People Are Losing Their Minds After Learning ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ Doesn’t Come Out For A Long, Long Time
The good news: There’s a new trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI. It’s the series’ first since Grand Theft Auto V from all the way back in 2013. But the wait is over, right? Well, there’s also bad news: Round six isn’t due until sometime in 2025. And people inevitably lost their minds over the news.
First off, the trailer promises more sociopathic mayhem, this time with the series’ first female protagonist. Her name is Lucia and she’s one-half of a criminal couple tearing through a fictionalized version of Miami. The latest installment promises what a press release described as “the biggest, most immersive” installment yet, allowing players to travel to “the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond.”
Sounds fun! What many didn’t think sounded fun, though, was that it won’t drop for another year-plus.
Me trying not to die before GTA 6 drops in 2025#GTA6trailer #GTA6 #GTAVIpic.twitter.com/ncASwH8CHU
— Benji (@Cule_Ben) December 5, 2023
me after finding out GTA 6 drops in 2025 pic.twitter.com/5WDX0dnTFu
— jotman (@jotmanjotman) December 4, 2023
Terminally ill niggas watching the GTA 6 trailer and seeing “coming 2025” pic.twitter.com/yIABWPnNkA
— Maybe: Papi Women Neglecter vol 5 (@JuicegawdinPriv) December 4, 2023
When i saw the Gta 6 trailer and it said “Coming 2025” #GTA6trailer #GTA6#GTAVIpic.twitter.com/T9xhtHmtVW
— Benji (@Cule_Ben) December 5, 2023
We have to survive 2 more years just to play GTA 6 pic.twitter.com/cB4DhTVOUn
— vids that go hard (@vidsthatgohard) December 4, 2023
Me after watching the gta 6 trailer say coming in 2025 pic.twitter.com/z3I3HW8jcG
— toxic king (@777jorgeivan) December 5, 2023
GTA 6 trailer is out already but the game releases in 2025#GTA6 #GTA6trailer #GTAVIpic.twitter.com/hJ0SFd3KLz
— Benji (@Cule_Ben) December 5, 2023
While GTA fans will have to be extra patient for more, they did get something early: The trailer, which was supposed to drop on Tuesday, instead arrived on Monday. Perhaps the early release had something to do with it being leaked early, prompting a quick response from Rockstar and/or Twitter/X.
i’ve seen full-length Hollywood films uploaded to X / Twitter and last for days
many times the pirated film is removed but the account doesn’t even get suspended
i wonder what’s different about the GTA 6 trailer leaker that resulted in their account getting banned so quickly pic.twitter.com/EaR5CNw910
— Matt Binder (@MattBinder) December 4, 2023
The mixup caused a lot of jokes as well.
The GTA 6 leaker's house tonight: pic.twitter.com/kVhIr5DJ9A
— Insane Content (@onlineinsane) December 4, 2023
GTA 6 (2025) Gameplay Leak pic.twitter.com/qdAVx5g5Qd
— Rolo Tony (@PoorOldRoloTony) December 4, 2023
the random man with a large vest outside the gta 6 leaker's house pic.twitter.com/oEuIUxjUmN
— sean (@yandhiisntreal) December 4, 2023
Grand Theft Auto 6 has a history with leaks. Last year someone surreptitiously released chunks of the in-development game online, in what was dubbed one of the biggest leaks in history.
After the trailer was released, another funny thing happened: People started talking about Grand Theft Auto 7, which, given the lengthy wait in between GTA releases, should be a good long while, too.
Rockstar Developers waking up to seeing GTA 7 already trending pic.twitter.com/h5H0FeI0hf
— AM1R (@amz03__) December 5, 2023
The internet to rockstar games after leaking the gta 6 trailer and then asking for gta 7#GTAVI pic.twitter.com/hbXE5IWCn1
— Pizza Dad (@Pizza__Dad) December 5, 2023
rockstar ceo seeing gta 7 trending pic.twitter.com/r10Cc2ZcdT
— doctor idk (@bigmonkeong) December 5, 2023
Rockstar after seeing GTA 7 trending
pic.twitter.com/pTYR288Hpq— Chombe (@Chombe1080) December 5, 2023
So when’s gta 7 ??? pic.twitter.com/pLDOs4Mc7h
— R.S (@r_speedy22) December 4, 2023
Rockstar workers after seeing GTA 7 trending #GTA6pic.twitter.com/fqGU2Uez0G
— Yasser (@078Yasser) December 5, 2023
The courtroom watching the mf who leaked gta 6 slowly walk into the room knowing he finna serve as the amount of years it will take for gta 7 to come out: pic.twitter.com/AQRDRRb4j2
— lone!✯ (@back2bed) December 4, 2023
They got GTA 7 trending already pic.twitter.com/xPWNzF9ouJ
— Dandadan Migraine (Kagura Bachi) (@Creatormigraine) December 4, 2023
Anyway, hold steadfast, GTA heads. You can watch the trailer for 6 in the video above.