Rockstar releases first Grand Theft Auto VI trailer in December 2023
Rockstar Games unveiled the first Grand Theft Auto VI trailer in December 2023, setting a record for views and starting the long wait for the game.
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In early December 2023, Rockstar Games published the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, the next main entry in its best-selling crime series. The studio had planned a slightly later release, but moved the video forward after a version leaked online.
The trailer showed a return to Vice City, the series' fictional take on Miami, and the wider state of Leonida, a stand-in for Florida. It introduced Lucia, one of two playable leads, making her the first female protagonist in the main series in years. The footage mixed beach parties, car chases and robberies, with scenes styled after social media clips.
The video drew tens of millions of views within a day and became one of the most-watched trailers in YouTube history. It also confirmed that the game was in development for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, the current consoles, with an initial release window of 2025.
The previous main game, Grand Theft Auto V, came out in 2013 and sold hundreds of millions of copies, so the trailer set very high expectations for the sequel and its release date.
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