Summary
Rockstar released theGrand Theft Auto 6reveal trailer a day early. The first look at the highly-anticipated game confirms thatGTA 6will be the first entry in the franchise with a female protagonist, much like previous leaks and rumors have suggested, on top of disclosing that the game is targeting a 2025 release.
The much-anticipatedGTA 6reveal trailer was planned to go live on December 5, at 9am ET. However, approximately 16 hours ahead of its scheduled premiere, a low-resolution version of the full trailer was leaked on Twitter, having been shared by now-suspended throwaway account GTA6TrailerLeak.
In an apparent response to that move, Rockstar released the full trailer on YouTube a day early. The long-awaited first look atGrand Theft Auto 6is edited to the sounds ofLove is a Long Road, a 1989 song from Tom Petty’s first solo albumFull Moon Fever. The video opens with an establishing shot of a swamp bridge at sunset, which then cuts into two consecutive glimpses of what appears to be the Vice City Penitentiary. “Lucia, do you know why you are here,” asks the correctional officer in the fourth shot of the leaked trailer. “Bad luck, I guess,” responds the Latina woman in an orange prison jumpsuit.
What follows is a “Rockstar Games Presents” title card overlaid on a shot of what seems to be Vice City Beach. The name of the game’s setting is confirmed halfway into the trailer with a partial shot of a giant Vice City sign. The rest of the trailer is mostly focused on introducing the various aspects of the city and its denizens, offering glimpses of marshes, beaches, a nightclub, and a boat cruising over some viridian green water, as well as a non-trivial amount of social media posts, among other things. The Viceport Boatyard is also featured in the video, as is theGTA 6version of Ocean Drive, the street bordering Vice City Beach.
GTA 6 Release Window
The trailer indicates thatGTA 6will feature two playable characters, who will apparently be a couple. Unlike with Lucia, nobody voices the name of the male protagonist during the 91-second video, althoughpastGTA 6leaks called him Jason. Irrespective of his identity, it would appear thatGTA 6will be the first game in the franchise with a female protagonist.
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The trailer ends by revealing the official logo ofGTA 6, an outrun-style Roman numeral for six, in addition to disclosing that the game is targeting a 2025 release. Take-Two’s recent financial reports suggested theGTA 5sequel will be out by the end of the company’s fiscal year 2025, which, combined with this release window confirmation, points to a Q1 2025 launch. That said, aGTA Onlineteaser that revealed theGTA 6trailer’s planned premiere date months in advancealso included a hint that the game might actually be out on June 02, 2025. However, that theory is still somewhat dubious, not least because its stated date coincides with April Fools' Day.
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Set to be the eighth mainline title in the long-running series, Grand Theft Auto 6 is being developed by Rockstar Games.
