News & Leaks
Official news, trailer analysis and a confidence-rated rumor tracker.
Both trailers were captured on PlayStation 5 per Rockstar.
First reveal: Vice City return, Jason & Lucia, 2025 release window (later updated).
2023-12-04
Full names revealed; PS5 gameplay/cutscenes; 475M+ views in 24 hours across platforms.
2025-05-06
GTA VI pre-orders opened June 25 at midnight local time on PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Rockstar Games Store, and major retailers. Digital buyers can pre-load November 12; physical boxes ship a download code (no disc).
Source: Rockstar Games
Rockstar bundles one month of GTA+ with digital pre-orders only — redeemable for GTA Online perks and the GTA+ Games Library. Physical pre-orders get the Vintage Vice City Pack but not GTA+.
Source: Rockstar Games
Ultimate Edition ($99.99) adds five exclusive customization shops (clothing, tattoos, hair, vehicle mods) and two side missions. Standard owners can buy the Ultimate Edition Upgrade later for the $20 price gap.
Source: Rockstar Games
Despite community hype, Rockstar's June 25 drop was pre-orders, edition pricing, and store listings — no third trailer. A summer marketing push is underway; Trailer 3 timing remains unannounced.
Source: Rockstar Games / community
Rockstar revealed the collage-style GTA VI cover on June 18, kicking off the final pre-launch push with Sony PlayStation partnership.
Source: Rockstar Games
Take-Two confirms GTA VI is a single-player experience at launch. Ultimate Edition adds premium vehicles, weapons, apparel and story-threaded bonuses. All pre-orders before November 20 include the Vintage Vice City Pack.
Source: Rockstar Games / Take-Two
The May 6, 2025 trailer revealed Jason Duval & Lucia Caminos by name, with PS5 gameplay and cutscenes. Rockstar added 70 screenshots and character pages to the official site.
Source: Rockstar Games
After delays from Autumn 2025 and May 2026, Rockstar locked November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S following a polish extension.
Source: Rockstar Games
The December 2023 reveal confirmed Leonida, dual protagonists, and became the most-viewed game trailer on YouTube within days (93M views in 24h).
Source: Rockstar Games
Key shots from Rockstar's May 2025 trailer with official screenshots.
0:06Trailer 2 opens with Jason repairing pipes — a nod to Rockstar's 2022 mega-leak.
0:18Confirms Lucia's prison backstory and Liberty City connections.
0:41Neon coastal strip with dense NPC crowds and modern Miami-inspired architecture.
1:02Airboats and gators in the Leonida Keys / Grassrivers playground.
1:25Dynamic weather visibly shifts lighting across downtown Vice City in real time.
1:48Bonnie-and-Clyde dynamic — forced to rely on each other after a botched score.
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Rockstar did not drop Trailer 3 with pre-orders on June 25. Take-Two's summer 2026 marketing window is open — late June or July remains the community's best guess.
Take-Two / community · 2026-06-26 · Trailer 3
Rockstar has only confirmed PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. A PC port is widely expected but unannounced.
Industry expectation · 2026-06-20
Rockstar explicitly described launch as a 'single-player experience'. Online may arrive later (as with GTA V).
Rockstar announcement · 2026-06-24 · Confirmed
Trailer 2 shows dynamic storms rolling over Vice City with real-time lighting changes — widely expected to be gameplay systems.
Trailer 2 analysis · 2025-05-06
Nightclub and store scenes in Trailer 2 transition in and out without visible loading — suggesting deep interior access downtown.
Trailer 2 / Digital Foundry · 2025-05-07
Rockstar's setting brief parodies 2020s influencer culture; fans expect a phone-based social feed driving side content.
Setting brief / community · 2025-05-10