Grand Theft Auto 6 is quick turning into essentially the most highly-anticipated sport of all time – and it is nonetheless at the very least 10 months earlier than it is launched.
Since Rockstar Video games posted the trailer for it in early December, after it was leaked on-line, social media has been a hotbed for leaks, rumours and theories about when precisely the sport can be launched, when additional particulars equivalent to trailers can be introduced, what can be within the sport itself and masses extra.
It is no shock actually on condition that Grand Theft Auto 5 was extensively recognised as the perfect sport of the final decade – it got here out in 2013 and continues to be well-liked with avid gamers right this moment as Rockstar continues to launch GTA On-line updates.
With GTA 6, all that is been confirmed to this point by Rockstar is what’s within the trailer, together with that the sport is to be launched sooner or later in 2025.
However avid gamers are aching to search out out as a lot as they will concerning the sport because the developer seemingly continues to construct anticipation to what can be one of many largest gaming moments in historical past.
One key idea is that Rockstar could have narrowed down when precisely GTA 6 can be launched in 2025, not too long ago promoting for a 12-month fixed-term place.
A accountability in that itemizing makes use of the phrase ‘remaining product’ which has led to hypothesis it could possibly be launched inside that 12 month timeframe.
Beneath is a roundup of a number of the most up-to-date leaks, rumours and theories, and this can proceed to be up to date, so preserve checking again for the newest.
Hope for ‘improved gunplay’
Reddit consumer Zealousideal_Roll827 stated GTA 6 ‘wants improved gunplay’.
They posted on the GTA 6 Subreddit: “I hope GTA 6 goes with the same method as RDR2 (Purple Lifeless Redemption 2), making gunplay a bit tougher with heavier physics, higher sound design and extra superior motion for fight.”
It is bought lots of customers speaking on the social media website.
One consumer posted: “I am hoping they incorporate the steadying mechanic from RDR2. Like whenever you goal and that small circle closes onto the reticle to let you realize it will likely be correct. Love that function, it makes gunplay far more dynamic.”
QueasyTap3594 stated: “Weapons have to hit heavier whenever you shoot, every little thing in GTA V appears like a .22, together with the rocket launcher.”
MartianFromBaseAlpha stated: “In the event that they make it extra like RDR2, that is wonderful by me, however not like many others on this sub, I like GTA V taking pictures too. I play with a controller on PC and it is exact sufficient for me to not have to make use of any type of auto goal.”
How the ultimate GTA 5 map made by neighborhood seemed
With a brand new model of the GTA 6 Mapping Undertaking posted on the GTA 6 Subreddit, a consumer has posted how the ultimate GTA 5 map seemed from the same challenge – and it is stated to be round 90 % correct.
From all of the leaks, trailers and well-liked hypothesis, the map painted an image of what San Andreas and Los Santos, fictional variations of South California and Los Angeles, was anticipated to appear to be.
SpecialistSecret4578 posted screenshots of it within the GTA Subreddit saying ‘that is genuinely so spectacular’ and asking the way it was accomplished.
GarbageZenna stated: “Leaks, trailers, time and endurance, similar to they do now. They simply didn’t have fairly as a lot to go off again then.”
ivappa stated: “After the GTA 6 trailer dropped and noticed individuals making an attempt to recreate the maps and stuff, I went down a rabbit gap of older boards and posts from the time GTA 5 was revealed. it was wonderful.”
dweeb-destroyer stated: “Analyzing the f**okay out of the trailers and any screenshots that had been supplied.”
roryb93 stated: “Wasn’t there a screenshot from the trailer that confirmed the sat nav on a ship as nicely?”
K1nd4Weird stated: “The identical manner they’re doing it now. Now we have some leaks which assist. We at present have one trailer which additionally helps. Quickly we’ll get new screenshots and trailers. And extra of the map will get crammed in. It simply takes endurance and pouring over obtainable knowledge. On the lookout for landmarks to determine the place issues are in relation to at least one one other.”
Enjoying as jail inmate ‘overdue’
A Reddit consumer has posted a gif of the third shot within the trailer of Lucia in jail uniform looking of the window at what appear to be different inmates, saying ‘attending to be a jail inmate in a GTA sport is nicely overdue’.
It is not but identified if Lucia can be playable in jail, or what circumstances she finds herself there, at this stage however DemiPyramid hopes this can be a playable phase.
There are combined opinions on if this can be playable within the feedback.
No-Fisherman-6991 stated: “Maybe we’ll get aware of the sport mechanics whereas in jail. In the identical trend as Mafia 2.”
OnDaToiletPoopin stated: “Kinda jogs my memory of how SR2 (Saints Row 2) began and I believe that might be a terrific concept!”
Alive_Bodybuilder288 stated: “I believe it is the opening cutscene and the gameplay begins with us getting picked up by Jason. Hope you’re proper although.”
Fushigibama stated: “Nonetheless can’t recover from how f*****g good this shot appears to be like!”
PapaYoppa stated: “Do not get your hopes up it might all solely be a shorty cutscene.”
Map ‘might prolong a lot additional north’
A Reddit consumer has posted the newest model of the ‘leaked’ GTA 6 map on an image of the state of Florida and says it ‘might prolong a lot additional into the north’.
Residing-Implement3905 posted what appears to be like like an replace from the GTA 6 Mapping Undertaking which takes all the knowledge from the trailer, leaks and powerful hypothesis to kind the map and it continues to be up to date as extra info or hypothesis emerges.
And NFmtzX1969 posted that on prime of a map of Florida to point out simply how a lot additional it could possibly be prolonged and what else might function.
Up to date map posted on-line
The most recent model of the GTA 6 Mapping Undertaking seems to have been posted on Reddit.
The challenge is taking all the knowledge from the trailer, leaks and powerful hypothesis to kind the map and it continues to be up to date as extra info or hypothesis emerges.
Reddit consumer Residing-Implement3905 posted what appears to be like just like the replace on the social media website full with a ‘changelog’, detailing what’s been added or tweaked.
It says the updates have been made by DuPz0r who is among the leads of the challenge.
thanasis2b147YT stated: “It is wonderful how nicely this already appears to be like…”
AdmiralBee8016 stated: “I really just like the map. My solely concern is that the cities could not really feel too far aside. My choice is for the cities to not be too shut to one another.”
AltruisticMoose11 stated: “Assume how they design the roads can be key right here, bit like SA (San Andreas). Personally I will be irritated if there is not extra water, I do not need to go across the complete island to get from one facet to different.”
Few_Development4646 stated: “I am so excited to see if they will get the entire map earlier than launch.”
King_Arius stated: “If Rockstar capitalizes on the map being Florida primarily based, you can see Orlando, Disney, and the Area Coast all rolled into one. Nevertheless I agree with the opposite remark that we’ll see scattered cities in the remainder of the map.”
‘Jason actor’ taking part in Captain America
An actor that is speculated on-line to be taking part in Jason in GTA 6 is taking part in Captain America in an upcoming Marvel sport.
Drew Moerlein can be taking part in Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, in Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra as a brand new story trailer has been launched for it.
Ever for the reason that GTA 6 trailer launched in December 2023, individuals on-line have been making an attempt to work out which actors are taking part in the 2 primary protagonists of Jason and Lucia and Drew’s identify is one which retains arising.
His LinkedIn profile says he labored in movement and voice seize on GTA 5 and Purple Lifeless Redemption 2.
Manni L. Perez is an actor that is been closely linked with the function of Lucia.
Double cash and RP on GTA On-line
Double cash and RP is accessible on GTA On-line if gamers play Motor Wars, drift races, wildlife images and extra.
Rockstar introduced that is in place from now by means of March 27.
There are new salvage yard theft targets and new automobiles too.
Followers excited to see GTA 6 on PS Retailer
A Reddit consumer has posted a fan made picture on the GTA 6 Subreddit of how the sport might look on the PS Retailer when it turns into obtainable.
ILikeToPlayGamesAlot posted it with the caption: “How fast will it take you to click on play as soon as the sport is out. And the way lengthy will it take you to complete?”
And it is bought quite a lot of individuals speaking and reacting.
SubmergedLife stated: “Haven’t performed a lot of any video games since Covid days… Anxiously ready for GTA 6.”
Upbeat_Cancel_5061 stated: “Gonna smash the play button precisely at midnight on my preloaded copy. Identical to I did with RDR2 (Purple Lifeless Redemption 2).”
FoundationGreen6342 stated: “It’s going to in all probability take me a minimal of two years to complete as a result of I’ll be messing round on the planet 99 % of the time and doing one story mission every week lmao.”
Free sports activities automobile in GTA On-line
Rockstar has Tweeted details of how to get a free sports car in GTA Online.
It Tweeted: “If you reserved your free Obey 8F Drafter (Sports) in GTA Online last week, you can now claim your free sports car from the Legendary Motorsport in-game website through April 3.”
How players plan on dressing up
A Reddit dialogue is ongoing as to who gamers plan on dressing the principle characters up as within the sport.
Unique poster OpenlyAwkwardBarney says ‘I’m going to make Jason appear to be Tyler Durden as quickly as I probably can’.
Tyler Durden is Brad Pitt’s character in… Effectively. You realize the primary rule of Battle Membership…
OfHouseLannister commented with a gif of Scarface.
PapaYoppa stated: “Luke Glanton from Place Past The Pines or The Driver from Drive.”
Boho_Asa stated: “Ik many will costume Jason up like Sonny.”
blondedaff posted a gif of primary character Tommy Vercetti from GTA: Vice Metropolis.
Akuma2004 posted a gif of Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Unhealthy, performed by Aaron Paul.
Hope for ‘mountain as excessive as Mount Chiliad’
In one other GTA 6 Subreddit dialogue, consumer Lumenprotoplasma posted a picture of Mount Chiliad from GTA 5 and is hoping for one thing related in GTA 6.
However Florida, which is the place the fictional state of Leonida within the new sport is predicated on, has a highest level of Britton Hill which is assessed as a hill and never a mountain.
The state can also be the flattest in America.
Whereas it could be tough for a mountain like Mount Chiliad to be in GTA 6, Reddit customers hope there can be hills to get pleasure from.
KingAltair2255 stated: “I would not wish to see any large mountains return except they utilise the area quite a bit higher, the three mountains took up a s**t ton of area for what little they did. I do actually get pleasure from driving a dust bike up there, going into first individual and biking down the paths however that is it, I would a lot somewhat it’s a bit flatter with extra s**t to do. Do hope there’s smaller hills and sand dunes, I am actually excited for the dust bikes in 6 lol.”
MangoChickenFeet stated: “I am positive there can be some large hills to f**okay round on. The sand dunes can be attention-grabbing to see.”
MaxDolor stated: “Similar, however simply to leap and revel in ragdoll physics.”
Nawnp stated: “Mount Chiliad is consultant of Southern California having the tallest mountain within the decrease 48, in precept I do not assume we must always see mountains like that once more within the sequence. I do nonetheless agree and hope GTA 6 has mountains of some type.”
Entrinity stated: “I need to see mountains in GTA 6! I need to see them within the distance past the border of the map the place they will look good, however not be in my manner.”
‘Loopy’ climate physics
A GTA 6 Subreddit dialogue is occurring concerning the climate physics.
Consumer Subject_Passenger_22 posted a screenshot of the trailer the place the ticker on a information phase says ‘Leonida man sucked up in waterspout calls for the town purchase him a brand new swimsuit’.
The consumer stated ‘THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE CRAZY’.
However customers are break up within the feedback.
silascomputer stated: “Doesn’t suggest it will likely be in sport.”
chucchinchilla stated: “Chaos Mod already permits for mass flooding occasions in GTA V (mainly raises stage of ocean), undecided about waterspouts however there isn’t any cause they can not at the very least do a Hurricane kind climate occasion in GTA 6.”
sethfern11 stated: “Actually, in the event that they did add ‘Florida kind’ climate (hurricanes, waterspouts, and so forth), that might be fairly dope. Unsure how correct that one man’s publish was saying there’d be floods however it will nonetheless be fairly dope.”
Nawnp stated: “Hope for the tides to be lined as a naked minimal however I additionally assume they may do quite a bit with making full hurricanes simulation.”
FromWestLondon stated: “Actually only a headline for an in sport information phase – there have been tons of issues like this talked about in GTA V that weren’t really within the sport.”
What driving and crashing physics could possibly be like
Hashtagpulse has posted a ‘polarising’ opinion within the GTA 6 Subreddit hoping the driving and crash physics can be extra like GTA 4 than GTA 5.
Within the authentic publish, Hashtagpulse stated: “You’ll be able to’t really feel g-forces in a videogame however in GTA 4, you can *see* it. The load switch on the chassis was prime notch and I actually hope GTA 6 goes again to that.”
And Reddit customers piled within the feedback with very totally different takes.
One consumer stated: “I hope it is extra life like on the very least. It will suck to have each car drive precisely the identical like V.”
Awooo56709 stated: “I hope it is one thing new and contemporary somewhat than one thing from a ten+ 12 months previous sport.”
mgwooley stated: “I don’t!”
cloutvisuals stated: “Flip a nook simply to make the automobile flip no thanks.”
Own_Invite_693 stated: “Okay however I can assure that it will likely be an enormous mistake in the event that they return to 4’s driving physic. Certain it appears to be like life like however it’s too irritating imo, too exhausting to flee from police in 4 or 5 stars, and you may’t race and make sharp turns which makes tremendous automobiles completely pointless.”
What weapons avid gamers need within the sport
A dialogue within the GTA 6 Subreddit is asking what weapons avid gamers wish to see within the sport.
Anti__373 began it off saying they need to see a heavy calibre revolver, Dragon’s Breath shotgun (incendiary rounds), below barrel single shot grenade launcher and bolt motion anti-material rifle.
And customers have been sharing their ideas on these concepts and what they need to see too.
PapaYoppa stated: “I am gonna be p****d if no revolvers are within the sport, the one from 5 was so ugly and it was just one, I would like a number of variants of various revolvers (in all probability asking for an excessive amount of lol). The below barrel grenade launcher can be a terrific reference to Scarface.”
kylo_ben2700 stated: “‘l’ll be so upset if there is not a Glock (model of semi-automatic pistol).”
No-Impression-9862 stated: “Most I would like out of the weapons right here is extra correct to their actual counterparts.”
Horses in GTA 6?
They’re normally related to Rockstar’s Purple Lifeless Redemption sequence however a Reddit consumer has began a dialogue if horses might function in GTA 6.
dlovan666 posted a few screenshots on the GTA 6 Subreddit, saying they assume horses could possibly be used within the sport for horse racing and polo.
And different customers have commented their ideas.
Impolite-Proposal-9600 stated: “They don’t seem to be making a polo mini sport.”
QueasyTap3954 stated: “There was a canine monitor in Florida I used to go to, it was fairly well-liked by means of the state too I imagine.”
ShenmueFan1 stated: “In Hallendale Seaside there’s a HUGE horse race monitor with a on line casino in the identical space. Hallendale Seaside is thought for this attraction so I additionally assume horse racing and probably even that individual enviornment can be in GTA 6.”
Ornery_Brief stated: “Additionally, they made all these wonderful horse mechanics so why simply not use them once more? I perceive that GTA is a extra of a automobile sport however i feel the horses could possibly be some good selection at the very least.”
WestSixtyFifth stated: “Horse racing, positive, polo, no. But in addition as a result of mounties and all of the animations are accomplished from RDR.”
…however Rockstar worker ‘assured’ it WILL
A Rockstar worker appears to have stated Rockstar is ‘assured’ the sport WILL run at 60fps regardless of what tech consultants have not too long ago claimed.
A consumer named viceYcity on GTA Boards posted screenshots of feedback from Hailin Si, who’s a senior materials artist at Rockstar North, the division that makes the GTA franchise, on a Chinese language social media website.
In a single screenshot, a consumer requested the artist if the sport will run secure at 60fps.
And he replied: “I do not know however we’re assured.”
It was translated utilizing Google – the feedback have since been deleted on the Chinese language social media platform they had been posted.
GTA 6 on PS5 Professional at 60fps ‘not going to occur’
There’s hypothesis that the PS5 Professional would be the strongest console able to operating GTA 6 when it launches in 2025.
On March 18, newest PS5 Professional leaks included help for 8k gameplay, be 45 % quicker and have 4 occasions higher ray tracing. which mainly simulates the behaviour of sunshine.
However that does not essentially imply GTA 6 will be capable to run at 60fps.
Talking on the newest episode of the Digital Foundry podcast, founding father of Digital Foundry Wealthy Leadbetter stated: “The video games which can be focusing on 30fps proper now are usually not going to be focusing on 60fps on PS5 Professional if they’re CPU restricted.
“The entire conjecture that ‘hey, that is going to be nice field for Grand Theft Auto 6, we’ll be capable to run that at 60fps’ – except there’s some magical CPU stuff being accomplished by Rockstar, I counsel that is not going to occur.
“An additional 10 per cent is just not actually going to do a lot in any respect.”
Learn the total story right here.
Complete up to date listing of leaks
Reddit consumer Working-Advert-7139 has posted what they are saying is an up to date listing of options and leaks primarily based on the 2022 leaks and a Rockstar worker.
Working-Advert-7139 says they’re as follows:
- The sport will begin with a ten minute cinematic.
- Golf equipment will value a small payment to enter.
- Dynamic climate.
- 300+ enterable buildings together with, fuel stations, homes, dealerships, eating places, inns, airport and extra.
- No extra spawning issues in out of your cellphone
- Alligators can be a key in free roam. Should you’re swimming in a lake they may pull you below much like sharks.
- Looking – you’ll have to hunt birds and animals
- Star System has modified. Wish to rob a fuel station? You’ll have time cops received’t seem two blocks away, it’ll take time for them to get there.
- The map is mind-blowingly large. The lake it’s self is the scale of downtown los Santos
- Moreover if you happen to’re rushing by cops anticipate to pulled over with no stars, however if you happen to pace off and run you’ll obtain a star.
- The primary two stars you’ll be arrested they received’t instantly shoot at you.
- 5 stars can be close to unimaginable to flee from, highways shutdown, highway blocks.
- Should you’re strolling round in public along with your weapons, NPCs will react and cops can be referred to as.
- Little issues like operating pink lights might get you pulled over if there’s a cop close by.
- NPCs can lock their doorways, so not each automobile is accessible.
- Relying in your swimming stage you’ll be capable to drown simpler.
- Extra distinctive jobs. Taxi driver, supply driver, you’ll must have a automobile although in fact.
- Social media is within the sport and can direct visitors if that is smart. A NPC might say one thing like ‘taking pictures on third Avenue’ and round third Avenue, much less NPCs can be seen.
- Vehicles want fuel. Planes want gasoline.
- The airport can have safety so if you happen to take your weapons by means of TSA you’ll want a allow.
- Cops received’t forgot about you. After you lose your stars you’ll have to attend a stable day till they received’t acknowledge your face.
- You received’t be the one one committing crimes. NPCs will rob and can be rushing.
- There can be a buying advanced, mall.
- Basketball could be within the sport.
None of that is official or has been confirmed.
Specialists warn of GTA 6 PS5 efficiency points
Specialists warn of GTA 6 PS5 efficiency points
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Tech consultants are reported to have warned that GTA 6 is just not prone to run at the next body price when it is launched on PS5 or PS5 Professional.
When it launched in 2013 on the PS3 and Xbox 360, the sport solely ran at 30fps although and this was the case for the re-release on PS4 and Xbox One too – a 60fps possibility is just obtainable on the present technology of consoles.
On March 18, newest PS5 Professional leaks included help for 8k gameplay, be 45 % quicker and have 4 occasions higher ray tracing.
However tech consultants have seemingly warned that GTA 6 won’t be playable at 60fps when it releases.
Learn the total story right here.
Jason ‘actually me’ character
A dialogue has sparked on Reddit if Jason’s character in GTA 6 can be ‘actually me’.
A ‘actually me’ character is described as somebody that resonates with particular audiences, normally gen Z.
blondedaff kicked off the dialogue on the social media platform by saying: “I really feel like he provides off the vibe within the trailer, I would not doubt it since Rockstar likes to parody lots of various things of their video games anyhow.”
MadHanini stated: “As gen Z, sure Jason in all probability gonna be ‘actually me’ to me as nicely. Each single sport I performed I am like this besides RDR (Purple Lifeless Redemption) cuz I do know I ain’t that man like Arthur lol.”
One other consumer stated: “Gen Z must cease in search of a lot of themselves in fictional characters. That is not a knock on illustration it is a basic societal factor. Not each character is gonna be similar to you. It is okay.”
PapaYoppa stated: “I hope he’s.”
How characters could possibly be customised
The GTA sequence is famend for having the ability to customise your character – haircuts, outfits, tattoos, piercings, you identify it, you’ll be able to normally do it.
Reddit consumer DemiPyramid has posted a composite picture from the trailer of how Jason and Lucia might look if there may be a variety of customisation choices in GTA 6.
Lucia will be seen with dyed blonde hair in dreadlocks with a giant tattoo on her arm, vivid pink lipstick and eyebrow cuts and Jason has dyed blonde hair with a small eyebrow reduce and quite a lot of piercings.
DemiPyramid asks: “How a lot character customisation do you assume there can be? Tattoos, pure hair progress, hairstyles, hair dye, piercings, lipstick, bodybuilding and so forth.”
And Reddit customers need to see all of it.
Terry235 stated: “I hope they permit us lots of customisation. Principally every little thing OP (authentic poster) has listed.I additionally hope add muscle/weight progress and hair progress as nicely.”
culhaalican stated: “Can’t wait to see essentially the most absurd character customisations the day after the sport comes out.”
Variety-Acanthaceae-356 stated: “I hope they do not change the outfit we give them after altering character simply because it occurs in V.”
KingAltair2255 stated: “Dynamic hair progress in video games is so cool to me even all this time after RDR2 (Purple Lifeless Redemption 2), cannot think about that they would not convey it again for GTA 6. I’ma develop out Jason’s hair and beard to max size and kick about like a swamp man lmao. Additionally actually hope figuring out is within the sport which adjustments your characters weight/energy.”
danie_xci stated: “They higher add grillz and face tattoos, I wanna flip Jason right into a failed Soundcloud rapper.”
Gamers might ‘begin sport in jail’
With the second shot of the GTA 6 trailer displaying the solar rising (or setting) over what seems to be a jail courtyard, Reddit consumer DemiPyramid has requested the GTA 6 Subreddit if individuals assume the sport will begin there.
Creasy007 stated: “I believe it would be superior to begin out in jail earlier than breaking out/being launched and beginning off in a small, crummy city. From there, Jason and Lucia carry out small hold-ups and robberies, working their manner up the chain earlier than finally (however not taking too lengthy) moving into Vice Metropolis and the larger locales. That’d be so cool.”
karam_adr stated: “We’re not gonna get away of jail, she has that leg factor within the poster, why would she have it if we damaged out of jail?”
Visara57 stated: “Sure, then Jason comes choose you up.”
RDR2 replace excellent news for current GTA On-line?
Rockstar Video games has unexpectedly launched an replace for Purple Lifeless Redemption 2 with a focus on improving its online features.
Rockstar announced in 2022 that support for the online mode of RDR2 would be wound down so more effort could be focused on the release of GTA 6.
But that support has not stopped completely, with update 1.32 being released on March 19.
Among the improvements include general fixes, voice chat defaulting to off and fixing a number of issues that could cause the game to crash.
Although it doesn’t seem to be a major update, it could be a good sign that support may continue for the current iteration of GTA Online even if there is a new way to play multiplayer in GTA 6.
Any details of how multiplayer could look in GTA 6 have not yet been released by Rockstar.
Older Rockstar games coming to PS Plus?
Older Rockstar Games, like the very first couple of Grand Theft Autos, could be on their way to PS Plus.
Rockstar’s logo has appeared on a website called Implicit Conversations.
The company emulates older games so they’re playable on more modern hardware.
That means some games that originally came out on PS1 and PS2 are playable on PS5 for example.
More recent games, such as GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas are already available outside of The Trilogy – Definitive Edition collection and Implicit Conversations has previously worked on much older titles such as some of the very first Tekken games and the very first Resident Evil to bring them to the current generation of consoles.
It’s also worked on bringing titles from handheld consoles, such as the PSP and Nintendo DS, to current gen consoles too, meaning GTA: Liberty City Stories, GTA: Vice City Stories and GTA: Chinatown Wars could all be on the way as well.
There are claims that Rockstar’s logo has been on the site since October 2023.
Trailer two song ‘leaked’
The account is at it again – X / Twitter user @Nuro_Citrix has ‘leaked’ what the song used in the expected, upcoming second trailer will be.
The user posted a link to the Ron Trent remix of Unfolding(Momentum 73) by BADBADNOTGOOD that came out in 2022.
@Nuro_Citrix is understood to be someone who had insider information that the game would be revealed in December 2023 and has since ‘leaked’ the game’s release date and that the second trailer is ‘on track for an April release’.
Leaker says trailer two ‘on track’
It’s another one from @Nuro_Citrix – this time saying trailer two for GTA 6 ‘is still on track for an April release’.
That account is understood to be someone who had insider information that the game would be revealed in December 2023.
The account also ‘leaked’ the specific release date of the game as February 18 2025.
Reaction to release date ‘leak’
Reddit customers have been reacting to the X / Twitter publish from @Nuro_Citrix claiming the discharge date for GTA 6 to be February 18 2025.
That account is known to be somebody who had insider info that the sport can be revealed in December 2023.
WeeklySavings stated: “If it releases in early 2025, i actually assume February 14 or 18.”
Chemical-Hole-8339 stated: “Valentines day for the {couples} theme I might see it.”
JoshMaGoosh stated: “If the PS5 Professional leaked reasoning is true (that they’re aiming to promote it alongside GTA 6) then probably.”
Samura1_Man stated: “Early 2025 launch is smart to me… It has the complete remainder of the 12 months to crush any and each metric it has set for it.”
EezyBuckz stated: “Ehh, I see Rockstar saying early 2025 then delaying it a number of months ’til fall 2025 like they’ve accomplished each single title for some time now.”
Particular launch date ‘leaked’
The specific release date for GTA 6 appears to have been leaked on X / Twitter.
Account @Nuro_Citrix is understood to be someone who had insider information that the game would be revealed in December 2023.
And now the same account is claiming GTA 6 will be released on February 18 2025.
It comes after Reddit user JarlOfRivia posted on the LeaksAndRumors Subreddit precisely saying what can be within the first trailer earlier than it was introduced, additionally saying the sport is scheduled to launch in Q1 2025, ‘possibly January or February’.
Second trailer – what we all know to this point
GTA 6 second trailer – what we all know to this point
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Rumours are swirling that the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 could drop very soon.
Posts are circulating online claiming it could come out as early as April, according to a number of GTA 6 leak accounts, saying insiders have said to expect it then.
Read the full story here.
GTA 6 Online ‘biggest flex’
Reddit users have been debating what the ‘biggest flex’ players will be able to have on GTA 6 Online (as long as there is an online mode, with no details shared by Rockstar of how this will work even though it is very likely to feature one).
Slvg_565 said: “The biggest flex in GTA 5 Online is the super yacht but what will it be in GTA 6? I think a private island. The island isn’t on the main map, it can be reached travelling by boat or plane if it has an airport.”
And people have been sharing what they want to see in the comments.
Pajca said: “I hope that online has a customizable main base. It could be an island or a big house. And also I hope online actually gets fun again.”
Recent-Dust6564 said: “Aircraft Carrier.”
a_lot_of_aaaaaas said: “Honestly hope for a complete overhaul of the system because I find grinding the same mission over and over and over again for some car or boat is becoming pretty boring fast. I honestly hope for a fleshed out online story you can do with friends or solo. Sidemissions, main story, gigs etc. But a progresion system that makes sense and makes me feel I am doing it for something.”
Pir-o said: “I been pitching private islands for GTA Online for years now. A lot of people called me names saying it’s literally impossible only for Rockstar to release the Cayo Perico Heist couple months later lol.”
AverageFantaConsumer said: “Hm, private islands could be interesting… But having multiple islands scattered around the map to own will be a bit problematic I feel. I would like the opportunity to purchase and own houses, villas, and mansions.”
GTA 6 ‘most powerful and awesome project’
A senior artist at Rockstar, who previously worked at Naughty Dog on The Last Of Us Part 2, says GTA 6 will be much better than the 2020 game of the year.
A user named viceYcity on GTA Forums posted a thread from Hailin Si, who is a senior material artist at Rockstar North, the division that makes the GTA franchise.
In the screenshots posted online, the artist said: “I can’t say anything, but I swear, this is the most awesome and powerful project I have ever seen in my 10 years of working in 3A.”
When asked if the PS5 frame rate will be stable at 60 fps, he replied: “I don’t know but we are confident.”
The artist also said all the game’s assets are ‘complete’.
It was translated from a Chinese social media app using Google.
New PS5 Pro details and release date revealed in massive leak
New PS5 Pro details and release date revealed in massive leak
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New PS5 Pro details and its release date have been revealed in a massive leak that’s reported to have been confirmed by ‘sources’.
The company is reportedly working on a mid-generation update to the PS5 that would see the new console be around three times more powerful than the current model and the Xbox Series S.
Moore’s Law is Dead, a YouTuber, claimed to have access to a technical document for the PS5 Pro.
And these leaked details have since been confirmed by sources, writes Insider Gaming, along with when it’s due to release and says “the documentation leaked is from a PlayStation developer portal, which was sent out this week to a wider band of third-party developers”.
It would make the PS5 Pro the most powerful console to play GTA 6 on when the game is released.
Read the full story here.
Bullet holes clue to release date?
There’s a discussion on Reddit if the bullet holes in the side of the car on the artwork for GTA 6 mean anything.
The artwork is of Jason and Lucia sitting on the hood of a car with Jason holding a pistol.
There are a number of bullet holes on the right front door of the car.
Hnkpe has posted an image of this alongside what they translate to if they are read in braille, and it reads ‘1’, ‘9’ and ‘M’.
It’s led to users discussing if this gives a clue to a potential release date.
jumalaki posted: “1 + 9 + M(ay) = 19th of May release date confirmed.”
legend9090 commented: “Or 1 + 9 + M(arch) = 19th of March release date confirmed.”
Educational-Beach-72 said: “This is one of those things where you shouldn’t take it seriously but at the same know that it’s Rockstar and they aren’t just slapping random s**t on an official poster. There is a reason for everything they do.”
Gamers ‘blown away’ by GTA 6 opening
A Reddit thread is asking people what they made to the first shot of the GTA 6 trailer with it being the first official introduction to what will be seen in the game.
It’s got a lot of people talking, with one user saying they were ‘blown away’ by the opening shot.
mrskinnyjeans123415 said: “Blown away. It felt surreal seeing the visual quality of Red Dead 2 in a modern day setting especially in regards to the clouds.”
YerDaSellsAvon24 said: “Went f*****g mental cos of how good it looks.”
Posit_IV said: “Brilliant. Sunrise in Miami with the palm trees on display. The color palette is gorg.”
MadHanini said: “I love the fact that cars are overtaking the bus and trucks in front them like real life.”
Ruthless_Aggression1 said: “WOW THAT F*****G SUNSET AESTHETIC were my exact words.”
PapaYoppa said: “Gets me hyped, this s**t is gorgeous.”
‘RIP Jason’?
***NOTE: Major spoilers for Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2 in this post***
A Reddit user has noticed a small detail on Jason’s face and there is speculation he could die at some point during GTA 6.
In the scene with Jason and Lucia in the bedroom, a close-up of Jason’s face reveals he has a small scar on his chin.
jericho681 posted a screenshot of him alongside John Marston, who dies in Red Dead Redemption and Arthur Morgan, the main protagonist of Red Dead Redemption 2 who dies at the end of the game.
Both characters have scars on their faces and had deaths when they were young and in their 30s.
Sold_anake said: “Oh hell nah wait I also have scar on my chin I’m cooked.”
Milo_Mio said: “It’s a nice theory but I’m sure we have to chose which one will die in the end and then play with one character only.”
Dankmemes1921 said: “I do have a feeling he or Lucia will die at the end.”
death_brand said: “I hope theres numerous endings, one where Jason dies, one where Lucia dies, one where they both die, etc.”
Kinda_The_Fear said: “Maybe both will end up dead? I mean if it’s a modern day Bonnie and Clyde story that would make the most sense.”
Latest gameplay video leak
X / Twitter account @Dead__Light69 posted what appears to be another gameplay leak.
Every day between 11am and 12noon GMT, the account posts a short clip of what looks like GTA 6 gameplay.
The one on March 18 appears to show Jason running through a plaza, attempting to punch an NPC but missing, before a number of NPCs then run away from him.
New concept map posted online
A brand new GTA 6 ‘idea’ map has been posted by a Reddit consumer, fleshing out a number of the particulars already posted from Undertaking Mapping.
That takes co-ordinates from leaks and the sport’s trailer to piece collectively a map of the state of Leonida, the fictional state primarily based on Florida the place the sport is about.
The most recent model was posted in February, with a number of new highways, though the northern a part of the map continues to be unknown.
However a ‘idea’ map has been posted by EGNationnn on the social media website primarily based on the mapping challenge, trailer, leaks and hypothesis that is bought lots of curiosity, growing a number of the built-up areas together with two islands off the east coast.
FeralTribble stated: “I like the concept of Islands off the coast of the principle map.”
Danielharris1260 stated: “I actually hope the true map has as a lot city space as this. Do not get me flawed I like a little bit of wilderness however I additionally love exploring totally different neighbourhoods/cities which have totally different vibes and structure.”
AquaTeenHungryForce stated: “Appears good! Hope it is correct.”
How minimap might look
A Reddit dialogue has bought individuals speaking how they assume the minimap might look in GTA 6.
Within the publish from consumer DemiPyramid is a graphic displaying how the minimaps look in GTA 4 and GTA 5 with a query mark subsequent to the way it might look in GTA 6.
The preferred idea is that’s can be hexagonal to tie in with GTA 6 – that is what Dry-Fault-5557 stated.
Nieruz stated: “Hopefully rectangular like V, with adjustable measurement like RDR2 (Purple Lifeless Redemption 2).”
zxdc1 stated: “No minimap you need to at all times use the map that comes with the bodily copy.”
g_sbbdn stated: “I would like the choice to decide on.”
leospeedleo stated: “Hopefully rectangular. Take up the identical area as spherical however exhibits extra info.”
One other leaked gameplay video
X / Twitter account user @Dead__Light69 posted what looks like another gameplay leak.
On March 16, the account shared a video of what appears to be Jason in a bedroom with the player controlling a cap that moves across the screen.
That video was shared before the ‘strip club gameplay’ leak.
Leaked ‘strip club gameplay’ video
X / Twitter account user @Dead__Light69 is posting a leaked gameplay video every day on the social media platform until the second trailer is released.
The user was posting as @Dead_Light69 but that account was suspended for ‘violating terms of service’.
The new account was called @Dead__Exe but has since changed to @Dead__Light69.
The latest video, from March 17, appears to show Lucia at a strip club, looking at some of the dancers on stage before walking through the club and leaving.
Video shows every animal in trailer
A video posted on X / Twitter breaks down every different kind of animal spotted in the GTA 6 trailer.
The video claims a total of 15 can be seen, ranging from the alligators in the swimming pool and going into a shop, to tiny animals barely visible such as mottled ducks.
Leaker posts new gameplay video
While the X / Twitter account @Dead_Light69 has been suspended for ‘violating the X rules’, the continuation of a new gameplay leak every day on the social media platform has carried on from an account called @Dead__exe.
A pinned Tweet on the profile says: “Main account got suspended.”
The video posted appears to show Jason hanging out the passenger’s window of a stationary car on a tennis court moving and aiming a gun.
‘Frame Friday’ trailer screenshot analysis
For the previous 12 weeks each Friday on the GTA Subreddit, a screenshot from the trailer has been posted for customers to debate and dissect what’s in it.
The thirteenth version has been posted and it is a screenshot of dust bikes roaring by means of a police roadblock on a information broadcast.
Customers have been noticing small, intricate particulars.
trollbytrealist stated: “It appears to be like like one of many bikes within the entrance might have blue colored wheels. Additionally I see a pothole within the highway.”
Embarrassed_Horse_71 stated: “I like how the opposite drivers are mad and complaining, the primary dude along with his hand.”
TaeTwoTimes stated: “Missed is the sand path stroll manner, appears to be like prefer it’s naturally shaped from individuals strolling and so forth like in actual life, additionally how detailed the grass is within the distinction In peak and coloration.
“Additionally this appears to be like like a hood space so and the grass alongside the road is uncared for like in most hoods, and the chain hyperlink fence is type of beat like within the hood.”
dorsal unbelievable stated: “Anybody else discover there are 4 distinctive varieties of cop automobiles proven to this point.”
Wasteland_Veteran stated: “Man on the crosswalk on the prime of this pic is the one indication in the entire trailer that there are bicycles, as he’s sitting on one.”
‘Mapping challenge a lot smaller than what it will likely be’
A Reddit consumer has sparked a dialogue over the GTA 6 map that is been leaked.
Co-ordinates had been taken from leaked gameplay knowledge after which placed on a map.
However Ok_Psychology5332 questioned: “Am I the one one who thinks the speculated GTA 6 map from the mapping challenge is way smaller than what it’s going to really be?”
And it bought individuals speaking on the social media website.
Dependent-Camp-7800 stated: “Measurement from Vice Metropolis and Port Gellhorn will not change. The one manner sport map will be larger is that it stretches extra up north however there isn’t any proof but for that.”
kingofhearts67 stated: “There’s proof the map goes north. A few highway indicators from the leaks present a state define which incorporates the Florida panhandle. These indicators lack any ‘Placeholder’ designations so that they seemingly depict the form of Leonida.”
Socialmediaisbroken stated: “Actually that’s fairly f*****g large. Should you take a look at the airport runways, assuming every of these lanes can comfortably match a jumbo jet, then extrapolate the scale of the character and pace of journey… Like, yeah, larger is at all times higher, however that map is fairly f*****g monumental.”
kmoneej stated: “Actually unimaginable because the 2022 leaks supplied precise co-ordinate knowledge for every location. This map’s measurement is mainly as correct as attainable and arguably essentially the most correct GTA map challenge ever.”
sasukeamongus stated: “Not many individuals know this however within the leaked video of the waffle home theft when Lucia goes exterior you’ll be able to see a highway resulting in mountains within the background, large mountains not like small hills. We have by no means seen footage of the north a part of the map however there’s a terrific probability there’s gonna be much more stuff occurring up north. Sure this can be a very correct map however it does not have every little thing, we cannot know till the sport comes out however I am assured it is gonna be be large.”
‘Insane’ GTA 6 would focus solely on-line
A Reddit consumer has shared a publish on the GTA 6 Subreddit, saying ‘believing it’s going to focus solely on-line is insane’.
The consumer stated they noticed somebody say the story mode can be a ‘very small’ facet of the sport due to the sum of money GTA On-line makes.
The consumer goes on to say: “Simply because Rockstar made a web-based mode that was profitable doesn’t imply they’ll drive out the whole lot of the only participant viewers from each manner again and RDR2 (Purple Lifeless Redemption 2).
“Rockstar makes STORY video games, do not forget that.”
And it is bought individuals speaking on the social media platform.
One consumer stated: “I’ve a lodger who’s solely publicity with GTA 5 is thru the story mode, don’t underestimate the quantity of people that would be the similar.”
AtomicGaming777 stated: “Story is the heartbeat of Rockstar video games, like 95 % of them.”
TheRealTr1nity stated: “The story in GTA 6 can be at the very least so long as the one in GTA 5 was. And GTAO 2.0 (GTA On-line 2.0) can have a lifespan like GTAO (GTA On-line) had/has. I do not anticipate issues in any other case.”
Leaker’s account ‘suspended’
An X / Twitter account that was posting every day GTA 6 leaks has been ‘suspended’.
@Dead_Light69 was posting what seemed to be gameplay leaks day-after-day between 11am and 12noon GMT.
However the account has now been ‘suspended’, with a word on it saying ‘X suspends accounts which violates the X Guidelines’.
GTA On-line in GTA 6? What we all know to this point
There was no affirmation if multiplayer or GTA On-line will proceed in GTA 6.
However on condition that GTA 5 is reported to have made Rockstar $8billion because it launched in 2013, together with $500m from GTA On-line alone in the newest full monetary 12 months for Take-Two, which owns Rockstar, it appears extremely possible that there can be a type of multiplayer within the 2025 launch.
GTA On-line didn’t launch when GTA 5 got here out – it got here out a few weeks afterwards.
It launched to combined critiques initially however developer Rockstar stored supporting it with new heists, automobiles and different upgrades and it continued to enhance and construct a giant participant base.
The newest replace got here simply this month with the Cluckin Bell Farm Raid.
Relying on how far alongside improvement is, or if Rockstar encourages avid gamers to play by means of the marketing campaign earlier than exploring something on-line, the same factor might occur right here the place a web-based mode comes out later.
Having stated that, it might launch as a whole prepared package deal and provides gamers full freedom of how they need to expertise GTA 6 – it has been 11 years now for the reason that final new entry within the sequence in spite of everything.
There appear to be three totally different potentialities of how multiplayer could possibly be included in GTA 6.
One possibility, which appears to be essentially the most life like, is that GTA 6 will convey its personal new model of GTA On-line with the Leonida map, whether or not it could possibly be referred to as GTA 6 On-line or GTA On-line 2, with help nonetheless persevering with for GTA 5 and GTA On-line individually and probably being wound down in time.
It could possibly be the case that GTA On-line because it’s identified now could possibly be included in GTA 6 and accessed as a separate entity, with progress staying separate, like inside Halo: The Grasp Chief Assortment.
On the flip facet, it could possibly be the case {that a} new model of GTA On-line is launched with GTA 6 and help utterly stops for GTA On-line and GTA 5 immediately – however given the participant base and the cash it is nonetheless making, this appears unlikely.
An alternative choice is for the present GTA On-line map of Los Santos to one way or the other be included or accessed from the state of GTA 6’s Leonida, the place character progress will be carried over – a bit like the way it works in The Elder Scrolls sequence.
However given Los Santos is on the west coast and Leonida is on the east, working this in feasibly might show tough.
May there even be a web-based co-op mode for the marketing campaign, on condition that there are two primary protagonists?
This could depend upon how characters are managed within the marketing campaign – regardless of there being three totally different primary characters in GTA 5, there isn’t any on-line co-op mode.
These are all simply theories, with nothing but confirmed by Rockstar.
Could players be punished for cheating?
A Reddit discussion has got people talking if players could be punished for cheating in the game.
Rockstar has a history of including sex and strip clubs in Grand Theft Auto games but with GTA 6’s main characters appearing to be in a relationship, it’s got people questioning how this will work.
TXNOGG posted: “Since it’s confirmed Jason and Lucia will be a couple, do you think we’ll be punished for cheating or will it be more of an open type thing?”
And it’s got a lot of users talking in the comments.
NebTheDestroyer said: “Michael is married in GTA 5, didn’t stop him from talking to the ladies of the night.”
spacecowboy2099 countered: “But Michael and Amanda’s relationship was dysfunctional to say the least. They were your stereotypical, repressed middle aged married couple. Jason and Lucia are way younger and it seems they’ll have a healthier relationship when compared to Michael, so it wouldn’t make sense for them to cheat on each other on the honeymoon phase.”
Dizzy_Efficiency_908 said: “Maybe it will be similar to how in GTA 5, whenever we follow another one of the protagonists too much, they will knock us out; maybe if we go pick up a prostitute as Jason, if we then meet Lucia, she will knock us out.”
cameron3611 said: “It would be funny if after cheating you get a cutscene of the other partner yelling at you. Or maybe make it into a sidequest like how Fable 2 will have a secret blackmailer force you to pay or kill him if you cheat on your spouse.”
luisBanks said: “I’m actually curious how it would work for Lucia. It isn’t normal to see male street workers working the corners so like how would they go about having Lucia meet other men. It would have to be a relationship system like GTA 4’s where after a couple dates with an NPC then you could have sex with them.”
‘Official typeface’ posted online
A Reddit user appears to have posted the ‘official typeface’ that will be used in GTA 6.
Both_Play_3210 posted the image on the social media platform with what the font is expected to look like in the game.
The user said on the post: “Extracted from the Rockstar console after the last update on the website.”
Rockstar Games insider reveals reaction to major GTA 6 leak
Rockstar Games insider reveals reaction to major GTA 6 leak
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A writer and comedian has revealed how Rockstar Games reacted when key GTA 6 details were leaked in 2018.
Speaking on the latest episode of the Inside Games podcast, on the episode called RIP Rooster Teeth, the panel of Lawrence Sonntag, Bruce Greene and Brian Gaar reminisce about some of their favourite memories of the company.
Brian reveals how Rockstar reacted to a video he scripted about GTA 6 in 2018 which was posted on the Inside Gaming YouTube channel.
The video revealed a number of details from an insider, such as the game would be set in a version of Miami, it would be possible to fly between the US and South America and there were rumours of a female lead – the game wasn’t even announced by Rockstar until February 2022.
Read the full story here.
Could previous characters return?
Reddit user Negative_Let6967 has asked the GTA 6 Subreddit if other users think any characters from GTA 4 or GTA 5 could return and who people would like to see return.
A theory about Michael, one of the main protagonists in GTA 5, is going down well.
WhiteDeathStudios said: “I imagine Michael appearing as a famous movie producer and you can watch his movies on the in game TVs.”
Others have shared their thoughts too.
TXNOGG said: “Luis as a Vice City club owner would be cool.”
Boho_Asa said: “Michael being in VC (Vice City) on a yacht someplace or on the tv for a late night show marking his new movie. Luis as a club owner with Tony and Yusuf.”
Technical-Buyer-4464 said: “Trevor is the Florida man that’s not from Florida so I can see him as an npc drunk on vacation or something.”
TomDH_9991 said: “I want Luis so bad. I’ve had enough of the GTA V trio, i don’t want to see them anytime soon.”
BurningEbriates said: “Luis is my favorite protagonist in the series.”
Luis is a supporting character in GTA 4 and the main protagonist in the story DLC The Ballad of Gay Tony.
What antagonist gamers want
Gamers are discussing on Reddit what kind of antagonists they want to see in GTA 6.
ExpressAsked posted: “I felt like the GTA 5 antagonists were a bit underwhelming other than Steve Haines.”
Some users said why they felt that was the case in GTA 5, along with comments on the type of person that could play a villain in GTA 6.
LongLiveEileen said: “The villains in GTA V weren’t a big deal because the conflict of the story was internal. It was about the struggle between Michael and Trevor, with Franklin being caught in the middle of their craziness.”
Ok_Stable_334 said: “The only answer, being Florida we better be going against some meth king pins, crazy Cubans, and the Loch Ness monster.”
WhiteDeathStudios said: “Someone similar to to Gus Fring (from Breaking Bad) in terms of intelligence and level of threat to Jason and Lucia would be perfect imo. Maybe a Haitian or Cuban meth kingpin.”
How trains could feature in GTA 6
A Reddit thread is asking if there will be a train in GTA 6.
Slvg_565 asks ‘will it be able to be derailed or like RDR2 (Red Dead Redemption 2) the front control area is destroyed but not derailed?’
And while most users think there will be a train or maybe even two in the game, theories on how they work differ.
Responsible-Bite-176 said: “I think it will have an indestructible train that goes across the whole map just like GTA 5, possibly even 2 trains since the map is gonna be massive.”
Pleasework94 said: “Used to love controlling the train in GTA SA (San Andreas), seeing how quick I could go before derailing.”
Tay860 said: “I doubt it, it’ll be nice to use public transportation in online without it constantly getting destroyed. Maybe it’ll be different between solo and online but whats the point when it can be a good way to fast travel.”
SeethaSulang36 said: “Definitely, trains have been in it since GTA San Andreas.”
‘Vice City should be last place story takes us’
Reddit user Recent-Dust6564 said they would like the big city to be one of the last locations visited in GTA 6.
In the post, the user said: “I think that the game should start us in The Boondocks, and the last missions should be in Vice City & The Keys. This change of scenery would reflect the ‘Rags-to-Riches’ narrative. This would also make the city more special to players, because the city itself would feel like a reward for the work that was put in earlier in the game.”
The comments got a lot of people talking on the social media platform.
Pir-o said: “I think the game will start from small store robberies in the countryside and later they will move to VC. But I disagree that it should be literally the LAST place you can explore. That would take too much time and most people would explore it on their own anyway.”
tonybinky20 said: “Considering how dense cities are in Rockstar games, combined with the fact that a modern city is much larger than one in 1899, the city should be introduced fairly early. It’s still an interesting idea to have the first few hours of gameplay in the countryside though.”
SUPERJ9494 said: “First ‘Act’ is probably in prison.”
Latest gameplay leak appears online
X / Twitter user @Dead_Light69 has posted their daily gameplay leak on the social media platform.
This one appears to show Lucia getting away on the back of a truck while being pursued by two police vehicles.
The footage then seems to show one of the police vehicles crashing into a rock at the side of the road, launching it into the air.
‘Most important game release in industry’s history’ – analyst
An analyst has said GTA 6 will be the ‘most important game release in the industry’s history’.
Circana analyst Mat Piscatella spoke with Gamesindustry.biz concerning the forecast fall in video games spending in 2024 and says due to so many ‘uncertainties’ within the business, GTA 6, scheduled to launch in 2025, can be pivotal.
He stated: “That is going to be a troublesome 12 months, however if you happen to look in direction of 2025, if rates of interest come down and cash turns into a bit bit extra free-flowing to builders and publishers, we must always get a lift within the improvement cycle once more.
“We will get a renewed batch of curiosity with GTA 6 specifically.
“There’s in all probability by no means been a extra essential factor to ever launch within the business, so no stress.
“The uncertainty stage this 12 months might be the best I can recall – and I have been round since 2005 – with the uncertainty of what is going on to get us to the end line as a result of we do not have these large video games introduced that we all know.”
‘GTA 6 map replace’
X / Twitter account user @GTAVInewz has posted what looks like an ever so slightly more detailed version of the ‘leaked’ GTA 6 map.
The account seems to have pulled together information from the trailer and further recent leaks.
Other users in the comments have said it seems to be accurate from what they understand.
@TLGHexstone said: “In the leaked videos from 2022, you can see the player coordinates from each video. So the locations/road layout/road signs from each video and the fact that the map it’s based on Florida (and the coordinate locations match the real life locations/layout), helped a lot.”
@SpookyYT said: “This map is accuarte, because the people creating it using coordinate grid that got leaked, images that got leaked and the official trailer, as well as leaked data-sets like location names and so on. So yeah it is pretty accurate: Google “GTA 6 Mapping Project” you gonna find it.”
Others aren’t that happy with what they see though.
@GookedOut_Tone said: “Nah they need to have most of the city of Miami not just parts of the map.”
@CPGPig said: “So they removed some of the city & replaced it with greenlands…”
@spooky93 said: “Hopefully it’s not to much green land.”
‘Long awaited feature’ in GTA 6?
An X / Twitter user has posted a clip from the GTA 6 trailer in slow motion appearing to show detailed and accurate mirror reflections will be in the game.
Account @GTAVInewz posted it saying it’s a ‘long awaited feature’.
If this does feature in the final game, it will likely be most noticeable if playing in first-person mode, which is yet to be confirmed by developer Rockstar but has featured in GTA 5 since it released on the last generation of consoles in 2014.
Some social media users on the platform are skeptical though.
@BS75Photo said: “I’d be surprised if 1/2 the stuff they showcased in the trailer is in the actual game.”
XXsupernatorXX said: “This is probably just for a cutscene trailer I doubt the game has it in the end.”
@The_OneN_OnlyMe said: “We had mirror reflections in GTA V but they were blurry has hell. I will say the the reflections on the cars in GTA V for the buildings were slightly accurate. But puddle reflections were way off…”
Others are more excited.
@gaminginteltr said: “This is going to be awesome!!!”
@FGilbert07x_x said: “And let’s see if Rockstar offers a car window feature that can be opened and closed.”
New gameplay screenshot
An X / Twitter account appears to have posted a screenshot of leaked GTA 6 gameplay.
An account called @JokerFromGTAVI, which is posting a picture of the ‘Florida Joker’ from the trailer every day until the game is released, has posted a number of ‘leaked’ screenshots previously.
This one appears to show the player controlling a character at the wheel of a red sports car, although the image is blurry.
Heists to be scaled back?
A Reddit dialogue is getting customers’ ideas on what they assume the principle ‘underlying theme’ of the sport can be.
mrfetusman posted: “I bear in mind when GTA 5 was introduced/launched, the massive underlying theme was heists. Particularly as soon as GTA On-line dropped, everybody was able to do cool, intricate heists.
“We’ve seen clips of Jason and Lucia robbing a fuel station, however I doubt Rockstar would go together with heists as the massive cash making technique for a second sport in a row. I really feel that they may swap it up and make it extra numerous.”
And customers have plenty of varied theories on what they assume the principle focus can be, which embody ‘belief’, ‘a love story embedded in crime’ and ‘change’.
One consumer stated: “Contemplating we all know the inspiration for Jason and Lucia is Bonnie and Clyde I am assuming they at the very least begin as small-time retailer and restaurant robbers. IDK if Rockstar goes to desert the heist format for it, as a result of with a Bonnie and Clyde inspiration, I do not anticipate it to be a GTA IV fashion sport with gang conflicts.”
BiscottiHoliday5975 stated: “A love story gone horribly flawed. One thing unhealthy taking place with Jason/Lucia getting entangled in a multitude with some highly effective individuals who ought to by no means have been trifled with.”
HearTheEkko stated: “Love. Most particularly, how far you’ll go for somebody you’re keen on.”
‘Florida man’ Easter eggs in GTA 6?
Followers are hoping an Easter egg that can be included in GTA 6 can be parodies of notorious ‘Florida Man’ or ‘Florida Lady’ headlines.
They’re headlines of articles that target absurd or distinctive information tales in Florida about what individuals have been as much as there.
Real examples embody ‘Florida Man driving automobile stuffed with stolen mail crashes into trailer stuffed with alpacas’, ‘Florida man arrested for making an attempt to get alligator drunk’ and ‘Florida man trying to time journey crashes into strip mall’.
On condition that GTA 6 is about in a fictional model of Florida referred to as Leonida, DOUGL4S1 requested within the GTA 6 Subreddit what information headlines individuals need to see parodied, posting a screenshot of an article with the headline ‘Florida man parks Good automobile in kitchen over concern Hurricane Dorian would blow it away’.
One consumer observed that there is already been a parody within the trailer.
stefanone stated: “Idk if anybody else on right here has observed, however within the trailer throughout one of many information pictures (1:03), the graphic on the backside says ‘Leonida man sucked up in waterspout calls for the town purchase him a brand new swimsuit’.”
To notice, the remark says 1:03 however it may be seen within the trailer at 1:07.
XxXxShSa stated: “This could be a humorous Easter egg. Or facet quest in the event that they put actual hurricanes within the sport and even somebody that thinks the massive one is coming.”
New gameplay video leak
Just like clockwork, X / Twitter user @Dead_Light69 has posted their daily gameplay video leak between 11am and 12noon GMT.
This appears to show Jason armed with a gun walking through a dockyard with loads of shipping containers, opening one up to find a bike and stacks of cash.
The clip posted on March 11 was taken down very quickly on the social media site.
Hope for physical maps with GTA 6 release
Rockstar Video games has a historical past of together with bodily sport maps with their releases.
The developer has accomplished all the best way as much as, and together with, Purple Lifeless Redemption 2.
Nevertheless when GTA 5 launched on present technology consoles, solely the disc was included.
Reddit consumer TurkyParty requested the query within the GTA6_NEW Subreddit if there can be one with GTA 6.
Feedback embody ‘I hope so. The maps are cool to personal’, ‘unlikely however I would like to have em’ and ‘I actually and am so excited by the truth that can also be possible as I am only a bit bizarre when it when involves sport maps specifically. Love em.’
Police chase footage included in leaked gameplay
A series of videos posted by X / Twitter user GTA6PARADISE includes what appears to be leaked gameplay footage of a police chase.
The account has been posting a number of GTA 6 leaks.
However while other users posting ‘leaked’ content have had their content removed quickly on the platform, content on this account does not seem to yet be affected.
‘Best route’ to drive on leaked map
A Reddit consumer has drawn what they are saying is the ‘precise finest route’ on the leaked GTA 6 map.
It goes from a place to begin in pretty central mainland and round Lake Leonida earlier than then sticking to the shoreline of the map, by means of Homestead and Port Gelhorn, throughout the highest of the map earlier than then coming down the east coast by means of Vice Metropolis ending at Gator Keys.
Meatballs5666 has bought lots of of upvotes on the publish, with a great deal of individuals commenting too.
Zealousideal_Cook248 stated: “YOU ARE MAKING ME HYPED I CAN’T WAIT TO DO THIS.”
Risky_Squirrel_599 stated: “This would be the route of 90 % of GTA 6 On-line missions.”
MRSHELBYPLZ stated: “The web races are gonna be a whole bloodbath with unmatched carnage. Can’t f*****g wait lol.”
FromWestLondon stated: “I simply hope we get a safehouse on the final island of the Gator Keys.”
Nicholas7907 stated: “I hope there can be many alternative roads to journey from south to north of Leonida. GTA V has respectable map, however this one large freeway going round complete map wasn’t the perfect concept.”
GTA 6 ‘right here little doubt 10 years however fairly attainable 15+’
A Reddit consumer posted within the GTA 6 Subreddit asking if GTA 6 will ‘be capable to preserve us entertained for at the very least 10 years’.
And the most well-liked remark has come from aj-shar69, who thinks it could possibly be round and stand the take a look at of time for even longer.
They posted: “Strongly imagine they’re constructing this sport off longevity. GTA 6 can be right here little doubt 10 years however fairly attainable 15+. Particularly if the rumors relating to map expansions are true then buckle in everybody. I am 25 at present and don’t anticipate GTA 7 until im round 40s.”
k63fuzz stated: “I’d be wonderful with 10+ years of GTA 6 if it means we get map expansions, particularly if we get cities like San Fierro, Las Venturas, and so forth. One of many explanation why I’m not as excited by GTA 5 like I was is as a result of I’m bored with Los Santos. I perceive software program limitations on the time however it will’ve been cool to have one other place to free roam equivalent to North Yankton.”
S0lti stated: “This would be the sport I’ll play for the remainder of my life, I do not want anything from this business.”
ShastaMite stated: “Simply. I’ve been taking part in GTA On-line for the final 7 years and whereas I’m undoubtedly becoming bored of it after like 1-2 hours of playtime I nonetheless play it twice every week. GTA 6 and On-line can have a metric quantity of stuff to do.”
TrackHead130 stated: “Idk about how entertained we’ll nonetheless really feel a decade down the road however it does appear fairly possible we cannot be getting one other GTA inside the subsequent 10 years.”
New GTA artwork hit with followers
A brand new paintings from an artist referred to as Patrick Brown has been taking place nicely on social media.
It options the entire primary characters from GTA 4, 5 and 6.
Tweets embody ‘this new GTA artwork by Patrick Brown is so cool’, ‘that is do dope’ and ‘Patrick Brown by no means misses along with his GTA arts’.
The paintings has been shared on Reddit by a special consumer too and feedback on that publish embody ‘he is again once more’, ‘yo this appears to be like sick’ and ‘HELL YEAH!’
There is a hyperlink to the paintings within the title of this publish.
Hopes for ‘off-state’ mission
A dialogue on Reddit that is getting lots of people commenting is the hope of an ‘off-state’ mission.
GeezerFilms posted on the platform, saying ‘we had North Yankton and Cayo Perico in GTA V and Liberty Metropolis in SA (San Andreas)‘.
Different customers appear to be unanimous within the feedback that Rockstar can have one thing in retailer with one idea about Cuba proving well-liked.
CaterpillarPuzzled50 stated: “100% rockstar have one thing hidden below their shirt 😉 they will not allow us to down.”
bruhsant stated: “I might say near assured. However this time it will be cool to having the ability to go to the ‘off-state’-spot after introduction.”
brandonjtellis stated: “Possibly South America. I really feel like Cuba could possibly be aside the principle map as a result of there’s nonetheless nothing within the decrease proper nook of it.”
EldritchTruthBomb stated: “Extra like off-time. I am betting we get an 80s mission.”
Nijee302 stated: “In all probability Cuba though that might be fairly apparent.”
Driving trains in GTA 6?
It is hoped a brand new addition to gameplay in the newest GTA On-line replace will make its manner into GTA 6.
Rockstar not too long ago added story DLC to its well-liked on-line sport, with the replace referred to as the Cluckin Bell Farm Raid.
There is one section of a mission in this where the player can ride and control a train with their character.
Gamers have been calling for this feature within the Grand Theft Auto series for a number of years and this is the first time players of the franchise can do this.
However it can only be done at a specific point in a mission and not in the open world.
There is hope that players just might be able to drive trains in GTA 6 when it lands.
New GTA 6 gameplay video
More footage of GTA 6 appears to have been leaked on X / Twitter by user @Dead_Light69.
The account has been posting a number of videos of what seems to be gameplay from the new game.
The most recent one, posted on March 12, appears to show gameplay of Lucia, being controlled by the player, along with Jason, continuing the police shootout seen in the March 11 video and stealing a police car to get away.
New GTA 6 screenshot posted online
A new GTA 6 screenshot has been posted on X / Twitter.
User @Dead_Light69, who has been posting videos of gameplay too, recently shared what they say is a new screenshot of the game.
It appears to show one of the main characters Jason in a building.
The account has also been posting a new video of gameplay footage every day, with the one for March 12 not yet online.
Trailer 2 could be ‘any time now’
Hypothesis appears to be swirling that the second trailer for GTA 6 could possibly be launched very quickly.
After Rockstar up to date its web site, the place the primary trailer has been added to a bit within the movies tab referred to as Movies from Grand Theft Auto VI, one other idea has emerged on Reddit trying on the timeline of the GTA 5 content material releases.
OK-Wait-5836 stated: “GTA V Trailer 2 was additionally a 12 months earlier than the sport launch. And guess what? Proper now we additionally MIGHT be a 12 months from launch – we had some clues pointing in direction of the sport being out earlier than April 2025.
“So I believe that we’d get the VI Trailer 2 any time now.”
Customers had been break up within the feedback.
Trainalf stated: “Folks preserve utilizing GTA V as reference. Why not GTA IV, the place trailers got here out in spans of 3-4 months?”
Dezzy25 stated: “I believe we’re near Trailer 2 as nicely. GTA V was debuted manner too early in its improvement so it’s not a very good barometer. It’s price noting that no earlier advertising and marketing timeline really holds any weight and this simply serves as enjoyable hypothesis.”
XxRobloxNobxX stated: “Keep in mind, GTA V was launched 5 years after IV. GTA VI goes to be launched 12 YEARS after V. That alone must be sufficient to level in direction of GTA VI not following the identical sample as earlier GTA video games.”
pinkfrenchtips stated: “Agreed. Much more factors to them making an attempt extremely exhausting to keep away from delay so Q1 or very early Q2 is extra possible than anything.”
Marketing campaign size ‘disappointing’
A Reddit consumer has not too long ago posted a screenshot of an article that claims YouTuber LegacyKillaHD has claimed GTA 6’s marketing campaign size to be 35-40 hours.
Whereas the article Otherwise_Paint5859 posted is from December 2023, it sparked a brand new dialogue on the GTA 6 Subreddit.
Vicius_Lucius stated: “Ready nearly 12 years for a brand new GTA for the marketing campaign to solely final 35-40 hours is a bit disappointing and unhappy in my view, I hope the marketing campaign hours are round 65-70 hours for all these years of ready for a brand new sport within the saga.”
OhNoMelon313 stated: “I hope it is at the very least across the size of RDR2 (Purple Lifeless Redemption 2). That was good for me.”
AndyC_88 stated: “Primary story 35 hours is okay if it is filled with different content material, which is able to add a very good few hours anyway. If the story is robust, it’s going to be good regardless. Add all of the none story stuff, and it will be wonderful.”
malyszkush stated: “Even when this miraculously seems to be appropriate, lengthy does not at all times equal good. Should you can preserve it distinctive or authentic sufficient for a roughly 40 hour lengthy story, I’ve no subject with that. RDR2 being so long as it was labored tremendously merely as a result of manner the story was informed and the entire character improvement. After all, that is in all probability hypothesis however you by no means know.”
zDavzBR stated: “I would like at the very least 50h for the principle marketing campaign, with over 100h for all of the facet missions.”
Involvement with ‘woke’ Candy Child Inc defined
Rumours are flying round that Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar Video games is working with an organization referred to as Candy Child Inc which has been branded ‘woke’ by teams on-line.
Candy Child Inc describes itself on its web site as ‘a story improvement and session studio’.
A Reddit publish exhibits Rockstar’s brand below the corporate’s purchasers part – this has been edited in and doesn’t appear as if this on Candy Child Inc’s web site.
Nevertheless 2K is listed on the web site – American online game holding firm Take-Two owns this developer together with Rockstar as the 2 main manufacturers of their portfolio.
And because the GTA sequence is famend for pushing the boundaries of satire, and even style at occasions (assume again to the torture scene in GTA 5), it’s led to speculation that developers of GTA 6 could be working with Sweet Baby Inc and are worried the game could be too ‘woke’.
Reddit users on that most recent post were divided on any potential Sweet Baby Inc involvement at all.
Read the full story here.
Trailer 2 ‘could be close’
A post on Reddit questioning if the second trailer for GTA 6 ‘could be close’ is getting people talking.
Several-Sense-270 has posted a screenshot of the Rockstar Games website, where the first trailer has been added to a section in the videos tab called Videos from Grand Theft Auto VI.
At the moment, there is just the one trailer there, but ‘videos’ suggests there should be multiple.
This has led to Several-Sense-270 asking ‘could this probably mean Trailer 2 is close?’
Several users have commented ‘I was here’ in the hope to get a banner on the GTA 6 Subreddit if it is indeed the case, such as ‘I was here, I expect my rightful second trailer day OG flair shortly’.
But others are more skeptical.
Naphor said: “I don’t think this necessarily means anything but it does show that they aren’t completely leaving the marketing to rot before the release of the second trailer.”
Immediate-Ear-6568 said: “I don’t mean to be that guy, but I don’t think it’s coming anytime soon. I just think they’re preparing for when it does eventually come out. It wouldn’t surprise me if it was another 3-6 months away. However, I do pray that I’m wrong.”
Famous DJ in trailer?
Is that TOKiMONSTA performing in the GTA 6 trailer?
Rockstar Games
Famous DJ TOKiMONSTA might be the one featured in the GTA 6 trailer, according to a Reddit user.
TOKiMONSTA, whose real name is Jennifer Lee, is an American dance / electronic music producer and DJ, having worked with the likes of Anderson Paak and ZHU.
She worked with Lost Souls of Saturn, a duo made up of Seth Troxler and Phil Moffa, on the track Revisions of the Past, which is the lead track of CircoLoco Records’ debut launch, a compilation of original tracks from a number of underground dance music artists.
CircoLoco Records is a record label that Rockstar Games launched in 2021 with renowned Ibiza nightclub DC10.
And a Reddit user thinks she’s the DJ that’s seen in the trailer.
In a post, TurboLightGamer69 said: “There are two moon phases in the left and the right side of the stage.
“These phases are also seen as icons on her Instagram stories.
“And she is also a DJ featured on CircoLoco, with one of her songs being present in GTA Online (on the Black EP and the CLR Launch Party (Seth Troxler) mix).
“The club itself may be a possible parody of Club Space in Miami.”
Comments include ‘Good eye. That looks pretty spot on. Nuts that we’re still catching details this long after the trailer’s dropped’, ‘looks like her’ and ‘big fan of her music, I’ll be super hyped if this is the case!’
‘We’re seeing a lot of GTA 6 with past few updates’
A Reddit user thinks a lot of updates that have been coming to GTA Online will feature in GTA 6.
The most recent update to GTA Online from Rockstar has been the Cluckin Bell Farm Raid.
It’s a story mission where gamers ‘take on corrupt LSPD cops and a dangerous new cartel’.
A post on the social media site says this update has ‘a feature that we might see in GTA 6’ of how an approach to its penultimate mission dictates how the final one is approached.
The original poster, Notice360, says: “We might end up having more freedom in how we do the missions and the possibilities might end up becoming endless.”
And this has led to a number of users sharing their thoughts.
Comments on the post include ‘a lot of the newer GTA Online update missions have that kind of basic freedom in approach which gives me hope for GTA 6‘, ‘I think we’re seeing a lot of GTA 6 with these past few updates. Gameplay and obviously the car exteriors/customization’ and ‘if the last few updates represent what’s coming in GTA 6 it doesn’t bode well for me personally. Zero challenge. Especially compared to doomsday/casino/cayo.”
‘Functioning gas stations’ spotted in trailer
Could functioning gas stations be in GTA 6?
Rockstar Games
A Reddit user has spotted gas stations being used in the background of a scene in the GTA 6 trailer.
When CCTV captures footage of an alligator going into a shop, user Feltzzz__ noticed in the background just outside that two cars are stopped and there’s someone near the truck.
In the post, Feltzzz__ said: “If I’m not mistaken in GTA 5 people would park their cars right next to a pump too, but they would just walk away and stand near a grocery store or a vending machine.”
It’s led to speculation if cars that can be driven in the game can run out of fuel like in the first two games of the Mafia series.
Comments on the post include ‘RDR2 (Red Dead Redemption 2) made you feed, brush your horses, maybe we can finally run out of gas in GTA 6‘, ‘I’d like it, but as long as it’s not tedious like it it runs out too fast, etc I like that planning would have to go into travel, chases, etc’ and ‘I hope not, I’d hate to lose a car I like because I forgot to put gas in it’.
Game footage appears online
New footage of GTA 6 appears to have been leaked on X / Twitter.
User @Dead_Light69 has been posting videos of what seems to be gameplay from the new game every day for the past 63 days.
These have been taken down fairly quickly on the site, with Day 59 being the most recent one to have been blocked and all of the ones before that.
The warning on them says: “This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner.”
The most recent one, posted on March 11, appears to show gameplay of Lucia, being controlled by the player, taking out police in a shootout.
Gamer discovers GTA 6 Easter Egg in Red Dead Redemption 2
A gamer on X / Twitter has found an Easter Egg from the GTA 6 trailer in Red Dead Redemption 2.
In RDR2, a bounty can be seen for a man named Riley Portough, who is wanted dead or alive.
The description says: “Portough is wanted for the crime of systematically deceiving federal agents in his capacity as their informant.
“Now armed, fugitive and likely in company.”
There is a picture above his name too and X / Twitter user @PARADISEALI_ has noticed this same picture appears on the doors of a shop called Uncle Jack’s right at the end of the GTA 6 trailer, which main characters Lucia and Jason burst through armed with balaclavas on.
Trailer passes 180m views
The GTA 6 trailer has now passed 180m views.
When it dropped in December, it smashed a YouTube record for the most amount of views in the first 24 hours for a non-music video despite it being leaked ahead of its scheduled release.
It got 93m views in that period on YouTube alone, and has now almost double that to smash the 180m view mark.
It seems the trailer is still getting more than a million views every week.
Hope for GTA 6 ‘docks’ mission
A screenshot from the GTA 6 trailer
Rockstar Games
A Reddit user has posted a screenshot from the GTA 6 trailer in its Subreddit and hopes there will be a ‘docks’ mission in the game.
There are a number of missions that take place in dockyards across the Grand Theft Auto series and user DemiPyramid says ‘those are the best types of missions’.
The screenshot posted is of a speedboat being driven with what looks like a dockyard in the background at around 23 seconds into the trailer.
Comments include ‘the docks should be in more missions’, ‘would be cool if Lucia is stowed away in a shipping container and Jason acting as a crew member lifts the container on to the boat where later on Lucia does a stealth mission on the boat at sea trying to obtain something’ and ‘I can’t wait to use that crane’.
Will Prison Break star play lead GTA 6 role?
A Reddit user thinks one of the main characters in GTA 6 will be played by a star from the hit TV show Prison Break.
The-ThirdEye has posted images and audio clips comparing Jason from the GTA 6 trailer and Dominic Purcell’s character of Lincoln Burrows.
The user says this is their ‘best guess’ and some users agreed it could well be him.
Comments include ‘Jason looks like a younger version of him’, ‘that’s either spot on or a really good guess’ and ‘yoooo I did not see this Lincoln guess coming but i see it bro’.
Trailer frame discussion
A Reddit user has posted a screenshot from the trailer that’s got people speculating what it could mean.
It’s from very early on in the trailer, when Lucia can be seen in orange prison uniform and the still image shows what looks like a number of other prisoners out in the courtyard in the background.
It’s led to a number of comments from different users.
Tank-TOP_Master said: “Mindblowing graphics.”
v0yev0da said: “Scenes like this – feint shadows from that cross thatching, distorted image through your glass, those slight god rays in the top right corner of the window – all lead me to believe we’ll need a (PS5) Pro to fully enjoy this game at trailer-quality settings.”
Denso95, the original poster, said: “I also hope for a bit of prison time during gameplay. Being able to play her last few days in prison as some kind of intro and anticipation area, then escaping into the freedom of Vice City would be super cool.”
‘No fear’ GTA 6 will be delayed
A Reddit user says they have ‘no fear’ about any potential GTA 6 delays after another user shared an update from Rockstar’s website.
A new GTA 6 banner on the developer’s site is the promo picture for the game, showing Jason and Lucia sitting on the hood of a car.
It also includes the Grand Theft Auto logo and release year of 2025 either side.
That seemingly means the game is on track to release in the year advertised in the first trailer.
Admirable-Pirate-622 said: “They’re probably super confident about 2025 being the release year. They didn’t have to put it on there. That’s why I have no fear that if could get delayed.”
Other comments include ‘I like the font not being outlined, looks sick’ and ‘everything looks so clean’.
Theory could reveal main character ‘curveball’
A Reddit user has come up with a theory on one of the main characters featured in the GTA 6 trailer that’s got a lot of people talking.
There is a brief scene when Jason follows Lucia through a store, seemingly about to rob it together as both have balaclavas on and are walking with intent.
Reddit user _RealityBoat has come up with a ‘hot take’ that Jason might actually be the “loose cannon in this story and Lucia is the (relatively) calm level headed protagonist” – based on a quick look he gives to Lucia during this scene.
Read the full story here.
Trailer recreated perfectly in Minecraft
This is a fun one – an animator and content creator channel has given the GTA 6 trailer a Minecraftmakeover.
Boranium Art gives renowned clips a makeover in the game using its unique art style, and has also previously created restyled videos of Oppenheimer, The Last Of Us and Red Dead Redemption 2.
The latest video to get the makeover is the GTA 6 trailer, which has been recreated shot-for-shot and it’s gone down incredibly well with viewers, proving a hit in the comments.
Read the full story here.
Will car plates have different looks and areas on them?
A Reddit user has posted a picture of a number of different styles of car license plates from past GTA games with the caption: “Will there be outstate cars with different plates with different “STATE NAMES?”
It’s got people talking on the social media platform.
WeeklySavings said: “It’d be cool references to past games with those cities. They shouldn’t overdo it though.”
Dizzy25 said: “Trailer 1 has confirmed license plate variants based on old school and new “Orange Blossom” Florida plates.”
Pre-order price from third-party reseller
A third-party reseller is selling a ‘game key’ for GTA 6 for just under £80.
A ‘game key’ is basically a voucher that allows a product to be accessed digitally.
Gamivo has a listing for €92.98, or £79.18, for a pre-order for the game, although it doesn’t specify for which console.
It has a warning on it too, which says: “This is a PRE-ORDER, the key will be delivered upon the game’s release date: 2025.
“Pre-order bonuses might not be included.
“This is NOT a Steam version of the game. The GTA 6 activation CD key code should be activated on Rockstar Social Club.”
G2A had keys available for GTA 6 on Xbox Series X/S but the site says these are now out of stock.
It’s be best to wait until the game is actually made available for pre-order though, as an official release date isn’t even yet known.
Who was first celebrity collaborator?
Finishing off on musicians for now, actor and musician T-Pain was the first to announce he was working with Rockstar on the GTA 6 project.
During a livestream, the rapper revealed he could no longer be in the GTA 5 roleplay communities he was a part of and had to completely stop at the request of Rockstar Games.
“I used to be on NoPixel, then I started working on GTA 6, and they told me I couldn’t do RP anymore because it kind of goes against…” T-Pain said.
Read the full story here.
American rapper teased possible GTA appearance
Schoolboy Q teases possible GTA 6 appearanceSchoolboy Q teases possible GTA 6 appearance
Sticking with soundtrack speculation, the latest came from American rapper Schoolboy Q.
When asked by a fan to ‘drop some heat for GTA 6 radio’ on X / Twitter, he quoted the post and commented: “Ima be on tHere don’t even trip.”
It’s not clear what Schoolboy Q’s involvement would be in the game, whether he would appear on one of the in-game radio stations or even make an appearance as a character.
Read the full story here.
Soundtrack leak appeared on Spotify
Let’s take a look through some of the other recent leaks, rumours and theories that have been doing the rounds, starting with what could be in GTA 6’s soundtrack.
Anita Ward’s artist picture was the GTA 6 logo, which has since been reverted – it was previously the banner.
She’s best known for Ring My Bell, with four different versions of the track among her top five most popular, with variations of the track being listened to more than 80m times.
Read the full story here.
Gamers share what they want to see in second trailer
While a second trailer for GTA 6 has not yet been confirmed by Rockstar, or any other details apart from what’s in the first trailer at present, gamers have been sharing what they want to see in it if it does drop.
Riyaan_Sheikh, the original poster, said: “For me, I want to see more of Jason’s side. We know so little about him.”
Trainalf said: “I’m basing my expectations off the second trailers for (GTA)IV and V: More action, more scenes taken directly from missions, and more character dialogue that lets us in more on the plot.
“First one is the only one I’m not sure about; Trailer 1 had a pretty wild atmosphere to it.”
Skindiamondxx said: “More of the northern part of the map, since we know almost nothing about it, and more Jason.”
LoadingYourData said: “I wanna see and hear a bit more about Jason, but also I wanna see some cool explosions like we see in the GTA V trailer 2, I’m interested to see how far they’ve come.”
Other comments include ‘more dialogues and communication between main and minor characters’, ‘to see a bit more of the map’ and ‘gameplay’.
Gameplay – gyms coming to GTA 6?
Reddit user starvsthebans has posted screenshots of what appears to be a document of a ‘world event list’ with the mention of gyms throughout.
Four screenshots show the inclusion of ‘South Beach Gym’, ‘MultiGym’, ‘Ds09Apt1Gym’ and ‘Dealership Repo – #3am – Gym’.
In the post, starvsthebans said: “Don’t know if this has been pointed out yet and I’m late to the party but just food for thought I guess.”
It’s got people talking in the comments.
manlike_omzz said: “Hope it isn’t cut. (GTA) 5 was supposed to have gyms too but got cut, now they’re just for decor.”
DutchBru1n said: “In order to keep Jason and Lucia in shape we’ll all be doing exercises similar to yoga in (GTA) V.”
Different-Kinda-Kiwi said: “Considering San Andreas had a pretty good body mass/muscle/strength system I hope it makes a return, I remember spending lots of time making CJ fat then running and fighting it all off and becoming a 1 punch man.”
Nawnp said: “Keep in mind GTA 5 had gym scenes on the beach that you couldn’t interact with, but it’s more than likely they’ll bring back a mix of GTA: SA & RDR2 (Red Dead Redemption 2) mechanics to allow for gyms again in GTA 6.”
Soundtrack: Everything we know so far, predictions and theories
GTA 6 soundtrack: What can we expect?
Logo from Rockstar Games
Music is such an integral part of the Grand Theft Auto series that real-life radio hosts and music producers present in-game stations, real-life DJs can be hired to play in nightclubs with specially curated sets and even debuted high-profile releases in the game, such as world-famous hip-hop producer Dr Dre launching an EP on GTA Online before it could be streamed anywhere else.
With hundreds of songs featuring on the most recent game GTA 5, and hundreds more being released through GTA Online since, what could be included in the soundtrack to GTA 6?
Read the full story here.
Trailer video link ID release date hint?
On the GTA 6 Subreddit, a user has posted a screenshot of the video ID for the trailer on Rockstar’s website.
It says it’s ‘666666’.
And one user’s comment has got a lot of people talking.
traveler_overweening added up the numbers to 36, split them and then hinted at a release date of 3/6, with users debating if that would mean March 6 or June 3.
Comments on that include ‘lol why do I believe this’ and ‘I sure hope so’.
Others questioned the theory.
New PlayStation console will ‘likely’ drop with GTA 6 release
Grand Theft Auto 6 is ‘likely’ to be playable on a brand new console that is expected to be out before the highly-anticipated game’s release.
Analysts told CNBC that the new PS5 Pro console is ‘likely’ to be out towards the end of 2024, in advance of GTA 6 being released next year.
It comes as Sony has cut forecast sales of its flagship console, with this seemingly an effort to boost interest in its PlayStation product as the most up-to-date console to play the new GTA 6 game on, which is expected to smash all kinds of sales records for a video game itself.
Read the full story here.
GTA 6 leaks show exciting minigame & new trailer date
X / Twitter user @GTAVI_Countdown speculates the newest announcement from Rockstar Video games could possibly be in Might, which could embody a trailer, but in addition says it might embody screenshots and particulars of a launch date as an alternative.
A Reddit consumer who appropriately predicted the music of the primary trailer is alleged to have additionally revealed gameplay options too, equivalent to 3v3 basketball, twin wielding weapons, gore and dismemberment, totally different color sunsets for Miami (the place the sport is predicated), it will likely be tougher to carjack, the gameplay within the trailer is from an previous construct and no-one will know what the true map appears to be like like till it comes out.
Learn the total story right here.
GTA 6 followers discover Bonnie and Clyde hyperlink in second trailer ‘launch date’
A composite picture of the GTA 6 brand and Bonnie and ClydeBrand, Rockstar Video games
A hyperlink has been made between the discharge date for the anticipated second Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer and a key Bonnie and Clyde anniversary.
Bonnie and Clyde had been American bandits who travelled throughout the US with their gang in the course of the Nice Melancholy.
A number of followers have likened Lucia and Jason, the 2 primary characters portrayed within the GTA 6 trailer, to that of Bonnie and Clyde.
Learn the total story right here.
GTA 6 launch date ‘leaked’ by Rockstar Video games job advert
A job advert posted by Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Video games seems to have narrowed down the discharge date for GTA 6.
The video games developer posted a job advert for a Localisation Tester – Russian on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
Reddit consumer TwistLT breaks down what it means.
Learn the total story right here.
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