With over 185 million copies sold, Grand Theft Auto 5 is arguably the best-selling full-price game of all time and one of the most successful entertainment releases in any medium. To this day, GTA 5 ranks as one of the most played games on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. But 10 years after its debut, fans are eagerly awaiting a new addition to the Grand Theft Auto series.
In preparation for Rockstar's next open-world adventure, we've compiled a comprehensive overview of everything we know about Grand Theft Auto 6, including the first trailer, release window, platforms, setting, gameplay, and more .
gta6 trailer
The first Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer has been released – watch it above! The 90-second debut trailer was scheduled to be released on December 5th, but a leak forced Rockstar to release it a day early. did.
The trailer received over 100 million views within two days. This broke the record for his most viewed video game release in 24 hours on YouTube and the record for most viewed non-music video on YouTube in 24 hours.
GTA 6 release period
GTA 6 is expected to be officially released in 2025. Rockstar revealed his release window in early December along with the first trailer. A specific date within 2025 has not been announced.
GTA6 platform
GTA 6 will be released on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Although a PC version is expected, it was not listed among the GTA 6 launch platforms. Rockstar's two most recent original releases, GTA 5 and Red Dead 2, were released on his PC at least a year after their debut on consoles.
GTA6 settings
Grand Theft Auto 6 returns to Vice City, the franchise's Miami stand-in. Vice City is set within the larger map of Leonida (Florida). The debut trailer features scenes from recent Florida history, including the “Florida Joker,” a naked man working in his yard, a woman twerking on top of a moving car, and several encounters with local alligators. Here are just some of the weird and wild things that happened. Rockstar calls the game “the biggest and most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series ever.”
The trailer also includes a Rockstar version of TikTok and a livestream, pointing to a modern-day setting.
The GTA 6 trailer mentions three counties you can expect to explore: the bright lights of Bice Dale, the marshes of Kerry, and the small town of Leonard. For more information on each county, check out our detailed breakdown of GTA 6 trailer locations.
GTA 6 counties
According to a 2022 Bloomberg report, Vice City is just a starting point, and Rockstar will add “new missions and cities on a regular basis.” GTA 6 is also said to include more internal locations than any previous GTA. According to reports, GTA 6 will initially be codenamed Project Americas, a reference to Rockstar's rumored plans to include locations in North and South America at launch. However, this plan is said to have been scrapped to alleviate the strain.
GTA 6 story, main character
As confirmed in the first trailer, Grand Theft Auto 6 will star ex-convict Lucia and her unnamed male partner in crime (reportedly Jason). Lucia is the first female playable character in GTA's 3D era, and her fans are already hooked.
Although the trailer teases out the plot lightly, it features this interaction between the two main characters, lending credence to the reported Bonnie & Clyde inspiration.
“The only way we're going to get through this is by coming together. Being a team,” Lucia says. “trust?”
“Trust me,” the male protagonist replies.
Singer-songwriter T-Pain also appears in GTA 6. The artist spoke about his involvement in GTA 5 Roleplaying after being asked why he no longer plays on his NoPixel server. “I used to use NoPixel, but then I started working on GTA VI, and they said I can't do RP anymore because it goes against RP… I was giving speeches all the time. When I made an album and rerecorded it, more people started listening to it.'' And I said, “Okay, I kind of understand that, but I had a great time.'' .Okay, that's fine,'' he said.
As is the tradition of the series, we can expect other big names to appear in GTA 6 as well.
GTA6 announcement
In February 2022, Rockstar officially confirmed that the next Grand Theft Auto (presumably named GTA VI) is in development. Here is the official announcement from Rockstar:
“Given the unprecedented longevity of GTA V, we know many of you have been asking about new releases in the Grand Theft Auto series. Whenever we take on a project, our goal is always to significantly exceed what we've delivered before. Active development is well underway for the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series. I am pleased to confirm that we are making progress. We look forward to sharing more information as soon as it is ready, so stay tuned to Rockstar Newswire for official details.
“On behalf of the entire team, we thank you for your support and we can’t wait to step into the future with you!”
GTA 6 Gameplay (Leak)
On September 18, 2022, Grand Theft Auto 6 became the subject of perhaps the most significant video game leak of all time. A hacker gained access to Rockstar's network, stole dozens of assets, and uploaded 90 of his GTA 6 videos online.
In-development footage reviewed by Rockstar showed off some of the game's world, gunfights, and NPCs. It has also been confirmed that GTA 6 will feature one male and one female protagonist. (Speaking of NPCs, Rockstar said he filed a patent in 2019 for a more realistic and immersive NPC driver for his definition. [their] Unique characteristics for passing road nodes. ”)
Ten months after the breach, a British teenager has been arrested for his involvement in a series of hacks, one of which is believed to be the origin of the GTA 6 mass leak.
GTA6 developer
Grand Theft Auto 6 is developed by Rockstar North, the studio responsible for every mainline GTA game since the franchise's debut in 1997. Remarkably, in August Rockstar officially began working with Cfx.re, the modding team behind the largest GTA 5 roleplay server. It is unclear whether the group will work on similar content for GTA 6.
Two of the main developers of the Grand Theft Auto series left Rockstar a few years after GTA 5. Dan Hauser, co-founder and head writer of Rockstar Games, and Leslie Benzies, former president of Rockstar North. Hauser wrote most of his Grand Theft Auto games from “GTA 2'' to “GTA 5,'' and Benzies served as his producer for the series starting with Grand Theft Auto 3.
Mike Unsworth, Rockstar's vice president of writing, has also left the company, but given the timing of his departure (August 2023), work on GTA 6 may be done.
Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN, covering games, shows, and movies.