GTA 6 trailers: dates and what they showed

Rockstar planned Trailer 1 for December 5, 2023 at 9 a.m. ET but released it on the evening of December 4 after it leaked. It revealed Leonida, Vice City, a 2025 release window and PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. YouTube says it passed 93 million views in 24 hours, a record for a non-music video debut.

Trailer 2 arrived on May 6, 2025, four days after the first delay. Rockstar's synopsis introduces Jason and Lucia and the conspiracy across Leonida. TechRadar reports 475 million views in 24 hours across all platforms, according to Rockstar. Guinness World Records recognised 90,421,491 views in 24 hours for Trailer 1. The Trailer 2 figure is a cross-platform total, so you cannot compare it directly with Trailer 1's YouTube-only figure.

Rockstar announced it on August 6. It premiered on Netflix at 3 p.m. ET on August 27, 2026, then reached YouTube and rockstargames.com at 9 p.m. ET. Rockstar says it was captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5. Outlets disagree on the running time, about 26 or about 30 minutes. Push Square describes Dead Eye-style aiming and a six-star wanted level, which is a description by an outlet and not an official feature list. Push Square also lists instant character switching, jet skis, track racing, weightlifting and scuba diving.

Rockstar revealed the cover art on June 18, 2026 and opened pre-orders on June 25. The Launch Trailer came out on October 15, 2026. On November 10, Rockstar released a video for Tove Lo's "Blood in Your Eyes" from GTA VI: The Album. Launch Gallery screenshots followed on November 5 at rockstargames.com/VI/launch-gallery, and Rockstar's own post for Trailer 1 is dated December 5, 2023. The sources we checked do not list a video named Trailer 3. See all tracks in the soundtrack guide.