Summary
- A fan-made timeline based on the marketing campaign for Grand Theft Auto 5 predicts when Rockstar will reveal more about Grand Theft Auto 6.
- The timeline suggests that fans can expect the next GTA 6 trailer in about one year and in-game screenshots in about eight months.
- The marketing timeline of GTA 6 may not match exactly, but it is likely to have similarities with the timeline of GTA 5.
A Grand Theft Auto 6 fan made a timeline that lays out the marketing campaign for Grand Theft Auto 5, in an effort to predict when Rockstar will make more reveals regarding the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6. The timeline shows when fans can hope to see additional trailers, as well as in-game screenshots that will showcase the world of Grand Theft Auto 6.
Ever since Grand Theft Auto 6's first trailer dropped and broke records on YouTube, hype surrounding the game has remained at a fever pitch. Although the trailer revealed that the game won't be released until 2025, Grand Theft Auto fans continue to hope for additional news surrounding the next installment in the storied franchise. While Rockstar is usually tight-lipped regarding its future games and when fans can expect new information, Grand Theft Auto fanatics have already gotten to work on predicting when additional reveals will be made.
Reddit user DanlyDanDanny posted a well-made graphic that shows the exact amount of time between the releases of Grand Theft Auto 5's six trailers and screenshot reveals. Grand Theft Auto 5's first trailer was revealed just under two years before the game's release, and with Grand Theft Auto 6's first trailer revealing that the game will release in 2025, and likely in the Fall of 2025, it appears that the current timeline is already matching up with Grand Theft Auto 5's marketing timeline. Based on this, fans can expect the next Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer to be released in about one year, with in-game screenshots being released in about eight months.
Additionally, Grand Theft Auto 6 fans can expect the game's third trailer to be released in about one and a half years, and the fourth trailer about two months after that. Grand Theft Auto 5's fourth trailer was the first one to showcase gameplay. In the final months leading up to Grand Theft Auto 5's release, a couple more trailers were revealed that further showcased its gameplay and story.
While it's no certainty that Grand Theft Auto 6's marketing timeline will match up exactly with this one, it is likely that there will be a fair bit of similarity. In the meantime, Grand Theft Auto fans have already channeled their excitement into interesting recreations of Grand Theft Auto 6's first trailer.
PC users should know that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be exclusive to consoles at launch. While this may come as a disappointment, this is an established approach from Rockstar, since console versions tend to be easier to develop and often sell better than their PC counterpart.
OpenCritic Reviews
- Released
- November 19, 2026
- ESRB
- Rating Pending - Likely Mature 17+
- Developer(s)
- Rockstar Games
- Publisher(s)
- Rockstar Games
WHERE TO PLAY
Grand Theft Auto VI heads to the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond in the biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet.
Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them. But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida — forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive.
- Franchise
- Grand Theft Auto
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
