by As the wild expected Grand Theft Auto 6 As release draws closer, the hype for Rockstar Games’ next open-world game is only growing stronger. After years of radio silence, followed by massive leaks, Rockstar finally started talking about it publicly GTA6 late last year.
With the release currently scheduled for an unannounced date in 2025, here’s everything you need to know about GTA6from platforms to gameplay details and more.
Is there one Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer?
Yes! Rockstar announced that it would post the first trailer for the game on December 5, 2023. However, the trailer had to be released a few hours early after it was leaked onto the internet the night before. The minute-and-a-half-long trailer confirms much of what we’d already learned from leaks of the game, including a return to Vice City and dual protagonists. Check it out:
The first GTA6 trailer is heavy on atmosphere, but doesn’t really show us how the game will play.
Do we know the Grand Theft Auto 6 Release date?
This was announced in the game’s first trailer GTA6 has a release window of Fall 2025. No month or specific day has been set yet.
There was some concern that the GTA6 the release date would be postponed after Rockstar suffered a network breach in September 2022. Leaks like this have delayed projects before, but Rock star downplayed those concerns on social mediasaying: “We do not expect any disruption to our live gaming services, nor any long-term impact on the development of our ongoing projects.”
After the rumors started circulating again GTA6 would be postponed until 2026, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier said the studio’s developers were not informed of any delays, but warned that executives could have decided to delay the game without notifying them. Parent company Take-Two’s August 2024 financial report also promised a fall 2025 release date for the game. There were also concerns that a SAG-AFTRA attack could cause delays, but Take-Two quickly confirmed that it was exempted from the strike. Rockstar also has a history of delaying its biggest games, so even if none of the existing rumors are true, there’s always a chance that GTA6 can also be postponed.
Lucia is one of them GTA6‘The two main characters.
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What platforms will do Grand Theft Auto 6 To be released?
While platforms for GTA6 were not mentioned in the trailer, an official press release from Rockstar confirmed that the game will be released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. There was no mention of a PC version of the game. That’s not entirely surprising, as Rockstar games have historically arrived on PC later than consoles, as was the case with GTA5 And Red Dead Redemption 2. PC gamers may have to wait patiently for a year or more after the game’s console release.
What is the Grand Theft Auto 6 Setting?
Grand Theft Auto VI returns to the series’ iconic Vice City setting, Rockstar’s version of Miami, but isn’t limited to just the city.
The massive Rockstar leak in September 2022, exposing more than 90 videos from a development build GTA6shows several signs with “Vice City” written on them, and police cars are labeled VCPD. Rockstar later confirmed that the footage was legitimate.
However, GTA6 is much greater than Vice city. The game is set in Leonida, a fictional version of Florida, so you’ll likely spend a lot of time in Vice City. It sounds the same as how GTA5 provided the setting, focusing on the Los Angeles equivalent Los Santos, but also allowing players to wander far beyond the city. Leonida is probably bigger than GTA5‘s world too, as Rockstar called it “the largest, most immersive” setting ever in the series in the first trailer’s description.
GTA6 returns to Vice City, but the setting will be much bigger than just one city.
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What is the Grand Theft Auto 6 Story?
As leaks suggested, GTA6 introduces two protagonists – a man and a woman, who are a couple – and tells a story inspired by Bonnie and Clyde. The trailer names the woman Lucia, but does not reveal the name of the male lead.
GTA6 seems to fall into the expected themes of the franchise, namely the false reality of the American dream. Of course, the trailer also shows them having to commit a lot of crimes and robberies, but otherwise doesn’t tell us much about where the story will go. An interesting note is the heavy use of social media in the trailer, which feels relevant, but perhaps a bit outdated. The only other hint of it GTA6The story consists of trailer footage showing Lucia wearing a prison uniform and later running from the police with her partner. That certainly seems to strengthen Bonnie and Clyde’s story, now that the couple is on the run from the police.
What should I know? Grand Theft Auto 6 Gameplay?
The official trailer is more about atmosphere and showing off the city and protagonists than gameplay, but several leaks claim to share more of what will actually be in the game.
Leaked images show returning staples from the series, such as a wheel interface used to choose weapons, and a wanted level that increases as you commit crimes, attracting more police attention. GTA6 will likely allow players to switch between the two main characters and switch between first-person and third-person perspectives, such as GTA6 And Red Dead Redemption 2 Doing.
A snippet from the September 2022 leak shows the player switching their active weapon to their hand so they can pick up a new gun from the ground, which could support the idea of a more limited weapon inventory, though that hasn’t been confirmed.
GTA6The game’s dual protagonists could face a world with more nuanced NPC interactions and combat.
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The combat seems a little more nuanced than in previous Grand Theft Auto games. The player in the leaked footage can be seen crouching, taking cover and even carrying an NPC, so there will likely be more interaction with the environment this time around. NPCs also seem to be more reactive, as seen when a character tries to rob a restaurant, and NPCs react with fear when they see a weapon drawn.
The GTA6 Leaked images suggest there will be more indoor locations than previous Grand Theft Auto games, which could significantly change the way the open-world sandbox feels. The footage shows playable characters in multiple buildings, and one clip shows a car interior in more detail than you’d expect from previous Grand Theft Auto games.
In 2021, The Gamer revealed that a Rockstar visual effects job description called for someone to “create large-scale destruction events, such as skyscrapers crashing into the ground.” That could be related to the reported way in which the GTA6 The map will change over time, or it could be a signal that players’ actions can reshape the city. None of this was shown in the September 2022 leak.
One big question all around GTA6 is whether it will launch with a new version of GTA Online. The online part of GTA5 is a big part of why the game remains relevant so many years after launch, not to mention the tons of money it makes for Rockstar. That’s why there’s a new online mode for it GTA6 feels all but guaranteed, but there’s no official word from Rockstar on the matter.
Previous versions of this article were written by Danny Paez And Giovanni Colantonio.
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