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How to change characters in gta 5 ps4 story mode

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James Bradley

Published Mar 11, 2026

How to switch Characters in GTA 5 on PS4. Character dial in GTA 5 (picture credits: gtaall) GTA 5 introduced multiple playable protagonists in the game, and allowed you to switch between the 3 as …

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Hold the Alt button to open the character-switch dial. Use the Directional Keys to choose between characters; Let go of the Alt key when you select your desired character

Whichever platform you’re playing GTA 5 online on, you can switch between the first- and third-person in GTA 5. For PS4, press the touchpad to do the switch. On Xbox One, the ‘’Select …

Those using a controller just need to press down on the down button on the directional pad, which will bring up the character selection wheel in the bottom right corner of the screen. You will then have the ability to switch between all of the available characters you have.

last edited by GambinoYT 4 years ago. @R3dSt0rm. @R3dSt0rm Use a trainer and spawn a basic mp character. Than go to director mode and pick your online character than simple just quit the DM mode. After that you have the same look and you can save it example with menyoo (wardrobe-save outfit). That is all.

Same here, can’t switch characters or do missions in story mode; stuck as Trevor. This issue has been ongoing since even the console versions release, Rockstar of course hasn’t had time to fix it, but they had plenty of time to add more expensive shark cards.

i have a pop up that says “return as trevor to start the mission”. how do you switch? homiesunite 8 years ago #2 Hold down on the dpad and flick the right stick to the right

This is every code currently available in Grand Theft Auto 5. These cheat codes make free-roaming the world so much more elevating. The Skyfall one allows plays to spawn hundreds of feet into the air, without a parachute or not is up to the player. These codes allow replayability beyond the online mode and replaying the story mode.

The mechanic could work like you get into any car and press a combo like “R1+Square” and a pop-up appears that says “Vehicle has been set as personal, This vehicle will be used in story missions” I know they would have to put limits like you can’t use it on certain vehicles but come on >.> I really think my idea could work.

Take the character which has the vehicle you want to switch, lets say Trevor (T). Using him go to a location which is easy to find and close-by to both characters(I prefer the impound). Then using T go to this location with the car and somehow manage to get the car stuck, disabling it from going forward, (being able to reverse is fine).

GTA V allowed players to switch characters on-the-go quite quickly. Here’s how you can do it on every platform. Hold the Down Button on the D-Pad to open the character-switch dial. Use the Right Analog stick to choose between the characters. Let go of the Down button when you pick the desired character by simply highlighting it.