in GTA VI. Nelson distinguishes missions where the game assigns a particular character, sequences that require switching, and situations where players can choose whom to control. The report gives story context as a reason for restricting a switch, rather than suggesting players will always have unrestricted access to both protagonists.

For returning GTA players, the important takeaway is that character switching appears to support both narrative pacing and different gameplay perspectives. The existence of several switching patterns does not by itself establish precisely when free switching becomes available throughout the open world.