# Every GTA 6 trailer, in order, and what each confirmed Rockstar has released exactly two numbered GTA 6 trailers and one gameplay showcase. What each one showed, when it landed, and what it confirmed. *Guide on GTA6 Intel Hub. https://gta6intelhub.com/guides/gta-6-trailers* - **Title:** Every GTA 6 trailer, in order, and what each confirmed - **Category:** meta - **Confidence tier:** Confirmed (`confirmed`) — Officially stated by Rockstar or Take-Two. - **Published:** 2026-08-29 - **Last verified:** 2026-08-29 - **Primary keyword:** gta 6 trailer - **Author:** GTA6 Intel Hub Staff --- **Rockstar has released two numbered GTA 6 trailers and one gameplay showcase — not three trailers.** Trailer 1 arrived on 4 December 2023, Trailer 2 on 6 May 2025, and *Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look* on 27 August 2026. The official Grand Theft Auto VI website lists exactly those three videos and nothing else. That count is worth stating up front because "GTA 6 Trailer 3" is one of the most-searched phrases about this game and it refers to something that does not exist. ## Every GTA 6 video, in order | Video | Date | Length | Headline detail | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Trailer 1 | 4 December 2023 | Short-form | Vice City, Leonida, first look at Lucia | | Trailer 2 | 6 May 2025 | Short-form | Jason and Lucia together; wider state; 475M day-one views | | An Extended Look | 27 August 2026 | ~26–30 min | First real gameplay; six-star wanted system; police rebuild | ## Trailer 1 — 4 December 2023 Rockstar had trailed the reveal for 5 December 2023. The video leaked online beforehand, and Rockstar responded by publishing the real thing early, on 4 December — YouTube's own record-keeping for the launch covers 4–5 December. It introduced modern-day Vice City and the state of Leonida, and gave the first look at Lucia. The framing was atmospheric rather than mechanical — beaches, nightlife, wildlife, social media culture, the Florida-news texture the series has satirised for two decades. The records it set are documented by YouTube itself. Alex Gomez, product marketing manager for YouTube Gaming, wrote on 5 December 2023 that with over 93 million views in 24 hours, "GTA VI Trailer 1" had set a new record for the 24-hour debut of a non-music video. YouTube also noted that in the day around launch there had been over 250 million views of GTA VI-related videos on the platform. The leak almost certainly cost it views. VGC noted later that the early leak likely depressed the official video's numbers, and that Trailer 1 had reached 255 million views by May 2025. **What it confirmed:** the setting, the era, one protagonist, and — at the time — a 2025 release window. ## Trailer 2 — 6 May 2025 A surprise drop with no build-up, released on a Tuesday, days after Rockstar had announced the game's first delay, to 26 May 2026. It shifted focus onto Jason and Lucia as a pair — their relationship, and the criminal conspiracy running through the state. It also showed far more of Leonida beyond Vice City. Rockstar followed it with a statement clarifying that the trailer was captured entirely in-game on PlayStation 5 hardware, "comprised of equal parts gameplay and cutscenes." That phrasing is important: it is Rockstar declining to claim the whole thing was gameplay while insisting none of it was pre-rendered CGI. The scale of the launch was, on Rockstar's own account, unprecedented. It reported over 475 million views across all platforms in the first day and called it the biggest video launch of all time. The Hollywood Reporter's comparison, cited by VGC: the *Deadpool & Wolverine* trailer debuted to 365 million views in 24 hours, and *The Fantastic Four: First Steps* to over 200 million. Spotify estimated a 182,000 percent increase in streams of The Pointer Sisters' "Hot Together," the track used in the trailer. **What it confirmed:** both protagonists by name, the Bonnie-and-Clyde structure, and the same-day publication of official character bios on Rockstar's website — the source of nearly everything we know about Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos. ## An Extended Look — 27 August 2026 Not a trailer, and Rockstar did not call it one. *Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look* premiered on Netflix at 3 p.m. ET on 27 August 2026, exclusively there for six hours, before reaching YouTube and the official GTA VI site at 9 p.m. ET. It is roughly half an hour of uncut in-game footage, which Rockstar says was captured entirely from in-game footage on a PlayStation 5. Its runtime is genuinely disputed. Netflix's own listing said 26 minutes; VGC, watching live, described it as running just over 30; GameSpot called it 27. Rockstar never published an official figure. "About half an hour" is the safe answer. **What it confirmed:** the six-star wanted system, a rebuilt police response that requires a witness or a security system, the Criminal Profile, character switching behaviour, non-lethal combat options, tiered vehicle security, and a great deal more. Our [gameplay guide](https://gta6intelhub.com/guides/gta-6-gameplay) covers the mechanics in full and the [Extended Look report](https://gta6intelhub.com/news/gta-6-extended-look-what-rockstar-showed) covers what was on screen. It closed by reconfirming 19 November 2026. ## Why is there no Trailer 3? Because Rockstar chose a different format for the third beat. Through the first half of 2026 the expectation across the games press was a conventional Trailer 3, and a steady run of speculation about when it would land. What arrived instead was a half-hour Netflix-first gameplay presentation, structurally closer to a Nintendo Direct segment than to a cut trailer. The reasoning is not hard to read. Rockstar had two atmospheric trailers and a credibility problem: nearly three years after announcement, the public had never seen GTA 6 being played. A week of gameplay leaks in late August forced the issue further — Rockstar publicly called the leaks "heartbreaking for our team" on 26 August and apologised for how long the official reveal had taken. The Extended Look landed the following day. If Rockstar releases a launch trailer closer to 19 November, as it has for previous games, it may or may not carry a number. Nothing has been announced. ## What Rockstar has never shown in any trailer Three years of marketing, and these remain absent from every official video: - A full map image of Leonida - Any online or multiplayer component - A PC version, or any PC footage - An install size, an unlock time, or a PS5 Pro-specific mode - The cast — Rockstar has never credited a voice actor For the video that finally showed how the game plays, start with our [Extended Look breakdown](https://gta6intelhub.com/news/gta-6-extended-look-what-rockstar-showed). ## Frequently asked questions These pairs are published on the page itself and are the answers this guide is most often asked for. The tier above applies to them. **Q: How many GTA 6 trailers are there?** A: Two numbered trailers — Trailer 1 in December 2023 and Trailer 2 in May 2025 — plus Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look, a roughly half-hour gameplay showcase released on August 27, 2026. Rockstar's own website lists exactly these three videos. **Q: Is there a GTA 6 Trailer 3?** A: No. Rockstar never released anything branded Trailer 3. The Extended Look filled that slot but is labelled and structured differently — it is a long gameplay presentation, not a cut trailer. **Q: When did the first GTA 6 trailer come out?** A: December 4, 2023. Rockstar had scheduled it for December 5 but released it early after the video leaked online less than a day beforehand. **Q: Which GTA 6 trailer had the most views?** A: Trailer 2. Rockstar said it drew over 475 million views across all platforms in its first day, which it called the biggest video launch of all time. Trailer 1 took 93 million YouTube views in 24 hours, a record for a non-music video debut at the time. **Q: Was the GTA 6 footage real gameplay?** A: Rockstar says all of it was captured in-engine on PlayStation 5. Trailer 2 was described as 'comprised of equal parts gameplay and cutscenes', and the Extended Look as captured entirely from in-game footage on PS5. ## Sources 1. Grand Theft Auto VI (official game site listing Trailer 1, Trailer 2 and An Extended Look) — Rockstar Games, 2026-08-27. https://www.rockstargames.com/VI 2. Grand Theft Auto VI - Watch Trailer 1 Now — Rockstar Games Newswire, 2023-12-04. https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/8978kok9385a82/grand-theft-auto-vi-watch-trailer-1-now/ 3. Grand Theft Auto VI — Watch Trailer 2 Now — Rockstar Games Newswire, 2025-05-06. https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/3928aaa9471o3a/grand-theft-auto-vi-watch-trailer-2-now 4. Grand Theft Auto VI trailer launch sets new 24-hour record on YouTube — YouTube Blog, 2023-12-05. https://blog.youtube/culture-and-trends/grand-theft-auto-breaks-record/ 5. At nearly half a billion views, Rockstar says GTA 6's new trailer is 'the biggest video launch of all time' — VGC, 2025-05-08. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/at-nearly-half-a-billion-views-rockstar-says-gta-6s-new-trailer-is-the-biggest-video-launch-of-all-time/ 6. Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look — Now Playing — Rockstar Games Newswire, 2026-08-27. https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/4k138k8okkk483/grand-theft-auto-vi-an-extended-look-now-playing 7. Grand Theft Auto VI is Now Set to Launch November 19, 2026 — Rockstar Games Newswire, 2025-11-06. https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/ak3ak31a49a221/grand-theft-auto-vi-is-now-set-to-launch-november-19-2026 8. Grand Theft Auto 6 Will Have No Microtransactions Or Generative AI — GameSpot, 2026-08-27. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/grand-theft-auto-6-will-have-no-microtransactions-or-generative-ai/ Every source above was re-read against this entry on 2026-08-29. --- Canonical URL: https://gta6intelhub.com/guides/gta-6-trailers Published: 2026-08-29 Last verified: 2026-08-29 Source of truth: GTA6 Intel Hub (https://gta6intelhub.com) — independent and unofficial, not affiliated with Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive. This document is the Markdown twin of the page at the canonical URL above, generated from the same content at build time. Corrections: corrections@gta6intelhub.com