What the new GTA 6 release date update suggests about its next trailer

Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games revealed the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 December 4, 2024, about a few days before The Game Awards that year. No wonder the trailer has been breaking records ever since it was released. Just one day after its debut, it became the most watched video game reveal of all time on YouTube, accumulating over 90 million views. As if that wasn't impressive enough, it also became the most popular video game trailer of all time and the most viewed non-music video on YouTube in 24 hours. Although Rockstar hasn't shown a single hint Grand Theft Auto 6's gameplay at the time, the mere announcement of the game was enough to set the internet on fire.

Over the past few months, fans have been patiently waiting for more news about the game, but there have been no major announcements yet. Rockstar rarely shared progress updates GTA 6development and a second trailer for the game is still not in sight. So far the only notable information regarding Grand Theft Auto 6 comes from internal reports and earnings. It's still unclear when Rockstar will give fans another look at the game, but a recent iteration of the release date suggests that a trailer drop may be imminent.

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The launch of GTA 6 in late 2025 could indicate that a new trailer for the game is coming

Take-Two CEO reconfirms that GTA 6 will launch in Fall 2025

Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive have been known to be planning a launch for some time Grand Theft Auto 6 sometime in 2025, but they haven't given an exact release date for the game yet. Although some hoped so GTA 6 will be released at the beginning of the year, most gamers reasonably expected the title to be released in late 2025. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick recently confirmed this assumption in earnings, revealing that Grand Theft Auto 6 is due out in the fall of 2025.

While this information isn't technically new, Zelnick's statement reaffirms that the game is still slated for release in the aforementioned time frame.

Except for unexpected delays, Grand Theft Auto 6 release is only 12 months away, but so little is still known about the game. Not only has Rockstar not shown any of its gameplay yet, it also hasn't revealed much about its plot. The fact that Rockstar hasn't even confirmed the name of Lucia's mystery male partner yet shows just how little information about GTA 6 it really is.

From GTA 6With the release fast approaching, it seems likely that Rockstar may release a new trailer for the game in the next few months. Maybe the studio will want to repeat what they did GTA 6's will reveal and release a second trailer for the game on YouTube in the first or second week of December. If fans are lucky, Rockstar may even give them another look at the game as early as this month. The second trailer for the original Grand Theft Auto 5 it was released in November 2012, roughly a year ahead of its 2013 launch, so there's precedent for a potential November reveal.

GTA 6 Awards Trailer Drop Possible

Unless Rockstar releases a new trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 on the day he chooses there is also the possibility that the game will appear at The Game Awards 2024 on December 12. The chance of this happening is not zero, but still the first GTA 6 trailer narrowly dodging The Game Awards might suggest it shouldn't be fully anticipated.