GTA 6 trailers: every trailer and what each one showed

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Launch Trailer, 15 October 2026

• Watch: Rockstar Games on YouTube · Rockstar Newswire
• Length: about a minute and a half. Rockstar says it was captured entirely in-game on a PS5.
• Music: "Flower in a Hurricane", a new single by Justice with Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Justice composed the game's original score, and the track is on Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album.
• What it shows: it opens with Lucia calling Jason from prison, then goes through car chases and heists, a swamp scene in the Grassrivers with night-vision goggles, helicopters over Vice City, a dirt-bike jump and Jason and Lucia's relationship, including a close look at Lucia's ankle monitor (Yahoo Tech).
• Views: 24.8 million on Rockstar's channel about 23 hours after release, by our check at 12:15 UTC on 16 October 2026.

An Extended Look, 27 August 2026

• Watch: Rockstar Games on YouTube · Rockstar Newswire
• Format: a 26-minute showcase that premiered on Netflix at 3 p.m. ET and reached YouTube and the GTA VI site at 9 p.m. ET the same day. Rockstar: "captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5".
• What it shows: the first long look at real play. Jason and Lucia do a pick-up for Boobie Ike that turns into a police raid, steal a car, go to a party at Brian Heder's, rob small shops together, drive a getaway with Raul Bautista and switch control between each other. Between missions: airboats in the swamp, the gym, basketball, jet skis, kayaking, street races, base jumping and nightclubs, with phones and social media everywhere (GamesRadar+).

Trailer 2, 6 May 2025

• Watch: Rockstar Games on YouTube · Rockstar Newswire
• What it shows: the story setup. Jason and Lucia, "the deck is stacked against them", and an easy score that goes wrong across the state of Leonida. It introduces the rest of the cast: Cal Hampton, Boobie Ike, Dre'Quan Priest, the duo Real Dimez, Raul Bautista and Brian Heder. The music is "Hot Together" by The Pointer Sisters.
• How it was made: Rockstar said it was captured in-game on a PS5, half gameplay and half cutscenes (Shacknews).
• It came four days after Rockstar moved the release from 2025 to 26 May 2026 (Rockstar Newswire).

Trailer 1, 4 December 2023

• Watch: Rockstar Games on YouTube · Rockstar Newswire
• When: Rockstar posted it on the evening of 4 December 2023, ahead of its planned premiere, after the trailer leaked online (Wikipedia).
• What it shows: Lucia in a prison jumpsuit, the beaches and nightlife of Vice City, clips styled like viral social media videos, and Jason and Lucia robbing a shop together. The music is "Love Is a Long Road" by Tom Petty. It ended on "2025".

Other official videos

• An Extended Look Coming August 27 (6 August 2026): the announcement of the Netflix showcase.
• Official Cover Art Reveal (18 June 2026): the cover art, with the news that pre-orders open on 25 June.

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